Performance of democracies
By: Edeltraud Roller.
Series: Comparative politics; Comparative politics (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Inc.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Democracy.; Government productivity -- Evaluation.; Comparative government.
Description: "Is the performance of western democracies in decline? Which countries show the best performance? Do institutions matter for political performance? This book offers a comprehensive analysis of twenty-one OECD countries by systematically examining all major domestic policy areas - domestic security policy, economic policy, social policy, and environmental policy - and using outcome indicators. The quality of democracy is assessed both at the level of the four policy areas and at a general level encompassing all policy areas. The question of trade-offs between policy areas is studied in an unprecedented way and, for the first time, national types of policy patterns are identified."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.