Review
'...this book is an excellent inquiry into the nature of democracy and democratic development in contemporary Italy.' - Mark Donovan, Modern Italy



Book Description
Italy Since 1989 provides an in-depth account of an extraordinary decade in Italian politics. In this revised and updated edition, the authors take the transition to a new Italy as their point of departure, examining the massive changes that the country has recently undergone, and attempting to explain as well as understand the principal events. They provide extensive coverage in particular of the judicial uncovering of bribery and corruption, culminating in an entirely original account of the General Elections of April 1994 and April 1996.



About the Author
Vittorio Bufacchi is Olmsted Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science at Yale University.

Simon Burgess has taught at the Universities of Reading, Brunel, and London.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This book is aimed at English-speaking readers of Italian affairs, as well as to anyone with a general interest in the political life of what used to be called il bel paese. The scope of the book is a narrow one, concentrating specifically on the tumultuous period since 1989. It does nothing more than attempt to complement and, where possible, build upon the excellent long-range accounts already provided by Donald Sassoon and Paul Ginsbor. It conducts a guided tour through the phenomenal changes that have recently taken place across Italy.

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