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Political Parties, Growth and Equality: Conservative and Social Democratic Economic Strategies in the World Economy

By Carles Boix

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0521584469, 9780521584463
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15705902 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
296\297
Time added
2016-02-26 11:14:03

Description

This book describes the contrasting economic strategies pursued by conservative and social democratic governments. The current literature on political economy maintains that, due to the globalization of the economy and each country's institutional structures, parties hardly affect the economy. Examining all advanced countries since the 1960s, Professor Boix shows instead that partisanship and electoral politics play a fundamental role in the selection of policies to generate long-term growth and economic competitiveness. The book reinvigorates the claim that democratic arrangements matter.

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