Political Parties, Games and Redistribution (Hardcover)

Introduction; 1. Political parties and redistribution; 2. Opposition effects, blackmail game and u-turns under Pierre Elliot Trudeau; 3. The arithmetics of politics under Margaret Thatcher; 4. Rightwing ascendancy, pivotal player and asymmetric power under Bob Hawke; 5. The demise of the federal social safety net under Clinton; 6. Conclusions.