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Reform Capacity
Johannes Lindvall
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Description for Reform Capacity
hardcover. This volume examines reform capacity and the ability of political decision-makers to resolve conflicts that might otherwise prevent governments from adopting desirable policies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
It is often said that effective government requires a concentration of power. If we want our political leaders to adjust public policies to changing economic, social, and political circumstances, we should, in this view, leave our leaders alone: we should put in place electoral procedures that identify a clear winner in each election, and then we should let the winning political party govern without having to cooperate with others. The argument of this book is that this view is mistaken, since it seriously underestimates the ability of political decision makers to overcome democratic paralysis by compensating losers (groups ... Read more
It is often said that effective government requires a concentration of power. If we want our political leaders to adjust public policies to changing economic, social, and political circumstances, we should, in this view, leave our leaders alone: we should put in place electoral procedures that identify a clear winner in each election, and then we should let the winning political party govern without having to cooperate with others. The argument of this book is that this view is mistaken, since it seriously underestimates the ability of political decision makers to overcome democratic paralysis by compensating losers (groups ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198766865
SKU
V9780198766865
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About Johannes Lindvall
Johannes Lindvall is a Professor of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden. He is the author of Mass Unemployment and the State (Oxford University Press 2010) as well as articles in journals such as the American Political Science Review, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, the European Journal of Political Research, the Journal of Politics, And World ... Read more
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