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Do They Walk Like They Talk?

Part of the Studies in Public Choice Book Series (volume 15)

Editors: Imbeau, Louis M.

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-89672-4

ISBN: 978-0-387-89671-7

Publisher: Springer New York - Springer Journals

Jun 15, 2009

1 - 10 of 16 Chapters

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Dissonance in Policy Processes: An Introduction

Imbeau, Louis M.

Pages: 3 –15

[Policy dissonance – defined as a discrepancy or lack of harmony between what policy makers say or publish and what they do in terms of finance, regulation, administration, or coercion – is the object of four different political economic literatures: forecasting errors, time inconsistency,...
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The Power of Words: A Philosophical Perspective

De Koninck, Thomas

Pages: 19 –29

[The evolution of societies is primarily determined not by political regimes, nor by modes of production, as some people still believe, but by culture (or its opposite), which proves a far more powerful determinant in the end. Sufficient proof of this is provided by the impact today of the new...
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Information Shrouding and the Governmental Supply of Goods and Services: An Economic Perspective

Breton, Albert

Pages: 31 –51

[The chapter develops a hypothesis to account for the easily observed fact that the shrouding of information – such as the concealment, distortion, and falsification of information – is a feature of the supply side of both the private and public sectors.]
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Party Rhetoric and Practice: A Normative Perspective from Political Science

Lemieux, Vincent

Pages: 53 –64

[Political parties have most of the time behavior which comply with their discourse, but in some circumstances they cannot avoid to face the problem of gaps between their rhetoric and their practice, which threaten to undermine their credibility. In the first part of the chapter we look at these...
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Measuring How Political Parties Keep Their Promises: A Positive Perspective from Political Science

Pétry, François; Collette, Benoît

Pages: 65 –80

[This chapter addresses three questions about the relationship between political discourse and action: Do political parties keep their promises once elected? What are the methodologies used by scholars to demonstrate that political parties keep (or do not keep) their campaign promises? Are these...
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Measuring US Presidents’ Political Commitment for Fiscal Discipline Between 1920 and 2008

Pujol, Francesc

Pages: 83 –107

[We propose a theoretical method to catch politicians' fiscal attitude concerning deficits and debt based on the analysis of the political discourse. We describe the methodological steps used to obtain it.]
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Would You Trust an Italian Politician? Evidence from Italian Regional Politics

Galli, Emma; Grembi, Veronica; Padovano, Fabio

Pages: 109 –129

[This chapter evaluates the erosion of electoral accountability of the “Governors” of the Italian Regions in three subsequent political moments: (1) the elections, (2) the inaugural speeches of the Governor, (3) their first important policy decision, the long-term regional budget (DPEFR). We use...
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General Policy Speech of Prime Ministers and Fiscal Choices in France: “Preach Water and Drink Wine!”

Foucault, Martial; François, Abel

Pages: 131 –154

[Since the inception of the Fifth French Republic, the Prime Minister pronounces an expected inauguration address of general policy in which main public policies are announced. Usually a hierarchical priority of policies is raised from this address. As a consequence the government aims at...
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Do Governments Manipulate Their Revenue Forecasts? Budget Speech and Budget Outcomes in the Canadian Provinces

Couture, Jérôme; Imbeau, Louis M.

Pages: 155 –166

[This essay aims at documenting and explaining the gap between speech and action through a comparison of revenue forecasts published in Budget Speeches and actual revenues reported in provincial public accounts in Canada from 1986 to 2004. We look for two potential sources of revenue forecast...
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Dissonance in Fiscal Policy: A Power Approach

Imbeau, Louis M.

Pages: 167 –184

[The objective of this paper is to explore the relationship between speech and action in the budgetary process of provincial governments in Canada through a power approach. Using a three-dimensional approach to the concept of power, I ask the following question: Does the fiscal conservatism...

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