About this title: 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, ...
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Publisher: Univ. PRESSES OF CALIFORNIA, COLUMBIA AND PRINCETON Country = UNITED STATES
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037387ISBN:0691037388
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Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037387ISBN:0691037388
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 1994-05-27
ISBN-13:9780691037387ISBN:0691037388
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780691037387ISBN:0691037388
Description: This text offers empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Its focus is on an experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. read more
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN-13:9780691037387ISBN:0691037388
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"I think this book was original, insightful and useful both as a model for other studies and for its contributions of raw data and initial analysis. Like most social scientists, Putnam fails to give credit to religion and family where they are due, but he does add solid observation to interesting data."
"A facinating look at Italy, when they set up their regional governments in the 1970s, and the differences between the north and south and how the institutions fared."
"Putnam's book is a good lesson in what happens to any scholar when they go to Italy... You get distracted. Starting out with a fairly narrow study on the evolution of institutions for regional governance, he ends up taking a tour of about 700 years of Italy's intriguing history and ends up making some rather broad and provocative generalizations. Building off of Coleman's concept of Social Capital, Putnam analyzes how it explains the difference between Northern and Southern Italy. Regardless of its ambling structure, the book is quite interesting and an important contribution to the understanding of the state and society."
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