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The paper extends the literature on the political economy of labor market institutions by developing a framework in … which owners of capital can benefit from both greater labor market flexibility and better rule of law. Their choice of … better rule of law and greater bargaining power vis-à-vis workers by way of greater labor market flexibility. It follows that …

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Environmental governance and policy in Kazakhstan

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Weakness of civil society in Ukraine : a mechanism-based

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framework of analytical sociology we consider different social mechanisms that explain the weakness of Ukrainian civil society … results of analyses we formulate suggestions concerning possible ways to foster the civil society development in Ukraine. …

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