Political parties, games and redistribution

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mulé, Rosa (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2001.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b39683710*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.