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The Economic Role of Political Institutions: Market-Preserving Federalism and Economic DevelopmentJournal of Law Economics & Organization, 11
- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 by the
- ISSN
- 0171-5860
- eISSN
- 2365-9858
- DOI
- 10.1515/auk-2001-0106
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract Whereas Eichenberger advocates better policies by deregulation of politics, politicians and political scientists in Western Europe are quite satisfied with Western democracies and their performance. This satisfaction is based on neglecting the insights from ‘Public Choice’ theorizing as well as on negating the coming pension crisis in ageing societies. Including Eichenberger’s ideas there are now five schools of thought about how to improve Western democracies: more direct democracy, strengthening market-preserving federalism, less law and fewer lawyers, exploiting international rivalries for limiting government and, now, dismantling the protection from foreign competition which elected representatives enjoy almost everywhere in the West.
Journal
Analyse & Kritik – de Gruyter
Published: May 1, 2001