The Political Economy of Governance Institutions, Political Performance and Elections /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schofield, Norman (Editor), Caballero, Gonzalo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Studies in Political Economy,
• Subjects: Political economy.; Comparative politics.; Welfare economics.; Public administration.; Economics.; Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice.; Political Economy.; Comparative Politics.; Public Administration.
• Physical Description: XXIV, 393 p. 61 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319155517
• ISSN: 2364-5903

Understanding the governance of nations is a key challenge in contemporaneous political economy. This book provides new advances and the latest research in the field of political economy, dealing with the study of institutions, governance, democracy and elections. The volume focuses on issues such as the role of institutions and political governance in society, the working of democracy and the electoral performance in several case studies. The chapters involve cutting edge research on many different countries, including the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, and the Third World. The authors of the chapters are leading scholars in political economy from America, Europe and Asia.