Federalism and the Market - Intergovernmental Conflict and Economic Reform in the Developing World

Klappentext This book explores conflict between national and subnational politicians over the formulation of economic policy. Zusammenfassung This book explores the conflict between national and subnational politicians over the formulation of economic policy. In testing the argument with a combination of cross-sectional time-series and case study analysis! this book contributes to the broad literatures on development and the comparative political economy of federalism and decentralization. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Intergovernmental bargaining and economic policy in federations; 2. From market-preserving to market-distorting federalism: divergent incentives and economic reform in developing nations; 3. Federalism and the decentralized politics of macroeconomic policy and performance; 4. Testing the argument - macroeconomic reform beyond the federal-unitary distinction; 5. Partisan harmony, vertical accountability, and market transitions - the case of Argentina; 6. Regional competition, fiscal dependence and subnational incentives in the Argentine provinces; 7. The view from below - the politics of public sector reform in three Argentine provinces; 8. Conclusion - comparative federalism, market reform, and future research; References.

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• Authors: Erik Wibbels, Erik (Duke University Wibbels, Wibbels Erik
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2012
• EAN: 9781107404830
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40483-0
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Developing Countries, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Global South / Developing countries