reform trajectories in Australia and internationally, including in China. A common theme is the importance of linking …

This paper empirically analyzes the question whether government involvement in the economy is conducive or detrimental … neoclassical economic theory, which predicts that government plays an unambiguously positive role for individuals’ quality of life … regulation, thereby harming voters’ quality of life. Our results show that life satisfaction decreases with higher government …

magnitude of government banking, and to reveal some of its special features and arrangements. We distinguish between directly … Russia in the same league with China and India and widening the gap from typical European emerging markets. We show that … pyramids that dilute public property, take control away from government bodies, and underpin managerial opportunism …

steering of Laender by adopting the strategic management instrument balanced scorecard at the intersection between government … scorecard has to be aligned at specific criteria of the public sector especially in the context of a Laender government. The …

We study the effect of political polarization on government spending and redistribution using the dispersion of self … government consumption. The relationship between political polarization and the size of government is stronger in democratic …