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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298489603321

Titolo

The Political Economy of Governance : Institutions, Political Performance and Elections / / edited by Norman Schofield, Gonzalo Caballero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-15551-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Collana

Studies in Political Economy, , 2364-5903

Disciplina

320

330

336

339.5

351

Soggetti

Welfare economics

Political economy

Comparative politics

Public administration

Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice/Political Economy

International Political Economy

Comparative Politics

Public Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Institutions -- Democracy -- Elections.

Sommario/riassunto

Understanding the governance of nations is a key challenge in contemporaneous political economy. This book provides new advances and the latest research in the field of political economy, dealing with the study of institutions, governance, democracy and elections. The volume focuses on issues such as the role of institutions and political governance in society, the working of democracy and the electoral performance in several case studies. The chapters involve cutting edge research on many different countries, including the USA, Great Britain,



Germany, Spain, and the Third World. The authors of the chapters are leading scholars in political economy from America, Europe and Asia.