Partisan Politics, Divided Government, and the Economy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521436205)

This book explores how the political process in the United States influences the economy and how economic conditions influence electoral results. It explains how the interaction between the President and Congress lead to the formulation of macroeconomic policy and how the American voters achieve moderation by balancing the two institutions. Fluctuations in economic growth are shown to depend on the results of elections and, conversely, electoral results to depend on the state of the economy. The final chapter of the book establishes striking similarities between the American political economy and other industrial democracies.

Author: Alberto Alesina, Howard Rosenthal
ISBN-10: 0521436206
ISBN-13: 9780521436205
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/27/1995
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.67d