Coalition Politics and Economic Development: Credibility and the Strength of Weak Governments

by Irfan Nooruddin

Book Overview

Coalition Politics and Economic Development challenges the conventional wisdom that coalition government hinders necessary policy reform in developing countries. Irfan Nooruddin presents a fresh theory that institutionalized gridlock, by reducing policy volatility and stabilizing investor expectations, is actually good for economic growth. Successful national economic performance, he argues, is the consequence of having the right configuration of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521138752
• ISBN13: 9780521138758
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"