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Informationen zum Autor Jan-Erik Lane is Professor of Political Science at the University of Geneva; he has published widely in public management and political theory. Svante Ersson is a lecturer at Umea University. They are joint authors of a number of comparative books, including Politics and Society in Western Europe, 4th edition. Klappentext "Political Institutions and Outcomes" looks at various democratic institutions in a comparison of Westminster and the results promoted by other systems. This comprehensive evaluation of performance covers the executive, the legislature and the judicial system, as well as looking at social and economic outcomes. Covering major themes in a very strong market, this book is unusual in its breadth of coverage and will further the authors already excellent reputation in these areas. Zusammenfassung The New Institututional Politics explores how political institutions matter for political, economic and social outcomes and estimates their impact in relation to other major factors such as culture and social structure. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part 1 Theoretical Section; Chapter 1 What is an institution?; Chapter 2 Institutions and interests; Chapter 3 Outputs, outcomes and institutions; Part 2 Substantive analyses section; Basic state institutions; Chapter 4 Federalism; Chapter 5 The institutionalization of human rights; The Montesquieu system; Chapter 6 Presidential or parliamentary executives; Chapter 7 Impact of legislative institutions; Chapter 8 Judicial institutions; The Lijphart system; Chapter 9 The Duverger theory; Chapter 10 Westminster versus Consensus democracy – a tenable distinction?; Chapter 11 Konkordanzdemokratie and corporatism; The Friedman system; Chapter 12 The economic outcomes of market institutions; Chapter 13 The economic outcomes of market institutions; Chapter 14 Economic institutions and political freedom; Chapter 15 Conclusion;
