Das Governance-Dilemma der demokratischen Wirtschaftspolitik

Arbeitspapier

As a result of the prevailing governance structure, economic policy in democracies usually suffers from specific deficiencies. Among these are the predominance of distributive over efficiency objectives, the neglect of long-run effects, and the lack of or biased use of expert knowledge in the political decision making process. These deficiencies can be attributed to a 'monopoly of democratic legitimacy' of the politicians and parties, an overloaded democratic delegation, the influence of interest groups, and the short-run incentives in the political process. The focus of this paper is on the reform of the governance structure of economic policy. It is suggested that a 'dual democratic legitimacy' should be introduced. A 'senate' which is independent of the political parties will be directly elected by the people. The senate firstly works as a second chamber in bicameralistic legislation, closely cooperating with consultative expert institutions. Secondly, the senate acts as a principal for any public institution outside of the parliament and the government, appointing the top personnel.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Deutsch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Diskussionspapier ; No. 94

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior ; Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
• Thema: Delegation ; Politische Institutionen ; Zwei-Kammer-Systeme ; Senat ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Governance-Ansatz ; Demokratie ; Parlamentarismus ; Public Choice ; Deutschland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Kruse, Jörn
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Helmut-Schmidt-Universität - Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Fächergruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre
• (wo): Hamburg
• (wann): 2009

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/38740
• URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:705-opus-20865
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ