Italian institutional reforms : a public choice perspective / edited by Fabio Padovano and Roberto Ricciuti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Padovano, Fabio, 1966-

Ricciuti, Roberto.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italy--Politics and government--1994-2018.

Italy.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2008.

Summary:

Using a public choice perspective, this book explains the evolution and political and economic impact of recent changes to the Italian institutional framework. Because these changes are so numerous and broad, their implimentation serves as a case study for other Western governments. Particular attention is paid to the introduction of the EURO, the reform of voting from proportional to majoritarian rule, the impact of corporatism, constraints imposed by the Maastricht Treaty, and the switch from a highly centralized government to a federal organization.

Contents:

Introduction: It's still a Long Way to Go Towards Stability and Accountability / Fabio Pudovano, Roberto Ricciuti ix

Chapter 1 Pressure on Bank of Italy: Evidence Using a Taylor Rule / Chiara Dalle Nogare, Matilde Vassalli 1

Chapter 2 A Simulative Assessment of the Italian Electoral System / Guido Ortona, Stefania Ottone, Ferruccio Ponzano 21

Chapter 3 Did the Italian Public Finances Converge to European Standards after the EMU? / Emma Galli, Nadia Fiorino 37

Chapter 4 Are the Income Policy Agreements of 1992-93 in Italy still Valid? Towards a Theory for the Optimal Design of the "Social Pact" in the European Monetary Union / Lilia Cavallari 51

Chapter 5 Laws and Legislature Size in Italian Regions: Which Will Be the Effect of an Increase in the Number of Legislators? / Nadia Fiorino, Roberto Ricciuti 77

Chapter 6 Setting House Taxes by Italian Municipalities: What the Data Say / Fabio Padovano 89

Chapter 7 How Do Institutions Shape Policy Making? The Transition from Parliamentarism to Presidentialism in Italian Local Governments / Barbara Veronese 117

Chapter 8 Thirty Years of Reforms to Budget Rules in Italy: An Econometric Evaluation / Fabio Padovano 139

Chapter 9 The "Demand for Justice" in Italy: Civil Litigation and the Judicial System / Ernesto L. Felli, David Andres Londono-Bedoya, Nazaria Solferino, Giovanni Tria 155

Chapter 10 The creation of Independent Authorities in Italy / Ilde Rizzo 179

Chapter 11 The Regional Organization of Hospital Care in Italy: The Effects of Asymmetry of Information and Soft Budget Constraint Rules / Rosella Levaggi 197

Chapter 12 The Channeled Italian Voters / Valentino Larcinese 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0387721401

9780387721408

OCLC:

153582383