Politicians and economic reform in new democracies : Argentina and the Philippines in the 1990s /
"This book focuses attention on differences in institutional structure, in political parties and electoral rules, to show how they create incentives that can explain the varying ways in which legislators respond to policy initiatives from the executive branch." "In Argentina and the P...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park :
Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2002], ©2002
University Park : c2002 University Park : ©2002 University Park : [2002] |
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| Summary: | "This book focuses attention on differences in institutional structure, in political parties and electoral rules, to show how they create incentives that can explain the varying ways in which legislators respond to policy initiatives from the executive branch." "In Argentina and the Philippines, presidents proposed similar fiscal reforms in the 1990s; expanding tax bases, strengthening tax administration, and redesigning tax revenue-sharing with subnational governments. Drawing on archival research and interviews with policymakers, Kent Eaton follows the path of legislation in these three areas from initial proposal to final law to reveal how it was shaped by the legislators participating in the process. Obstacles to the adoption of reform, he demonstrates, are greater in candidate-centered systems like the Philippines' (where the cultivation of personal reputations is paramount) than in party-centered systems like Argentina's (where loyalty to party leaders is emphasized)." "To test his argument further, Eaton looks finally at other kinds of reform ventures in these two countries and at tax reforms attempted in some other countries."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Yale University, 1998) This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm xiii, 351 p. ; 24 cm xiii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm xiii, 351 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-331) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-331) and index |
| ISBN: | 0271021934 (cloth : acid-free paper) 0271021934 (cloth : alk. paper) 0271021934 0271028351 9780271021935 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780271021935 9780271028354 |