Spending to win : political institutions, economic geography, and government subsidies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rickard , Stephanie J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Series:Political economy of institutions and decisions.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Who Gets What and Why?: The Politics of Particularistic Economic Policies; 2 The Uneven Geographic Dispersion of Economic Activity; 3 How Institutions and Geography Work Together to Shape Policy; 4 Explaining Government Spending on Industrial Subsidies; 5 The Power of Producers: Successful Demands for State Aid; 6 Why Institutional Differences among Proportional Representation Systems Matter
  • 7 The Policy Effects of Electoral Competitiveness in Closed-List PR8 Conclusion and Implications; References; Index