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Delia M. Boylan - Defusing Democracy: Central Bank Autonomy and the Transition from Authoritarian Rule - 9780472112142 - V9780472112142
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Defusing Democracy: Central Bank Autonomy and the Transition from Authoritarian Rule

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Description for Defusing Democracy: Central Bank Autonomy and the Transition from Authoritarian Rule Hardcover. A substantive focus on transitions to democracy combined with an analytical approach rooted in the political economy of institutions Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 650.

Many of today's new democracies are constrained by institutional forms designed by previous authoritarian rulers. In this timely and provocative study, Delia M. Boylan traces the emergence of these vestigial governance structures to strategic behavior by outgoing elites seeking to protect their interests from the vicissitudes of democratic rule.
One important outgrowth of this political insulation strategy--and the empirical centerpiece of Boylan's analysis--is the existence of new, highly independent central banks in countries throughout the developing world. This represents a striking transformation, for not only does central bank autonomy remove a key aspect of economic decision making from democratic ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472112142
SKU
V9780472112142
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About Delia M. Boylan
Delia M. Boylan is Assistant Professor, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago.

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