's desire for greater economic security can be realized through government spending. Empirical evidence for 143 countries … of public spending, we find intuitive patterns: Consistent with the compensation hypothesis, government spending on …

, democracy and globalization. Their book is a good introduction to these topics for both experts and laymen alike. The book is … theories which attempt to explain and understand it. The next two chapters deal with democracy and its application to the …

For developing countries, decentralising power from central government to local authorities holds the promise of … deepening democracy, empowering citizens, improving public services and boosting economic growth. But the evidence on when and … government, and to what effect. Decentralised Governance brings together a new generation of political economy studies that …