Political institutions : democracy and social choice / Josep M. Colomer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colomer, Josep M.

Series:

Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)

Comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Cultural pluralism.

Comparative government.

Social choice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (267 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This ground-breaking book examines the relationship between the complexity of political institutions and the stability of socially effective outcomes in more than 40 countries. - ;The role of institutions is to establish the domains of public activity and the rules to select leaders. Democratic regimes organized in simple institutional frameworks to foster the concentration of power and alternative successive absolute winners and losers. They favour political satisfaction of relatively small groups, as well as policy instability. In contrast, pluralistic institutions produce multiple winners,

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Politics and Social Choice; 2. Who Can Vote; 3. How Votes Are Counted; 4. What Is Voted For; 5. Choosing Socially Efficient Institutions; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-243) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-103935-7

0-19-924184-8

1-281-94432-7

9786611944322

0-19-152925-7

OCLC:

308561777