Access Points

An Institutional Theory of Policy Bias and Policy Complexity
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-973754-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 327 g

Access Points develops a new theory about how democratic institutions influence policy outcomes. Access Point Theory argues that the more points of access that institutions provide to interest groups, the cheaper lobbying will be, and, thus, the more lobbying will occur. This will lead to more complex policy, as policymakers insert specific provisions to benefit special interests, and, if one side of the debate has a lobbying advantage, to more biased policy, as the advantaged side is able to better take advantage of the cheaper lobbying. This book then uses Access Point Theory to explain why some countries have more protectionist and more complex trade policies than other; why some countries have stronger environmental and banking regulations than others; and why some countries have more complicated tax codes than others. In policy area after policy area, this book finds that more access points lead to more biased and more complex policy. Access Points provides scholars with a powerful tool to explain how political institutions matter and why countries implement the policies they do.

Zielgruppe

Students and scholars of Political Science, Economics, International Political Economy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ehrlich, Sean D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Nichtregierungsorganisation (NGOs)
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface

- Part I: Access Point Theory

- Chapter 1. Political Institutions, Policy Bias, and Policy Complexity

- Chapter 2. What are Access Points and What are their Effects?

- Appendix to Chapter 2. Measuring Access Points

- Part II: Policy Bias

- Chapter 3. Access Points and Bias in Trade Policy

- Chapter 4. How Much Environmental Regulation Will a Country Have?

- Chapter 5. Regulating Banks: Capital-Friendly or Consumer-Friendly Rules?

- Part III: Policy Complexity

- Chapter 6. Complexity and the Tariff Schedule

- Chapter 7. Access Points and Tax Code Complexity

- Chapter 8. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Sean D. Ehrlich is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Florida State University. His research focuses on international and comparative political economy, particularly how the preferences of the public and of policymakers interact to determine economic policymaking.