Front Matter; A Simulative Assessment of the Italian Electoral System; Did the Italian Public Finances Converge to European Standards after the EMU?; 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; Laws and Legislature Size in Italian Regions: Which Will Be the Effect of an Increase in the Number of Legislators?; Setting House Taxes by Italian Municipalities: What the Data Say
Summary
Explains the evolution and political and economic impact of changes to the Italian institutional framework. This book pays attention to the introduction of the Euro, the reform of voting from proportional to majoritarian rule, the impact of corporatism, and the switch from a centralized government to a federal organization
