{"product_id":"the-return-of-politics-9781571817983","title":"The Return of Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tBy the spring of 1998, it had become clear that Italy, after considerable effort, had succeeded in bringing its public finances into line with the Maastricht parameters for joining the European Monetary Union. This was generally viewed as an important success of the Olive Tree coalition government led by Romano Prodi, and a sign that Italian political life had become \"normal.\" Nevertheless, the Bicameral Commission, which should have fostered a radical consitutional reform with the aim to stabilize and strengthen the bipolar structure of the party system and the majoritarian functioning of democracy in Italy, was dismantled in June. Moreover, in October 1998 the Prodi government suddenly collapsed because of the internal opposition of the Neo-Communist wing of its parliamentary majority, a further demonstration that the Italian transition towards a more effective democratic rule is far from complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tParty Acronyms used in the Text Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1998\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/b\u003e One Step towards Europe, Two Steps back from Institutional Reform \u003ci\u003eDavid Hine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSalvatore Vassallo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e The Two Lefts: Between Rupture and Recomposition \u003ci\u003eOreste Massari\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSimon Parker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e The Parties of the \u003ci\u003ePolo\u003c\/i\u003e: United to What End? \u003ci\u003eMarco Tarchi\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmanuela Poli\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Re-assembling the Centre and the Electoral Spectrum \u003ci\u003eRenato Mannheimer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGiacomo Sani\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e A Postmortem of the Bicamerale \u003ci\u003eGianfranco Pasquino\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e From the Prodi Government to the D'Alema Government: Continuity or Discontinuity? \u003ci\u003eSergio Fabbrini\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e The Bassanini Laws: A Half-Way House in Local Government Reform \u003ci\u003eMark Gilbert\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Changes to the Italian Budgetary Regime: The Reforms of Law no. 94\/1997 \u003ci\u003eDavid Felsen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Drafting the 1998 Legislation on Immigration: A Test of Government Cohesion \u003ci\u003eDavid Hine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Finance between Market and Politics \u003ci\u003eGiacomo Vaciago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Malpensa 2000 \u003ci\u003eDavid Hine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tDocumentary Appendix \u003ci\u003eCompiled by Marzia Zannini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tAbout the Editors and Contributors Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041430208855,"sku":"9781571817983","price":43.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571817983.jpg?v=1750950251","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-return-of-politics-9781571817983","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}