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Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future (Paperback)
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Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future (Paperback)

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Published: 18/04/2013
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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.

Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300197167
Number of pages: 312
Weight: 363 g
Dimensions: 197 x 133 mm
Edition: Revised Edition


MEDIA REVIEWS

“…a lively and readable analysis.”—The Bookseller   - The Bookseller

“Travelers to Italy this summer may find economic catastrophe as omnipresent as monuments and sidewalk cafes, according to this former editor-in-chief of the Economist. Emmott’s breezy narrative provides a quick overview of the beleaguered Italian economy and sketches some background causes for its woes before offering glimpses of a brighter future.”—Publishers Weekly - Publishers Weekly

"[A] lucid and thoughtful book… it is written in a graceful style that is stronger for its careful - even delicate - illumination of personal and national failure than simply offering a wilderness of denunciations."—Financial Times - John Lloyd, Financial Times

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