Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future - Hardcover

Emmott, Bill

 
9780300186307: Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300186304 ISBN 13: 9780300186307
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2012

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An original analysis of the war between the two opposing sides of Italy's national character

Not long ago Italy was Europe's highly touted emerging economy, a society that blended dynamism and super-fast growth with a lifestyle that was the envy of all. Now it is viewed as a major threat to the future of the Euro, indeed to the European Union as a whole. Italy's political system is shorn of credibility as it struggles to deal with huge public debts and anemic levels of economic growth. Young people are emigrating in droves, frustrated at the lack of opportunity, while older people stubbornly cling to their rights and privileges, fearful of an uncertain future.

In this lively, up-to-the-minute book, Bill Emmott explains how Italy sank to this low point, how Italians feel about it, and what can be done to return the country to more prosperous and more democratic times. With the aid of numerous personal interviews, Emmott analyzes "Bad Italy"—the land of disgraced Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, an inadequate justice system, an economy dominated by special interests and continuing corruption—against its contrasting foil "Good Italy," the home of enthusiastic entrepreneurs, truth-seeking journalists, and countless citizens determined to end mafia domination for good.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Bill Emmott was editor-in-chief of The Economist and is now a freelance commentator on international affairs. He divides his time between London and Somerset, UK.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300186304
ISBN 13 
9780300186307
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
299
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