Political parties, games and redistribution /

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"This book explores the impact of political parties on income redistribution policy in liberal democracies. Rosa Mule illustrates how public policy on inequality is influenced by strategic interactions among party leaders, rather than responses to social constituencies. Using game theory in det...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mulé, Rosa
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Income distribution.
Political parties.
Revenu > Répartition > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques > Cas, Études de.
Partis politiques > Pays de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques > Cas, Études de.
Revenu > Répartition.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
Income distribution
Political parties
Verteilungspolitik
Parteipolitik
Ökonomische Theorie der Politik
Spieltheorie
Partei
Revenu > Répartition > Pays de l'OCDE.
Partis politiques > Programmes.
Industriestaaten
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Political parties, games and income distribution
  • 2. Opposition effects, blackmail and u-turns under Pierre Elliot Trudeau
  • 3. The arithmetics of politics under Margaret Thatcher
  • 4. Right-wing ascendency, pivitol players and asymmetric power under Bob Hawke
  • 5. The demise of the federal social safety net under Clinton
  • 6. Conclusions
  • Technical addendum
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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