The Impact of Economic Freedom on State Legitimacy

An Empirical Investigation
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-658-23194-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 269 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Reihe: Wirtschaft und Politik

Christoph Michael Hindermann uses a statistical approach to analyze the impact of economic freedom on state legitimacy. Based on multiple regression models, the author not only extracts the determinants of legitimacy but also shows that rule of law is the most important area of economic freedom for legitimacy. In addition, the results also indicate that democracies are not necessarily more legitimate than autocracies and that wealthier countries are, ceteris paribus, perceived as less legitimate. Due to the strong quantitative approach, this thesis contributes not only to the political theory of liberalism and to the field of institutional economics but also enriches the debate on how a legitimate state ought to be.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hindermann, Christoph Michael

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Concept of Legitimacy.- Legitimacy and its Measurement.- The Determinants of Legitimacy.- Economic Freedom and Legitimacy.

Über Autor(innen)

Christoph M. Hindermann is research associate at the institute of institutional economics and economic policy at the University of Erfurt.