Technocratic government (Italy)

Ministers of the Monti Cabinet, the government of experts, formed in November 2011, following the collapse of the Berlusconi IV Cabinet, which was tasked to deal with the effects the Great Recession.

In Italy, a technocratic government, technical government (Italian: governo tecnico) or government of technicians (Italian: governo dei tecnici), is the term used to refer to a cabinet made up of experts not officially affiliated to any political party or political coalition. Technocracy in Italy, as elsewhere, has often proved to be controversial.[1][2][3][4][5][6] These governments tend to be formed during emergencies, usually an economic crisis, and are seen by some as undemocratic. There have been three such governments in the history of Italy: the Dini Cabinet, the Monti Cabinet and the Draghi Cabinet.

  1. ^ The site of Italian Senate
  2. ^ "Government by nerds one step from tyranny". theaustralian.com.au.
  3. ^ "In defence of Europe's technocrats". guardian.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Minds like machines". economist.com.
  5. ^ "Who voted for you, Mario Monti?". telegraph.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Bin-Pitruzzella". pp. 121, 2005.