Public choice and the challenges of democracy

This timely and important volume addresses the serious challenges faced by democracy in contemporary society. With contributions from some of the world's most prestigious scholars of public choice and political science, this comprehensive collection presents a complete overview of the threats democracy must confront ...

El libro blanco de Rusia

las reformas neoliberales (1991-2004)

En este libro se recogen datos que muestran cómo la reforma neoliberal iniciada en los años 1989-1990 en la URSS y continuada en la Federación de Rusia ha influido en la economía nacional de Rusia y en la vida cotidiana de la población. Esta reforma ...

Lawlessness and economics

alternative modes of governance

How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In "Lawlessness and Economics", Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions ...

Avances y obstáculos en el fortalecimiento del Estado en Centroamérica y República Dominicana

un análisis de la capacidad institucional, la reforma de la Administración y la gestión pública

Trabajo dirigido por el profesor Parrado Díez, en el que partiendo del propósito de fortalecimiento del Estado se consiga el desarrollo social en Centroamérica. Para ello se analizan los contextos económico, político e institucional de las Administraciones de la región y las iniciativas emprendidas para ...

La democracia en América Latina, un barco a la deriva

Desde la década de 1980 la revalorización de la democracia política ha estado acompañada de reflexiones teóricas por parte de politólogos, sociólogos e historiadores latinoamericanos. Sin embargo, el énfasis casi siempre ha estado puesto en lo institucional y no en sus condiciones de posibilidad y ...

The evolution of economic institutions

a critical reader

It is now widely acknowledged that institutions are a crucial factor in economic performance. Major developments have been made in our understanding of the nature and evolution of economic institutions in the last few years. This book brings together some key contributions in this area ...

Can Germany be saved?

the malaise of the world's first welfare State

A prominent economist argues in this German bestseller that Germany can rescue its sluggish economy by transforming its social welfare system and reforming its labor market and tax structure, offering insights into economic dilemmas experienced by all advanced economies in a time of globalization. What ...

Modern State intervention in the Era of Globalisation

INDICE: Preface Introduction; Part I: Theoretical Issues; 1. Economic and Political Aspects of the State; 2. The Role of the State and Government Expenditure; 3. Globalisation: Problem or Solution?; 4. Why Free Trade isn't Free - and Shouldn't Be; 5. Public Finance and Taxation ...

The myth of the rational voter

why democracies choose bad policies

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect ...

Fortaleza institucional de las nuevas agencias reguladoras de los países de América Latina

los casos del Perú y de República Dominicana

The right talk

how conservatives transformed the great society into the economic society

Political analyst Mark Smith offers the most original and compelling explanation yet of America's startling swing to the political right. How did the GOP transform itself from a party outgunned and outmaneuvered into one that today defines the nation's most important policy choices ...

Market regulation

Market Regulation gives students the economic intuition to analyze the history of antitrust and regulation, diagnose current corporate strategy, and evaluate possible policy recommendations. Roger Sherman grounds modern examples in historical context and develops thought- provoking discussions to motivate students from many different majors. The ...

Mercado y control político en China

la transición hacia un nuevo sistema

Si las reformas impulsadas por el Partido Comunista de China en su peculiar camino socialista hacia la economía de mercado dificultan la posibilidad de determinar la naturaleza y la identidad del actual sistema chino, aún resulta más complicado determinar cuál será el perfil de la ...

The conscience of a liberal

America emerged from Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal with strong democratic values and broadly shared prosperity. But for the past thirty years American politics has been dominated by a conservative movement determined to undermine the New Deal's achievements - a movement whose founding manifesto was ...

The politics of economic leadership

the causes and consecuences of presidential rhetoric

The American president is widely viewed by the public and media as the nation's single most influential political and economic figure. But social scientists have often concluded that presidential words fall "on deaf ears" or have little lasting impact on policy or public opinion ...

Institutions and norms in economic development

This book features experts who address "the development puzzle" - unprecedented growth coupled with unequal distribution of that growth across different countries - and focus on the importance of institutional arrangements and norms and culture.Recent decades have seen almost unprecedented economic growth in income per capita ...

Economía política del desarrollo en África

La presente obra constituye una aportación necesaria al estudio de las realidades sociales, económicas y políticas del África Subsahariana, gran desconocida en la opinión pública y en los ámbitos académicos españoles, pero objeto de una atención mediática creciente. La realidad del continente africano es compleja ...

Vicios públicos

poder y corrupción

El pre texto y objetivo del seminario, y de este libro, fue asistir a la comprensión de la corrupción que ocurrió en el Perú, pero va más allá e interpelan los textos tanto los marcos de análisis más frecuentemente utilizados como que proponen otras lecturas ...

Las Políticas Públicas 2ª ed

Coopetencia

todos con todos, todos contra todos

Esta obra desarrolla un nuevo paradigma sobre la naturaleza amistosa y hostil de las relaciones humanas, la "coopetencia", esa mezcla de cooperación y competencia que todos practicamos con los demás para intentar satisfacer nuestros intereses y apetencias, algo que a veces conduce a dolorosas peleas ...