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Challenges to Democratic Governance in Developing Countries
Mudacumura, Gedeon (ed.); Morçöl, Göktuğ (ed.) - 2014
Accountability & Transparency: Cornerstones of Democratic Governance -- Will Ghana Avoid the resource Curse? -- Tackling Cultural Corruption -- Perceptions of Societal Corruption and Levels of Trust in Government -- Citizen Engagement in Fostering Democratic Governance in Rwanda --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014277637
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Citizenship, Labour Markets and Democratization : Chile and the Modern Sequence
Haagh, Louise - 2002
This book presents a re-examination of classical issues in the relationship between different forms of democratization, civil, political and social, and examines Chile's transition to democracy during the 1990s as a typical case of the modern sequence. It highlights the lasting institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054059
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A Feasible Basic Income Scheme for Germany : Effects on Labor Supply, Poverty, and Income Inequality
Sommer, Maximilian - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
This book analyzes the consequences that would arise if Germany’s means-tested unemployment benefits were replaced with an unconditional basic income. The basic income scheme introduced is based on a negative income tax and calibrated to be both financially feasible and compatible with current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397464
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German Economic and Business History in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Plumpe, Werner - 2016
German economic history in the industrial age has classically formed an important basis for the study of economic growth and industrialisation more generally. This book aims to introduce English-language readers to modern German economic history based on a selection of work by one of Germany's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012398130
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Deutschland 20 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall : Rückblick und Ausblick
Keuper, Frank - 2010
-- „Finanzplatz Deutschland“ versus deutsches Bankensystem – Zwei politökonomische Perspektiven für die Zukunft -- Die … -- Innovationen der letzten 20 Jahre – Fortschritt durch Überwindung von Barrieren -- Der Business-Development-Plan für Deutschland … vereinte Deutschland für die Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu wappnen, ist es wichtig, nicht nur die Chronologie der Ereignisse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014424977
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Money, Markets, and Democracy : Politically Skewed Financial Markets and How to Fix Them
Bragues, George - 2017
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the ways that politics and financial markets impact one another. In this relationship, politics is the ultimate controlling force. The kinds and prices of financial instruments that get traded and the individuals and institutions that get to trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397269
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Mathematical Theory of Democracy
Tanguiane, Andranick S. - 2014
History: Athenian Democracy -- Echoes of Democracy in Ancient Rome -- Revival of Democracy in Italian Mediaval City-Republics -- Enlightenment and the End of Traditional Democracy -- Modernity and Schism in Understanding Democracy -- Theory: Direct Democracy -- Dictatorship and Democracy --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016865
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Knowledge Democracy : Consequences for Science, Politics, and Media
in 't Veld, Roeland J. - 2010
Knowledge democracy is an emerging concept that addresses the relationships between knowledge production and dissemination, as well as the functions of the media and democratic institutions. Although democracy has been the most successful concept of governance for societies for the last two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522788
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Designing Democracy : Ideas for Better Rules
Gersbach, Hans (contributor) - 2005
This book presents a number of ideas for drawing up new rules to improve the functioning of democracies. The first part examines ways of combining incentive contracts with democratic elections. Such a judicious combination can alleviate a wide range of political failures without impairing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520466
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Saving Capitalism and Democracy
Rabie, Mohamed - 2013
Saving Capitalism and Democracy tries to answer the difficult questions posed by intellectuals, the media, politicians, students and ordinary people concerning the crisis and how to avert an impending catastrophe.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012106394