Overview

This book is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions upon outcomes, and covers some of the major themes in the new institutionalism. It looks at various democratic institutions in order to examine whether some political institutions like Konkordanzdemokratie or corporatism promote better outcomes than Westminster institutions. The evaluation of the performance of political institutions covers the executive, the legislature and the judicial system. The book also looks at economic outcomes such as affluence and GDP growth as well as social ones like income distribution and quality of life. It examines the problems of institutional effects in democracies and dictatorships and provides analysis of some of the major models in political science. New Institutional Politics explores how political institutions matter for political, economic and social outcomes and estimates their impact in relation to other major factors such as culture and social structure.

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Author:   Svante Ersson ,  Jan-Erik Lane
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.589kg
ISBN:  

9780415183215

ISBN 10:   0415183219
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   11 November 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Part 1 Theoretical Section; Chapter 1 What is an institution?; Chapter 2 Institutions and interests; Chapter 3 Outputs, outcomes and institutions; Part 2 Substantive analyses section; Basic state institutions; Chapter 4 Federalism; Chapter 5 The institutionalization of human rights; The Montesquieu system; Chapter 6 Presidential or parliamentary executives; Chapter 7 Impact of legislative institutions; Chapter 8 Judicial institutions; The Lijphart system; Chapter 9 The Duverger theory; Chapter 10 Westminster versus Consensus democracy – a tenable distinction?; Chapter 11 Konkordanzdemokratie and corporatism; The Friedman system; Chapter 12 The economic outcomes of market institutions; Chapter 13 The economic outcomes of market institutions; Chapter 14 Economic institutions and political freedom; Chapter 15 Conclusion;

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Jan-Erik Lane is Professor of Political Science at the University of Geneva; he has published widely in public management and political theory. Svante Ersson is a lecturer at Umea University. They are joint authors of a number of comparative books, including Politics and Society in Western Europe, 4th edition.

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