The New Institutional Politics: Outcomes and Consequences

by Svante Ersson, Jan-Erik Lane

Overview

The New Institutional Politics is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions upon outcomes, and covers some of the major themes in the new institutionalism. It looks at how various democratic institutions like Konkordanzdemokratie or corporatism promote better outcomes than Westminster institutions.
The evaluation of the performance of political institutions covers the executive, the legislature and the judicial system. The book also looks at economic outcomes such as affluence and GDP growth as well as social ones like income distribution and quality of life. It examines the problems of institutional effects in democracies and dictatorships and provides analysis of some of the major models in political science.
This is an exploration of how political institutions matter for political, economic and social outcomes. It estimates their impact in relation to other major factors such as culture and social structure. It is written for political scientists and graduates studying comparative politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134672240
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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;