Albert Breton

Competitive Governments

An Economic Theory of Politics and Public Finance

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 583g
• ISBN-13: 9780521646284
• ISBN-10: 0521646286
• Artikelnr.: 21121938

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Compound Governments: 1. The conceptual framework
2. Demand and its revelation
3. Checks and balances
4. Budgetary processes
5. Consent, suffrage, and support
6. Hierarchy and bureaucracy
Part II. Governmental Systems: 7. A retrospective overview
8. The organization of governmental systems
9. Competition, stability, and central governments
10. The world order
Part III. Socio-Political Structures: 11. The size of the nonmarket sector
12. The growth of governments
Conclusion
Appendices: A. Long-term budget deficits
B. The power of 'small' groups
C. The independence of judiciaries
D. Information and pressure
R. An empirical Wicksellian connection?
F. Overlap and duplication
G. Structure and stability of federal states
References
Name index
Subject index.