Talk:Making Democracy Work

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Due criticism?
Some criticism would include that of David I. Kertzer, that Putnam's (and others') focus on pre-1400 Italy to make claims about the 2000s, (almost) without any regard for what happened in between. Moreoever, the authors do not nuance their regions sufficiently, because the Vatican had governed regions like Romagna and Umbria for long periods, which would place them at the same level as the 'Southern regions', following the authors' point. Also, the authors do not appear to evaluate their own data properly, because they do not explain the significant rise in government efficiency of Basilicata for example. D.I. Kertzer, Review of 'Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy by Robert D. Putnam; RobertLeonardi; Raffaella Y. Nanetti', The Journal of Modern History 68 1 (1996) 227-228.

Of course there could be more points of criticism, but a small paragraph like this could work just as well. Then the article would be more balanced. 82.217.116.224 (talk) 09:02, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

The last sentence lists "Southern Italy" twice when one of those should be "Northern Italy." It would be helpful to discuss a little more about how the histories of southern and northern Italy have impacted their current political atmospheres (the democratized, wealthy north and the less prosperous, mafia-run south). This would add more depth to the analysis. Also, link Putnam's work back to democracy: what does his theory say about how democracy emerges, and what conditions are necessary for its emergence? The grammar is also a little messy, but that should be easy to fix. Overall, great general synopsis! Mmcnichol (talk) 00:29, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Layout
The layout of the article needs to be improved. Organizing the information in this article would be helpful for readers. Adding a cleanup tag to this page. DirectAttrition (talk) 17:07, 30 March 2017 (UTC)