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Economic Politics. The Costs of Democracy

Paperback • 1995 • English

Economic Politics. The Costs of Democracy

By William R. Keech

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An accessible synthesis of a large body of material, Economic Politics raises and addresses questions about the consequences of democratic institutions for economic performance. Drawing on concrete and observable experience in the United States, with occasional reference to other countries, William Keech suggests that there are modest and bearable costs of democratic procedures, comparable to the agency costs incurred whenever a principal delegates authority to an agent. Democracy, according to ...Show more

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9780521467681

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1995

Language

English

Original title

Economic Politics. The Costs of Democracy

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Paperback

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