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In the Netherlands, the election programmes of the political parties are assessed for their economic impact by an independent economic bureau. The result of this analysis is published just before the elections take place. In this way, the voter will be protected against political parties that try to win the elections by making popular but unfounded financial promises. Economic Assessment of Election Programmes contains contributions of several distinguished economists and philosophers who consider the gains of this procedure to society. Does the analysis by the Netherlands' Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) raise the democratic quality of the elections? Can we really be confident in the tools of economics? The last section of this volume states the opinion of representatives of the political parties. This part also clarifies why political parties voluntarily participate in this process and how they perceive the role division between the political party and CPB.

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Author:   Johan J. Graafland ,  Arie P. Ros
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.288kg
ISBN:  

9781461350064

ISBN 10:   1461350069
Pages:   155
Publication Date:   23 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I Introduction.- 1. A Day of Reckoning for Politicians — or Economists?.- 2. Charting Choices 2003–2006.- 3. Economic Analysis of Election Programmes: What, How, and Why?.- II Economic Methodological Aspects.- 4. An Economic Perspective.- 5. Macro Models as Workhorses.- 6. Balancing Information and Uncertainty.- III Political Aspects.- 7. Calculated Choices: Who Profits?.- 8. A Rationale for Assessments of Election Programmes.- 9. Food for Politicians, Not for Voters.- 10. The Democratic Quality of Elections.- 11. Agonistic Democracy and the Civilising Virtues of Public Debate.- IV Assessment of Election Programmes: Conclusions for the Future.- 12. The Views of the Political Parties.- 13. Summary and Conclusions.

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