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Political parties, games and redistribution
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ISBN: 0521790085 0511016891 0511491042 0511046545 1280432721 0511327617 0511173520 0521793580 0511152639 1107121140 9780511016899 0511031270 9780511031274 9780511491047 9780511046544 9780511152634 9786610432721 6610432724 9780521793582 9780521790086 9781107121140 9780511173523 9780511327612 9781280432729 Year: 2001 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University press

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This book explores the impact of political parties on income redistribution policy in liberal democracies. Rosa Mulé illustrates how public policy on inequality is influenced by strategic interactions among party leaders, rather than responses to social constituencies. Using game theory in detailed case studies of intraparty conflicts, Mulé evaluates her findings against a broad range of theories - political business cycle, median convergence, 'shrinking middle class' and demographic movements. She analyses trends in income inequality in selected OECD countries since the 1970s and provides in-depth examinations of Canada, Australia, Britain and the United States. Her methodology effectively blends sophisticated quantitative techniques with qualitative, analytic narratives. In evaluating both the impact of intraparty cohesion and ideology on redistributive policy, and trends in income inequality, this book brings a unique perspective to those interested in the study of public policy and political parties.

Party competition and responsible party government
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ISBN: 1282703560 9786612703560 0472027182 9780472027187 0472087673 9780472087679 0472112015 9780472112012 0472087673 9780472087679 9781282703568 6612703563 Year: 2001 Publisher: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press

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In countries with multiparty political systems, we assume--if the system is going to work--that parties have relatively stable positions on policy, that these positions diverge, and that voters make choices based on policy preferences. Yet much of the research on voter behavior and party competition does not support these assumptions. In Party Competition, James Adams applies the insights of behavioral research to an examination of the policy strategies that political parties (and candidates) employ in seeking election. He argues that vote-seeking parties are motivated to present policies that appeal to voters, whose bias toward these policies is based in part on reasons that have nothing to do with policy. He demonstrates that this strategic logic has profound implications for party competition and responsible party government. Adams's innovative fusion of research methodologies presents solutions to issues of policy stability and voter partisanship. His theory's supported by an in-depth analysis of empirical applications to party competition in Britain, France, and the United States in the postwar years. Party Competition and Responsible Party Government will appeal to readers interested in the study of political parties, voting behavior and elections, as well as to scholars specializing in French, British, and American politics.

Parliaments in the Czech and Slovak Republics : party competition and parliamentary institutionalization
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ISBN: 0754616444 Year: 2001 Publisher: Aldershot Ashgate

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Mapping policy preferences: estimates for parties, electors, and governments, 1945-1998
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ISBN: 9780199244003 0199244006 Year: 2001 Publisher: Oxford Oxford University Press

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