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State, Institutions and Democracy

Contributions of Political Economy

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Editors:
  1. Norman Schofield

    1. Department of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, USA

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  2. Gonzalo Caballero

    1. Faculty of Economics, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

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  • Presents original and innovative contributions on state, institutions and democracy in the field of political economy
  • Combines historical evidence, institutional analysis, mathematical models and empirical analysis in an interdisciplinary approach
  • Written by leading political economists and political scientists from Europe, America and Asia

Part of the book series: Studies in Political Economy (POEC)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Bargaining, Lobbying and State Capture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Bargaining with Outside Options

      • Ken Binmore, Jon X. Eguia
      Pages 3-16

    3. Lobbying Mechanisms

      • Martin Gregor
      Pages 17-52

    4. Financial Sector Regulation and the Revolving Door in US Commercial Banks

      • Elise S. Brezis, Joël Cariolle
      Pages 53-76

  3. Democracy, Participation and Electoral Politics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
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    2. The Rhetoric and Reality of Austerity: Electoral Politics in Britain 2010 to 2015

      • Paul Whiteley, Harold D. Clarke, Marianne Stewart
      Pages 79-103

    3. Valence and Ideological Proximity in the Rise of Nationalist Parties: Spanish General Elections, 2008 and 2011

      • Elena Labzina, Joan Barceló, Norman Schofield
      Pages 105-142

    4. Measuring Direct Democracy

      • Nadia Fiorino, Roberto Ricciuti, Fulvio Venturino
      Pages 143-158

    5. Political Participation in Rural India: A Village Level Study

      • Vani K. Borooah, Anirudh Tagat
      Pages 159-191

    6. Elections with International Relations Dominance

      • Jan Klingelhöfer
      Pages 193-203

    7. Electoral Rules and Proportionality in Spain: Estimating the Impact of some Swedish Rules Through the 2011 Electoral Data

      • Jose M. Pavia, Fernando Toboso
      Pages 205-221

  4. State and Public Services

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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    2. Is There a Doctor in the House?

      • Jani-Petri Laamanen, Mikko Poutanen, Katri Sieberg
      Pages 225-249

    3. What Makes People Nursing Home Residents: Individual Need or Municipalities’ Supply?

      • Theis Theisen
      Pages 251-270

    4. Civil Service and the Crisis: A Comparative Analysis of Iberian Countries (2008–2013)

      • Enrique José Varela-Álvarez, Joaquim Filipe Ferraz Esteves de Araújo, Óscar Briones Gamarra
      Pages 271-292

  5. Cases of Institutional Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
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    2. Congressional Negotiations with Costly Voting: Understanding the Reforms to PEMEX in 2006–2008

      • Gilles Serra
      Pages 295-326

    3. Institutional Change, Specific Investments and Photovoltaic Power Plants: The Empirical Effects of the Energy Policy of “Solar Farms” in Spain

      • Marcos Álvarez-Díaz, Raquel Fernández-González, Gonzalo Caballero
      Pages 327-347

    4. The Economic Effects of the Implementation of the Greek Adjustment Plan in the Great Recession

      • Inmaculada Carrasco, Carmen Córcoles, John McCombie
      Pages 349-362
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This book presents a set of original and innovative contributions on state, institutions and democracy in the field of political economy. Modern political economy has implied the interaction between politics and economics to understand political, electoral and public issues in different nations, and in this volume a group of leading political economists and political scientists from Europe, America and Asia provides theoretical advances, modelling and case studies on main topics in political economy.


The analysis of the role and performance of politics and democracy in diverse nations implies the study of the organization of the state, lobbying, political participation, public policies, electoral politics, public administration and the provision of public services. This book provides advances in the research frontier of these topics and combines historical evidence, institutional analysis, mathematical models and empirical analysis in an interdisciplinaryapproach. Political and social scientists, economists and those interested in the performance of states, democracy and elections can find new research results in this volume.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, USA

    Norman Schofield

  • Faculty of Economics, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Gonzalo Caballero

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