书目名称 | Do They Walk Like They Talk? | 副标题 | Speech and Action in | 编辑 | Louis M. Imbeau | 视频video | | 概述 | Addresses the timely but much neglected issue of speech in policy processes from a political-economy perspective.Integrates work by an international panel of economists and political scientists.Includ | 丛书名称 | Studies in Public Choice | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .George Bush’s 1988 campaign pledge, "Read my lips: no new taxes," has become a mantra for those who distrust politicians and bureaucrats. The gulf between what political leaders say and do seems to be widening, and in democratic societies around the world, contributing to an atmosphere of cynicism and apathy among the citizenry. Understanding the characteristics and functions of speech in policy processes is a requirement for trying to overcome this problem; indeed, politicians and bureaucrats spend a good proportion of their time and resources discoursing, i.e., writing, speaking, and publishing. However, there has been scant analysis of political discourse; the aim of this book is to fill this analytical gap, by exploring political speech from a variety of perspectives, including normative, epistemological, and empirical. Incorporating insights from economics, political science, philosophy, and law, and evidence from the United States, Canada, France, Italy, Turkey, and the EU, the book addresses a wide variety of timely issues, including:......Fiscal discipline in speeches vs budget balance: Is an improvement (deterioration) of the budget balance preceded by a more (less) fisca | 出版日期 | Book 2009 | 关键词 | Election; Government; Political Action; Political Communication; Political Discourse; Political Science; P | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89672-4 | isbn_softcover | 978-1-4614-1720-0 | isbn_ebook | 978-0-387-89672-4Series ISSN 0924-4700 Series E-ISSN 2731-5258 | issn_series | 0924-4700 | copyright | Springer-Verlag New York 2009 |
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