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GOV-AARGH-NANCE – “EVEN CRIMINALS NEED LAW AND ORDER”

de Groot, Olaf J.; Rablen, Matthew D.; Shortland, Anja - Network of European Peace Scientists - NEPS - 2011

We present a theoretical model postulating that the relationship between crime and governance is “hump-shaped”, rather than linearly decreasing, when criminals need access to markets. State collapse, violent conflict and a lack of infrastructure are not conducive for the establishment of any...

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The value of diplomacy: Bilateral relations and immigrant well-being

Becchetti, Leonardo; Clark, Andrew E.; Ricco, Elena Giachin - HAL - 2011

This paper attempts to establish the value of good relationships between countries by considering their effect on a group of individuals who are arguably intimately affected by them: immigrants. We appeal to an index of conflict/cooperation which is calculated as an annual weighted sum of news...

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The Human Capital-Intensive Firm and Coordination: Redefined Integration and Disintegration

Sautel, Olivier; Cézanne, Cécile - HAL - 2007

The aim of this paper is to reconsider the link between integration and disintegration. We argue that the conception of … disintegration must be differentiated by the tools they give to the firm to effectively govern productive assets. …

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Firme intensive en capital humain et coordination : vers une redéfinition du rapport entre intégration et dé-intégration

Sautel, Olivier; Cézanne-Sintès, Cécile - HAL - 2007

The aim of this paper is to reconsider the link between vertical integration and disintegration which are traditionally … opposed in the literature. The conception of integration and disintegration closely depends on the way we define the firm and … of the firm involves a redefinition of the link between integration and disintegration. We advance that it can not be …

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The Cradle of Chaos: Metamorphosis of Chinese Elite, 1850s–1900s

Vul, Nikita A. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015

When the Qing Empire collapsed in 1911, military groups moved to the forefront. The power of regional warlords bloomed during 1916–28, splitting China into disparate fiefdoms. The fragmentation of China largely defined the course of events in this country through all 20 century, so explaining...

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Generic Difference of Expected Vote Share and Probability of Victory Maximization in Simple Plurality Elections with Probabilistic Voters

Patty, John W. - EconWPA - 2005

In this paper I examine single member, simple plurality elections with n 2 probabilistic voters and show that the maximization of expected vote share and maximization of probability of victory are “generically different” in a specific sense. More specifically, I first describe finite...

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