Description: Preface. 1. Issues in New Political Economy: An Introduction: Stuart Sayer (University of Edinburgh). 2. Political Macroeconomics: A Survey of Recent Developments: Manfred Grtner (University of St. Gallen). 3. Central Bank Independence: An Update of Theory and Evidence: Helge Berger (University of Munich), Jakob de Haan (University of Groningen) and Sylvester Eijffinger (Tilburg University). 4. Dependant and Accountable: Evidence from the Modern Theory of Central Banking: Gustavo Piga ( University of Macerata). 5. The Political Economy of Low Inflation: Jonathan Kirshner ( Cornell University & Harvard University). 6. Monetary Policy Rules, Policy Preferences, and Uncertainty: Some Recent Theoretical Contributions: Anton Muscatelli and Carmine Trecroci (University of Glasgow). 7. Social Capital: One or Many? Definition and Measurement: Martin Paldam (University of Aarhus). 8. Corruption: A Review: Arvind Jain (Concordia University). 9. Collective Action: Susanne Lohmann (University of California - Los Angeles). Index.

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