Impact of economic crisis on the functioning of political systems. A case study of Greece, Spain, and Italy

Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec

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Kubin, Tomasz; Lorencka, Małgorzata; Myśliwiec, Małgorzata. Impact of economic crisis on the functioning of political systems. A case study of Greece, Spain, and Italy. Red. . Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski, 2017, 254 s. ISBN 978-83-226-3279-6

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Kubin, Tomasz; Lorencka, Małgorzata; Myśliwiec, Małgorzata. Impact of economic crisis on the functioning of political systems. A case study of Greece, Spain, and Italy [baza danych online] Katowice: Uniwersytet Śląski, 2017 [dostęp: 22 07 2024]. Dostęp w Ibuk Libra: https://libra.ibuk.pl/reader/impact-of-economic-crisis-on-the-functioning-of-political-systems-a-tomasz-kubin-malgorzata-181275.

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978-83-226-3279-6

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Uniwersytet Śląski

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2017

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254

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Table of contentsResearch and methodological assumptions /7
Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec: References /21
1.1 Introductory notes /23
Chapter 1: The economic crisis in Greece, Spain, and Italy (Tomasz Kubin) /23
1.2 General causes of the economic crisis of 2008 /25
1.3 Causes and economic manifestations of the crisis in Greece, Spain, and Italy /28
1.4 Greece, Spain, and Italy in the fight with the economic effects of the crisis /64
1.5 Conclusions /79
References /81
2.1 Introductory notes /87
Chapter 2: Influence of the economic crisis on the functioning of the political system of Greece (Małgorzata Lorencka) /87
2.2 Historical background of the economic crises in Greece /90
2.3 Radicalisation of social sentiment /94
2.4 Decrease of public confidence in state institutions /98
2.5 Increase of support for radical political groups /105
2.6 Referendum of 5 July 2015 /114
2.7 State structure reforms /116
2.8 Conclusions /117
References /125
3.1 Introductory notes /129
Chapter 3: Influence of the 2008 economic crisis on the functioning of the political system of contemporary Spain (Małgorzata Myśliwiec) /129
3.2 Economic factors and the shape of the political system after 1978 /130
3.3 Loss of confidence in state institutions after 2008 /135
3.4 New social movements and political parties /147
3.5 Elections to the General Cortes of 20 December 2015 and their political consequences /160
3.6 Spanish constitutional draft amendments /163
3.7 Increase of decentralising tendencies /167
3.8 Conclusions /170
References /175
4.1 Introduction /177
Chapter 4: Influence of the economic crisis on the functioning of the political system of Italy (Małgorzata Lorencka) /177
4.2 Socio-economic factors and the development of the political system in Italy /179
4.3 Towards three-bloc political rivalry /187
Court in the crisis period /197
4.5 Change of the electoral law and the constitutional reform of the government of Matteo Renzi /207
4.6 Rationalisation of a decentralised state model /214
4.7 Conclusions /218
References /223
Verification of research assumptions (Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec) /229
References /235
List of charts /237
List of tables /239
List of figures /241
Notes on contributors /243
Summary in Polish /245
Summary in Italian /247
Summary in Greek /249
Summary in Spanish /251

Researchandmethodologicalassumptions

calleft-winggroupwhichformedacoalitionwiththenationalistIndependent

Greeksparty.Inthefaceofadeepeconomiccrisis,severalyearsofrecession

andthethreatofbankruptcyofthestateafter2008,boththepoliticalpowers

tookatoughstanceagainstausterityandfinancialcuts,whichthecabinets

ofthesocialistPASOKpartyandtheconservativeNewDemocracypartyhad

subscribedto.

FromamongthestatesofsouthernEurope,whichaccordingtoHunting-

ton’sthirdwaveofdemocracycreatedaconsolidateddemocraticsystem,itwas

Greecethatwashithardestwiththeeffectsoftheeconomiccrisisof2008.It

alsohadthebiggesteffectonthefunctioningofitspoliticalsystemthatwas

establishedonthebasisoftheconstitutionof1975.Onlyforeignfinancialas-

sistancekeptGreecefromformallydeclaringbankruptcy,however,thepriceto

payforthesubsequentbailouts(in2010,2012,and2015)meantevenfurther

relinquishmentofitspower(thanthatprovidedsolelybymembershipintheEU)

tomakedecisionsconcerningitseconomy.Eachconsecutivebailoutinvolved

theneedtointroducespecificstructuralreforms,controltheirimplementation,

andwasburdenedwiththeriskofitbeingsuspendedbythenowdefunctTroika,

thatis,theInternationalMonetaryFund,theEuropeanCommission,andtheEu-

ropeanCentralBank.Notevenareferendumcarriedouton5July2015which

rejectedtheconsecutiveboundtransaction(financialassistanceinexchangefor

furtherreformsandcuts),includingathreatofaso-calledGrexit(i.e.Greece’s

withdrawalfromtheeuroarea),considerablyinfluencedtheconditionsofthe

subsequentbailout.Inthissituation,theparliamentwasforcedtoacceptthe

proposedbailoutpackagewithallitsconsequenceswithin48hourswithout

conductingalongerdebateintheHouseofDeputies.Aresearchhypothesis

wasdrawnfromtheseeventsstatingthatadeepeningeconomiccrisisandthe

needtopursuefurtherfinancialassistanceledthepoliticalinstitutionsofthe

Greekstatetorelinquishevenmoreofitssovereigntytointernationalorgani-

sationsandresultedinthefurtherradicalisationofpublicsentimentandthe

strengtheningofextremeparties.Inordertoverifythishypothesis,adecision

wasmadetofirstverifythevalidityofmoredetailedresearchassumptions.Sev-

eralessentialissueswereconsidered.Firstly,thefollowingquestionwasposed:

TowhatdegreedidtheconsecutivefinancialbankruptciesinGreeceafterit

hadgainedindependencein1830influencedthecurrentpoliticalsituationin

thestate?Itwasthenassumedthatthelackofstrongstatehoodinasituation

whereGreece“enteredthemoderneraasaprovinceoftheOttomanEmpire,

inwhichthestateeliteswererecruitedtoworkforaforeignpowerlacking

legitimacy,”24contributedtoalackofastrongtraditionofcivilsociety.Ac-

cordingtotheauthors,thissituationled,inconsequence,tothegrowthofstate

24F.FUKUYAMA:Ładpolitycznyipolitycznyregres.Odrewolucjiprzemysłowejdogloba-

lizacjidemokracji.Trans.J.PYKA.Poznań2015,p.124.

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