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International Political Science Review | 2006

Corruption, Democracy, and Economic Growth

A. Cooper Drury; Jonathan Krieckhaus; Michael Lusztig

Scholars have long suspected that political processes such as democracy and corruption are important factors in determining economic growth. Studies show, however, that democracy has only indirect effects on growth, while corruption is generally accepted by scholars as having a direct and negative impact on economic performance. We argue that one of democracys indirect benefits is its ability to mitigate the detrimental effect of corruption on economic growth. Although corruption certainly occurs in democracies, the electoral mechanism inhibits politicians from engaging in corrupt acts that damage overall economic performance and thereby jeopardize their political survival. Using time-series cross-section data for more than 100 countries from 1982–97, we show that corruption has no significant effect on economic growth in democracies, while non-democracies suffer significant economic harm from corruption.


International Interactions | 1997

Quebec's economic and political future with North America

Patrick James; Michael Lusztig

Through use of the expected utility forecasting model, we make predictions about the prospects for constitutional negotiations that would satisfy Quebec, as well as the likelihood that member governments of the NAFTA would accommodate Quebec and seek further integration of the North American economies. The investigation unfolds in four stages. The first section describes the historical background to the political and economic conflict associated with Quebecs problematic role in Confederation. Second, expert‐generated data on constitutional and trade issues is presented, with specific attention to Quebecs political autonomy and degree of integration in the NAFTA. The third phase contains the expected utility models forecasting of Quebecs political and economic future with North America. Fourth, and finally, implications of the results are discussed.


Canadian Journal of Political Science | 2003

Signaling and Tariff Policy: The Strategic Multistage Rent Reduction Game

Michael Lusztig; Patrick James; HeeMin Kim

This study uses a game-theoretic analysis to suggest that governments can minimize the political risks associated with significant liberalization of trade by employing a multistep process in the reduction of state-supplied rents. The model argues that when governments precede significant reductions in state-supplied rents with a smaller reduction, or with a reduction that can be portrayed credibly as externally imposed, they may be in a position to evaluate, and hence mitigate, costs associated with significant trade liberalization. Substantive implications are explored in the context of United States trade policy and the still-curious ability of the Franklin Roosevelt administration to engage in strategic rent reductions without suffering meaningful political backlash.


Canadian Journal of Political Science | 2000

A Response to Mendelsohn's “Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of Mass Publics”

Michael Lusztig

Matthew Mendelsohns “Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of Mass Publics” offers an alternative to what he calls the “conventional wisdom” surrounding Canadas intractable constitutional quagmire. Unlike most analysts of the Canadian constitutional process, Mendelsohn advocates greater public input into constitution making. Indeed, he suggests that the principal problem lies with elites, not mass publics. Limiting the role of “elites” in “accommodation,” he argues, allows for the possibility of constitutional reconciliation. Mendelsohn, then, provides a service by infusing some fresh ideas into Canadas constitutional debate.


Canadian Journal of Political Science | 1994

Constitutional Paralysis: Why Canadian Constitutional Initiatives Are Doomed to Fail

Michael Lusztig


Social Science Quarterly | 2005

A New Right? Moral Issues and Partisan Change in Canada

Michael Lusztig; J. Matthew Wilson


Publius-the Journal of Federalism | 1995

Federalism and Institutional Design: The Perils and Politics of a Triple-E Senate in Canada

Michael Lusztig


Canadian Journal of Political Science | 2004

The Spouse in the House: What Explains the Marriage Gap in Canada?

J. Matthew Wilson; Michael Lusztig


International Political Science Review | 2003

The us Power Cycle, Expected Utility, and the Probable Future of the FTAA

Patrick James; Michael Lusztig


Archive | 2002

The myth of the sacred : the charter, the courts and the politics of the constitution in Canada

Patrick James; Donald E. Abelson; Michael Lusztig

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Patrick James

University of Southern California

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J. Matthew Wilson

Southern Methodist University

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Donald E. Abelson

University of Western Ontario

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HeeMin Kim

Florida State University

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Jeremy Moon

University of Nottingham

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