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Crony Capitalism in India : Establishing Robust Counteractive Institutional Frameworks
Khatri, Naresh (ed.); Ojha, Abhoy K. (ed.) - 2016
Crony Capitalism in India provides a comprehensive and scholarly examination of the important topic of crony capitalism, filling an important gap in the market. Bringing together experts from various backgrounds, it addresses the key underpinnings of this complex and multifarious issue. Given...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396266
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Power, Voting, and Voting Power: 30 Years After
Holler, Manfred J. - 2013
, which provides an up-to-date overview of applications of n-person game theory to the study of power in multimember bodies …. Other theories that shed light on power distribution (e.g. aggregation theory) are treated as well. The book revisits the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016547
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Voting Paradoxes and Group Coherence : The Condorcet Efficiency of Voting Rules
Gehrlein, William V. - 2011
Voting Paradoxes and Their Probabilities -- Condorcet's Paradox and Group Coherence -- Other Incompability Paradoxes -- Other Voting Paradoxes -- Condorcet Efficiency and Social Homogeneity -- Coherence and the Efficiency Hypothesis -- Other Characteristics of Voting Rules -- The Significance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014015194
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Power, Freedom, and Voting
Braham, Matthew (contributor); Steffen, Frank (contributor) - 2008
, including one on the importance of Machiavelli’s writing as a reference point for modern political theory, and others on the … related concepts of fairness and responsibility. A majority of the chapters make use of game theory. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013520915
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Handbook on Approval Voting
Laslier, Jean-François - 2010
Approval Voting -- Going from Theory to Practice: The Mixed Success of Approval Voting -- Axiomatic Theory -- Collective Choice … axiomatic point of view; game theory and computer science have been used to scrutinize various strategic aspects; and political …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522770
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Gender and Family in European Economic Policy : Developments in the New Millennium
Auth, Diana (ed.); Hergenhan, Jutta (ed.);  … - 2017
This collection explores how pioneering gender equality policies have shaped women's economic presence in Europe since 2000. Equal pay policies, parental leave reforms, corporate quotas and electoral quotas have raised pressing questions about the effectiveness in promoting equal participation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397353
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Votes, Parties, and Seats : A Quantitative Analysis of Indian Parliamentary Elections, 1962–2014
Borooah, Vani Kant - 2016
'This starkly lucid and timely book absorbs the nuances of the largest festival – the elections – of the world's largest democracy. Hailing from a political family, the author conveys his passion and knowledge on the intricacies, as well as the heat and dust of his national fête. All data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014020366
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Electoral Systems : Paradoxes, Assumptions, and Procedures
Felsenthal, Dan S. - 2012
Procedures and Their Expected Probability -- Theory and Practice - Additional Considerations in Selecting a Voting Procedure … ethical and positive aspects of welfare economics and choice theory. Topics comprise individual choice and preference theory …, social choice and voting theory (normative, positive and strategic sides) as well as all aspects of welfare theory (Pareto …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013522950
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Inflation versus Price-Level Targeting : Bayesian Estimation of a Small Open DSGE Model for Switzerland
Heim, Lukas - 2015
Lukas Heim evaluates the performance of a price-level targeting rule compared to that of a standard inflation targeting rule. The comparison is based on a medium-scale DSGE model which has been estimated based on state-of-the-art Bayesian methods. The model for the Swiss economy is an expanded...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012819094
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A Beta-return Efficient Portfolio Optimisation Following the CAPM : An Analysis of International Markets and Sectors
Vollmer, Markus - 2015
Investors are trying to generate excess returns through active investment strategies. Since the outbreak of the financial crisis, investors face a situation where increased risks are accompanied by falling key interest rates. An optimal portfolio in terms of risk and return becomes a perpetual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012819111