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1012491
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b766861
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Lane, Jan-Erik.
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The new institutional politics : : performance and outcomes /\ Jan-Erik Lane and Svante Ersson.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2000.
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1 online resource (xiv, 329 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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020302057X
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: 0203264606
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: 1134672209
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: 1134672241
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: 6610336822
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: 9780203020579
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: 9780203264607
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: 9781134672202
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: 9781134672240
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: 9781134672257
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: 9786610336821
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0203224663
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0415183200
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0415183219
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9780203224663
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9780415183208
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9780415183215
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : Rousseau's problem -- What is an institution? -- Institutions and interests -- Outputs, outcomes and institutions -- Federalism : Althusius -- The institutionalization of human rights : Locke -- Presidential or parliamentary executives : Linz -- Impact of legislative institutions -- Judicial institutions -- The Duverger theory : impact of election rules -- Westminster versus consensus democracy -- a tenable distinction? -- Kornkordanzdemokratie and corporatism -- The economic outcomes of market institutions : theory -- The economic outcomes of market institutions : empirical tests -- Economic institutions and political freedom : Friedman -- Conclusion : constitutionalism matters.
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| Abstract
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The New Institutional Politics is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions upon outcomes, and covers some of the major themes in the new institutionalism. It looks at how various democratic institutions like Konkordanzdemokratie or corporatism promote better outcomes than Westminster institutions. The evaluation of the performance of political institutions covers the executive, the legislature and the judicial system. The book also looks at economic outcomes such as affluence and GDP growth as well as social ones like income distribution and quality of life. I.
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Comparative government.
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Quality of life.
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Comparative government.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.
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Quality of life.
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| Dewey Classification
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320.3
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| LC Classification
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JF51.L356 2000eb
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| Added Entry
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Ersson, Svante O.
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