Issues in Positive Political Economy

This collection of contributed work is concerned mainly with developments in the neo-classical tradition of political economics, and examines the role played by rational choice in the decision-making processes of firms and the state.

1. S. Mansoob Murshed Introduction2. Bruno S. Frey A Proposal for a New Dynamic Federalism in Europe3. Tony Addison and S. Mansoob Murshed the Economic Causes of Contemporary Civil Wars4. Richard Auty Russia: the Political Economy of Transition in a Mineral Economy5. George Economides, Natasha Miaouli and Apostolis Philippopoulus Electoral Uncertainty, Economic Policy and Growth6. Harvey E. Armstrong and Robert Reid The Importance of Being Unimportant: the Political Economy of Trade and Growth in Small States7. Jagjit S. Chadha Some Observations on Small-Scale Choice of Exchange Rate Regime8. Holger Görg Trade in Fragmented Products: Concepts and Evidence9. J. Borkakoti Technological Innovation: the Prime Cause of International Trade10. Alan Rugman and John Kirton NAFTA, Environmental Regulations and Firm Strategies11. Paola Concini Green and Producer Lobbies: Enemies or Allies?12. Muriel Niederle and Martin Summer Income Tax Enforcement with a Self Interested Auditor