1. Introduction: political institutions and the determinants of public
policy Stephan Haggard and Mathew D. McCubbins; Part I. Theory: 2. The
institutional determinants of economic policy outcomes Gary W. Cox and
Mathew D. McCubbins; 3. Institutions and public policy in presidential
systems Matthew S. Shugart and Stephan Haggard; Part II. Budgetary Policy
Cases: 4. Budget procedure and fiscal restraint in post-transition Chile
Lisa Baldez and John M. Carey; 5. Political institutions and public policy
in Argentina: an overview of the formation and execution of the National
Budget Mark P. Jones; 6. Democracy and deficits in Taiwan: the politics of
fiscal policy, 1986-96 Tun-jen Cheng and Stephan Haggard; Part III.
Regulatory Policy Cases: 7. Political institutions and economic
development: the case of electric utility regulation in Argentina and Chile
William B. Heller and Mathew D. McCubbins; 8. Power politics: elections and
electricity regulation in Taiwan Stephan Haggard and Gregory W. Noble; 9.
Privatization in transition economies: politics as usual? Philip Keefer and
Mary Shirley; 10. Conclusion: policymaking in presidential systems Stephan
Haggard, Mathew D. McCubbins and Matthew Shugart.
