Protection of the environment in Italy: the limits of environmental policies

This second volume of Italy: Politics and Policy documents the changes in the Italian political system and policy making process since the watershed election of 1992 and the parliamentary elections of 1996. Volume Two critically evaluates the policy consequences of the Berlusconi, Prodi and DAlema administrations. It examines whether policy making is dependent on the structure of political choices at national level, or whether it is now the result of a complex interaction of various levels of government and socio-economic interests above and beyond the political orientation of the national government. The book also looks at the autonomy of national policy making in light of developments at the sub-national as well as European levels, and the continuity in policy making brought about by multi-level interest representation. It will be an essential resource for academics, researchers and students of Italian, European and comparative politics and policy making.