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Governing for the Long Term: Democracy and the Politics of Investment Jacobs, Alan M. (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
Governing for the Long Term: Democracy and the Politics of Investment
Jacobs, Alan M. (University of British Columbia, Vancouver)
This book examines how democratic governments manage long-term policy challenges, seeking to understand how elected officials make trade-offs between the present and the future. The book develops a theory of 'intertemporal policy choice', then analyzes how governments in four countries have managed long-term challenges to their pension systems.
320 pages, 6 b/w illus. 2 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 31, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521195850 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 164 × 240 × 27 mm · 654 g |
| Language | English |