The Political Economy of Democracy and Tyranny

by Norman Schofield

One theme that has emerged from the recent literature on political economy concerns the transition to democracy: why would dominant elites give up oligarchic power? This book addresses the fundamental question of democratic stability and the collapse of tyranny by considering a formal model of democracy and tyranny. The formal model is used to study elections in developed polities such as the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3486588265
• ISBN13: 9783486588262
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"