The 1990s have witnessed unprecedented attempts at privatizing state owned enterprises in virtually all OECD democracies. This contribution analyzes the differences in the privatization proceeds raised by EU- and OECD-countries between 1990 and 2000. It turns out that privatizations are part of...

Edited by Francis G. Castles, a leading authority in the field, and bringing together an outstanding group of British, German and American scholars, it examines trends in non-social or ‘core’ spending on public administration, defence, public order, education, economic affairs and...

Der Heidelberger Professor für Politikwissenschaft veröffentlicht seit Jahren bewährte und sehr gefragte Lehrbücher, zuletzt "Sozialpolitik in Deutschland" (BA 3/06) und "Das politische System Deutschlands" (BA 5/07). Zusammen mit seinen Mitarbeitern entstand jetzt wieder ein beispielhaft...

We present new evidence on whether political parties still matter in economic policy-making. We investigate four policy instruments (changes in product market regulation (PMR), subsidies, business taxation, social spending) in 21 OECD countries between 1980 and 2015. We systematically consider...