Much Ado About Nothing? (Italian Politics, Band 26) - Softcover

 
9780857454577: Much Ado About Nothing? (Italian Politics, Band 26)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0857454579 ISBN 13: 9780857454577
Verlag: Berghahn Books, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

The year 2010 marked the halfway point for Silvio Berlusconi's fourth government with the solidity of its electoral mandate threatened on a number of occasions by strong clashes with the opposition, ultimately leading to a "divorce" from Gianfranco Fini. The upheaval that followed this rift dominated the second half of the year. This volume examines not only this rift but also the important political and social events of a period full of polemics and tensions, from the regional elections and the debate on fiscal federalism to the state of the opposition parties. The political agenda was consumed by everyday matters, such as the scandals surrounding the Civil Protection Service and the confrontations with the magistracy over phone tapping, and appeared to lack any strategic planning for the longer term. The reform of the university system was approved by a slim margin and still saw violent protests from its opponents. Then, all of the government's actions were restricted by a return to austerity policies. Through the confidence vote of 14 December, the government retained its tenuous hold on power and left a sense of "much ado about nothing". The crisis was averted, but possibly only postponed, and now there remains the unresolved, increasingly chronic problems of a country that is limping along without growth, more and more divided according to geographical areas, social and professional categories, and above all, torn between generations.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eleonora Pasotti teaches Comparative Politics in the Politics department at the University ofCalifornia, Santa Cruz. Her recent publications include Political Branding in Cities: the Decline of Machine Politics in Bogotá, Naples, and Chicago (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

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The year 2010 marked the halfway point for Silvio Berlusconi's fourth government with the solidity of its electoral mandate threatened on a number of occasions by strong clashes with the opposition, ultimately leading to a divorce from Gianfranco Fini. The upheaval that followed this rift dominated the second half of the year. This volume examines not only this rift but also the important political and social events of a period full of polemics and tensions, from the regional elections and the debate on fiscal federalism to the state of the opposition parties. The political agenda was consumed by everyday matters, such as the scandals surrounding the Civil Protection Service and the confrontations with the magistracy over phone tapping, and appeared to lack any strategic planning for the longer term. The reform of the university system was approved by a slim margin and still saw violent protests from its opponents. Then, all of the government's actions were restricted by a return to austerity policies. Through the confidence vote of 14 December, the government retained its tenuous hold on power and left a sense of "much ado about nothing". The crisis was averted, but possibly only postponed, and now there remains the unresolved, increasingly chronic problems of a country that is limping along without growth, more and more divided according to geographical areas, social and professional categories, and above all, torn between generations.

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Verlag
Berghahn Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0857454579
ISBN 13 
9780857454577
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
312
Herausgeber
Gualmini Elisabetta, Pasotti Eleonora
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