Information, Democracy, and Autocracy Economic Transparency and Political (In)Stability |
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| Author:
| Vreeland, James Raymond
Hollyer, James R.
Rosendorf, B. Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-43080-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.99 |
Book Description:
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Transparency - the degree to which information about government behavior and action is widely available - matters for major political phenomena; transparency makes elections more effective and enhances economic activity, yet leaves autocrats susceptible to large-scale coordinated protest and collapse. This breakthrough book demonstrates how information impacts major political phenomena, and introduces a new measure of a specific facet of transparency: the dissemination of economic data.
Transparency - the degree to which information about government behavior and action is widely available - matters for major political phenomena; transparency makes elections more effective and enhances economic activity, yet leaves autocrats susceptible to large-scale coordinated protest and collapse. This breakthrough book demonstrates how information impacts major political phenomena, and introduces a new measure of a specific facet of transparency: the dissemination of economic data.