Publication details
Vliv nástrojů přímé demokracie na kvalitu politické konkurence s důrazem na lokální dimenzi
| Title in English | The Influence of Direct Democracy Instruments on the Quality of Political Competition with an Emphasis on the Local Dimension |
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Zvyšování konkurenceschopnosti aneb nové výzvy pro rozvoj regionů, států a mezinárodních trhů. |
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| Field | Economy |
| Keywords | Economic policy; direct democracy; political-business cycle; rent seeking behaviour; political competition |
| Description | The conclusion of the paper is that referenda and initiatives are the means to stabilize the political business cycles and to break the politicians' coalition against the voters by destroying their monopoly on agenda-setting and decision making and by shrinking informational advantage of the "classe politique" and well organized interest groups. Special attention is devoted to the mentioned effects on the quality of political competition on municipal level. |
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