Tag: technocratic
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Could Macron set up a ‘technocratic government’ after the elections? A few lessons from the Italian experience
In the Middle Ages, when factional struggles became so intense as to jeopardize the state’s very survival, Italian cities resorted to an original form of government: a podesta. Uninvolved in the city’s quarrels and vested with full powers, this independent magistrate was appointed by consensus for a limited time (six months to a year). Once …