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043 _an-us---
050 1 4 _aJK 271
_bK26e 1996
082 0 0 _a338.9
100 1 _aKeech, William R.
245 1 0 _aEconomic politics :
_bthe costs of democracy /
_cWilliam R. Keech.
260 _aCambridge [England] ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1996.
300 _axiii, 241 p. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-236) and index.
505 _a1. Macroeconomic Politics and the Costs of Democracy -- 2. Macroeconomic Theories and Their Political Implications -- 3. Models of Accountability and Opportunism: The Electoral Cycle -- 4. Models of Choice: Partisanship -- 5. The Authority of Macroeconomic Goals -- 6. Voters, Elections, Accountability, and Choice -- 7. Discretion and Accountability in the Fiscal Policy Process -- 8. Discretion and Accountability in the Monetary Policy Process -- 9. The Costs of Democracy.
520 _a This book raises and addresses questions about the consequences of democratic institutions for economic performance. Do institutions of accountability inside and outside government through periodic elections produce desired results? Do they lead to manipulation of the economy over an electoral cycle, or to the pursuit of partisan goals at odds with a general societal interest?
546 _aErrata slip inserted.
650 0 _aDemocracy
_xEconomic aspects
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aDemocracia
_xAspectos económicos
_zEstados Unidos.
_99319
650 4 _aGobierno representativo
_xAspectos económicos
_zEstados Unidos.
_9412
650 0 _aRepresentative government and representation
_xEconomic aspects
_zUnited States.
650 1 7 _aDemocratie.
_2gtt
653 0 _aEconomics
_aRelated to
_aPolitics
653 0 _aUnited States
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam026/94011813.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/94011813.html
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