Partisan Politics, Divided Government, and the Economy / Edition 1

Partisan Politics, Divided Government, and the Economy / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
0521436206
ISBN-13:
9780521436205
Pub. Date:
01/27/1995
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
0521436206
ISBN-13:
9780521436205
Pub. Date:
01/27/1995
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Partisan Politics, Divided Government, and the Economy / Edition 1

Partisan Politics, Divided Government, and the Economy / Edition 1

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Overview

This book explores how the political process in the United States influences the economy and how economic conditions influence electoral results. It explains how the interaction between the President and Congress lead to the formulation of macroeconomic policy and how the American voters achieve moderation by balancing the two institutions. Fluctuations in economic growth are shown to depend on the results of elections and, conversely, electoral results to depend on the state of the economy. The final chapter of the book establishes striking similarities between the American political economy and other industrial democracies.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521436205
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 01/27/1995
Series: Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 300
Product dimensions: 6.02(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Models of policy divergence; 3. A theory of institutional balancing; 4. The midterm cycle; 5. Diversity, persistence, and mobility; 6. Incumbency and moderation; 7. Partisan business cycles; 8. The President, Congress, and the economy; 9. Economic growth and national elections in the United States: 1915–88; 10. Partisan economic policy and divided government in parliamentary democracies.
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