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When is a state predatory?
Robinson, James A. - 1999
I argue that whether or not a state is predatory hinges on the relationship between development and the distribution of political power in society. Development is typically inconsistent with the preservation of the political status quo and this gives those who initially hold political power an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781676
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Beyond the veil of ignorance : the influence of direct democracy on the shadow economy
Schneider, Friedrich; Teobaldelli, Désirée - 2012
economies. The framework developed predicts a negative relationship between the degree of direct democracy and the size of the … quantitatively important; the results are robust and also depend on the interaction of direct democracy with other political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009503812
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Democratic participation and the size of regions : an empirical study using data on German counties
Seitz, Helmut (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003630738
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Resource rents, democracy and corruption : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Arezki, Rabah; Thorvaldur Gylfason - 2011
We examine the effect of the interaction between resource rents and democracy on corruption for a panel of 29 Sub …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009301201
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Satisfaction not guaranteed : institutions and satisfaction with democracy in Western Europe
Wagner, Alexander F.; Dufour, Mathias; Schneider, Friedrich - 2003
What determines citizens satisfaction with the constitution in operation ? We make two contributions towards an answer to this important policy question. First, we place stronger emphasis than existing studies on quantitative interpretations of the importance of different factors. We use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507684
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Political capitalism : the interaction between income inequality, economic freedom and democracy
Krieger, Tim; Meierrieks, Daniel - 2015
democracy, where a powerful economic elite cooperates with politicians and bureaucrats for their mutual benefit. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411131
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Restrictions to civil liberties in a pandemic and satisfaction with democracy
Graeber, Daniel; Meister, Lorenz; Poutvaara, Panu - 2023
-in-differences design to show that stay-at-home orders notably increased satisfaction with democracy and shifted political support towards … centrist parties. Stay-at-home orders increased satisfaction with democracy most among individuals who had been exposed to the … restrictive state interventions. Moreover, we find suggestive evidence that satisfaction with democracy increases more among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014450777
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Uncovered power : external agenda setting, sophisticated voting, and transnational lobbying
Console Battilana, Silvia (contributor) - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003623836
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Does political knowledge increase support for Europe? : a cross country investigation of the attitudes of European citizens
Cerniglia, Floriana; Pagani, Laura - 2011
We study the impact of political knowledge on the attitudes of European citizens towards the possible distribution of responsibilities between European level institutions and national governments in three policy areas: foreign policy, defence and immigration policy. The hypothesis tested is that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011366
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The impact of council's internal decision-making rules on the future EU
Widgrén, Mika (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003630729