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Foreign Aid and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia
Rakner, Lise - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
The study examines Zambia.s evolving aid relationship in relation to the country.s democratic trajectory. The impact of aid in terms of democratic consolidation is linked to the development of the party system, the efficacy of key democratic institutions, and accountability in relation to...
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POLITICAL PARTIES, PARTY SYSTEMS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN EAST ASIA
Lye, Liang Fook (contributor);  … - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
political durability of one party systems — unlike two-part or multi-party systems in the US and Europe — and their enduring …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010728953
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Flying with the Crane-Recapturing KMVS’s Ten-Year Journey
Ramachandran, Vimala; Saihjee, Aarti - eSocialSciences - 2009
This document is at the behest of KMVS and is an effort to hold up a mirror to their journey. It is a documentation of their history, context, evolution, and experiences since its emergence in 1989. Additionally, it is also an attempt to critically foreground and map out the conceptual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543112
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Political Parties and Trade Unions in Cyprus
Katsourides, Yiannos - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013
The political parties in Cyprus are extremely powerful. They play a dominant role in the public as well as the private sphere, resulting in a civil society that is extremely weak. The article will address two issues. First, it will map the evolution of civil society organisations (CSOs),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010711119
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In the Shadow of the Constitution: Common Foreign and Security Policy/European Security and Defence Policy Adapting to a Changing External Environment
Nickel, Dietmar; Quille, Gerrard - Jean Monnet Chair - 2007
Abstract: The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) is understood as an important new "instrument" in the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) "toolbox", designed to respond to the contemporary security environment as well as to overcome the inaction and hesitancy of the past....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008611148
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The flower that didn't bloom: why did the industrial revolution happen in Europe and not in China?
Nielsen, Jens Kaalhauge - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies 8 (2010) 1, pp. 23-44
these processes reached a crystallizing moment in the Qin dynasty. In the case of Europe, two seed-bed societies, the Greek … and the Germanic tribes, played the key roles in safeguarding Europe's trajectory. One essential prerequisite in this … process is the lack of cultural and political hegemony characterizing Europe's history. By this token, the fall of the Roman …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008464373
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Active ageing in Europe: the role of organisations
Henkens, Kène; Schippers, Joop - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) May, pp. 604-611
Purpose – The purpose of this paper (overview) is to provide a brief introduction to the topic of active ageing and summarise the seven studies included in this special issue. The authors also acknowledge those who were instrumental in bringing this issue to fruition....
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The Future of Key Actors in the European Research Area
Akrich, Madeleine; Miller, Riel - HAL - 2007
multiplying the number of effective research platforms in Europe may miss a key part of tomorrow's research agenda. The in … improving the production and use of research in Europe, this report recommends new policies aimed at accelerating the … development of emergent forms and sources of research. The policy message is that Europe must move beyond industrial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008790481
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Aggregated, voluntary, and mandatory risk disclosure incentives: Evidence from UK FTSE all-share companies
Elshandidy, Tamer; Fraser, Ian; Hussainey, Khaled - In: International Review of Financial Analysis 30 (2013) C, pp. 320-333
This paper investigates the impact of corporate risk levels on aggregated, voluntary and mandatory risk disclosures in the annual report narratives of UK non-financial listed companies. We find that firms characterised by higher levels of systematic, financing risks and risk-adjusted returns and...
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Managers' incentives for issuing cash flow forecasts
Abed, Suzan; Roberts, Clare; Hussainey, Khaled - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 10 (2014) 2, pp. 133-152
This study examines a recent change in voluntary disclosure by investigating the issuance of management cash flow forecasts for a sample of 690 UK non-financial firm-year observations which are drawn from the top 500 UK listed firms by total market capitalisation as listed by Financial Times on...
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