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Politics for Profit

Business, Elections, and Policymaking in Russia

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Buch | Hardcover
350 Seiten
2020
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-49163-1 (ISBN)
109,95 inkl. MwSt
This book is for all academics and lay readers interested in learning why businesspeople decide to run for public office. It shows the types of policies voters should expect from these politicians, particularly how these politicians use their time in government to help their own companies.
Businesspeople run for and win elected office around the world, with roughly one-third of members of parliament and numerous heads of states coming directly from the private sector. Yet we know little about why these politicians choose to leave the private sector and what they actually do while in government. In Politics for Profit, David Szakonyi brings to bear sweeping quantitative and qualitative evidence from Putin-era Russia to shed light on why businesspeople contest elections and what the consequences are for their firms and for society when they win. The book develops an original theory of businessperson candidacy as a type of corporate political activity undertaken in response to both economic competition and weak political parties. Szakonyi's evidence then shows that businesspeople help their firms reap huge gains in revenue and profitability while prioritizing investments in public infrastructure over human capital. The book finally evaluates policies for combatting political corruption.

David Szakonyi is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the George Washington University and Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. His research focuses on political economy, autocracy, and corruption. His dissertation received the APSA Gabriel A. Almond Award for the Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics and the Robert C. Tucker/Stephen F. Cohen Dissertation Prize.

Introduction; 1. A Theory of Businessperson Candidacy; 2. Identifying Businesspeople Who Run for Office; 3. Economic Competition, Weak Parties, and Businessperson Candidacy; 4. Choosing Ballots, Parties and Delegates; 5. Firm-Level Returns to Businessperson Candidacy; 6. Businesspeople as Policymakers; 7. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Zusatzinfo Worked examples or Exercises; 13 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 660 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Unternehmensführung / Management
Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik
ISBN-10 1-108-49163-4 / 1108491634
ISBN-13 978-1-108-49163-1 / 9781108491631
Zustand Neuware
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