The Financial Determinants of Party Manifestos

• In Event: Business Influence on Governments

Brief Overview

We explore the determinants of party platforms’ “capital friendliness.” We argue that political parties’ capital friendliness is shaped by financial conditions. We find support for our hypotheses using data from the Comparative Manifesto Project.

Authors

• Andrew Kerner, Michigan State University

• Timm Betz, Texas A & M University-College Station

• Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University