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Book SynopsisIn a work with significant implications for present-day economic reform in the Soviet Union, Paul Gregory examines Russian and Soviet economic history prior to the installation of the administrative command system. By drawing on basic economic statistics from 1861 to the 1930s, Gregory's revisionist account debunks a number of myths promulgated byTrade Review"Gregory has produced the best overview of Russian economic development from 1861 through the 1930s. Along the way, he has illuminated many of the blockages current policy makers confront as they 'plan' for the transition to a market economy... [T]he book ... is outstanding."--American Historical ReviewTable of ContentsPrefaceCh. 1Perestroika and Lessons of the Past3Ch. 2Economic Growth and Development of Tsarist Russia14Ch. 3The Agrarian Crisis37Ch. 4State Policy, the Gold Standard, and Foreign Capital55Ch. 5The Last Market Economy81Ch. 6The Crises of NEP102Ch. 7Comparisons of Tsarist and Soviet Economic Performance128Appendix A: Russian Economic Statistics139Appendix B: The Economic Recovery of NEP153Notes167Index185

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Book SynopsisFrom Wisconsin to Washington, DC, the claims are made: unions are responsible for budget deficits, and their members are overpaid and enjoy cushy benefits. The only way to save the American economy, pundits claim, is to weaken the labor movement, strip workers of collective bargaining rights, and champion private industry. In They're Bankrupting Us!: And 20 Other Myths about Unions, labor leader Bill Fletcher Jr. makes sense of this debate as he unpacks the twenty-one myths most often cited by anti-union propagandists. Drawing on his experiences as a longtime labor activist and organizer, Fletcher traces the historical roots of these myths and provides an honest assessment of the missteps of the labor movement. He reveals many of labor's significant contributions, such as establishing the forty-hour work week and minimum wage, guaranteeing safe workplaces, and fighting for equity within the workforce. This timely, accessible, warts and all book argues, ultimately, that

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Book SynopsisOne of Buchanan''s most important and influential books. The radical idea he conceived was that: our reliance on public debt has amassed a sort of orthodoxy that is commonly -- and needlessly -- assumed by taxpayers, by politicians, and by economists themselves. Buchanan dismisses the nearly universal belief (which continues to this day) that the burden of debt is borne by the current generation, and he argues persuasively that public debt is shouldered in large part by generations still to come. Written in 1958, this book represents Buchanan''s first published monograph, and its publication met with much controversy, confusion, and speculation in the economic community. But the book also added to Buchanan''s rising stature in the early part of his career as a brilliant and original thinker. The arguments Buchanan lays out in this book had a considerable impact on much of his later work. Buchanan''s object here is to establish a set of analytical claims about debt incidence. Current anxieties over implicit Social Security debt are clear indications of the rightness of Buchanan''s then-revolutionary theory.

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Book SynopsisWhile this volume presents the important writings of James M. Buchanan on taxation and debt, Geoffrey Brennan makes it clear in the foreword that the thrust of Buchanan''s work in this area has been to integrate theories of taxation and debt with public-expenditure theory. Therefore, the editors strongly urge that the present volume on taxation and debt be read in tandem with the subsequent Volume 15, ''Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory''. Included in this present volume are thirty-five important writings by Buchanan on taxation and debt. These are grouped into the following major subject categories: taxation, politics, and public choice; earmarking and incidence in democratic process; analytical and ethical foundations of tax limits; the fiscal constitution; confessions of a burden monger; Ricardian equivalence; the constitution of a debt-free polity. As Geoffrey Brennan points out in the foreword to this volume, Although James Buchanan''s interests are wide-ranging, the core of his professional reputation as an economist and the origin of much of his broader thinking lie in public economics -- in engagement with the questions of what governments do and how governments should properly finance what they do. This volume together with its partner subsequent volume present clear and accessible insights into the rich economic work for which Buchanan is best known.

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Book SynopsisWhile this volume presents the important writings of James M. Buchanan on taxation and debt, Geoffrey Brennan makes it clear in the foreword that the thrust of Buchanan''s work in this area has been to integrate theories of taxation and debt with public-expenditure theory. Therefore, the editors strongly urge that the present volume on taxation and debt be read in tandem with the subsequent Volume 15, ''Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory''. Included in this present volume are thirty-five important writings by Buchanan on taxation and debt. These are grouped into the following major subject categories: taxation, politics, and public choice; earmarking and incidence in democratic process; analytical and ethical foundations of tax limits; the fiscal constitution; confessions of a burden monger; Ricardian equivalence; the constitution of a debt-free polity. As Geoffrey Brennan points out in the foreword to this volume, Although James Buchanan''s interests are wide-ranging, the cor

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Book SynopsisIn his foreword, Geoffrey Brennan states, The papers in this volume represent a coherent set of pieces focused on aspects of public-expenditure theory and constitute all of Buchanan''s papers in this area. Buchanan''s work on the subject of what governments should do and his insistence on Knut Wicksell''s ideal that taxation and public expenditure be integrated topics have contributed significantly to the current thinking of most economists on the topic. Geoffrey Brennan summarises Buchanan''s central themes in this way, There are two messages that emerge from this work: one is that a proper sense of the extent of market failure, rather than its mere presence, is relevant in all cases; the other is that ''correcting'' for such market failure is often a complex multidimensional business not captured by direct public provision at zero price and not necessarily involving expansion of market output. The twenty-nine papers represented in this volume are grouped into these major subject cate

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Book SynopsisSince 1970, Antonio Martino has authored 13 books and more than 150 papers and articles on economic theory and policy. This modern collection of writings is from Martino''s practical and theoretical perspective, as he has personally encountered many of the economic and political issues presented in these essays. Dvided into six parts, this volume discusses major economic topics such as fiscal responsibility, government and over-government, the underground economy and the failure of governments to deliver on their promises of economic prosperity, discretionary monetary policy, and the future of freedom and the human flourishing that depends upon it. Dwight Lee comments in his foreword to the volume, From Adam Smith to James Buchanan, the insights of political economics have been motivated by, and illustrated with, contemporary concerns that keep recurring in only slightly different guises. This is certainly the case with the concerns Martino addresses in his papers.

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Book SynopsisA Treatise on Political Economy by Antonie Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy (1754-1836) is a foundational text of nineteenth-century, free-market economic thought and remains one of the classics of nineteenth-century French economic liberalism. Destutt de Tracy was one of the founders of the classical liberal republican group known as the Idéologues, which included Benjamin Constant, Jean-Baptiste Say, Marquis de Condorcet, and Madame de Staël. In this volume, Destutt de Tracy provides one of the clearest statements of the economic principles of the Idéologues. Breaking with the physiocratic orthodoxy of the eighteenth century, Destutt de Tracy denies that land is the source of all productive labour and focuses his attention upon manufacturing and manufacturers as the producers of utility and, therefore, of value and of wealth. Placing the entrepreneur at the centre of his view of economic activity, he argues against luxurious consumption of the idle rich and recommends a market economy w

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Book SynopsisRising income inequality has been at the forefront of public debate in Canada in recent years, yet there is still much to learn about the economic forces driving the distribution of earnings and income in this country and how they might evolve in the future. With research showing that the tax-and-transfer system is losing the ability to counteract income disparity, the need for policy-makers to understand the factors at play is all the more urgent. Income Inequality provides a comprehensive review of Canadian inequality trends, including changing earnings and income dynamics among the middle class and top earners, wage and job polarization across provinces, and persistent poverty among vulnerable groups. The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), in collaboration with the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researcher Network (CLSRN), presents new evidence by some of the country's leading experts on the impact of skills and education, unionization and labour relations laws, as w

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Book SynopsisTwelve essays examine challenges that an intensified culture of research capitalism imposes on the humanities.Trade Review"Profit is a fine motivator, but it should never be the only motivator. Retooling the Humanities: The Culture of Research in Canadian Universities looks at what is propelling researches in Canadian universities today, hoping to bring Canada into the debate on the purpose of secondary education and its institution. An assortment of essays for those who want to see a better tomorrow for Canada's colleges and universities. Discussing everything ranging from bureaucracy to public relations and much more, "Retooling the Humanities" is a scholarly discussion on the future of Canada's research and education." Library Bookwatch, May 2011"We've heard much about the modern corporate university....at stake are issues that extend beyond the quality of degrees to no less than intellectual freedom and the social valuation (and very definition) of knowledge itself. Enter Retooling the Humanities, in which 13 literary scholars reflect the 'the culture of research capitalism' currently directing the profession and study of the humanities.... As several contributors emphasize, basic science and any curiosity-driven field where knowledge can't be readily patented are at risk. But humanist research faces particular challenges. To this end, the book sets out not only to offer a critical analysis of the situation, 'but to explore the possibilities for "re-tooling" the humanities.... Retooling [the Humanities] seems geared to academics, administrators and policymakers...such in-house discussion is badly needed." Christine Wiesenthal, Alberta Views,"Scholars of literature and other humanities from a number of Canadian universities explore how their professions are being impacted by the increasing pressure to attract external research funding from governments or corporations, and to produce knowledge that is directly applicable to the needs and priorities of the community at large - as identified chiefly by those very private and government funders. Chemists can make poison and biologists can make monsters, they say, but what does a poet have to sell? Their topics include taking it personally and politically, culture and knowledge as market commodities in humanities research, employing equity in post-secondary art institutes, re-imagining Roy Kiyooka's academic subjectivities, and whether the humanities need a new humanism." Book News Inc."Coleman's and Kamboureli's introduction gives a genealogy of changes in the university over the past century, stressing in particular the transformation of the implicit social contract that binds it to the nation-state and to other communities.. [T]he fact that the collection left this particular reader wanting more is surely a good thing: books like this encourage not simply passive consumption, but active participation, a making of new connections, and a renewed awareness of the problematics and possibilities in readers' own everyday academic practices of life." Philip Holden, Chimo"[T]his collection will be of great interest to the academic community generally, especially to humanities scholars and indeed to all who believe that there are more ends to academic research, teaching and learning than the perpetuation of capitalism." Michael Cottrell, Topia, Oct. 19, 2012"My own sense is that the value of humanities scholarship lies in the dialogue it engenders, and this provocative book will surely do just that. It puts a range of opinions into dialogue. It also gives voice both to the central question--Why study the humanities?--and to multiple variations of the inevitable answer: Because we must." Nathalie Cooke, Canadian Literatures 214, Autumn 2012

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes Chile's political economy over the last 30 years and the country's attempt to build a market society in a highly inegalitarian society, now as a member country of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The investigation provides a historical background of Chilean economy and society and discusses the cultural underpinnings of the imposition of free markets, the macroeconomic and growth performance of the 1990s and 2000s and the social record of privatization of education, health and social security. The treatment documents the growing concentration of economic power among small groups of elites in Chile and discusses the limits of the democratic system built after the departure of the Pinochet regime.Trade Review'This well-balanced and incisive account of Chile's economic experiment offers much food for thought for both the economist and those interested in the politics and economics in Latin America and the developing world more generally.' Tony Addison, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research'A great and gifted analysis of how neoliberal policies take control of a country's political economy and then twist it into shapes that defy democratic and rational response. It should be of intense interest to a wide range of scholars.' Alice Amsden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'This book is [an] exceptional work, which analyzes in-depth the Chilean transition, the country's political economy, and its relation to the neoliberal model in a demonstration of outstanding knowledge. It is recommended not only for scholars and readers who are interested in the development of Chile after the Pinochet regime, but for all those who work on broader issues of political transitions and political economy as well as those interested in pitfalls of the neoliberal model.' Josep Borrell, President, European University Institute'This highly informed and judicious study of the turbulent history of Chile in the past half-century provides much insight into the economic and sociopolitical models that were pursued, or imposed, their intricate consequences, their achievements and failures, and the lessons they suggest for Chile itself and no less for others.' Noam Chomsky, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'Chile is one of the few Latin American countries whose growth performance has improved, compared to its previous historical record, during and after the market reforms of the Washington consensus. Andrés Solimano's insightful analysis is essential reading for understanding the success of the 'Chilean model' and also its severe shortcomings.' Jaime Ros, University of Notre Dame'In Chile and the Neoliberal Trap, Solimano provides a penetrating study of Chile's economy, but he also ventures beyond to critique social indicators, poverty and inequality, cultural trends, and the nature of Chilean democracy. A broad readership - policy makers, academics, and the general public - will benefit from this interdisciplinary approach.' Barbara Stallings, Brown University'This book provides a broad perspective involving the multiple dimensions of the imposition and deepening of a kind of dehumanizing and depredatory variety of capitalism such as the neoliberal model applied in Chile. The book will be an indispensable tool to understand the roots of the current social protest movements in Chile. No doubt [it] will contribute to undermining the hegemony of neoliberal economics in my country.' Camila Vallejo, named The Guardian's 2011 'Person of the Year'Table of Contents1. From its past and present, Chile is poised to provide a better future for its people; 2. A brief history: the role of authoritarian conditions and crises in shaping political and economic orders in Chile; 3. Cementing Neoliberalism: a cultural revolution for the free market; 4. Economic-growth and macroeconomic performance in the 1990s and 2000s under four concertación governments; 5. The social record of the post-Pinochet administrations: poverty declines but high inequality persists; 6. The social policies of the 1990s and 2000s: Neoliberalism tempered with social protection?; 7. Concentration of economic power: the new elites of the super-rich, oligopolistic markets and dual productive structures; 8. Limits to Chilean democracy and the governance for capital; 9. Summary and issues for the future.

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume are written by leading economists working on the Indian economy. They collectively emphasize the importance of policies and institutions for sustained growth and poverty reduction, stressing that the success of sector-specific policies is vitally dependent on the nature of markets and the functioning of institutions such as those charged with regulating and overseeing critical sectors. Individual contributions assess the role of Indian government policy in key sectors and emphasize the policies required to ensure improvements in these sectors. The first section discusses aspects of the macro economy; the second deals with agriculture and social sectors; the third with jobs and how labor markets function in agriculture, industry and services; and the fourth with infrastructure services, specifically electricity, telecommunications and transport. The essays are drawn from the most influential papers presented in recent years on Indian economic policy at the StanTrade Review'The transformation of India in the past couple of decades from a slow growth economy to the ranks of the fastest growing economies in the world is not a mystery. Economic reforms unleashed the growth potential of the sleeping giant. But what exactly were these reforms? This volume, with contributions by an all-star cast of expert economists, is the definitive description of the wide-ranging economic reforms undertaken by the Indian government. It will be read by academics with an interest in growth and the Indian economy, as well as by policy makers around the developing world who want their countries to emulate the Indian experience.' Mohsin Khan, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Washington DC'This is a comprehensive critical analysis of economic reforms in India in various important sectors of the economy. The contributors to the volume are well-known scholars on Indian economy, and in this volume they not only make lucid and critical analysis of the reforms undertaken so far but also underline the unfinished tasks. The book is a must-read for students, scholars, and policy makers of Indian economy alike.' M. Govinda Rao, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New DelhiTable of Contents1. Introduction Nicholas C. Hope, Anjini Kochar, Roger Noll and T. N. Srinivasan; Part I. The Macro Economy: 2. Federalism and economic development in India: an assessment Nirvikar K. Singh and T. N. Srinivasan; 3. India and China: trade and foreign investment Arvind Panagariya; 4. Financial sector reforms and monetary policy: the Indian experience Rakesh Mohan; Part II. Institutional Reforms: Agriculture and Education: 5. Land reform, decentralized governance and rural development in West Bengal Pranab Bardhan and Dilip Mookherjee; 6. Market-driven agricultural growth: contrasting experiences in Punjab and Rajastham Peter Hazell, Abhijit Sharma and Laurence Smith; 7. India's higher education opportunity Naushad Forbes; 8. Improving the quality of rural primary schools: an evaluation of a computer aided learning program in south India Verghese Jacob, Anjini Kochar and Suresh Reddy; Part III. Employment, Industrial Structure and Poverty: 9. The missing middle Anne O. Kreuger; 10. Some aspects of the trends in employment and unemployment in Bihar and Kerala since the seventies T. N. Srinivasan and Treb Allen; 11. Size matters: urban growth and poverty in India 1983–2005 Peter Lanjouw and Rinku Murgai; Part IV. Infrastructure: Electricity and Transportation: 12. An assessment of Indian telecommunications reform Roger Noll and Scott Wallsten; 13. Managing demand-side economic and political constraints on electricity industry restructuring process Frank A. Wolak; 14. Moving India: the political economy of transport sector reform Nirvikar K. Singh and Jessica S. Wallack.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook presents an innovative new perspective on the economics of development, including insights from a broad range of disciplines. It starts with the current state of affairs, a discussion of data availability, reliability, and analysis, and an historic overview of the deep influence of fundamental factors on human prosperity. Next, it focuses on the role of human interaction in terms of trade, capital, and knowledge flows, as well as the associated implications for institutions, contracts, and finance. The book also highlights differences in the development paths of emerging countries in order to provide a better understanding of the concepts of development and the Millennium Development Goals. Insights from other disciplines are used help to understand human development with regard to other issues, such as inequalities, health, demography, education, and poverty. The book concludes by emphasizing the importance of connections, location, and human interaction in determining fTrade Review'This is a masterful textbook on development. It extensively discusses the root causes of development, and more recent topics such as randomized controlled trials. The book stands out by also providing a rich discussion of 'international' issues relevant for development, such as globalization, international trade, migration, and international financial flows.' Robert Lensink, University of Groningen'A splendid new textbook by van Marrewijk and Brakman! Their lucid exposition is wide ranging, deeply informed and up to date. The student will acquire a broad knowledge of developing and emerging economies and, more importantly, understand the data, theories, and methods that inform the authors' insights.' Donald Davis, Columbia University'This excellent new textbook on development economics is up to date in its coverage of research - history, data, and theories. It explains difficult concepts simply and clearly. The visual presentation - figures, charts, and use of color - is outstanding. It is balanced and thoughtful in its assessment of the issues and policies. A treasure for students and teachers alike.' Avinash Dixit, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction and Deep Roots: 1. Economic Development Today; 2. Data and Methods; 3. Uneven Playing Field; 4. Geo-Human Interaction; Part II. Human Interaction: 5. Globalization and Development; 6. International Trade; 7. Economic Growth; 8. Institutions and Contracts; 9. Money and Finance; Part III. Human Development: 10. Poverty, Inequality, and Gender; 11. Poor Economics; 12. Population and Migration; 13. Education; 14. Health; Part IV. Connections and Interactions: 15. Agriculture and Development; 16. Urbanization and Agglomeration; 17. Geographical Economics and Development; 18. Heterogeneous and Multinational Firms; 19. Sustainability and Development.

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Book SynopsisWhat explains the great variability in economic growth and political development across countries? Institutional and organizational analysis has developed since the 1970s into a powerful toolkit, which argues that institutions and norms rather than geography, culture, or technology are the primary causes of sustainable development. Institutions are rules that recognized authorities create and enforce. Norms are rules created by long-standing patterns of behavior, shared by people in a society or organization. They combine to play a role in all organizations, including governments, firms, churches, universities, gangs, and even families. This introduction to the concepts and applications of institutional and organizational analysis uses economic history, economics, law, and political science to inform its theoretical framework. Institutional and organizational analysis becomes the basis to show why the economic and political performance of countries worldwide have not converged, and revTrade Review'These four intrepid authors develop a theory of institutional and organizational analysis of enormous ambition. Influenced by Buchanan, Coase, North and Ostrom, and Williamson, they work on a broad tapestry that crosses continents, spans centuries, and yet always maintains its focus on which set of arrangements flourish and which flounder.' Richard A. Epstein, New York University, The Hoover Institution and University of Chicago'As a rule you can only synthesize an academic field when it is moribund. This book is the exception that proves the rule; it manages to bring together the most important ideas in institutional economics in a way which not only shows how intellectually vibrant it is, but which also opens up new research agendas. There is no better introduction.' James A. Robinson, University of Chicago'This comprehensive introduction to the study of institutions and organizations approaches the question I have long considered in my own work: which set of institutions are most conducive to economic development? These authors provide an excellent synthesis of this essential field of study for students and scholars alike.' Hernando de Soto, Institute for Liberty and Democracy'This is the book we've been waiting for - a comprehensive, comparative, interdisciplinary tour of the key concepts and most significant arguments that define modern political economy. The authors have assembled a remarkable volume of scope and content. It belongs on every scholar's shelf and in every student's hands.' Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University'This is a wonderful book - broad in scope (institutions, norms, organizations, and contracts), in disciplines (economics, political science, law, and history), and in methodologies (classic informal arguments, summaries of recent formal models, and incisive case studies). So many problems of collective action, productivity, development, and growth find almost no expression (not to mention solution) in neoclassical analyses of markets; Institutional and Organizational Analysis offers a way forward.' Robert Gibbons, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. From Institutions to Economic Outcomes: 1. Institutions and property rights; 2. Property rights and transaction costs; 3. Organizations and contracts; Part II. From Economic Outcomes to Political Performance: 4. Special interests and citizens; 5. The legislature and executive; 6. Bureaucracies; 7. The judicial system; Part III. The Dynamics of Economic and Political Development: 8. Developmental trajectories: institutional deepening and critical transitions; 9. Case studies of critical transitions: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and the United States; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAlthough the economy has always been changing, ever more innovations now seem to accelerate the transformation process. Are there any laws governing the incessant global change? Does it accord with our intentions and desires and make us happier? Do our institutions and our democracies cope with the challenges? How does economic theory explain what is going on? In this volume, experts in the field discuss the advances that evolutionary economics has made in exploring questions like these. The broad range of topics include a review of the development of the field: its conceptual and methodological characteristics are outlined; problems posed by macroeconomic evolution and the institutional challenges are highlighted; and, last but not least, the implications of the evolution of the economy for wellbeing and sustainability are addressed. Taken together, the contributions demonstrate the potential of an evolutionary paradigm for making sense of economic change and for assessing its consequTrade Review'This welcome collection of essays offers a rich perspective on the history and philosophy of evolutionary economics. It delves deep into core themes such as generalized Darwinism, institutions and bounded rationality, long-run economic development and evolutionary welfare theory, while also offering original applications to land use conflicts and unsustainable consumption.' Jeroen van den Bergh, ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona'As Ulrich Witt and Andreas Chai put it in their introduction, it is time for some stocktaking concerning progress in evolutionary economics. This excellent collection of essays performs that task admirably: a number of leading authors review developments in the field with erudition and careful criticism. This is a milestone volume.' Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire'Evolutionary economics is in transition following a very productive and enlightening era when Nelson and Winter's 'replicator dynamics' perspective was its reference point. The past decade has witnessed the rise of competing perspectives such as: rule based complex systems; game theoretical micro-foundations; general Darwinian theory; socio-biological models, where biology is not just used as an analogy. Although there is general agreement that economic evolution should be modelled, explicitly, as a historical process, methodological differences have become more marked. In this volume a very prominent set of contributors explain their different positions. The result is a very interesting and stimulating set of essays that are well-written and accessible to both evolutionary and mainstream economists and their students. Anyone who wishes to know what the key issues and debates are in evolutionary economics today need look no further than this excellent volume.' John Foster, University of Queensland'More than one century after Thorsten Veblen coined the label evolutionary economics there is still no consensus on what constitutes the core of an evolutionary approach in economics. This volume will be welcome by readers interested in learning about the current state of the field and its prospective development. The essays collected represent the principal versions of evolutionary thinking in contemporary economics, covering methodological, theoretical and normative issues. The editors' Introduction provides helpful guidance in tracing the history of the field, placing the collected essays into a broader context and pointing to prospects for theoretical convergence and integration.' Viktor J. Vanberg, University of Freiburg, GermanyTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. Evolutionary economics: taking stock of its progress and emerging challenges Ulrich Witt and Andreas Chai; Part II. Conceptual and Methodological Problems: 2. Missed connections and opportunities foregone: a counterfactual history of twentieth century economics Brian J. Loasby; 3. Science, technology, and knowledge: what historians can learn from an evolutionary approach Joel Mokyr; 4. Generalized Darwinism in evolutionary economics: the devil is in the details Jack Vromen; Part III. Perspectives on Evolutionary Macroeconomics: 5. Macroeconomic evolution: long run development and short run policies Richard H. Day; 6. Evolutionary micro-founded technical change and the Kaldor-Verdoorn law: estimates from an artificial world André Lorentz; Part IV. Advances in Explaining and Assessing Institutional Evolution: 7. Democracy, rationality and religion Dennis C. Mueller; 8. On the evolution of organizational governance: divided governance and survival in the long run Roger D. Congleton; 9. Strategic interaction and externalities: FD-games and pollution Reinoud Joosten; 10. Fairness in urban land use: an evolutionary contribution to law and economics Christian Schubert; Part V. Evolutionary Perspectives on Welfare and Sustainability: 11. As innovations drive economic change, do they also improve our welfare? Martin Binder and Ulrich Witt; 12. Sustainable consumption patterns and the malleability of consumer preferences: an evolutionary perspective Andreas Chai.

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Book SynopsisThe need to understand regional variation in politics and political economy, and how these have contributed to different developmental outcomes across various parts of India, remains pressing. It was suggested in the early 1960s that in India the central government was largely under the control of a national capitalist class, while the states were dominated by landed interests. Does such a formulation hold ground today? With increasing political mobilization among lower classes and castes and the diffusion of economic power to the state level after the reforms, how can variation in regional development be characterized? This volume aims to answer these questions by studying aspects of macro-economy, land, labour and employment from a variety of analytical and disciplinary perspectives. It offers rich analyses of economic growth viewed through the lenses of caste, regional politics and public investment, while also looking at long-term trends in employment and wages in the public sector, and the consequences of legal and policy reform.Table of ContentsList of tables; List of figures and maps; 1. From 'intermediate regime' to crony capitalism: changing contours of India's political economy R. Nagaraj and Sripad Motiram; Part I. Economy-wide Considerations: 2. The relationship between the Reserve Bank and the Government of India: political economy of central banking in India Partha Ray; 3. The limits of liberalization: the power sector Elizabeth Chatterjee; Part II. Political Economy by Regions of India: 4. Political economy of a dominant caste Rajeshwari Deshpande and Suhas Palshikar; 5. Populism and party: society developmental regimes in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal Kalaiyarasan A.; 6. India's agricultural development: a regional perspective P. S. Vijayshankar; Part III. Urban Labour Markets: 7. Public sector employment: what has changed? R. Nagaraj; 8. New paradigms of labour relations: how much do they explain? Supriya Roy Chowdhury; Part IV. Land and Rural Labour: 9. Peripheral agriculture? Macro and micro dynamics of land sales and land use changes in the 'rural' economy of Kancheepuram M. Vijayabaskar and Ajit Menon; 10. Infrastructures of growth, corridors of power: the making of the SEZ Act 2005 Preeti Sampat; 11. Land-based financing for infrastructure: what is new about India's land conflicts? Sai Balakrishnan; 12. Political economy of land acquisition and resource development in India Shashi Ratnaker Singh; 13. Advice and dissent: the federal politics of reforming India's land acquisition legislation Rob Jenkins; 14. 'Workers' or 'beneficiaries': the varied politics of NREGA implementation in south-west Madhya Pradesh Nandini Nayak; About the contributors; Index.

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Book SynopsisOrganized in 1933, the Southern States Industrial Council''s (SSIC) adherence to the South as a unique political and economic entity limited its members'' ability to forge political coalitionsagainst the New Deal. The SSIC''s commitment to regional preferences, however,transformed and incorporated conservative thought in the post-World War II era, ultimately complementing the emerging conservative movement in the 1940s and 1950s. In response to New Dealers'' attempts to remake the southern economy, the New South industrialists - heirs of C. Vann Woodward''s ''new men'' of the New South - effectively fused cultural traditionalism and free market economics into a brand of southern free enterprise that shaped the region''s reputation and political culture. Dollars for Dixie demonstrates how the South emerged from this refashioning and became a key player in the modern conservative movement, with new ideas regarding free market capitalism, conservative fiscal policy, and limited bureaucracTrade Review'Jewell's eye-opening, meticulously-researched account of the transformation of the modern South makes Dollars for Dixie a must-read for anyone trying to understand the businessmen who remade that region and, in the process, helped upend the rest of the country's business dealings and politics.' Elizabeth Shermer, Loyola University Chicago'In this deeply researched and engagingly written study of the Southern States Industrial Council, Katherine Rye Jewell convincingly illustrates the central role played by southern manufacturers in the rise of free enterprise ideas within the broader conservative movement. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the economic and political development of the South and the nation in the twentieth century.' Kari Frederickson, University of Alabama'Jewell makes a vital contribution to our understanding of regional disputes over industrial policy in the 1930s and their effect on the southern leadership that remade the political economy of the nation, post-World War II. This is an incredibly important work for anyone interested in the history of American capitalism and the rise of conservative politics in the second half of the twentieth century.' Joe Crespino, Emory University, Atlanta'Jewell's impressively researched Dollars for Dixie provides the first major study of the often-overlooked Southern States Industrial Council, and its role in forging a political voice for southern business leaders during and after the New Deal. In so doing, she gives new insights into the relationship between the particular interests of southern business and the rise of a national conservative movement.' Kim Phillips-Fein, New York University'This volume traces the activities of the Southern States Industrial Council (SSIC), an organization strongly supported by textile mill owners. … With the perception that the New Deal was anti-southern as a result of the influence exercised over it by northern liberals, SSIC leaders were among the first to break with the region's traditional party and favor two-party competition. This volume documents the shifting SSIC policy emphasis from the 1930s through the 1960s. … Recommended. Graduate students through faculty.' C. S. Bullock, III, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction. The New South and the New Deal; Part I. Working within the New Deal: 1. The New South and the NRA; 2. Southern industry and the Southern region; 3. Confronting the 'Wagner monstrosity'; Part II. Free Enterprise and the South: 4. Creating the nation's economic 'opportunity' no. 1; 5. Rates, war, and the turn to free enterprise; 6. The South as the 'bulwark of democracy'; 7. Downplaying Dixie; Conclusion. The politics of free enterprise.

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Book SynopsisWhat explains the great variability in economic growth and political development across countries? Institutional and organizational analysis has developed since the 1970s into a powerful toolkit, which argues that institutions and norms rather than geography, culture, or technology are the primary causes of sustainable development. Institutions are rules that recognized authorities create and enforce. Norms are rules created by long-standing patterns of behavior, shared by people in a society or organization. They combine to play a role in all organizations, including governments, firms, churches, universities, gangs, and even families. This introduction to the concepts and applications of institutional and organizational analysis uses economic history, economics, law, and political science to inform its theoretical framework. Institutional and organizational analysis becomes the basis to show why the economic and political performance of countries worldwide have not converged, and revTrade Review'These four intrepid authors develop a theory of institutional and organizational analysis of enormous ambition. Influenced by Buchanan, Coase, North and Ostrom, and Williamson, they work on a broad tapestry that crosses continents, spans centuries, and yet always maintains its focus on which set of arrangements flourish and which flounder.' Richard A. Epstein, New York University, The Hoover Institution and University of Chicago'As a rule you can only synthesize an academic field when it is moribund. This book is the exception that proves the rule; it manages to bring together the most important ideas in institutional economics in a way which not only shows how intellectually vibrant it is, but which also opens up new research agendas. There is no better introduction.' James A. Robinson, University of Chicago'This comprehensive introduction to the study of institutions and organizations approaches the question I have long considered in my own work: which set of institutions are most conducive to economic development? These authors provide an excellent synthesis of this essential field of study for students and scholars alike.' Hernando de Soto, Institute for Liberty and Democracy'This is the book we've been waiting for - a comprehensive, comparative, interdisciplinary tour of the key concepts and most significant arguments that define modern political economy. The authors have assembled a remarkable volume of scope and content. It belongs on every scholar's shelf and in every student's hands.' Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University'This is a wonderful book - broad in scope (institutions, norms, organizations, and contracts), in disciplines (economics, political science, law, and history), and in methodologies (classic informal arguments, summaries of recent formal models, and incisive case studies). So many problems of collective action, productivity, development, and growth find almost no expression (not to mention solution) in neoclassical analyses of markets; Institutional and Organizational Analysis offers a way forward.' Robert Gibbons, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. From Institutions to Economic Outcomes: 1. Institutions and property rights; 2. Property rights and transaction costs; 3. Organizations and contracts; Part II. From Economic Outcomes to Political Performance: 4. Special interests and citizens; 5. The legislature and executive; 6. Bureaucracies; 7. The judicial system; Part III. The Dynamics of Economic and Political Development: 8. Developmental trajectories: institutional deepening and critical transitions; 9. Case studies of critical transitions: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and the United States; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisConsistent with the literature on state building, failed states, peacekeeping and foreign assistance, this book argues that budgeting is a core state activity necessary for the operation of a functional government. Employing a historical institutionalist approach, this book first explores the Ottoman, British and Ba''athist origins of Iraq''s budgetary institutions. The book next examines American pre-war planning, the Coalition Provisional Authority''s rule-making and budgeting following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the mixed success of the Coalition''s capacity-building programs initiated throughout the occupation. This book sheds light on the problem of ''outsiders'' building states, contributes to a more comprehensive evaluation of the Coalition in Iraq, addresses the question of why Iraqis took ownership of some Coalition-generated institutions, and helps explain the nature of institutional change.Table of Contents1. State building and the reconstruction of Iraq's budgetary institutions; 2. The evolution of Iraqi budgetary institutions from the Ottomans and the British mandate through Saddam; 3. Pre-war planning for Iraq's economic and budgetary reconstruction; 4. Boots on the ground: the CPA and the new Iraqi budgetary process; 5. Building Iraqi ministerial capacity: the case of FMIS; 6. The 17th benchmark and the challenge of Iraqi budget execution; 7. Building Iraqi budgetary capacity; 8. Iraqi budgeting; 9. Successful state building in Iraq? Lessons from the reconstruction of Iraq's budgetary institutions.

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Book SynopsisThe book visits the idea of New India, studying how the political economy of India has changed significantly in post-liberalisation India. The book challenges the notion that all farmers in India are in agrarian distress, showing that some classes of farmers have gained under policies; it helps understand why farmer movement has weakened and control of industrial capitalist class has been bolstered. The book discusses the growing presence of petty bourgeoisie with both old and new fractions thriving. Gujarat and Karnataka are instances of these two kinds of fractions. Refuting to pre-suppose a uniformity across countries, this book upholds the significance of studying these dynamics within a nation state.Table of ContentsList of tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Policy-making, class factor, and political settlement: setting the theoretical framework; 3. Privatising the inputs of production: a case of careful choice by beneficiaries and losers; 4. Chhattisgarh: new state, new opportunities for old class domination; 5. Gujarat: strong state-directed capitalism across sectors; 6. Karnataka: state patronage, market opportunism, and urban-rural closing gap; 7. State in action, political settlement, and the agrarian flux; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisWhy are some states in India able to facilitate foreign capital inflows better while others are not? This book addresses the socio-political factors such as ideas and interests of political actors, which produce the different levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) in states of India. It studies the causal role of disparate state-society relations in the evolution of institutions facilitating and regulating FDI inflows in the states through a comparative case study on the manufacturing industries of Tamil Nadu and Odisha.Trade Review'Sojin Shin's study broadens our understanding of development in Asia. It highlights the local variation in state-society relations and institutional change that promotes or discourages foreign direct investment, as observed in the more politically inclusive Tamil Nadu and the largely exclusionary state of Odisha. In doing so, the study brings attention to the considerable importance of non-market factors that drive firm decisions to locate or dismantle investment projects. It is equally valuable for drawing out the economic linkages between East and South Asia. This book is a welcome addition to scholars of Asian political and economic development.' Sooyeon Kim, National University of Singapore'Sojin Shin's study offers a rare glimpse of the struggles and contests around FDI promotion in two important states of Tamil Nadu and Odisha. She shows how and why state actors embody different ideas, and negotiate with different elements of mobilized society in the two states. In essence, Sojin Shin adds a much-needed political flavor to the dynamics of FDI implementation in India. Societal responses to FDI policies and varying state-society linkages come alive in this important book.' Aseema Sinha, Claremont McKenna College, California'Why do some FDI projects succeed and some fail? A perplexing question everywhere, but particularly so for India where everything and its opposite can be true at the same time. Sojin Shin combines deep scholarship, sharp analysis and rich political economy insights to help us find an answer. A masterly book that policy makers and potential investors must read.' Duvuuri Subbarao, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of IndiaTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. FDI inflows in India: ideas, interests, and institutional change; 3. FDI inflows in Tamil Nadu: inclusionary ideas, weakened interests, and incremental institutional change; 4. Making FDI work in Tamil Nadu; 5. FDI inflows in Odisha: weakened ideas, strong interests, and unstable institutional change; 6. Making FDI work in Odisha?; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisNearly thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, debates over paths to market liberalization have produced numerous studies across the social sciences. This groundbreaking work from Oleh Havrylyshyn offers a new perspective. Havrylyshyn, a former official in the post-independence Ukrainian government, provides a unique, primary source account of the people and problems at the heart of economic transitions. Grounded in three decades of data, along with experiential research gleaned from nearly thirty countries, this book contains the most up-to-date assessment of economic transitions in post-communist regions. It critically examines questions of gradual versus radical reforms, the relationship between democracy and market liberalization, and how history, individual personalities, and foreign influence determined political choices. Thorough research and accessible style make this work a valuable resource for students and specialists of economics, political science, and history as Trade Review'Oleh Havrylyshyn, an academic and a former policy maker, provides a fascinating account of the liberalizing transitions of former socialist countries. His unique knowledge allows him to present the basic facts and to unmask popular myths about the post-socialist transformations. He deals in a comparative way both with the economics of transition and with the political economy of this process. Writing clearly and elegantly, Havrylyshyn makes a very important contribution to a very important subject.' Leszek Balcerowicz, Warsaw School of Economics'… the most widely referenced book on this topic.' P. Rutland, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Diverse Paths Taken in Transition: 1. Review of key debates at the beginning; 2. Reforms and results of transition: first some facts; Part II. Choice of Strategy: Was it History? Politics? Or People?: 3. Historical legacies: hysteresis vs critical juncture; 4. Reform commitment of political leaders and populations; 5. The role of technocrats; 6. External incentives and pressures; Part III. Domestic Vested Interests and Reforms: 7. The old guard: politicians, technocrats, and red directors; 8. Formation of the oligarchs; 9. Corruption: pervasive, persistent and pernicious; Part IV. Outcomes and Prospects: 11. The transition tapestry: wefts of history, warps-at choice; 12. Quo vadis post-communa?: an epilogue.

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Book SynopsisRed Tape tells the sometimes astonishing story of the making of laws, both good and bad, the recent explosion in rule making, and the failure of repeated attempts to rationalise the statute books - even governments themselves are concerned about the increasing number and complexity of our laws. Society requires the rule of law, but the rule of too much law means that the general public faces frustrating excesses created by overzealous regulators and lawmakers. Robin Ellison reveals the failure of repeated attempts to limit the number and complexity of new laws, and the expansion of regulators. He challenges the legislature to introduce fewer yet better laws and regulators by encouraging lawmakers to adopt practices which improve the efficiency of the law and the lives of everyone. Too much law leads to frustration for all - Red Tape is a long overdue exposé of our legal system for practitioners and consumers alike.Trade Review'… highly readable and well organised despite the dry subject matter. The author brings his legal training to the task: the tone is authoritative and balanced, with copious notes, references and a proper glossary, bibliography and index … Red Tape is an essential text for anyone at all interested in the topic … I feel so strongly about this matter that I intend to send a free copy of the book to every MP in the government in the hope that they restrain their zeal for law making.' Luke Johnson, The Sunday TimesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The law will fix it; 3. Legislation and legislators; 4. Regulation and regulators; 5. Courts and judges; 6. Unregulation; 7. Where next?

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Book SynopsisThe healthcare sector is one of the fastest growing areas of social and public spending worldwide, and it is expected to increase its government shares of GDP in the near future. Truly global in its scope, this book presents a unified, structured understanding of how the design of a country''s health institutions influence its healthcare activities and outcomes. Building on the ''public choice'' tradition in political economy, the authors explore how patient-citizens interact with their country''s political institutions to determine the organisation of the health system. The book discusses a number of institutional influences of a health system, such as federalism, the nature of collective action, electoral competition, constitutional designs, political ideologies, the welfare effects of corruption and lobbying and, more generally, the dynamics of change. Whilst drawing on the theoretical concepts of political economy, this book describes an institution-grounded analysis of health systTrade Review'An important effort to understanding health policies through a shrewd lens of relevant political and economic institutions. A textbook undoubtedly needed to define new policies at a time our patients are losing patience.' Guillem Lopez Casasnovas, Universitat Pompeu Fabra'Citizens in democratic countries choose to spend more on health care and to channel more of that spending through the public sector as their incomes rise, but among these countries there is substantial variation in private payments out of pocket and variety of choices among health plans. In contrast to most analyses that see these variations as reducing overall welfare, this book takes the refreshing view that they are determined by voter preferences in a setting that acknowledges both constitutional rules and government as well as market imperfections. It provides valuable insights on whether things can be arranged better in some countries, given unavoidable constraints on government actions and political actors – insights that both help us understand what happens and what is possible.' Mark Pauly, Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsPart I. Political incentives in healthcare systems: 1. The political design of health systems; Part II. The political contexts of health care policies: 2. The multilevel nature of health care governance; 3. 'Collective Action' and global health care; Part III. Political institutions and health: 4. Constitutional health system design; 5. Democracy and the health of the patient citizen; 6. Political markets in health care; 7. Ideology and healthcare; Part IV. Political allocation in health care: 8. Health care waste and corruption; 9. Interest groups and health policy; 10. Political sustainability of health innovation; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive, region-wide examination of the politics of taxation in Latin America, one of the most pressing issues to confront the region. It will interest scholars across political science, sociology, economics and public policy who study political economy in the developing world, as well as policymakers.Trade Review'This is a much-needed volume on the political underpinning of taxation in Latin America. It provides crucial contributions to understand the political factors explaining the relative low levels of taxation in the region as well as variation across countries. This very important book is a must-read both for scholars of comparative political economy and Latin American politics as well as for practitioners seeking to understand the possibilities of fiscal reforms that can help the region build more effective states.' Maria Victoria Murillo, Columbia University, New York'Notwithstanding a growing body of literature on state capacity, income inequality, and problems of democracy in Latin America, we still know surprisingly little about how governments in the region tax their populations. This volume brings together theoretical and empirical contributions by some of the leading scholars in the field, and goes a considerable distance towards filling this gap.' Robert R. Kaufman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, New Jersey'No reader of the volume will come away empty-handed. All the chapters make it clear that Latin America taxes little, badly, and unfairly.' Comparative PoliticsTable of Contents1. Introduction: the political economy of taxation in Latin America Gustavo Flores-Macías; 2. The political economy of oil taxation in Latin America: policy volatility and untapped potential Francisco Monaldi; 3. Economic growth and tax compliance in Latin America Marcelo Bergman; 4. Path dependence, power resources, and the magnitude of the tax burden in Latin America Gabriel Ondetti; 5. Federalism and taxation: patterns of international insertion in Brazil Aaron Schneider; 6. Do particularistic institutions affect tax neutrality in Latin America? Mark Hallerberg and Carlos Scartascini; 7. Taxing Latin American economic elites Tasha Fairfield; 8. Weak liberalism and weak property taxation in Latin America James Mahon, Jr; 9. Preferences for redistribution and tax burdens Juan Bogliaccini and Juan Pablo Luna; 10. Conclusion: addressing taxation's political challenges Gustavo Flores-Macías.

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Book SynopsisWhy do political elites in authoritarian regimes, even within the same country, engage in different levels of predatory behavior, whereby some foster vibrant capitalism and others suffocate the innovative private sector? This book proposes a theory of localized property-rights protection under authoritarianism. By combining in-depth fieldwork with archival research and quantitative data analysis, Qi Zhang and Mingxing Liu discuss the post-1949 conflicts between dominant and marginalized factions in the Chinese province of Zhejiang. These conflicts resulted in systemic vulnerabilities among the marginalized local cadres, thus motivating them to form alliances with their grassroots constituents. They therefore provided their constituents with quasi-public goods, such as property-rights protection, to increase their odds of political survival. Zhang and Liu argue that this framework can apply both to the Mao era and to the current reform era, and it also can be extended beyond China to a Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Revolutionary history in Zhejiang province and its political consequences; 3. The dog that did not bark: grassroots resistance to socialist agricultural collectivization; 4. United in the cultural revolution: the return of capitalism; 5. Capitalism with Zhejiang characteristics: crossing the river by feeling for the stones; 6. Beyond Zhejiang: the Zhejiang model versus Jiangsu province; 7. Discussion and conclusions: rethinking the power structure, the government-business relationship, and the future of the private economy; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisTwo aspects of contemporary urban life in Africa are often described as sources of political change: the emergence of a large urban middle class and high levels of ethnic diversity and inter-ethnic social contact. Many expected that these factors would help spark a transition away from ethnic competition and clientelism toward more programmatic elections. Focusing on urban Ghana, this book shows that the growing middle class and high levels of ethnic diversity are not having the anticipated political effects. Instead, urban Ghana is stuck in a trap: clientelism and ethnic voting persist in many urban neighborhoods despite changes to the socio-economic characteristics and policy preferences of voters. Through a unique examination of intra-urban variation in patterns of electoral competition, Nathan explains why this trap exists, demonstrates its effects on political behavior, and explores how new democracies like Ghana can move past it.Trade Review'Noah L. Nathan's book is certain to become a classic study. It represents the very best among a new generation of scholarship focused on Africa's major transformations - demographic, economic, and political. Drawing on empirically rich and methodologically sophisticated analyses, Nathan convincingly explains why ethnic voting and clientelistic politicking continue to thrive in Africa's rapidly growing cities. This is the go-to book for understanding politics in urban Africa.' Leonardo R. Arriola, Director of the Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley'In this incisive and important book, Nathan explains why vast changes in demographic and class distribution that accompany urbanization have not produced programmatic policies or improved resource allocation. This rigorous and theoretically rich study is a must-read for connecting the political behavior of politicians and voters in the context of urban Africa.' Rachel Beatty Riedl, Northwestern University'Urbanization is one of the most important trends in contemporary Africa, yet its implications for politics remain poorly understood. Noah L. Nathan's excellent and deeply illuminating book begins to fill this critical gap. Exploiting variation in outcomes across different parts of urban Ghana, Nathan shows that the rise of an urban middle class often fails to move politics away from clientelism and that the ethnic heterogeneity of urban spaces often does little to diminish the importance of ethnicity in electoral politics. For those wanting to understand the dynamics of politics in Africa today, Electoral Politics and Africa's Urban Transition is essential reading.' Daniel N. Posner, James S. Coleman Professor of International Development, University of California, Los Angeles'In an era of booming research on Sub-Saharan Africa, Nathan has marked himself as one of the truly outstanding young scholars of the region. In this book, he throws sand in the gears of the standard account linking the growth of the middle class to the shift from clientelistic to programmatic politics by developing a rich argument with important implications for local party strategies, voter turnout and voting behavior. Nathan skillfully tests those implications with an impressive mix of original quantitative and qualitative data that he gathers across neighborhoods and census tracts in Accra. The careful attention to electoral geography provides big analytical and empirical payoffs, and this book is sure to draw wide attention from scholars of clientelism, party competition, urban politics and Sub-Saharan Africa.' Erik Wibbels, Robert O. Keohane Professor of Political Science, Duke University'In recent years, as the urban population of Ghana has burgeoned, it has become more ethnically diverse, and its middle class has grown both in wealth and in size. Contrary to the expectations of many, its politicians continue to champion ethnic appeals and distribute private benefits. In this book, Noah L. Nathan asks why so little has changed. While addressing this question, he skillfully combines ethnographic and quantitative evidence and the studies of urban migration in the industrial west. Smart, honest, and learned: this is a deeply thoughtful book.' Robert H. Bates, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University'Most observers of electoral politics in poor countries argue that higher incomes would create an urban middle class that would then eschew the parochial considerations of poor rural voters and demand universalistic policies to improve the general welfare. Nathan's careful deconstruction of electoral politics in Accra, Ghana's increasingly prosperous capital, shows one instance in which the theory does not hold … He argues that the low capacity of the Ghanaian state, the huge unmet demand for state resources, and the presence in Accra of many poor recent migrants from the countryside all push politicians to continue their successful past strategies.' Foreign Affairs'Taken as a whole, Nathan's book makes important contributions to our understanding of the impact of one of the most important structural developments in the developing world.' Donghyun Danny Choi, GovernanceTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. Urban politics in a trap; 2. Urban Ghana in context; Part II. The Middle Class and Programmatic Politics: 3. Class and preferences; 4. Credibility, patronage, and participation; Part III. Neighborhoods and Ethnic Competition: 5. Ethnic competition across neighborhoods; 6. Distributive politics in urban areas; 7. Neighborhood context, expectations of favoritism, and voting; Part IV. Implications for Urban Governance; 8. Turnout inequality and capture in municipal elections; 9. Paths out of the trap?; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe healthcare sector is one of the fastest growing areas of social and public spending worldwide, and it is expected to increase its government shares of GDP in the near future. Truly global in its scope, this book presents a unified, structured understanding of how the design of a country''s health institutions influence its healthcare activities and outcomes. Building on the ''public choice'' tradition in political economy, the authors explore how patient-citizens interact with their country''s political institutions to determine the organisation of the health system. The book discusses a number of institutional influences of a health system, such as federalism, the nature of collective action, electoral competition, constitutional designs, political ideologies, the welfare effects of corruption and lobbying and, more generally, the dynamics of change. Whilst drawing on the theoretical concepts of political economy, this book describes an institution-grounded analysis of health systTrade Review'An important effort to understanding health policies through a shrewd lens of relevant political and economic institutions. A textbook undoubtedly needed to define new policies at a time our patients are losing patience.' Guillem Lopez Casasnovas, Universitat Pompeu Fabra'Citizens in democratic countries choose to spend more on health care and to channel more of that spending through the public sector as their incomes rise, but among these countries there is substantial variation in private payments out of pocket and variety of choices among health plans. In contrast to most analyses that see these variations as reducing overall welfare, this book takes the refreshing view that they are determined by voter preferences in a setting that acknowledges both constitutional rules and government as well as market imperfections. It provides valuable insights on whether things can be arranged better in some countries, given unavoidable constraints on government actions and political actors – insights that both help us understand what happens and what is possible.' Mark Pauly, Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsPart I. Political incentives in healthcare systems: 1. The political design of health systems; Part II. The political contexts of health care policies: 2. The multilevel nature of health care governance; 3. 'Collective Action' and global health care; Part III. Political institutions and health: 4. Constitutional health system design; 5. Democracy and the health of the patient citizen; 6. Political markets in health care; 7. Ideology and healthcare; Part IV. Political allocation in health care: 8. Health care waste and corruption; 9. Interest groups and health policy; 10. Political sustainability of health innovation; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen do local communities benefit from natural resource extraction? In some regions of natural resource extraction, firms provide goods and services to local communities, but in others, protest may occur, leading to government regulatory or repressive intervention. Mines, Communities, and States explores these outcomes in Africa, where natural resource extraction is a particularly important source of revenue for states with otherwise limited capacity. Blending a mixture of methodological approaches, including formal modelling, structured case comparison, and quantitative geo-spatial empirical analysis, it argues that local populations are important actors in extractive regions because they have the potential to impose political and economic costs on the state as well as the extractive firm. Jessica Steinberg argues that governments, in turn, must assess the economic benefits of extraction and the value of political support in the region, and make a calculation about how to manage tradTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. The Local Politics of Natural Resource Extraction: A Theory: 2. A logic of governance; 3. Model: a (more) formal logic; Part II. Local Politics on the Ground: 4. On comparative case analysis; 5. Two firms, one country: coal in Tete, Mozambique; 6. Two countries, one firm: mining the Copperbelt in Zambia and DRC; 7. Comparative implications; Part III. Beyond Mozambique, Zambia and DRC: 8. Generalizing the theory; 9. On social mobilization near mines; 10. On repression near mines; 11. Conclusion: what next?; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that democracies are increasingly unable to communicate, implement and evaluate the enormous amount of public policies they create. It is relevant to all political scientists as well as readers outside of academia who seek to understand the complexities of modern policy making.Table of Contents1. Policy accumulation and the democratic responsiveness trap: 1.1 Accumulation and democratic overload; 1.2 Caught in a responsiveness trap; 1.3 Structure of the book; 2. Policy accumulation: concept and measurement: 2.1 Conceptual challenges; 2.2 Targets and instruments: policy elements as a universal unit of policy accumulation; 2.3 Data and measurement; 3. Policy accumulation: a uniform trend in democratic policy making: 3.1 Empirical patterns of policy accumulation; 3.2 Origins of policy accumulation; 3.3 The (false) promises of contemporary attempts to reverse this trend; 4. The threat to our ability to talk policy, not politics: 4.1 Public policies as complex systems; 4.2 How policy accumulation affects the demandingness of policy debate; 4.3 Towards a representative model of discourse quality; 4.4 The divergence of policy debates; 4.5 Old vs. young policy mixes; 4.6 Implications: addressing the populist challenge; 4.7 Meanwhile, our friend John Doe …; 4.8 Complex problems, simple conclusions?; 5. The threat to effective and even policy implementation: 5.1 The well-known challenges of policy implementation; 5.2 Policy accumulation and the increasing burdens of implementation; 5.3 The aggregate burdens of policy implementation; 5.4 Structural overload and increasing prevalence of implementation deficits?; 5.5 Meanwhile, our friend John Doe …; 5.6 Challenges for policy implementation in the twenty-first century; 6. The threat to evidence-based policy making: 6.1 Striving for evidence-based public policy; 6.2 Evaluating policy effectiveness within increasingly complex policy mixes; 6.3 Handling the aggravating independent variable problem; 6.4 So what's the problem?; 6.5 Meanwhile, our friend John Doe …; 6.6 Implications and conclusions; 7. Ways towards sustainable policy accumulation: 7.1 Why deregulation is not the answer; 7.2 Strengthening our democratic infrastructure; 7.3 How much should we worry?; 7.4 How can we tell? Implications for policy research; 7.5 Policy accumulation beyond politics: implications for organisational research?; 7.6 Final remarks; 8. Appendix; 9. Index; 10. References.

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Book SynopsisWhen and how do states intervene in elections in other countries? Foreign interveners may aim to further the process of clean elections, or they may support the campaign of a candidate they like. This book identifies the drivers of foreign interference, supported by evidence from over three hundred elections worldwide.Trade Review'Bubeck and Marinov have written a excellent book on the politics of external electoral intervention. The book reminds us that recent examples of outside interference in democratic elections are part of a long history in international relations. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, the book places electoral intervention into the broader context of international relations and great power politics. An important book for anyone interested in domestic politics and international relations.' Jon Pevehouse, Vilas Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison'Foreign election meddling is a timely topic, yet it remains poorly understood. Johannes Bubeck and Nikolay Marinov break new ground with Rules and Allies. They draw on a sophisticated mix of game theory, statistical analysis, and case studies to show how and why great powers intervene in other countries' elections throughout the world.' Sarah Bush, Yale University, ConnecticutTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Anarchy and polyarchy; 3. The who and the how; 4. Actors, policies, strategies; 5. How election interventions work; 6. Captain America; 7. When money runs low and regime overthrow; 8. Buying allies; 9. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the array of financial crises, slumps, depressions and recessions that happened around the globe during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It covers events including World War I, hyperinflation and market crashes in the 1920s, the Great Depression of the 1930s, stagflation of the 1970s, the Latin American debt crises of the 1980s, the post-socialist transitions in Central Eastern Europe and Russia in the 1990s, and the great financial crisis of 20089. In addition to providing wide geographic and historical coverage of episodes of crisis in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia, the book clarifies basic concepts in the area of recession economics, analysis of high inflation, debt crises, political cycles and international political economy. An understanding of these concepts is needed to comprehend big recessions and slumps that often lead to both political change and the reassessment of prevailing economic paradigms.Trade Review'The twentieth century saw plenty of booms and busts, and the early twenty-first century saw a financial crash - threatening a repeat of the 1930s depression. Andrés Solimano provides the reader with an authoritative guide to these busts, crashes and depressions. This book is not only a history of capitalism, but also a warning that the next calamity is just around the corner.' Tony Addison, United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research'Fully conversant with changing economic and monetary theories and associated policy interventions, Solimano deploys a wealth of macroeconomic financial data to drive home one enduring feature, namely, the instability of capitalism. His book is economic history at its best, something the economics curriculum of today could hugely benefit from.' Anthony D'Costa, University of Alabama, Huntsville'This masterful guided-tour of the economic downturns in recent history is both spectacularly rich and absolutely indispensable. Solimano begs the question: when shall we learn from our mistakes?' Dimitry Kochenov, University of Groningen'The statistics collected by Solimano in this book are a gold mine for economists. He goes beyond simple lack-of-demand analyses and points out limitations of Keynesian stabilization policy as important, and at times useful, could not be a miracle cure for recessions.' Vito Tanzi, author of Termites of the StateTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Recessions and depressions: an overview of theories and empirics; 3. World War I, hyperinflation in the 1920s and World War II; 4. The Great Depression of the 1930s; 5. Stagflation in the 1970s, globalization and the financial crisis of 2008–9; 6. Two depressions in the early twenty-first century: the cases of Latvia and Greece; 7. Soviet-type of socialism and the post-socialist transition; 8. Economic crises in Latin America and East Asia; 9. Synthesis and interpretation.

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