1st Edition

Decision Costs and Democracy Trade-offs in Institutional Design

By Robert E. Bohrer II Copyright 2001
160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2001. 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... Read more
1: Institutional Variety and Democracy; 2: Democratic Institutions and Decision Costs; 3: Constructing an Index of Inclusion; 4: Consequences of Inclusion: Part I – Expenditure Patterns; 5: Governments and Markets: Risk and Volatility; 6: Consequences of Inclusion: Part II – Bond Markets and Taxation; 7: Democratic Costs: Northern Ireland and the French Fourth Republic; 8: Institutions, Democracy and Costs: Conclusions

Biography

Robert E. Bohrer II