Glazer, Amihai and Konrad, Kai A.
(1995):
The Electoral Politics of Extreme Policies.
Papers / University of California, School of Social Sciences, 94-95-23
Abstract
A government may adopt extreme policies (policies lying outside the interval between the ideal points of the political parties) for electoral purposes. It can benefit when a change in policy is costly and when the opposing party cannot commit to maintaining the status quo.
Item Type: | Paper |
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Keywords: | Elections; political systems |
Faculties: | Economics > Chairs > MPI for Tax Law and Public Finance |
Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science |
Place of Publication: | Irvine |
Language: | English |
Item ID: | 24495 |
Date Deposited: | 07. Apr 2015, 09:44 |
Last Modified: | 03. Mar 2017, 10:55 |