Decision Costs and Democracy : Trade-Offs in Institutional Design

Decision Costs and Democracy : Trade-Offs in Institutional Design

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 149 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780754616047
  • DDC分類 321.8

基本説明

Bohrer examines two primary costs: decision-making costs and costs of exclusion.

Full Description


This text addressses the variations in democratic institutional design and seeks to determine not only if these differences matter, but also to explain how they matter. Using data from established, economically weel-off systems, the book shows that not only are there a multitude of ways to construct a democracy but also how a democracy is constructed influences the outcomes produced by that system. That is to say, institutional differences create distinct incentives for behaviour that in turn influence the type of outcome produced.

Contents

Institutional variety and democracy; democratic institutions and decision costs; constructing an index of inclusion; consequences of inclusion - part I - expenditure patterns; governments and markets - risk and volatility; consequences of inclusion - part II - bond markets and taxation; democratic costs - Northern Ireland and the French Fourth Republic; institutions, democracy and costs - conclusions.