Economy and Democracy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Competition in Economy and Polity

   • R. C. O. Matthews

   Pages 1-19

3. The Interaction between Economic Policy and Political Performance

   • Vani Borooah

   Pages 20-48

4. The Prisoners’ Dilemma and Coase’s Theorem: A Case for Democracy in Less Developed Countries?

   • Michael Lipton

   Pages 49-109

5. The Political Process: Market Place or Battleground?

   • William Rodgers

   Pages 110-126

6. The Relationship between Economics, Politics and the Law in the Formation of Public Policy

   • Charles Rowley

   Pages 127-150

7. Legislation, the Courts and the Demand for Compensation

   • Anthony Ogus

   Pages 151-167

8. Economy, Democracy and Bureaucracy

   • Peter Jackson

   Pages 168-203

9. Industrial Democracy at Enterprise Level: Problems and Prospects

   • John Eldridge

   Pages 204-218

10. Can Democracy be Tamed?

    • Ralph Harris

    Pages 219-234

11. Economic Obstacles to Democracy

    • Keith Cowling

    Pages 235-253

12. Back Matter

    Pages 255-260

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The product of the 1984 meeting of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, this book looks at the relationship between politics and economics in a mixed economy. While concentrating on the British system, the contributors - all acknowledged experts in their respective fields - draw important parallels with other countries. The book represents a real contribution to the field of political economy.

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