Political Parties, Growth and Equality

Download or read book Political Parties, Growth and Equality written by Carles Boix and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-13 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the contrasting economic strategies pursued by conservative and social democratic governments. The current literature on political economy maintains that, due to the globalization of the economy and each country's institutional structures, parties hardly affect the economy. Examining all advanced countries since the 1960s, Professor Boix shows instead that partisanship and electoral politics play a fundamental role in the selection of policies to generate long-term growth and economic competitiveness. The book reinvigorates the claim that democratic arrangements matter.