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Tullock challenges: Happiness, revolutions and democracy

Frey, Bruno S. - 2011

Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical 'Tullock Challenges'. The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook,...

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Tullock challenges: Happiness, revolutions and democracy

Frey, Bruno S. - 2011

Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical Tullock Challenges. The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316889

Political Economy: Success or Failure?

Frey, Bruno S.; Steiner, Lasse - In: Contemporary Economics 6 (2012) 3, pp. 10-21

The Political Economy and Public Choice approaches have promoted the study of interactions between the economy and the polity for over 60 years now. The present paper endeavours to provide a critical discussion of this literature and its achievements. In particular, it begins with the different...

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Tullock Challenges: Happiness, Revolutions and Democracy

Frey, Bruno S. - 2011

Gordon Tullock has been one of the most important founders and contributors to Public Choice. Two innovations are typical "Tullock Challenges". The first relates to method: the measurement of subjective well-being, or happiness. The second relates to digital social networks such as Facebook,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168380

Direct Democracy: Designing a Living Constitution

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2003

A crucial aspect of constitutional design is the provision of rules on how a constitution is to be amended. If … procedures for constitutional amendment are very restrictive, changes will take place outside the constitution. These changes are … development of the constitution must be based on the rule of law. We propose direct democratic rights that allow citizens to …

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The Role of Direct Democracy and Federalism in Local Power

Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - 2004

Alienation to politics weakens political competition and can undermine the acceptance and legitimacy of democracy as a political system. Governance and representation problems at the local level cause part of citizens' lack of power and political alienation. Citizens have local power if they can...

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Annex 2 and 3 of the Draft NAMA Text of July 2007: Implications for Bangladesh

Rahman, Mustafizur - 2007

Bangladesh. …

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