MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK by Robert D. Putnam, Robert Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti ( 9780691037387 )

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Title:

MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK
CIVIC TRADITIONS IN MODERN ITALY

By:

Robert D. Putnam, Robert Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti

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0691037388

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9780691037387

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Publisher:

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

27 May, 1994

Pages:

280

Description:

Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? This book offers empirical evidence for the importance of 'civic community' in developing successful institutions. It focuses on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions.

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.

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Princeton University Press

Prizes:

Winner of Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize 1994 (United States) Winner of Gregory Luebbert Award 1994 (United States) Winner of Louis Brownlow Book Award of the National Academy of Public Commended for Association of American Publishers Award for Best

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