Spending to Win
Political Institutions, Economic Geography, and Government Subsidies
Seiten
2020
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-43203-0 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-43203-0 (ISBN)
Why do some democracies redistribute more than others? Election practices cause some governments to deliver policies, such as industrial subsidies, that assist small groups of citizens at the expense of many. Spending to Win will find interest amongst scholars of international political economy, public policy, public administration, and comparative politics.
Governments in some democracies target economic policies, like industrial subsidies, to small groups at the expense of many. Why do some governments redistribute more narrowly than others? Their willingness to selectively target economic benefits, like subsidies to businesses, depends on the way politicians are elected and the geographic distribution of economic activities. Based on interviews with government ministers and bureaucrats, as well as parliamentary records, industry publications, local media coverage, and new quantitative data, Spending to Win: Political Institutions, Economic Geography, and Government Subsidies demonstrates that government policy-making can be explained by the combination of electoral institutions and economic geography. Specifically, it shows how institutions interact with economic geography to influence countries' economic policies and international economic relations. Identical institutions have wide-ranging effects depending on the context in which they operate. No single institution is a panacea for issues, such as income inequality, international economic conflict, or minority representation.
Governments in some democracies target economic policies, like industrial subsidies, to small groups at the expense of many. Why do some governments redistribute more narrowly than others? Their willingness to selectively target economic benefits, like subsidies to businesses, depends on the way politicians are elected and the geographic distribution of economic activities. Based on interviews with government ministers and bureaucrats, as well as parliamentary records, industry publications, local media coverage, and new quantitative data, Spending to Win: Political Institutions, Economic Geography, and Government Subsidies demonstrates that government policy-making can be explained by the combination of electoral institutions and economic geography. Specifically, it shows how institutions interact with economic geography to influence countries' economic policies and international economic relations. Identical institutions have wide-ranging effects depending on the context in which they operate. No single institution is a panacea for issues, such as income inequality, international economic conflict, or minority representation.
Stephanie J. Rickard is Associate Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Tables; Figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Who gets what and why? The politics of particularistic economic policies; 2. The uneven geographic dispersion of economic activity; 3. How institutions and geography work together to shape policy; 4. Explaining government spending on industrial subsidies; 5. The power of producers: successful demands for state aid; 6. Why institutional differences among proportional representation systems matter; 7. The policy effects of electoral competitiveness in closed-list PR; 8. Conclusion and implications; References; Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 17.01.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions |
Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 14 Tables, black and white; 10 Halftones, black and white |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 230 mm |
Gewicht | 400 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-108-43203-4 / 1108432034 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-43203-0 / 9781108432030 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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