Format:
1 online resource (362 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781107017979
,
9781139612289
Series Statement:
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics Series
Content:
Kaplan explores the effect of globalization on Latin American economic policy-making. It investigates why left-leaning politicians from countries with high poverty and wage inequality adopt market-oriented policies. A new form of austerity politics has surfaced where politicians signal their good governance with budgetary discipline yet simultaneously direct spending to supporters
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Globalization and Economic Policy -- 1.2 From Political Business Cycles to Political Austerity Cycles -- 1.3 Method and Plan of the Book -- 2 Globalization and Austerity Politics -- 2.1 The Inflation-Unemployment Trade-off -- 2.2 Political Austerity Theory -- 2.3 It's a Wonderful Market: The Politics of Bond Finance -- 2.4 Economic Risk-Aversion: The Politics of Inflation Control -- 2.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 2.A. Appendix -- 3 The Political Economy of Elections -- 3.1 Dial M for Manipulation? The Evidence -- 3.2 Statistical Models: Key Concepts and Measures -- 3.3 Statistical Tests on Elections and the Economy -- 3.4 Statistical Tests on Partisanship and the Economy -- 3.5 Discussion: From Macro to Micro Policy Tools -- 3.A. Appendix -- 4 The Electoral Boom-Bust Cycle -- 4.1 Case Study Design: The Latin American Experience -- 4.2 The Classic Case of Electoral Opportunism -- 4.3 Comparative Case Study Evidence -- 4.4 Summary -- 5 From Gunboat to Trading-Floor Diplomacy -- 5.1 The Case of the Market-Constrained Politician -- 5.2 Comparative Case Study Evidence -- 5.3 Summary -- 6 When Latin American Grasshoppers Become Ants -- 6.1 The Case of the Inflation-Averse Politician -- 6.2 Comparative Case Study Evidence -- 6.3 Summary -- 7 The Political Austerity Cycle -- 7.1 The Case of the Cash-Strapped, Inflation-Scarred Politician -- 7.2 Comparative Case Study Evidence -- 7.3 Summary -- 8 Conclusion -- 8.1 The Political Roots of Austerity -- 8.2 Implications: Quality of Democracy and Growth -- 8.3 Implications: Partisan Politics and Economic Policy -- 8.4 Implications: Austerity in the Developed World -- Appendix: Field Research Interviews -- Bibliography -- Index
Additional Edition:
Print version Kaplan, Stephen B. Globalization and Austerity Politics in Latin America New York : Cambridge University Press,c2013 ISBN 9781107017979
Language:
English
Keywords:
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