Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 620 g
The Principal-Agent Perspective
Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 620 g
Reihe: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
ISBN: 978-0-415-43206-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book explores whether there are any evolutionary mechanisms in politics which guide mankind towards the rule of law regime, domestically and globally. It combines a cross-sectional approach with a longitudinal one.
Comparing the extent of the rule of law among states, using a set of data from 150 countries concerning political and social variables, the author seeks to understand why there is such a marked difference among states. Taking a state-centred perspective and looking at countries with a population larger than one million people during the post Second World War period, the book examines:
- The stability and performance of states
- The conditions for the rule of law regime: economic, social, cultural and institutional ones
- The evolution of governments towards rule of law
Comparative Politics - The Principle-Agent Perspective will be of interest to students and scholars of comparative politics, government, political theory and law.
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Introduction: Micro Foundations of Comparative Politics Section 1: States: Stability and Performance 1. The States of the World 2. Rule of Law Section 2: Conditions that Support Rule of Law 3. Environmental Factors 4. Impact of Political Institutions 5. Changing Principal-Agent Institutions 6. Party System Instability and Volatility from the Principal-Agent Perspective Section 3: Towards Evolutionary Regime Theory 7. Regime Fitness on the Survival of Polities 8. The Concept of a Polity: From the City-State to the Empire 9. Ancient Empires, Oriental Despotism or the Patrimonial State 10. Feudalism: Political, Economical and Modern 11. The Nation-State and Colonial Empires 12. The Regionalisation of the State. Conclusion: Evolutionary Advantage of Rule of Law Regimes