Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Political Economy of Democracy and TyrannyCondition: NewISBN-10: 3486588265EAN: 9783486588262ISBN: 9783486588262Publisher: De Gruyter OldenbourgFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/04/2008Description: One theme that has emerged from the recent literature on political economy concerns the transition to democracy: why would dominant elites give up oligarchic power? This book addresses the fundamental question of democratic stability and the collapse of tyranny by considering a formal model of democracy and tyranny. The formal model is used to study elections in developed polities such as the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, and Israel, as well as complex developing polities such as Turkey. The key idea is that activist groups may offer resources to political candidates if they in turn adjust their polities in favor of the interest group. In polities that use a "first past the post" electoral system, such as the US, the bargaining between interest groups and candidates creates a tendency for activist groups to coalesce; in polities such as Israel and the Netherlands, where the electoral system is very proportional, there may be little tendency for activist coalescence. A further feature of the model is that candidates, or political leaders, like Barack Obama, with high intrinsic charisma, or valence, will be attracted to the electoral center, while less charismatic leaders will move to the electoral periphery. This aspect of the model is used to compare the position taking and exercise of power of authoritarian leaders in Portugal, Argentina and the Soviet Union. The final chapter of the book suggests that the chaos that may be induced by climate change and rapid population growth can only be addressed by concerted action directed by a charismatic leader of the Atlantic democracies.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: DEItem Height: 240mmItem Length: 170mmItem Weight: 6680gAuthor: Norman SchofieldGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Business & FinanceBook Series: Oldenbourg’s Politics, Philosophy and EconomicsRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Political Economy of Democracy and Tyranny
Title: The Political Economy of Democracy and Tyranny
ISBN-10: 3486588265
EAN: 9783486588262
ISBN: 9783486588262
Release Date: 11/04/2008
Release Year: 2008
Country/Region of Manufacture: DE
Item Height: 240mm
Genre: Law & Politics
Topic: Business & Finance
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Political Economy of Democracy and Tyranny
Publisher: DE Gruyter Gmbh, Walter
Publication Year: 2008
Subject: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, General, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Political Ideologies / Democracy
Item Weight: 235.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Norman Schofield
Item Length: 9.4 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science
Item Width: 6.7 in
Series: Oldenbourg's Politics, Philosophy and Economics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
