Michael Lusztig
Biographic Data
| ID | 2265089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Lusztig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Lusztig |
| SIGNATURE | LUSZTIG M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Methodist University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 92 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Charter Creep: Creeping Precommitment and the Threat to Liberal Republicanism
At the heart of constitutionalism lies a fundamental flaw, what Stephen Holmes calls the paradox of democracy. On one hand precommitment—the constitutional entrenchment of certain fundamental rules and values—represents a restriction upon the ability of otherwise self-governing citizens to govern themselves. On the other, absent precommitment, self-governance becomes a precarious proposition. In this article I distinguish between “good” precommit…
Corruption, Democracy, and Economic Growth
Scholars have long suspected that political processes such as democracy and corruption are important factors in determining economic growth. Studies show, however, that democracy has only indirect effects on growth, while corruption is generally accepted by scholars as having a direct and negative impact on economic performance. We argue that one of democracy's indirect benefits is its ability to mitigate the detrimental effect of corruption on e…
A New Right? Moral Issues and Partisan Change in Canada
Objective. Beginning with the 1993 election, Canada's Progressive Conservative Party was replaced as the dominant force on the political right by the more ideological Reform Party/Canadian Alliance. This article examines what specific issues most centrally motivated this seismic shift among conservative Canadians. Method. Using data from the 1993, 1997, and 2000 Canadian Election Studies, we employ bivariate analyses and multinomial logit voting …
The Limits Of Protectionism: Building Coalitions for Free Trade
The Spouse in the House: What Explains the Marriage Gap in Canada
A literature has emerged in American voting studies noting a “marriage gap”—the propensity for married voters to support the Republican party. Using Canadian Election Study data, we establish the existence of a significant marriage gap in Canada. We also seek to determine if the marriage gap is driven by socio-demographic factors or attitudinal ones. We find that while socio-demographic factors contribute to the marriage gap, they explain relativ…
The US Power Cycle, Expected Utility, and the Probable Future of the FTAA
Power cycle theory, which associates future foreign policy role expectations with the level and trend of relative power, will be used to derive propositions about the likely us role in future trade negotiations involving the Free Trade Area for the Americas (ftaa). In power cycle theory, foreign policy role is the “bargaining substance” of statecraft, requiring actor initiative and systemic (other actors') acceptance. Leadership is not hegemony. …
Signaling and Tariff Policy: The Strategic Multistage Rent Reduction Game
This study uses a game-theoretic analysis to suggest that governments can minimize the political risks associated with significant liberalization of trade by employing a multistep process in the reduction of state-supplied rents. The model argues that when governments precede significant reductions in state-supplied rents with a smaller reduction, or with a reduction that can be portrayed credibly as externally imposed, they may be in a position …
A Response to Mendelsohn's “Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of Mass Publics”
Matthew Mendelsohn's “Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of Mass Publics” offers an alternative to what he calls the “conventional wisdom” surrounding Canada's intractable constitutional quagmire. Unlike most analysts of the Canadian constitutional process, Mendelsohn advocates greater public input into constitution making. Indeed, he suggests that the principal problem lies with elites, not mass publics. Limiting the r…
Game Theory and Canadian PoliticsThomas Flanagan Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998, pp. ix, 190
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Good things and Small Packages: Lessons from Canada for the Northern Irish Constitutional Settlement
On 22 May 1998 Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland held successful referenda on the so‐called Good Friday Agreement that provided a proto‐constitutional settlement to the violence that had plagued Ulster for almost thirty years. This article analyses the prospects for a lasting, stable settlement in Northern Ireland. Experience has shown that construction, like reform, of constitutions and constitutional frameworks in deeply divided soci…
Canada's Long Road to Nowhere: Why the Circle of Command Liberalism Cannot Be Squared
A school of thought has emerged within constitutional and political theory that a middle road exists between liberalism and anti-liberal communitarianism. This road, which the author terms “command liberalism” permits societies that follow it to bypass the obvious inequities of liberalism while still enjoying the benefits of liberal democracy. The existence of this middle road would be but a piece of intellectual trivia were it not for the fact t…
The limits of rent seeking: Why protectionists become free traders
This article presents the argument that governments can mitigate the political risks associated with significant liberalization of trade by suggesting that under certain conditions, rent-seeking opponents of trade liberalization may actually turn into critically important allies of governments attempting major policy shifts from protectionism to free trade. It argues that where domestic rent seekers are persuaded that the government cannot or wil…
Why do Formal Amendments Fail: An Institutional Design Analysis
Given the increasing importance of constitutional modification in Eastern Europe, Latin America, South Africa, Europe, and Australia, it is imperative to study systemically the conditions under which formal constitutional amendments are likely to fail. In this paper, the authors isolate conditions whereby the instrumental objectives of participants in the politics of constitutional modification threaten to overload the institutional capacity of t…
Quebec's economic and political future with North America
Through use of the expected utility forecasting model, we make predictions about the prospects for constitutional negotiations that would satisfy Quebec, as well as the likelihood that member governments of the NAFTA would accommodate Quebec and seek further integration of the North American economies. The investigation unfolds in four stages. The first section describes the historical background to the political and economic conflict associated …
Trade and Finance: Markets, Governments, and International Institutions
Beyond the Crystal Ball: Modelling Predictions about Quebec and Canada
Within the field of Canadian politics, intense debate over the constitution is a central and abiding concern. Given the failure of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, it is suitable to reflect on Canada--and especially Quebec--as a political entity in the greater setting of North America. The passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which creates economic alternatives for Quebec, (1) makes this an especially appropriate t…
Popular Contention in Great Britain 1758-1834. Charles Tilly
The Consistency of Inconsistency: Tracing Ontario's Opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement
Employing a rational choice perspective, this article seeks to explain the shift in the trade policy position of the Canadian province of Ontario during negotiations that led to the North American Free Trade Agreement. In doing so it highlights an important, though often overlooked, phenomenon: issue linkage in public policy construction. Early in 1993, Premier Bob Rae's New Democratic party government significantly shifted its position on the pr…
Federalism and Institutional Design: The Perils and Politics of a Triple-E Senate in Canada
Since the proposal was put forward by a subcommittee of the Alberta legislature, most western Canadian political leaders have advocated a U.S.-style Triple-E (elected, effective, and equal) Senate. Superficially compatible with western Canada's stated constitutional and public policy agenda, the Triple-E proposal has broad elite and popular appeal in the West. However, such an institution will be unlikely to satisfy western demands for more effec…
Solving Peel's Puzzle: Repeal of the Corn Laws and Institutional Preservation
Although extensively analyzed, Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws remains an enduring puzzle within comparative political economy. Indeed, while many existing explanations turn on international-systemic considerations, economic factors, or pressure group politics, none accounts for Sir Robert Peel's seemingly irrational decision to sacrifice his government for the sake of a policy he long had opposed.' In seeking to explain his decision, it is cru…
Constitutional Paralysis: Why Canadian Constitutional Initiatives Are Doomed to Fail
The primary lesson to be learned from the failed Charlottetown Accord is that substantive constitutional reform in Canada is not possible, and will not be for some time. This claim is structurally grounded—a reflection of inherent limitations to successful constitutional negotiations. Specifically, it contends that the requirement of mass input/legitimization of constitutional bargaining in deeply divided societies is incompatible with successful…
Corruption, Democracy, and Economic Growth
Scholars have long suspected that political processes such as democracy and corruption are important factors in determining economic growth. Studies show, however, that democracy has only indirect effects on growth, while corruption is generally accepted by scholars as having a direct and negative impact on economic performance. We argue that one of democracy's indirect benefits is its ability to mitigate the detrimental effect of corruption on e…
Constitutional Paralysis: Why Canadian Constitutional Initiatives Are Doomed to Fail
The primary lesson to be learned from the failed Charlottetown Accord is that substantive constitutional reform in Canada is not possible, and will not be for some time. This claim is structurally grounded—a reflection of inherent limitations to successful constitutional negotiations. Specifically, it contends that the requirement of mass input/legitimization of constitutional bargaining in deeply divided societies is incompatible with successful…
Why do Formal Amendments Fail: An Institutional Design Analysis
Given the increasing importance of constitutional modification in Eastern Europe, Latin America, South Africa, Europe, and Australia, it is imperative to study systemically the conditions under which formal constitutional amendments are likely to fail. In this paper, the authors isolate conditions whereby the instrumental objectives of participants in the politics of constitutional modification threaten to overload the institutional capacity of t…
A New Right? Moral Issues and Partisan Change in Canada
Objective. Beginning with the 1993 election, Canada's Progressive Conservative Party was replaced as the dominant force on the political right by the more ideological Reform Party/Canadian Alliance. This article examines what specific issues most centrally motivated this seismic shift among conservative Canadians. Method. Using data from the 1993, 1997, and 2000 Canadian Election Studies, we employ bivariate analyses and multinomial logit voting …
Solving Peel's Puzzle: Repeal of the Corn Laws and Institutional Preservation
Although extensively analyzed, Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws remains an enduring puzzle within comparative political economy. Indeed, while many existing explanations turn on international-systemic considerations, economic factors, or pressure group politics, none accounts for Sir Robert Peel's seemingly irrational decision to sacrifice his government for the sake of a policy he long had opposed.' In seeking to explain his decision, it is cru…
The Spouse in the House: What Explains the Marriage Gap in Canada
A literature has emerged in American voting studies noting a “marriage gap”—the propensity for married voters to support the Republican party. Using Canadian Election Study data, we establish the existence of a significant marriage gap in Canada. We also seek to determine if the marriage gap is driven by socio-demographic factors or attitudinal ones. We find that while socio-demographic factors contribute to the marriage gap, they explain relativ…
The limits of rent seeking: Why protectionists become free traders
This article presents the argument that governments can mitigate the political risks associated with significant liberalization of trade by suggesting that under certain conditions, rent-seeking opponents of trade liberalization may actually turn into critically important allies of governments attempting major policy shifts from protectionism to free trade. It argues that where domestic rent seekers are persuaded that the government cannot or wil…
The US Power Cycle, Expected Utility, and the Probable Future of the FTAA
Power cycle theory, which associates future foreign policy role expectations with the level and trend of relative power, will be used to derive propositions about the likely us role in future trade negotiations involving the Free Trade Area for the Americas (ftaa). In power cycle theory, foreign policy role is the “bargaining substance” of statecraft, requiring actor initiative and systemic (other actors') acceptance. Leadership is not hegemony. …
Good things and Small Packages: Lessons from Canada for the Northern Irish Constitutional Settlement
On 22 May 1998 Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland held successful referenda on the so‐called Good Friday Agreement that provided a proto‐constitutional settlement to the violence that had plagued Ulster for almost thirty years. This article analyses the prospects for a lasting, stable settlement in Northern Ireland. Experience has shown that construction, like reform, of constitutions and constitutional frameworks in deeply divided soci…
Canada's Long Road to Nowhere: Why the Circle of Command Liberalism Cannot Be Squared
A school of thought has emerged within constitutional and political theory that a middle road exists between liberalism and anti-liberal communitarianism. This road, which the author terms “command liberalism” permits societies that follow it to bypass the obvious inequities of liberalism while still enjoying the benefits of liberal democracy. The existence of this middle road would be but a piece of intellectual trivia were it not for the fact t…
Quebec's economic and political future with North America
Through use of the expected utility forecasting model, we make predictions about the prospects for constitutional negotiations that would satisfy Quebec, as well as the likelihood that member governments of the NAFTA would accommodate Quebec and seek further integration of the North American economies. The investigation unfolds in four stages. The first section describes the historical background to the political and economic conflict associated …
The Consistency of Inconsistency: Tracing Ontario's Opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement
Employing a rational choice perspective, this article seeks to explain the shift in the trade policy position of the Canadian province of Ontario during negotiations that led to the North American Free Trade Agreement. In doing so it highlights an important, though often overlooked, phenomenon: issue linkage in public policy construction. Early in 1993, Premier Bob Rae's New Democratic party government significantly shifted its position on the pr…
Federalism and Institutional Design: The Perils and Politics of a Triple-E Senate in Canada
Since the proposal was put forward by a subcommittee of the Alberta legislature, most western Canadian political leaders have advocated a U.S.-style Triple-E (elected, effective, and equal) Senate. Superficially compatible with western Canada's stated constitutional and public policy agenda, the Triple-E proposal has broad elite and popular appeal in the West. However, such an institution will be unlikely to satisfy western demands for more effec…
Constitutional Paralysis: Why Canadian Constitutional Initiatives Are Doomed to Fail
The primary lesson to be learned from the failed Charlottetown Accord is that substantive constitutional reform in Canada is not possible, and will not be for some time. This claim is structurally grounded—a reflection of inherent limitations to successful constitutional negotiations. Specifically, it contends that the requirement of mass input/legitimization of constitutional bargaining in deeply divided societies is incompatible with successful…
Federalism and Institutional Design: The Perils and Politics of a Triple-E Senate in Canada
Since the proposal was put forward by a subcommittee of the Alberta legislature, most western Canadian political leaders have advocated a U.S.-style Triple-E (elected, effective, and equal) Senate. Superficially compatible with western Canada's stated constitutional and public policy agenda, the Triple-E proposal has broad elite and popular appeal in the West. However, such an institution will be unlikely to satisfy western demands for more effec…
Solving Peel's Puzzle: Repeal of the Corn Laws and Institutional Preservation
Although extensively analyzed, Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws remains an enduring puzzle within comparative political economy. Indeed, while many existing explanations turn on international-systemic considerations, economic factors, or pressure group politics, none accounts for Sir Robert Peel's seemingly irrational decision to sacrifice his government for the sake of a policy he long had opposed.' In seeking to explain his decision, it is cru…
Beyond the Crystal Ball: Modelling Predictions about Quebec and Canada
Within the field of Canadian politics, intense debate over the constitution is a central and abiding concern. Given the failure of the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords, it is suitable to reflect on Canada--and especially Quebec--as a political entity in the greater setting of North America. The passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which creates economic alternatives for Quebec, (1) makes this an especially appropriate t…
Popular Contention in Great Britain 1758-1834. Charles Tilly
The Consistency of Inconsistency: Tracing Ontario's Opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement
Employing a rational choice perspective, this article seeks to explain the shift in the trade policy position of the Canadian province of Ontario during negotiations that led to the North American Free Trade Agreement. In doing so it highlights an important, though often overlooked, phenomenon: issue linkage in public policy construction. Early in 1993, Premier Bob Rae's New Democratic party government significantly shifted its position on the pr…
Quebec's economic and political future with North America
Through use of the expected utility forecasting model, we make predictions about the prospects for constitutional negotiations that would satisfy Quebec, as well as the likelihood that member governments of the NAFTA would accommodate Quebec and seek further integration of the North American economies. The investigation unfolds in four stages. The first section describes the historical background to the political and economic conflict associated …
Trade and Finance: Markets, Governments, and International Institutions
The limits of rent seeking: Why protectionists become free traders
This article presents the argument that governments can mitigate the political risks associated with significant liberalization of trade by suggesting that under certain conditions, rent-seeking opponents of trade liberalization may actually turn into critically important allies of governments attempting major policy shifts from protectionism to free trade. It argues that where domestic rent seekers are persuaded that the government cannot or wil…
Why do Formal Amendments Fail: An Institutional Design Analysis
Given the increasing importance of constitutional modification in Eastern Europe, Latin America, South Africa, Europe, and Australia, it is imperative to study systemically the conditions under which formal constitutional amendments are likely to fail. In this paper, the authors isolate conditions whereby the instrumental objectives of participants in the politics of constitutional modification threaten to overload the institutional capacity of t…
Game Theory and Canadian PoliticsThomas Flanagan Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998, pp. ix, 190
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Good things and Small Packages: Lessons from Canada for the Northern Irish Constitutional Settlement
On 22 May 1998 Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland held successful referenda on the so‐called Good Friday Agreement that provided a proto‐constitutional settlement to the violence that had plagued Ulster for almost thirty years. This article analyses the prospects for a lasting, stable settlement in Northern Ireland. Experience has shown that construction, like reform, of constitutions and constitutional frameworks in deeply divided soci…
Canada's Long Road to Nowhere: Why the Circle of Command Liberalism Cannot Be Squared
A school of thought has emerged within constitutional and political theory that a middle road exists between liberalism and anti-liberal communitarianism. This road, which the author terms “command liberalism” permits societies that follow it to bypass the obvious inequities of liberalism while still enjoying the benefits of liberal democracy. The existence of this middle road would be but a piece of intellectual trivia were it not for the fact t…
A Response to Mendelsohn's “Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of Mass Publics”
Matthew Mendelsohn's “Public Brokerage: Constitutional Reform and the Accommodation of Mass Publics” offers an alternative to what he calls the “conventional wisdom” surrounding Canada's intractable constitutional quagmire. Unlike most analysts of the Canadian constitutional process, Mendelsohn advocates greater public input into constitution making. Indeed, he suggests that the principal problem lies with elites, not mass publics. Limiting the r…
The US Power Cycle, Expected Utility, and the Probable Future of the FTAA
Power cycle theory, which associates future foreign policy role expectations with the level and trend of relative power, will be used to derive propositions about the likely us role in future trade negotiations involving the Free Trade Area for the Americas (ftaa). In power cycle theory, foreign policy role is the “bargaining substance” of statecraft, requiring actor initiative and systemic (other actors') acceptance. Leadership is not hegemony. …
Signaling and Tariff Policy: The Strategic Multistage Rent Reduction Game
This study uses a game-theoretic analysis to suggest that governments can minimize the political risks associated with significant liberalization of trade by employing a multistep process in the reduction of state-supplied rents. The model argues that when governments precede significant reductions in state-supplied rents with a smaller reduction, or with a reduction that can be portrayed credibly as externally imposed, they may be in a position …
The Limits Of Protectionism: Building Coalitions for Free Trade
The Spouse in the House: What Explains the Marriage Gap in Canada
A literature has emerged in American voting studies noting a “marriage gap”—the propensity for married voters to support the Republican party. Using Canadian Election Study data, we establish the existence of a significant marriage gap in Canada. We also seek to determine if the marriage gap is driven by socio-demographic factors or attitudinal ones. We find that while socio-demographic factors contribute to the marriage gap, they explain relativ…
A New Right? Moral Issues and Partisan Change in Canada
Objective. Beginning with the 1993 election, Canada's Progressive Conservative Party was replaced as the dominant force on the political right by the more ideological Reform Party/Canadian Alliance. This article examines what specific issues most centrally motivated this seismic shift among conservative Canadians. Method. Using data from the 1993, 1997, and 2000 Canadian Election Studies, we employ bivariate analyses and multinomial logit voting …
Corruption, Democracy, and Economic Growth
Scholars have long suspected that political processes such as democracy and corruption are important factors in determining economic growth. Studies show, however, that democracy has only indirect effects on growth, while corruption is generally accepted by scholars as having a direct and negative impact on economic performance. We argue that one of democracy's indirect benefits is its ability to mitigate the detrimental effect of corruption on e…
Charter Creep: Creeping Precommitment and the Threat to Liberal Republicanism
At the heart of constitutionalism lies a fundamental flaw, what Stephen Holmes calls the paradox of democracy. On one hand precommitment—the constitutional entrenchment of certain fundamental rules and values—represents a restriction upon the ability of otherwise self-governing citizens to govern themselves. On the other, absent precommitment, self-governance becomes a precarious proposition. In this article I distinguish between “good” precommit…
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