Economics and Elections: The Major Western Democracies

by Michael S. Lewis-Beck

Book Overview

Does a government's fate at the ballot box hinge on the state of the economy? Is it inflation, unemployment, or income that makes the difference? What triggers economic voting for or against the incumbent - do voters look at their pocketbooks, or at the national accounts? Do economic voters "punish" rulers for bad times, but fail to "reward" them for the good times? Are voter's judgments based on past economic performance or future policy promises?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472081330
• ISBN13: 9780472081332
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"