to well-known security measures - an extension of democracy, a rule by a committee of several politicians, more …In the course of history a large number of politicians has been assassinated. A rational choice analysis is used to … decentralization via the division of power and federalism, and a strengthening of civil society significantly reduce politicians …

Against romanticising democracy -- Wealth: the path to freedom? -- Voters are not stupid, but we do not know much … -- Politicians are people, not angels -- For and against democratic peace -- Conclusion: Fukuyama's 'the end of history?' in social …

Theories in political economy depend critically on assumptions about motivations of politicians. Our analysis starts … from the premise that politicians, like other economic agents, are rational individuals who make career decisions by … wage or the imposition of term limits would affect the career decisions of politicians and the returns to a career in …