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External Drivers of Institutional Change in Central Asia – Regional Integration Schemes and the Role of Russia and China
Schweickert, Rainer; Melnykovska, Inna; Plamper, Hedwig - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012
Russia and China are assumed to challenge democratization and to promote autocracy. In a first step, we analyze Central Asia as the most-likely case, considering both Russia and China as relevant external actors. We develop a concept for our analysis based on the different strategies of Russia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010887001
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Varieties of Capitalism, Governance and Government Spending – A Cross-Section Analysis
Ahrens, Joachim; Schweickert, Rainer; Zenker, Juliane - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2011
We argue that the literature on government size suffers from neglecting the role of governance both as a driving and a … averaging data for the period 2003-07 reveals that better governance allows for higher spending. However, on the demand side …, more open countries are likely to spend more in cases of minor quality of governance only. In this respect, government …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009276632
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Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries
Belke, Ansgar; Bordon, Ingo; Melnykovska, Inna; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). Based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2008 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008479317
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Resource-Based Reluctance, Reversed Asymmetry, and Non-Trade Integration Incentives - Theory and Evidence from European Neighbourhood
Franke, Anja; Gawrich, Andrea; Melnykovska, Inna; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2009
Among ENP countries, Azerbaijan is outstanding because it leans on its resource base and sees the EU at the receiving end of bilateral relations. At the other extreme, Ukraine depends on EU cooperation, especially with respect to trade. We develop a comprehensive theoretical concept for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005026906
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Which Membership Matters? External vs. Internal Determinants of Institutional Change in Transition Countries
Drautzburg, Thorsten; Melnykovska, Inna; Schweickert, Rainer - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2008
Governance Indicators (WBGI) based on a panel of 25 transition countries for the period from 1996 to 2005. We show that natural … incentives for good governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005700623