Perspectives on Positive Political Economy

278 Pages·2011·5.541 MB·English

by  James E. Alt, Kenneth A. Shepsle

PERSPECTIVES ON POSITIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICEACLO NOMYO F INSTITUTIAONNDSD ECISIONS
Editors
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devemleonpotfp olitpiatcriaelsV iicnt oErnigaalnnd
MatheDw.M cCubbainnTdse rSruyll iveadn.s,C,o ngress:
structure and policy
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Swedipsohl itics
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degsnio ft haep propripartoicioennst ssh e
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DouglCa.Ns osr tIhn,s titutionsc,h ainngset itutional
ande concop meiorrfmance
ElinOosrtr oGmo,v erntihcneog m motnhsee:v oluotfi on
institfuortc ioolnlsea ccttiivoen
PERSPECTIVEOSN
POSITIVPEO LITICAL
ECONOMY
Editbeyd
JAMSEE .A LT
KENNTEHA .S HEPSLE
HarvaUrndi versity
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Contents
Lisotfc ontroirbsu t pagev n
Sereideist porresf'a ce
IX
Acknowledgments
x
Edoirtsit'nr oduction 1
JameEs.A latn dK enneAt.Sh h epsle
PARTI
THEN EWP OLITIECCAOLN OMY
1 Thee mergdiinsgc iopfpl oilnieet ciocnaolm y 9
PetCe.rO rdsehook
2 Macropoelciotniocimantyl h fei eolfdd e velopment 31
RobeHr.tB ates
PARTI I
ORGANITZIAONTSR,A NSACTIONS,
ANDO PPOTRUNITIES
3 Bagaringic onsitnslf,u enccoes atnstd, h e
organiozfae tcioonnoa mcitci vity 57
Paul Mriolmag njdo hRno berts
4 Coproractltuuer aen de conotmhieco ry 90
DaviMd.K reps
S Ameintpyo ntetiianld,ii bvtiiilseaisn,d
polictoimcpaelt ition 144
HaroDledm setz
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Contents
PARTI II
REFELCTIOONSN T HEORETIFCOAULN DATIONS
6 Polistciiceaanlnc dre a ticohnoailc e 163
WilliHa.Rm i ker
7 Institauntdait ornasn sacttihoenoo-rfcey ox scth ange 182
DouglCa.sN so rth
8 Thec osotfss p ecpirailgv ei le 195
GordTounl lock
9 Towaradu nifviieeodwf e conomaindct sh e
other sscoiceinacle s 212
Mancur Olson
Notes 233
References 245
Index 257
vi
Contributors
RobeHr.Bt a tes MancOulrs on
DepartomfPe onlt iStciiceanlc Dee partomfEe cnotn omics
DukUen iversity UnviersoifMt ayr yland
DurhaNmC,2 7706 ColglePe arMkD, 2 0742
HaroDledm setz PetCe.rO rdeshook
DepartmEecnotn oomfi cs DivisiHounm aiontfia ensSd o cial
UnviersoifCt aylo irfnia Sciences
LoAsn gelCeA9s 0,0 24 CaloirfnIinais ttuotfTe e cnhology
PasadCeAn9 a11,2 5
DaviMd.K reps
GraduSactheo oBlu soifn essW illHi.aR mi ker
StaonrfUdn iversity DepartomfPe onlti Stciiceanlc e
StanfCoAr9 d4,3 05 UnirvseiotfRy o chester
Rocheste1r4,6 2N7Y
PauMli lgrom
Department of EcoJnoohRmnoi bcesr ts
StaonrfUdn iversity GraduSactheoo ofBl u siness
StaonrfdC,A 9 4305 StanfUonvriedr sity
StanfCoAr9 d4,3 05
DouglCa.Ns osr th
DepartomfEe cnotn omics GordTounl lock
WasnhgitUonni versity DepartomfEe cnotn omics
StL.o uiMsO, 6 3130 UnirvseiotfAy r izona
TucsAoZn8, 5 271
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Sereideist porresf'a ce
TheC ambirdgsee roinet sh Peo liEtciocnaolom fIy n stitauntDdie o­ns
cisiiosbn usia lrto uantdt emtpoat nss wtewroc entqruaels tHioown s:
doi nstiteuvtoiliovnne s r estpoio nndsiev iicndeunatlis vtersa,t egies,
and choicedso,i snatnidt uahtfeoifcwot n pste hrefa onrecom fp olitical
anedc onosmyiescmt ?sT hes coopfet hsee riicseo sm paraanthdii vse­
toricalt hraiannt theerrn oarts ipoencailfA imcearlilacynat dnh ,foe c us
isp osirtaitvhteeh ran no rmative.
Thes imaunletoturse atomfet nhtet sweo ceqnutersatlii sao ttn hse
heaorftt h fei eolfpd o siptoilviet ica.lO ne ctohneo mwyhcohlaep,­ the
tercso ltleeidc nt hivso luamveo niodr majtuidvgem eanntdss t eae r
courmsied wabeyt weberno ahdi stogreincaealrli zaatniddo ent ailed
mircotheorreetaiiscnoagnWl.i thtihne lsieim ttsh,e cyo nitnaa broad
set vioefow fst hteh eoresttircuacoltft u hrfeei eClhadp.t esruser yv
botmhi rcoroaontmdsa cropheniontm heeenv ao luotfFi riosnWt o rld
anTdh iWrodr lpdo lietciocnaolm Miuecsoh.f t hveo luimased dressed
too rganizdaetvieolnoapdlmi esnctuf,sr sodemid v epresres petchtaitv es
strtehsreso loefrs e uptatainoudnn o fresceoennt ingoeffn actciieosn,a l
competfiotarim oenn piotetyn tiaanlod,f t hceo sotfa tetmpttion gi n­
fluecnoclel eaccttiivoIenn ls a.t cehrae prtss,e vecroaenlnt dianpg­
proacahrerese presiendn itsecdu sosfvi aorniusen sdio tfa naltyhsaits
havfeo undreeds eaprrcohgm rsai:n divdiedcuiaslei xocnhsa,tn rgaen s­
actiroennsste, e kainndig n,d iviitsiiebsi.l
Neverthwehliedlsiess ,p lmauycihn gd iversitayn dco ofn ­approach
tentth,ce h aeprtosft hviosl usmhea arneu nderluynyiio ntfpg u rpose:
tod emonshtorwae tceo noamnidpc o litoiuctcaolrm eefsl cehcoti ces
constrbayii nnsetdi twuhtiialolesne osx plawihnyia nnhgdo w,v iienw
oft hoeu tcosmuecsih,n stitsuhtoiuholandvds ee veloped.
IX
Acknowledgments
Thep resveonltu cmoen soifsa nt su mboefcr o mmisspieiocnefesod r a
seroifes se misno anpr olietciocnaolhm eyli dnC ambirdgMea,s sachu­
setattHs a,r vaUrnvdie rsiintt hyfel a olf1 897F.i nanscuipaplio ntr hte
foromfa g ratnoHt a rvdaf rrotmh Aen drWe.wM ellFoonu ndaitsi on
grautlelafcyk neodwgleTdh.ig sr ant sulpceptourrbteyRes od b eHr.t
BateHsa,r oDledm seDtozu,g lCa.Ns so rtMha,n cOulrs oWni,ll iam
H. eRriJ,ko hRno beratnsGd,o rdTounlo lckR.e vivseerds oifot nhse se
lectaurrceeo sn taiintn hefdelo olwinpga geTsh.ea yr jeo inbeyrd w o
previuonupsulbyl (iisEnhn egdle issshba)yyD sa vMi.dK reapnsPd e ter
C.O rdeshook.
Thee ditaolrssto h anJka meHsa miolnt,a ne conomgircasd uate
studaetnH tar avrdf,o rh issu bstaanntdei dviet oardivailac ned,
TonyaK oenkfeorcr o mpial uinnigf biieibdol graapnhdfoy r o ther
manuscript-ptraespkasr.a tion
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