Democratic Governance and Economic Performance : How Accountability Can Go Too Far in Politics, Law and Business

Dino Falaschetti

Conventional wisdom warns that unaccountable political and business agents can enrich a few at the expense of many. This title intends to find statistical evidence and case study illustrations that democratic institutions at various governance levels have facilitated opportunistic gains for electoral, consumer, and shareholder principals

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Year of publication:	2009 ; 1. Ed.
Authors:	Falaschetti, Dino
Publisher:	New York, NY : Springer New York
Subject:	Demokratie \| Governance \| Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com]

Extent:	XXI, 131 S.
Series:	Studies in public choice
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Literaturangaben Preface; A Note on Method; Overview of the Book; Theory: What Should We Observe if Democratic Governance Weakens Economic Performance?; Statistical Evidence: Democratic Governance Probably Went Too Far in At Least One Important Sector; Natural Experiments: State Telecom Sectors Offer Attractive Labs for Studying Politics, Law, and Economics; Implications for Political Bureaucracy, Competition Law, and Business Organization; References; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; Part I A General Theory and Statistical Evidence; 1 Theory; 2 Natural Experiments; 3 Statistical Evidence Part II Implications for Political Bureaucracy, Competition Law, and Business Organization4 Politics; 5 Law; 6 Business; 7 Conclusion; Index;
ISBN:	0-387-78706-2 ; 978-0-387-78706-0 ; 978-0-387-78707-7
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-0-387-78707-7 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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