Italy in the European Union : redefining national interest in a compound polity / edited by Sergio Fabbrini and Simona Piattoni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fabbrini, Sergio.

Piattoni, Simona, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Italy.

European Union.

Italy.

Physical Description:

xiii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2008]

Summary:

Based on an analytical evaluation of both the weaknesses and strengths of the Italian political system, Italy in the European Union is the first book to offer a detailed and comprehensive description of Italy's contribution to European Union policy-making across a wide range of policies. Combining empirical investigation and theoretical analysis, it functions on two levels as a nuanced picture of Italy's role in the EU and as a study of the EU as it has been transformed by subsequent waves of enlargement.

Contents:

Introduction: Italy in the EU / Sergio Fabbrini, Simona Piattoni 1

1 Italy and Agricultural Policy / Renata Lizzi 25

2 Italy and Regional Policy / Marco Brunazzo, Simona Piattoni 51

3 Italy and Regulatory Policy / Giorgio Giraudi 67

4 Italy and Food Safety Policy / Daniela Sicurelli 87

5 Italy and Equality Policy / Alessia Dona 107

6 Italy and Macroeconomic Policy / Vincent Delia Sala 131

7 Italy and Social Policy / Stefano Sacchi 153

8 Italy and Defense and Security Policy / Paolo Foradori, Paolo Rosa 173

9 Italy and Foreign Aid Policy / Maurizio Carbone 191

10 Italy and the Strategy of Political Appointment / Sabrina Cavatorto, Luca Verzichelli 209

11 Italy and Constitutional Policy / Sergio Fabbrini 233

Conclusion: A Post-"National Interest" Paradigm? / Simona Piattoni, Sergio Fabbrini 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-283) and index.

ISBN:

9780742555655

0742555658

9780742555662

0742555666

OCLC:

124165275