{"product_id":"technocrats-in-office-9781782384298","title":"Technocrats in Office","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn 2012, the spotlight was on Prime Minister Monti and his government of non-elected ministers. Early in the year, the new government’s economic policy was effective in stopping the international downgrading of the country’s credit rating. However, in terms of the entire year, the success of the Monti government appears less definitive. There were no clear achievements in terms of growth, and the structural features of the economy remained weak. Monti successfully initiated some reforms and policy changes, but there were failures as well. Furthermore, the “odd majority” (made up of the PdL, PD, and UdC) that supported Monti in Parliament performed more weakly than the government. The parties were to change the electoral law, reform the parliamentary institutions, cut costs, and reduce the privileges of the political class, but failed. Their inaction was accompanied by a series of scandals and crimes, all of which facilitated the emergence of new political forces, such as the Five Star Movement. When Monti eventually resigned in December 2012, President Napolitano called for new elections, and the parties redefined their proposals and lists. At the end of the year, the political and economic conditions of the country remained fragile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tChronology of Italian Political Events, 2012\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eEdited by Rinaldo Vignati\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Year of the External Podestà\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAldo Di Virgilio and Claudio M. Radaelli\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003echapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Costs of Politics and Reform: The Year of “Little Trims”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSergio Rizzo and Gian Antonio Stella\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Challenge of the Five Star Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRinaldo Vignati\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e When the Magic Wears Off: Bossi Loses His Grip and the League Its Appeal\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnna Cento Bull\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003ePrime Minister Primaries: Candidate Selection between Innovation and Manipulation\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGianfranco Pasquino and Marco Valbruzzi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mario Monti’s Technocratic Government\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDaniela Giannetti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Work of Parliament in the Year of the Technocratic Government\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAndrea Pedrazzani and Luca Pinto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eBack in Europe? Italy, the Troika, and the Chancelleries\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFrancesco Stolfi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Spending Review: Use and Abuse of a Term\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eChiara Goretti and Luca Rizzuto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Social Policy Reform in the Italian Debt Crisis: Pensions, Labor, Unemployment Benefits\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStefano Sacchi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eInterest Groups and the “Amended” Liberalizations of the Monti Government\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLiborio Mattina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eBetween Retaliatory Punishment and Reform: Some Thoughts on Vatileaks and Italian Politics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAlberto Melloni\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Year of Social Movements in Italy: From the “No TAVs” to the Five Star Movement\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLorenzo Mosc\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eDocumentary Appendix\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eCompiled by Valentina Sartori\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAbstracts\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042216739159,"sku":"9781782384298","price":50.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781782384298.jpg?v=1750953482","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/technocrats-in-office-9781782384298","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}