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Worker retraining and transfer payments: The political economy of social protection
Jain, Sanjay - 2017
We conduct an incentive-theoretical analysis of political economy considerations in the design of social protection programmes in developing countries to accompany economic reforms. We focus on two aspects of social protection - the provision of redistribution and retraining - that arguably...
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Fiscal capacity in non-democratic states: The origins and expansion of income tax
Andersson, Per F. - 2021
The origins of fiscal capacity have traditionally been linked to warfare and democratization. However, non-democratic states also invest in fiscal capacity, even in times of peace. In fact, the majority of income taxes-a cornerstone of government finance-were introduced by non-democratic states...
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Secession and social polarization: Evidence from Catalonia
Balcells, Laia; Fernández Albertos, José; Kuo, Alexander - 2021
Does secessionism lead to social polarization? Despite much research on independence movements, their relationship to … polarization, a key mechanism theorized as increasing the chances of violent conflict, remains less understood. We argue that …. However, polarization does not necessarily lead to violence. We explore the case of Catalonia, a region that experienced a …
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Liberia's gender-sensitive police reform. Starting from scratch? Improving representation and responsiveness
Bacon, Laura - 2013
After its 14-year civil war, Liberia worked with multiple donors and partners to restore security. This paper explores the Liberia National Police's innovative efforts to create a more gender-sensitive police service and describes the international and domestic support it received in doing so....
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Party system institutionalization and reliance on personal income tax: Exploring the relationship using new data
von Schiller, Armin - 2017
This paper explores the effect of party system institutionalization on the reliance of tax systems on the personal income tax. As a first step, the paper re-examines the relationship between party system institutionalization and taxation patterns employing the recently launched Government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011654025
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Women legislators and economic performance
Baskaran, Thushyanthan; Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Min, Brian; … - 2018
There has been a phenomenal global increase in the proportion of women in politics in the last 20 years. While there is evidence that raising the share of women politicians has substantive impacts on the composition of government spending, there is scarcely any evidence of how it influences...
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Towards sustainable livelihoods in the Tanzanian informal economy: Facilitating inclusion, organization, and rights for street vendors
Steiler, Ilona; Nyirenda, Chediel - 2021
In spite of having some intensive national strategies to address poverty, Tanzania lacks a coherent national strategy to ensure sustainable livelihoods for those working in its informal economy, of which street vending is an important sector. Based on qualitative, in-depth data collected through...
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Health and ethnic inequalities in Mozambique with special reference to leprosy
Casimiro, Isabel; Machele, Júlio - 2022
The subject of this paper is health and ethnic inequalities in Mozambique, with special reference to leprosy. It is argued that the health policies and strategies adopted in the colonial and post-colonial periods led to an unequal distribution not only of certain diseases but also of health...
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European aid to the MENA region after the Arab uprisings: A window of opportunity missed
Bodenstein, Thilo; Furness, Mark - 2023
European official development assistance to Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries increased sharply after 2011, ostensibly in support of the social, economic, and above all political changes demanded by the Arab uprisings. The subsequent turn to development policies driven by...
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US policy contributions to agricultural commodity price fluctuations, 2006 - 12
Rausser, Gordon C.; De Gorter, Harry - 2013
Since 2006, global prices and price volatility for foodgrain commodities have spiked frequently and dramatically. Such spikes have had the heaviest economic and social impact on developing nations, where agriculture accounts for a sizable portion of economic activity. We demonstrate how US...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319827