Political Economy of Democratic Institutions

Moser, Peter Daniel

ISBN 10: 1858989663 / ISBN 13: 9781858989662

Edité par Edward Elgar Publishing, 2000

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Synopsis :

Majority rules are generally unstable and not binding for future voters, and so are insufficient for the required security of a market economy. In this challenging book, Peter Moser argues that stability can be achieved by democratic political institutions limiting the influence of majorities.

Peter Moser examines the contribution to stable policy choices of a wide range of political institutions including constitutional rules, the organizational structure of legislatures and administrative and judicial procedures. He contributes new insights about the importance of decision rules in democracies by combining theory with empirical studies. He analyses legislative procedures in the US, the European Union and Switzerland, tests a novel explanation for central bank independence, discusses the implications of political decision rules for regulatory behavior, and provides a concise survey of recent critical research on democratic institutions.

This book will be particularly welcomed by public choice scholars as well as other economists and political scientists interested in the role of democratic institutions.

À propos de l'auteur: Peter Moser, University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Switzerland

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Political Economy of Democratic Institutions
Éditeur : Edward Elgar Publishing
Date d'édition : 2000
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : As New