Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in...

The 2000 Water Frame Directive (WFD) has led to changes in the governance of drinking water quality in France. These changes are based on an intensified implementation of mechanisms to create interdependence among stakeholders, making them collectively responsible for fulfilling EU objectives....

In recent years Western democracies have witnessed an increase in election abstention and a significant drop in affiliation rates for both political and concerning parties. The lack of interest, the scepticism and the separation of citizens from traditional politics, based on the participation...

This article analyses the economic development from the point of view of organization production and considers the hypothesis that treatment of creativity is a fundamental determinant in order to make possible economic development at a local, regional, national and of course a global level....

This article analyses the economic development from the point of view of organization production and considers the hypothesis that treatment of creativity is a fundamental determinant in order to make possible economic development at a local, regional, national and of course a global level....

Starting from the remarks by Cannari et al. (2009) on development policies, this paper aims at highlighting the quantitative and qualitative shortcomings of interventions, but also at pointing out the importance of the effects of a weak project of general national policies. The limitations in...

The bulk of acid depositions, which have harmful effects on the environment, are caused by foreign emissions in many European countries. Therefore, if some countries emit more acids, one cannot be sure that countries that emit less will benefit from reduced acid depositions. However, numerical...

While there is a vast literature both on international bargaining and on how international agreements can be enforced, very little work has been done on how bargaining and enforcement interact. An important exception is Fearon (1998), who models international cooperation as a two-stage process,...

By means of a two-jurisdictional model, this paper analyses the optimal division of environmental policymaking functions among the different government levels, identifying the most appropriate level of decentralization in each case. The paper focuses on water resources policies, with an...