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Item Details
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MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK
CIVIC TRADITIONS IN MODERN ITALY |
| By: |
Robert D. Putnam |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£40.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0691078890 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780691078892 |
| Publisher: |
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
18 January, 1993 |
| Pages: |
286 |
| Description: |
This study offers empirical evidence of the importance of the civil community in developing successful institutions. It analyzes a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions, differing greatly in wealth, social structure and politics. |
| Synopsis: |
Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. After spending two decades analyzing the efficacy of these governments in such fields as agriculture, housing, and health services, they reveal patterns of associationism, trust, and cooperation that facilitate good governance and economic prosperity. |
| Illustrations: |
1 map 38 figs. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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