Capitalism and Democracy: Challenges and Responses in an Increasingly Interdependent World (Economists of the Twentieth Century series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840648104 ISBN 13: 9781840648102

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

This distinguished collection of Dennis Mueller's papers discusses the economic challenges faced as a result of events in the latter third of the twentieth century; the formation of the European Union, the collapse of Communism in East Europe, and the deregulation and privatization movement that spread from North America to Europe and then across the rest of the world.

The book explores the design of political institutions and the functioning of economies, and goes on to prescribe the types of fiscal and competition policies that are required as we enter the twenty-first century, posing questions such as:

• What should a new democracy's constitution comprise?
• Should the European Union be organized as a federal system?
• What should a global competition policy consist of?

Academics specializing in public choice theory, political economy, and industrial organization will warmly welcome this outstanding volume, as will those with an interest in globalization and the European Union.

About this title

About the Author

Dennis C. Mueller, Professor of Economics, University of Vienna, Austria

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840648104
• ISBN 13: 9781840648102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Mueller Dennis C.