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The Iranian revolution still appears to be a puzzle for theoretical approaches linking political instability and … focus is on the violence that accompanied the events preceding the revolution, and also on the fact that this violence was … von Ressourcenreichtum. Die iranische Revolution ist heute noch ein Rätsel für theoretische Ansätze, die politische …
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successful revolution at a stochastic cost. I incorporate this mechanism in a three-country, two-good trade model where countries … revolution is expected to generate trade frictions between the mother country and the rebel colony. Thus, the attractiveness of … revolution and the sustainability of empire come to depend on the capacity of the rebel colony to access international markets …
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The uprising and military confrontation in Libya that began in February 2011 has led to disruptions of gas supplies to Europe. An analysis of how Europe has compensated for these missing gas volumes shows that this situation has not affected security of supply. However, this situation would...
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Resource curse theory claims that resource abundance encourages violent conflict. A study of 37 oil-producing developing countries, however, reveals that oil states with very high levels of oil revenue are remarkably stable. An analysis of the ways in which governments spend oil revenues...
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produce the private good and increases the chances of a revolution. A social contract consists of the exchange of security … ausgebeuteten Gruppe zur Produktion des privaten Gutes senkt, zum anderen die Chancen einer erfolgreichen Revolution erhöht. Der …
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A fundamental requirement of market economies is the security of ownership claims to property. Yet history is littered with cases of challenges to these claims. A large literature has found contradictory evidence for the effect of income and income inequality on revolt, possibly due to omitted...
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The paper inquires into the impact of contemporary major world events - the recession in the United States and Western Europe, the oil price hike, and the Arab Spring - on the flow of overseas Filipino workers or OFWs and their remittances. The paper finds that the recession in the West has not...
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Two events currently preoccupy global news: the political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe in Japan. Both events are very different in its nature and location, but they not only affect economic developments within these...
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Democratic transitions since 2011 in the Middle East and North Africa have mostly failed to consolidate and have been hindered by the difficult economic heritage of previous authoritarian governments. Which short-term economic policies may help consolidate the early democratisation process?
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