The political career of Sir Francis Burdett by Hodlin, C

“…Following a chronological pattern, this thesis therefore traces Burdett's early campaigns for Middlesex in 1802 and 1804; his election for Westminster in 1807; his protest against the government in 1810; his leadership of the reform cause up to 1815; his break with other radical leaders in 1817; his subsequent role as an independent politician, and his part in the passing of the Reform Bill.…”

Anti-elite attitudes and support for independent candidates. by Pablo Argote, Giancarlo Visconti

“…This insight is important because electing independent politicians can promote a personalistic style of politics, undermine democratic accountability, and foster conflict between the executive and legislative branches.…”
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Monetary policy as economic warfare - Yannis Varoufakis, Adults in the Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment, London, Bodley Head, 2017, 550 pp., £14.99 (pbk), ISBN 978-... by David Hollanders

“…At least since the publication of ‘Rules rather than discretion’ by Nobel Prize winners Kydland and Prescott (1977), an undisputed principle in monetary economics is that central bankers should be politically independent. Politicians have an electoral incentive to jack-up the money supply to finance programmes the electorate favours, ignoring the inflation this will result in. …”
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Entre el liberalismo radical y la necesidad: los debates en torno al monopolio estatal del tabaco en México, 1821-1824 by Jesús Hernández Jaimes

“…Once Mexico achieved independence, politicians and representatives of various economic interests became absorbed in a dispute over its future. …”
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Consequences of Prebendal State in Iran in Second Pahlavi Era by Mahboube Hemmati, Morteza Alavian

“…By marginalizing civil parties and groups and sidelining independent politicians, the prebendal system caused the lack of meritocracy and the placing of incompetent people who were dependent on the king at the head of the country's political, administrative and military-security system, which had no result but the reproduction of corruption. …”
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