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The Economics of Transparency in Politics (Paperback): Albert Breton The Economics of Transparency in Politics (Paperback)
Albert Breton; Gianluigi Galeotti, Ronald Wintrobe
R1,592 Discovery Miles 15 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The purpose of this book is to formulate economic models of the advantages and costs of transparency in various areas of public sector activity and to assess what level of obfuscation in politics is rational. The chapters are arranged in four parts. Part 1 is concerned with the manifestations of transparency and obfuscation in domestic democratic settings whilst Part 2 deals with the same realities but in an international context. Part 3 looks at corruption and Part 4 considers some of the implications of transparency and obfuscation for the working of governments and the formulation of public policies.

The Economics of Transparency in Politics (Hardcover, New Ed): Albert Breton The Economics of Transparency in Politics (Hardcover, New Ed)
Albert Breton; Gianluigi Galeotti, Ronald Wintrobe
R4,436 Discovery Miles 44 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The purpose of this book is to formulate economic models of the advantages and costs of transparency in various areas of public sector activity and to assess what level of obfuscation in politics is rational. The chapters are arranged in four parts. Part 1 is concerned with the manifestations of transparency and obfuscation in domestic democratic settings whilst Part 2 deals with the same realities but in an international context. Part 3 looks at corruption and Part 4 considers some of the implications of transparency and obfuscation for the working of governments and the formulation of public policies.

Competition and Structure - The Political Economy of Collective Decisions: Essays in Honor of Albert Breton (Hardcover):... Competition and Structure - The Political Economy of Collective Decisions: Essays in Honor of Albert Breton (Hardcover)
Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R2,578 Discovery Miles 25 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The essays in this volume, written by well-known economists and other social scientists from North America, Europe and Australia, share to an unusual degree a common concern with the competitive mechanisms that underlie collective decisions and with the way they are embedded in institutional settings. This gives the book a unitary inspiration whose value is clear from the understanding and insights its chapters provide on important theoretical and practical issues such as the social dimension and impact of trust, the management of information in bureaucratic settings, the role of political parties in constitutional evolution, inter-level rivalry and reassignments of powers in federal and unitary systems of government, the impact of ethnicity and nationalism on federal institutions or arrangements, and the response of governments and overarching institutions of globalization. The essays were written in honour of Albert Breton, a pioneer in this field of investigation.

Rational Extremism - The Political Economy of Radicalism (Paperback): Ronald Wintrobe Rational Extremism - The Political Economy of Radicalism (Paperback)
Ronald Wintrobe
R1,452 Discovery Miles 14 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Extremists are people whose ideas or tactics are viewed as outside the mainstream. Looked at this way, extremists are not necessarily twisted or evil. But they can be, especially when they are intolerant and violent. What makes extremists turn violent? This 2006 book assumes that extremists are rational: given their ends, they choose the best means to achieve them. The analysis explains why extremist leaders use the tactics they do, and why they are often insensitive to punishment and to loss of life. It also explains how rational people can be motivated to die for the cause. The book covers different aspects of extremism such as revolution, suicide terrorism, and global jihad. The arguments are illustrated with important episodes of extremism, including the French Revolution, the rise of nationalism in Yugoslavia under Milosevic, and the emergence of suicide terror and Al Qaeda today.

Rational Foundations of Democratic Politics (Paperback): Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe Rational Foundations of Democratic Politics (Paperback)
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Democracy is widely accepted today, perhaps as never before, as the most suitable form of government. But what is democracy, and does it always produce good government? Democracy is often associated with the existence of competitive elections. But theory and experience suggest that these are not sufficient for democracy to function reasonably well. In this book, which was originally published in 2003, a number of experts from North America and Europe use a rational choice approach to understand the 'foundations' of democracy - what makes democracy successful, and why. In doing so, they consider diverse problems of democratic governance such as the importance of morals or virtue in political life, negative advertising, the role of social capital and civil society in sustaining democracy, the constitutional and cultural prerequisites of democracy, and the interaction of democracy and markets.

Political Extremism and Rationality (Paperback): Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe Political Extremism and Rationality (Paperback)
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R1,441 Discovery Miles 14 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Political extremism is widely considered to be the product of irrational behavior. The distinguishing feature of this collection by well-known economists and political scientists from North America, Europe and Australia is to propose a variety of explanations which all insist on the rationality of extremism. Contributors use variants of this approach to shed light on subjects such as the conditions under which democratic parties take extremist positions, the relationship between extremism and conformism, the strategies adopted by revolutionary movements, and the reasons why extremism often leads to violence. The authors identify four core issues in the study of the phenomenon: the nature (definition) of extremism and its origins in both democratic and authoritarian settings, the capacity of democratic political systems to accommodate extremist positions, the strategies (civil disobedience, assassination, lynching) chosen by extremist groups, and the circumstances under which extremism becomes a threat to democracy.

Nationalism and Rationality (Paperback): Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe Nationalism and Rationality (Paperback)
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R1,178 Discovery Miles 11 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why is nationalism so widespread? How does the phenomenon arise? How can its negative consequences be controlled? This collection of essays by economists, sociologists, and political scientists from North America and Europe tries to answer these questions at the forefront of political discussion. The work differs from others in that the authors' responses are not based on avowed ideological perspectives, but are rather drawn from rational-choice analysis, the foundation of social science. Although each of the contributors to Nationalism and Rationality takes a distinctive point of view, the collection as a whole focuses on three subjects - the origins of nationalism, whether and why it promotes good or evil, and how to deal with its occasional destructive consequences. Readers will find provocative insights into nationalism through the contributors' diverse diagnoses and prescriptions.

Competition and Structure - The Political Economy of Collective Decisions: Essays in Honor of Albert Breton (Paperback):... Competition and Structure - The Political Economy of Collective Decisions: Essays in Honor of Albert Breton (Paperback)
Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R1,328 Discovery Miles 13 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The essays in this volume, written by well-known economists and other social scientists from North America, Europe and Australia, share to an unusual degree a common concern with the competitive mechanisms that underlie collective decisions and with the way they are embedded in institutional settings. This gives the book a unitary inspiration whose value is clear from the understanding and insights its chapters provide on important theoretical and practical issues such as the social dimension and impact of trust, the management of information in bureaucratic settings, the role of political parties in constitutional evolution, inter-level rivalry and reassignments of powers in federal and unitary systems of government, the impact of ethnicity and nationalism on federal institutions or arrangements, and the response of governments and overarching institutions of globalization. The essays were written in honour of Albert Breton, a pioneer in this field of investigation.

Rational Extremism - The Political Economy of Radicalism (Hardcover, New): Ronald Wintrobe Rational Extremism - The Political Economy of Radicalism (Hardcover, New)
Ronald Wintrobe
R2,363 Discovery Miles 23 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Extremists are people whose ideas or tactics are viewed as outside the mainstream. Looked at this way, extremists are not necessarily twisted or evil. But they can be, especially when they are intolerant and violent. What makes extremists turn violent? This 2006 book assumes that extremists are rational: given their ends, they choose the best means to achieve them. The analysis explains why extremist leaders use the tactics they do, and why they are often insensitive to punishment and to loss of life. It also explains how rational people can be motivated to die for the cause. The book covers different aspects of extremism such as revolution, suicide terrorism, and global jihad. The arguments are illustrated with important episodes of extremism, including the French Revolution, the rise of nationalism in Yugoslavia under Milosevic, and the emergence of suicide terror and Al Qaeda today.

The Political Economy of Dictatorship (Hardcover, New): Ronald Wintrobe The Political Economy of Dictatorship (Hardcover, New)
Ronald Wintrobe
R2,524 Discovery Miles 25 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although much of the world still lives today, as always, under dictatorship, the behaviour of these regimes and of their leaders often appears irrational and mysterious. In The Political Economy of Dictatorship, Ronald Wintrobe uses rational choice theory to model dictatorships: their strategies for accumulating power, the constraints on their behavior, and why they are often more popular than is commonly accepted. The book explores both the politics and the economics of dictatorships, and the interaction between them. The questions addressed include: What determines the repressiveness of a regime? Can political authoritarianism be 'good' for the economy? After the fall, who should be held responsible for crimes against human rights? The book contains many applications, including chapters on Nazi Germany, Soviet Communism, South Africa under apartheid, the ancient Roman Empire and Pinochet's Chile. It also provides a guide to the policies which should be followed by the democracies towards dictatorships.

Understanding Democracy - Economic and Political Perspectives (Hardcover, New): Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre... Understanding Democracy - Economic and Political Perspectives (Hardcover, New)
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R3,312 Discovery Miles 33 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Democracy has moved to the centre of systemic reflections on political economy, gaining a position which used to be occupied by the debate about socialism and capitalism. Certitudes about democracy have been replaced by an awareness of the elusiveness and fluidity of democratic institutions and of the multiplicity of dimensions involved. This is a book which reflects this intellectual situation. It consists of a collection of essays by well-known economists and political scientists from both North America and Europe on the nature of democracy, on the conditions for democracy to be stable, and on the relationship between democracy and important economic issues such as the functioning of the market economy, economic growth, income distribution and social policies.

Nationalism and Rationality (Hardcover, New): Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe Nationalism and Rationality (Hardcover, New)
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R2,249 Discovery Miles 22 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Why is nationalism so widespread today? How does the phenomenon arise? How can its negative consequences be controlled? This collection of essays by economists, sociologists and political scientists from North America and Europe tries to answer these questions at the forefront of contemporary political discussion. The work differs from others in that the authors' responses are not based on avowed ideological perspectives but are rather drawn from rational-choice analysis, the foundation of social science. Although each of the contributers to Nationalism and Rationality takes a distinctive point of view, the collection, as a whole, focuses on three subjects - the origins of nationalism, whether and why it promotes good or evil, and how to deal with its occasional destructive consequences. Readers should find provocative insights into nationalism through the contributors' diverse diagnoses and prescriptions.

Understanding Democracy - Economic and Political Perspectives (Paperback): Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon,... Understanding Democracy - Economic and Political Perspectives (Paperback)
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R1,161 Discovery Miles 11 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Democracy has moved to the centre of systemic reflections on political economy, gaining a position which used to be occupied by the debate about socialism and capitalism. Certitudes about democracy have been replaced by an awareness of the elusiveness and fluidity of democratic institutions and of the multiplicity of dimensions involved. This is a book which reflects this intellectual situation. It consists of a collection of essays by well-known economists and political scientists from both North America and Europe on the nature of democracy, on the conditions for democracy to be stable, and on the relationship between democracy and important economic issues such as the functioning of the market economy, economic growth, income distribution and social policies.

The Logic of Bureaucratic Conduct - An Economic Analysis of Competition, Exchange, and Efficiency in Private and Public... The Logic of Bureaucratic Conduct - An Economic Analysis of Competition, Exchange, and Efficiency in Private and Public Organizations (Paperback)
Albert Breton, Ronald Wintrobe
R1,376 Discovery Miles 13 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this work the authors present a general theory of bureaucracy and use it to explain behaviour in large organizations and to explain what determines efficiency in both governments and business corporations. The theory uses the methods of standard neoclassical economic theory. It relies on two central principles: that members of an organization trade with one another and that they compete with one another. Authority, which is the basis for conventional theories of bureaucracy, is given a role, despite reliance on the idea of trade between bureaucracies. It is argued, however, that bureaucracies cannot operate efficiently on the basis of authority alone. Exchange between bureaucrats is hampered because promises are not enforceable. So trust and loyalty between members of bureaucratic networks play an important part. The authors find that vertical networks promote efficiency while horizontal ones impede it.

Political Extremism and Rationality (Hardcover): Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe Political Extremism and Rationality (Hardcover)
Albert Breton, Gianluigi Galeotti, Pierre Salmon, Ronald Wintrobe
R2,247 Discovery Miles 22 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The distinguishing feature of this collection by well-known economists and political scientists from North America, Europe, and Australia is to propose a variety of explanations that all insist on the rationality of extremism. The authors identify four core issues in the study of extremism: the nature (definition) of extremism and its origins in both democratic and authoritarian settings, the capacity of democratic political systems to accommodate extremist positions, the strategies (civil disobedience, assassination, lynching) chosen by extremist groups, and the circumstances under which extremism becomes a threat to democracy.

The Political Economy of Dictatorship (Paperback, New ed): Ronald Wintrobe The Political Economy of Dictatorship (Paperback, New ed)
Ronald Wintrobe
R1,585 Discovery Miles 15 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although much of the world still lives today, as always, under dictatorship, the behavior of these regimes and of their leaders often appears irrational and mysterious. This book uses rational choice theory to understand dictators: How do "successful" dictatorships stay in power? What determines the repressiveness of a regime? How do their economies work? The book contains many applications, including chapters on Nazi Germany, Soviet Communism, South Africa under apartheid, and Pinochet's Chile. It also provides a guide to the policies that should be followed by the democracies towards dictatorships.

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