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Title

The end of post-war politics in Italy : the landmark 1992 elections / edited by Gianfranco Pasquino and Patrick McCarthy.

Publication

Boulder : Westview Press, 1993.

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Additional Authors

• Pasquino, Gianfranco, 1942-
• McCarthy, Patrick, 1941-2007.

Description

ix, 187 pages; 22 cm

Summary

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.

Subject

• 1976-1994
• Geschichte 1992
• Elections > Italy
• Political parties > Italy
• 89.57 political participation
• Elections
• Political parties
• Politics and government
• Wahl
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Verkiezingen
• Italy > Politics and government > 1976-1994
• Italy
• Italien

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN

• 0813386284
• 9780813386287

LCCN

93020826

OCLC

• ocm28550083
• 28550083
• SCSB-1997194

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library