Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE xi
4. INTRODUCTORY NOTE xiii
5. PART I. Basic Issues and Tools of Analysis
6. CHAPTER ONE. What is a Political Economy? 3
7. CHAPTER TWO. Economic Models for Political Analysis 20
8. CHAPTER THREE. Decisionmaking Mechanisms 60
9. PART II: COMMITMENT, CREDIBILITY, AND REPUTATION
10. CHAPTER FOUR. The Time-Consistency Problem 101
11. CHAPTER FIVE. Laws, Institutions, and Delegated Authority 131
12. CHAPTER SIX. Credibility and Reputation 166
13. PART III. Heterogeneity and Conflicting Interests
14. CHAPTER SEVEN. Elections and Changes of Policymakers 219
15. CHAPTER EIGHT. Redistribution 309
16. CHAPTER NINE. Public Goods 372
17. CHAPTER TEN. Inaction, Delay, and Crisis 403
18. PART IV. Application to Policy Issues
19. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Factor Accumulation and Growth 457
20. CHAPTER TWELVE. The International Economy 526
21. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Economic Reform and Transition 615
22. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Size of Government and the Number of Nations 675
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 735
24. AUTHOR INDEX 765
25. SUBJECT INDEX 771