{"product_id":"frustrated-aspirations-for-change-9781845456382","title":"Frustrated Aspirations for Change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tUncertainty about the future of the government and strong anti-political sentiment dominated Italian politics in 2007. Following a government crisis in February, rooted in the question of Italy’s role in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Romano Prodi was able to re-establish his coalition, but in the spring it suffered a clear setback in local elections amidst a climate of growing unpopularity. Initial chapters in this volume analyse these events as well as some important initiatives aimed, in different ways, at containing public disaffection towards the political class: the establishment of the Democratic Party, the electoral referendum campaign, and Silvio Berlusconi’s announcement of the birth of a new, center-right political party. As demonstrated in following chapters, the government did still manage to achieve a degree of success during the year in combating tax evasion and reducing the budget deficit as a result of increased tax revenue and more effective control of public expenditure. A number of redistributive goals were achieved in this way, as the volume’s examination of government social policy makes clear. Final chapters complete the picture of the state of Italian society in a year characterized by a fragile government facing a number challenging issues subject to veto: the liberalization program and the uncompleted introduction of fiscal federalism, the ever-challenging management of the national health system, the role of the Bank of Italy, the relationship with the Catholic Church and the legislation on de facto couples, crime and security.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tChronology of Italian Political Events, 2007\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eCompiled by Rinaldo Vignati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/b\u003e Instability, Anti-politics, and Frustrated Aspirations for Change\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMark Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaolo Onofri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The Birth of the Democratic Party\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMarc Lazar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e The Center-Right: Conflict, Unity, and Permanent Mobilization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMark Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e The 2007 Local Elections: Between Stability and Rhetoric\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eDuncan McDonnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e The Campaign for the Electoral Referendum and the Prospects for Reform\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eGianfranco Baldini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Foreign Policy: The Difficult Pursuit of Influence\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eJames Walston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Reform of the Supervisory Bodies: The Bank of Italy’s New Role\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eLucia Quaglia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Liberalization Interrupted\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eAndrea Boitani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Health, Fiscal Federalism, and Local Public Services\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMassimo Bordignon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGilberto Turati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e The Social Policy of the Center-Left Government\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eMassimo Baldini\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaolo Bosi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Civil Unions and Political Divisions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eLuigi Ceccarini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Windshield Washers, Gutter Punks, Roma, Robbery, and Graffiti: What Is Insecurity in Italy Today?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003ci\u003eLaura Sartori\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tDocumentary Appendix\u003cbr\u003e \tCompiled and edited by \u003ci\u003eDebora Mantovani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAbout the Editors and Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042982887767,"sku":"9781845456382","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845456382.jpg?v=1750956514","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/frustrated-aspirations-for-change-9781845456382","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}