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Economic Assessment of Election Programmes : Does it make sense? / edited by Johan J. Graafland, Arie P. Ros.

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In the Netherlands, the election programmes of the political parties are assessed for their economic impact by an independent economic bureau. The result of this analysis is published just before the elections take place. In this way, the voter will be protected against political parties that try to...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Graafland, J. J.
Other Authors: Ros, Arie P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2003.
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Macroeconomics.
Microeconomics.
Economics > Methodology.
Table of Contents:
  • I Introduction
  • 1. A Day of Reckoning for Politicians
  • or Economists?
  • 2. Charting Choices 2003-2006
  • 3. Economic Analysis of Election Programmes: What, How, and Why?
  • II Economic Methodological Aspects
  • 4. An Economic Perspective
  • 5. Macro Models as Workhorses
  • 6. Balancing Information and Uncertainty
  • III Political Aspects
  • 7. Calculated Choices: Who Profits?
  • 8. A Rationale for Assessments of Election Programmes
  • 9. Food for Politicians, Not for Voters
  • 10. The Democratic Quality of Elections
  • 11. Agonistic Democracy and the Civilising Virtues of Public Debate
  • IV Assessment of Election Programmes: Conclusions for the Future
  • 12. The Views of the Political Parties
  • 13. Summary and Conclusions.

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