TY - BOOK AU - Siermann,Clemens L.J. TI - Politics, Institutions and the Economic Performance of Nations SN - 1858986095 U1 - 338.9 PY - 1998/// CY - Cheltenham, Northampton, PB - E. Elgar KW - Economics KW - Political aspects KW - Political stability KW - Economic policy KW - Economic development N1 - Measuring Democracy and the Stability of Political Institutions -- Democracy -- Review of Recent Literature -- Measures of Democracy -- Political Instability -- Review of Recent Literature -- Measures of Political Instability -- Political and Institutional Determinants of Inflation -- Political Instability and Inflation -- Review of Theoretical Literature -- Review of Empirical Literature -- New Evidence -- Causality -- Political Regime and Inflation -- New Evidence -- Causality -- Central Bank Independence and Inflation -- New Evidence -- Political Instability, Central Bank Independence and Inflation -- Democracy, Political Instability and Fiscal Policy -- Sustainability of Fiscal Policy -- Theory -- Empirical Evidence -- Fiscal Policy and Democracy -- Theory -- Review of the Empirical Literature -- New Evidence -- Democracy and Sustainability of Fiscal Policy -- Democracy and the Level of the Budget Deficit -- Political Instability and Deficits -- Political Determinants of Government Budget Deficits -- Review of the Empirical Literature -- New Evidence -- Political Instability and Sustainability of Fiscal Policy -- Political Instability and Government Budget Deficits -- Freedom, Political Instability and Economic Growth -- Economic Growth: What do we Know? -- Democracy and Economic Growth -- Theoretical Perspectives -- Theoretical Perspectives -- Robustness of the Relationship between Democracy and Economic Growth -- Direct Effects -- Indirect Effects -- Political Instability and Economic Growth -- Theoretical Perspectives ER -