SILVIO BERLUSCONI
Despite the beauty of Southern Italy, a book studying the Camorra shows it is a place of contradictions
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November 2013
Far from being democratically sound, grand coalitions foster short-termism and reinforce more extreme parties’ power of veto.
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January/February 2012
The over-generous Italian welfare state means that for all the belt-tightening, most people in the country still enjoy la dolce vita
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December 2011
The euro would never have got off the ground if it had been put to national referendums, nor would the bailouts or austerity plans
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