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The End of post-war politics in Italy : the landmark 1992 elections

Author: Gianfranco Pasquino; Patrick McCarthy
Publisher: Boulder : Westview Press, 1993.
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The end of Italy's Communist Party and the decline of the Christian Democratic Party are reflections of profound changes taking place within the political and cultural fabric of that country and in Europe as a whole. In recent years, an increasingly well educated public has become intensely dissatisfied with Italy's "party system," yet a widespread belief still exists in the international community that the nation's  Read more...
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
End of post-war politics in Italy.
Boulder : Westview Press, 1993
(OCoLC)624377170
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gianfranco Pasquino; Patrick McCarthy
ISBN: 0813386284 9780813386287
OCLC Number: 28550083
Description: ix, 187 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Introduction: A case of regime crisis / Gianfranco Pasquino --
The Christian Democrats: A party in crisis / Douglas A. Wertman --
The Italian Communists divide, and do not conquer / Patrick McCarthy --
The Italian Socialist Party and the 1992 general election / David Hine --
Facing the test of the ballot boxes: The PRI, PLI and Greens in the 1992 elections / Piero Ignazi --
The electorate of the Lega Nord / Renato Manheimer --
The anatomy of change / Giacomo Sani --
Electing the president of the republic / Gianfranco Pasquino --
Politics almost as usual: The formation of the Amato government / Stephen Hellman --
Conclusion: Inching towards a new regime / Patrick McCarthy.
Responsibility: edited by Gianfranco Pasquino and Patrick McCarthy.

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The end of Italy's Communist Party and the decline of the Christian Democratic Party are reflections of profound changes taking place within the political and cultural fabric of that country and in Europe as a whole. In recent years, an increasingly well educated public has become intensely dissatisfied with Italy's "party system," yet a widespread belief still exists in the international community that the nation's domestic political system is irredeemably calcified. In this volume, eminent American and European scholars challenge the prevailing wisdom as they analyze the 1992 elections and the far-reaching impact of the Amato government's reform efforts, the devaluation of the lira, and shake-ups within the parties. Arguing that the losses suffered by the ruling parties in the elections accelerated the disintegration of the political order, the contributors show how the resulting exposure of corruption - an integral part of the post-war system - created overwhelming public demand for institutional reform.

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