The Search for Good Government: Understanding the Paradox of Italian Democracy

by Filippo Sabetti

Book Overview

Sabetti argues that poor government performance in contemporary Italy has been an unintended consequence of attempts to craft institutions for good - or democratic - government. He shows that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, a chief problem in contemporary Italy is not the absence of the rule of law but, rather, the presence of rule by law or too many laws. A principal conclusion of his study is that postwar Italian politics can best be understood...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773520244
• ISBN13: 9780773520240
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"