Multiparty Democracy
Subtitle: Elections and Legislative Politics (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 31, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780521450355
Subjects: Political economy; Political Science; Government - Comparative; Politics / Current Events; Reference; Politics/International Relations; Political parties; Government - Legislative Branch; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Science / General; Elections; Democracy
First sentence: When Parliament first appeared as an innovative political institution, it was to solve a simple bargaining problem: Rich constituents would bargain with the King to determine how much they wished to pay for services granted them by the King, such as fighting wars and providing some assurances for the safety of their travel and property rights.