Silvio Berlusconi and the myth of the creative entrepreneur
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18960683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emanuela Poli (St. John's College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 02 |
| Pages | 271-279 |
| Publication date | 1998-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Italy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-2944 • E-ISSN: 1469-9877 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13532949808454809 |
| OpenAlex | W1980358307 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
Berlusconi became a high-profile entrepreneur in the course of the 1980s, founding his empire on construction, television and department stores. His transformation of AC Milan into a powerful force in football and popular culture set the scene for his entry into politics in 1994. Berlusconi presented himself as an outsider and a possible saviour of the nation in crisis. With his appealing image and constant repetition of his personal success story, he conveyed to the electorate a reassuring message of future prosperity. However, he lacked the visionary energy of the true charismatic leader. Instead he was a corporate politician who filled the personality vacuum left by the removal of the old élite
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2001 - 2024 (24) |
| Highly cited | No |