Italian politics : mapping the future / edited by Luciano Bardi and Martin Rhodes.

"A Publication of the Istituto Cattaneo."

Chronology of Italian political events, 1997 -- Introduction : mapping the future / Luciano Bardi and Martin Rhodes -- From party mayors to a mayors' party / Gianfranco Baldini and Guido Legnante -- The October crisis of the Prodi government / Paolo Legrenzi -- The leader and the party : the PDS after its second party congress / Rinaldo Vignati -- The uncertain path to monetary union / James I. Walsh -- The third Bicamerale / Salvatore Vassallo -- Justice as spettacolo : the magistrature in 1997 / Mary L. Volcansek -- At the start of a journey : steps on the road to decentralization / James Newell --The 1997 referendums : failure due to abuse? / Mark Donovan -- Pension spending : developments in 1996 and 1997 / Marco Mira d'Ercole and Flavia Terribile -- The Albanian crisis : social panic and Italian foreign policy / Giuseppe Sciortino -- The uncertain renewalof Italian education / Giancarlo Gasperoni -- Documentary appendix / compiled by Marzia Zannini.