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In the United Kingdom, Smith (2003;2004) has illustrated that prime ministers make their decision to call an election … to maximize the chance for re-election. This argument should be applicable to other majoritarian systems, yet various …
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democratic experience and strong party ties. Utilizing the 1990 German Unification Election Study, I examine a natural experiment …
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Early democratic theorists argued that one purpose of a democratic government is to increase the happiness of its citizens. However, all democracies are not equal. Some democracies through their institutional arrangements create broader representation to their citizens, while others reduce...
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Abstract AbstractWie sollen die Regeln für Entscheidungsprozesse gestaltet werden und wie sollen Institutionen aussehen? Diese Arbeit trägt zur Beantwortung dieser übergeordneten Frage bei, in dem sie auf kommunaler Ebene ökonomische, fiskalische und politische Effekte von Institutionen mit...
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