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Carles Boix
I write and teach on comparative political economy and comparative politics. In Political Parties, Growth and Equality (Cambridge University Press, 1998) I have explored the room governments have to pursue their preferred economic policies in a globalized world. In Democracy and Redistribution (Cambridge University Press, 2003) I examine the economic and institutional conditions that make possible the emergence and consolidation of democracies. Both books received the William Riker award for the best book on political economy. I am the co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics (Oxford University Press, 2007) and have published in leading journals such American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, International Organization, and World Politics. My current research projects include: the book The Birth of Party Democracy, which explores the political conditions that led to the emergence of various party systems and electoral institutions in advanced democracies at the turn of the 20th century; the development of simulation models to explain the formation and expansion of states in modern and contemporary Europe: and the use of osteological evidence to trace the sources and evolution of inequality over time. Before joining Princeton I taught at the University of Chicago. Visit WebsitePublications Democracy and Redistribution(Cambridge University Press, 2003)
Employing analytical tools borrowed from game theory, Carles Boix offers a theory of political transitions, one in which political regimes ultimately depend on the nature of economic assets, their distribution among individuals, and the balance of power among different social groups. Backed by detailed historical research and extensive statistical analysis from the mid-nineteenth century, the study reveals why democracy emerged in classical Athens. It also covers the early triumph of democracy in nineteenth-century agrarian Norway, Switzerland and northeastern America as well as its failure in countries with a powerful landowning class. 
Political Parties, Growth and Equality (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
This book describes the contrasting economic strategies pursued by conservative and social democratic governments. The current literature on political economy maintains that, due to the globalization of the economy and each country's institutional structures, parties hardly affect the economy. Examining all advanced countries since the 1960s, Professor Boix shows instead that partisanship and electoral politics play a fundamental role in the selection of policies to generate long-term growth and economic competitiveness. 
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