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Predicting violence within genocides: meso-level evidence from Rwanda

McDoom, Omar Shahabudin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2012

Can we predict when and where violence will break out within cases of genocide? Given often weak political will to … contemplating intervention. I develop a theoretical model to help identify areas vulnerable to violence during genocide. I argue … strength of society’s cohesion below. Violence will be delayed in areas where political and military resistance to the center …

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The power of the interviewer: a qualitative perspective on African survey data collection

Randall, Sara; Coast, Ernestina; Compaore, Natacha; … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

BACKGROUND African censuses and surveys remain dependent on interviewers for data collection. Data quality is assured through training and supervision. Many survey concepts are difficult to translate into African languages and some, such as “household”, may have multiple criteria which are...

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The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India

Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000

The determinants of government responsiveness to its citizens is a key issue in political economy. Here we develop a model based on the solution of political agency problems. Having a more informed an politically active electorate strengthens incentives for governments to be responsive. This...

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Political economy, power and new media

Mansell, Robin - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This article suggests that it is timely to revitalise studies in the tradition of the political economy of media and communications in order to develop a critical and comprehensive analysis of the social and economic dynamics of the production and consumption of new media. Specifically, a...

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Read my lips : the political economy of information transmission

Besley, Timothy; Pande, Rohini - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1998

The paper studies credible information transmission by governments. A group of heterogenous individuals have to make private investment and labour supply decisions while relying on the government for information about investment returns. The government consists of an elected citizen who chooses...

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Democracy and education spending: has Africa's move to multiparty elections made a difference to policy?

Stasavage, David - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

While it is generally recognized that electoral competition can have a major influence on public spending decisions, there has been little effort to consider whether the move to multiparty elections in African countries in recent years has led to a redistribution of public expenditures between...

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A swing-state theory of trade protection in the electoral college

Muûls, Mirabelle; Petropoulou, Dimitra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

This paper develops an infinite-horizon, political agency model with a continuum of political districts, in which incumbent politicians can improve their re-election probability by attracting swing voters in key states through strategic trade protection. A unique equilibrium is shown to exist...

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Minority representation and policy choices: the significance of legislator identity

Pande, Rohini - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1999

Disadvantaged groups tend also to constitute population minorities. One consequence of this is that the policies implemented by electorally accountable governments often fail to reflect minority interests. A policy solution is to enhance the political power of minority groups as a vehicle for...

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Product standards, trade disputes and protectionism

Sturm, Daniel - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2001

Trade disputes over national product standards are a growing source of tension in the international trading system. The usual pattern is that a country introduces a new product standard for all sales of a good in its local market, which is justified as necessary for consumer or environmental...

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On the limits of communication in multidimensional cheap talk

Levy, Gilat; Razin, Ronny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

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