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Making executive politics mutually productive and fair

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  • T. Durant, 2011. "Making executive politics mutually productive and fair," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 22(2), pages 141-172, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:22:y:2011:i:2:p:141-172
    DOI: 10.1007/s10602-010-9097-1
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    Keywords

    Electoral conflict; Distributional conflict; Stakes; Coordination; D72; D74; D78;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation

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