Politics for Profit: Business, Elections, and Policymaking in Russia

ISBN-13: 9781108798747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 350 str.

David Szakonyi

Opis

This book is for all academics and lay readers interested in learning why businesspeople decide to run for public office. It shows the types of policies voters should expect from these politicians, particularly how these politicians use their time in government to help their own companies.

Recenzje

'Businesspeople in politics? What could go wrong? Read this fantastic book if you want to know - and you should - how non-market strategy can transform politics and undermine policymaking.' Scott Gehlbach, University of Chicago

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. A Theory of Businessperson Candidacy; 2. Identifying Businesspeople Who Run for Office; 3. Economic Competition, Weak Parties, and Businessperson Candidacy; 4. Choosing Ballots, Parties and Delegates; 5. Firm-Level Returns to Businessperson Candidacy; 6. Businesspeople as Policymakers; 7. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations.

O autorze

Szakonyi, David David Szakonyi is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the George Washington University and Research Fellow at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. His research focuses on political economy, autocracy, and corruption. His dissertation received the APSA Gabriel A. Almond Award for the Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics and the Robert C. Tucker/Stephen F. Cohen Dissertation Prize.