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Sitting on the fence: Pork - barrels and democratization under threat of conflict. The case of Ghana, 1996 - 2004

Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; André, Pierre - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013

This paper studies political competition in the case of a democratization process. We present an illustrative model describing political competition when the opposition threatens the stability of the country. In some cases, our model predicts the government should invest in opposition districts...

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Ethnicity and Election Outcomes in Ghana

Bossuroy, Thomas - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

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Elections and Economic Policy in Developing Countries

Chauvet, Lisa; Collier, Paul - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

This paper explores the impact of elections on economic policies and governance in developing countries. We distinguish … effect by comparing different frequencies of elections. Except at the extremes, a higher frequency of elections improves both … process is badly conducted. Badly conducted elections have no structural efficacy for policy improvement. A reasonable …

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Politics and the Geographic Allocation of Public Funds in a Semi-Democracy. The Case of Ghana, 1996-2004

Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; André, Pierre - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

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The Allocation of Public Goods and National Elections in Ghana

Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; André, Pierre - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011

government of an emerging democracy may fear political instability and keep the lid on potential unrest by bargaining with …

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Do return migrants transfer political norms to their origin country? Evidence from Mali

Chauvet, Lisa; Mercier, Marion - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014

This paper explores the link between return migration and political outcomes in the origin country, using the case study of Mali. We use electoral and census data at the locality level to investigate the role of return migration on participation rates and electoral competitiveness. First, we run...

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Vive la France! French Multinationals and Human Rights

Colonomos, Ariel; Santiso, Javier - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005

This paper focuses on the analysis of corporate responsibility and also examines the question of international diffusion of norms in the context of globalization. It measures the influence of nonstate actors on foreign societies and states. It also draws on firsthand economic and financial...

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Dynamiques alternatives pour l'accès au droit et à la justice dans un contexte de pauvreté : enjeux de l'état de droit, de la gouvernance et du développement durable

Njupouen, Isaac Bolivar René - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013

This research work focuses on the multiple agents of access to law and justice for the poor. In the current context marked by the globalization of capitalism, we witness the ever growing judiciarisation of society which seems to result from the former phenomenon; people increasingly seek to be...

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Les fondements et les processus de l’intégration organisationnelle : La banque de détail France du Crédit Agricole

Bovais, Hélène - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012

Integration appears among the core concepts of organizational theories, which have supported the progresses of social sciences. Faced to difficulties in collective actions, researchers and managers have been thoroughly studying the levers for action, in search of the key conditions for unity,...

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Should the Democratic Model Be Applied to Non-governmental Organizations and Firms ?

Salin, Pascal - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2007

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