Berlusconi's Shadow: Crime Justice And The Pursuit Of Power

Synopsis

As one of the first investigative journalists to publicly question Berlusconi�s fitness for government Economist writer David Lane sparked an uproar in Italy. Now after years of research and using many unique documents and material including numerous in-depth interviews with senior magistrates top lawyers and a former President he reveals the truth about Berlusconi�s life and career: his dubiously acquired wealth and secret offshore companies; his shadowy business associates; his links with noted mafia figures; his extreme right-wing contacts and lingering sympathy for the high days of Italian Fascism; his scandalous manipulation of the legal system; and the staggering conflicts of interest that enable him to exploit his money and media to silence opposition. Berlusconi�s Shadow is also an exploration of the dark underside of Italy today: a nation still steeped in violence and corruption where bribery and back-handers are commonplace and the Mafia seems unstoppable. It is a crisis which Lane shows matters now more than ever and we cannot afford to ignore.