{"product_id":"the-politics-of-technological-progress-parties-time-horizons-and-long-term-economic-development-hardback-9781107145771","title":"The Politics of Technological Progress; Parties, Time Horizons and Long-term Economic Development (Hardback) 9781107145771","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Technological Progress\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eParties, Time Horizons and Long-term Economic Development\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoel W. Simmons advances a new theory to explain countries' levels of technological progress and thus, their levels of wealth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoel W. Simmons (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107145771, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 December 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy are some countries richer than others and why do some economies grow more rapidly? The Politics of Technological Progress answers these vital questions by highlighting the importance of technological progress for sustained economic development. The author also explains why some countries exhibit faster technological progress than others. Armed with a wealth of cross-national empirical evidence, Professor Simmons stresses the importance of properly constructed political parties for establishing an environment conducive to technological progress. 'Well-institutionalized' ruling parties are essential for technological progress, he argues, because only in such parties are time horizons long enough for governments to accept the deferred returns that are an inherent feature of government efforts to encourage innovation and technology adoption in the economy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e List of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. The importance of technological progress\u003cbr\u003e 2. Cross-national variation in technology policies\u003cbr\u003e 3. The paradox of technology policies\u003cbr\u003e 4. The argument\u003cbr\u003e 5. Plan of the book\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Political Parties and Technological Progress: Theory: 6. Why time horizons matter\u003cbr\u003e 7. Political parties, time horizons, and technology policy\u003cbr\u003e 8. Discussion\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Political Parties and Technological Progress: Empirics: 9. Measuring party institutionalization\u003cbr\u003e 10. Reduced-form models and results\u003cbr\u003e 11. From party institutionalization to income levels\u003cbr\u003e 12. Testing the mechanisms\u003cbr\u003e 13. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Weak Institutionalization and Myopic Policymaking: 14. Context-conditional political business cycles\u003cbr\u003e 15. Party institutionalization and policy cycles\u003cbr\u003e 16. Pre-election expansions\u003cbr\u003e 17. Post-election contractions\u003cbr\u003e 18. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part V. State Failures, Market Failures, and Technological Progress: 19. Political failures and market failures\u003cbr\u003e 20. A proposed synthesis\u003cbr\u003e 21. Case illustrations\u003cbr\u003e 22. Cross-national analyses\u003cbr\u003e 23. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Conclusion: 24. Parties and economic performance\u003cbr\u003e 25. Extending the model\u003cbr\u003e A. Appendix to chapter 1\u003cbr\u003e B. Appendix to chapter 2\u003cbr\u003e C. Appendix to chapter 3\u003cbr\u003e References.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Society \u0026amp; social sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; social sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20social%20sciences%20%5BJ%5D%22\"\u003eJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006025093400,"sku":"9781107145771","price":73.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107145771i_7257b8f5-3f69-4f6d-9568-97d2f7821522.jpg?v=1691362274","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-technological-progress-parties-time-horizons-and-long-term-economic-development-hardback-9781107145771","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}