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Decentralising the public sector: Transition and the Recent Reforms in Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in the Czech Republic
Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge; Oliveira, João do Carmo - In: CESifo DICE Report 2 (2004) 1, pp. 26-29
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005037320
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Republic of Poland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper on the Republic of Poland constructs a financial conditions index for Poland to explore the link between financial conditions and real economic activity. Measures to contain the fiscal deficit in the aftermath of the global financial crisis led to a reduction in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244033
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Lost in Transition: Life Satisfaction on the Road to Capitalism
Easterlin, Richard A. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
In the transition from socialism to capitalism in Eastern Europe life satisfaction has followed the V-shaped pattern of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822809
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The Pop-Pickers Have Picked Decentralised Media: the Fall of Top of the Pops and the Rise of the Second Media Age
Beer, David - In: Sociological Research Online 11 (2006) 3
The BBC has recently announced that Top of the Pops, the long-running weekly popular music programme, will broadcast its final episode in the summer of 2006. This brief \'rapid response\' article considers how the conclusion of Top of the Pops\' 42 year history may be understood as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824816
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Contested Capitalism: Financial Politics and Implications for China
Richard, Carney - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
capitalism far more than Anglo-American capitalism, and that it is likely to remain this way for the foreseeable future. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835604
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Capitalism and Economic Growth: A Game-Theoretic Perspective
Leong, Chee Kian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Why has capitalism prevailed as an institution in promoting economic growth despite its apparent unfairness? In this … paper, we argue that within a neoclassical framework, capitalism is fairer compared to collectivism due to the absence of a … capitalism at the aggregate level. Developing countries operating below the steady state may be better off cooperating as they …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836115
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The scientist and the church
Nitzan, Jonathan; Bichler, Shimshon - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The April 21, 2005 issue of the LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS carried a lead article titled ‘Blood for Oil?’ The paper is attributed to a group of writers and activists – Iain Boal, T.J. Clark, Joseph Matthews and Michael Watts – who identify themselves by the collective name ‘Retort.’ In...
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John Stuart Mill's Theory Of Justice
Clark, Barry; Elliott, John - In: Review of Social Economy 59 (2001) 4, pp. 467-490
rights, taxation, government intervention, and the future of capitalism. …
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The engine of capitalist process: entrepreneurs in economic theory
Formaini, Robert L. - In: Economic and Financial Policy Review (2001) Q IV, pp. 2-11
Market economies rely on entrepreneurs as their driving force. In this article, Robert Formaini examines why entrepreneurs are important for us today. He traces the history of the concept of entrepreneurship in economic theory, showing how the concept's popularity has varied greatly since its...
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Finance et accumulations dans le capitalisme post-industriel
Paulré, Bernard - HAL - 2008
The emergence of a knowledge capitalism is often considered as an alternative to a financial capitalism. Our goal is to … explain why the financial capitalism hypothesis is not relevant to characterize and to show that the hypothesis of a knowledge … capitalism can provide an explanation of the growth and the importance of finance. Three topics are considered:(1) the new forms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009418569