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Politics, public policies, professionals, power and performance â€“ the 5Ps of 'modernisation' initiatives of the Labour Government in UK

Som, C.V. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 4/5/6, pp. 320-339

sector employees. If latest policy documents are any indications, then the Coalition Government's policies are equally …

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The expenditure-GDP nexus: evidence from a panel of SAARC 7-countries

Pradhan, Rudra P.; Bagchi, Tapan P. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 4/5/6, pp. 295-307

, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the period between 1960 and 2010. Using cointegration and Granger … Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Pakistan there is unidirectional causality from exports to economic growth. The unidirectional … found in Bhutan and Pakistan. For Maldives and Sri Lanka Government expenditure causes exports, whereas for Pakistan export …

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Political entrepreneurship and institutional change: an evolutionary perspective

Hederer, Christian - In: International Journal of Public Policy 6 (2010) 1/2, pp. 87-103

The paper is a contribution to the theory of institutional change. Using a process-based, evolutionary framework, a comparative analysis of economic and political entrepreneurship is provided, and implications are derived for the role of political entrepreneurship and the element of agency in...

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The Muslim veil in the USA and France: a comparative analysis of law and policy

Salton, Herman T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 333-367

The USA and France are often perceived as having different, if not antipodal, legal and political systems. At first sight the treatment of the Muslim veil at school confirms this impression, for this piece of clothing is seen in the USA as a private symbol of religious devotion and benefits from...

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Employment relations in German multinational companies in the UK and the future of the German model: empirical evidence on country-of-origin effects and industry internationalisati...

Tuselmann, Heinz-Josef; Heise, Arne; McDonald, Frank; … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 390-408

Interest has grown in the significance of the country-of-origin impact on the Employment Relations (ER) approaches in the international subsidiaries of Multinational Companies (MNCs). In this article, a comparative cross-sectional analysis of German subsidiaries with indigenous UK firms will be...

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Welfare regimes and macroeconomic regime constellations: explaining the Scandinavian anomaly

Sauer, Thomas; Vogel, Lena - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 331-356

Since the early 1990s, the Scandinavian countries have recovered from one of the most severe crises of any Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country ever, returning to a 'high road' growth path and also succeeding in terms of macroeconomic stabilisation indicators. To...

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Endogenous determination of FDI growth and economic growth: the OECD case

Turkcan, Burcu; Yetkiner, I. Hakan - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 409-429

This paper tests the endogenous relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) growth and economic growth using a panel data set for 23 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries for the period 1975-2004. In particular we estimate a two-equation simultaneous...

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Full employment abandoned: shifting sands and policy failures

Mitchell, William; Muysken, Joan - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 295-313

This paper briefly analyses the shifts in economic theory that have moved policy makers from unambiguously pursuing … policy in reducing unemployment. The final sections of the paper outline an alternative view of macroeconomic theory and … policy opportunities. We argue that a central plank in modern macroeconomic policy settings should be the introduction of …

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Governance strategies in local government: a study of the governance of municipal corporations in a Swedish municipality

Collin, Sven-Olof Yrjo; Tagesson, Torbjorn - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 373-389

Municipal corporations can be seen as a method of disintegrating municipal operations, but retaining control through those corporations. We assume that the municipal influence of the corporation can be described through the concept of governance strategy. Through a case study of seven...

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Born lucky – or just lucky to be born rich? A note

Groezinger, Gerd - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 430-435

A paper by social psychologists proclaimed that, for UK citizens, it could be shown that being born in the summer half-year was associated with a significantly higher belief in being lucky, compared with being born in the winter half-year. Are we that much determined by nonsocial forces? A test...

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