Do They Walk Like They Talk? Speech and Action in Policy Processes /
George Bushs 1988 campaign pledge, "Read my lips: no new taxes," has become a mantra for those who distrust politicians and bureaucrats. The gulf between what political leaders say and do seems to be widening, and in democratic societies around the world, contributing to an atmosphere of...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2009.
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| Series: | Studies in Public Choice,
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89672-4 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: Disciplinary perspectives. The Power of Words : A Philosophical Perspective. Information Shrouding and the Governmental Supply of Public Goods and Services: Perspectives from Economics. Party Rhetoric and Practices : Perspectives from Political Science
- Part II : Case Studies. Do (Italian) Politicians Walk Like They Talk? Speech and action in the Italian Regions. General policy discourse and public budgets in France: Empirical evidence. The Strategic Use of Budgetary Prevision : The Case of Revenue Prevision in Canadian Provincial Budgets, 1986 to 2004. Dissonance in fiscal policy: A systematic analysis of the congruence between speech and action in four Canadian provinces, 1971-2002. Measuring US Presidents Political Commitment for Fiscal Discipline between 1920 and 2006. Does it make a difference if the government is from the right or from the left ? A qualitative answer with numbers. Speech and Legislative Extremism in the U.S. Senate. The early European federalism : Ambiguities of talks about how to walk towards a political union. Measuring How Political Parties Keep Their Promises. A narrative analysis of the constitution of coherence between walks and talks: Discursive construction of the social security reform in Turkey. Administrative Discourse and State Lotteries
- Conclusion.