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Trust as state capacity : the political economy of compliance
Besley, Timothy; Dray, Sacha - 2022
This paper explores the link between trust in government, policy-making, and compliance. It focuses on a specific … implement policies requiring voluntary compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper suggests that trust in government can … capacity is greater when citizens trust their government. The paper discusses alternative approaches to modelling the origins …
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Planning to Fail : An Analysis on Economic Planning Failure in Developing Countries
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2014
Economic planning is a term used to describe the long term plans of an incumbent government to manage the economy … emphasizing on monitoring of government plans for desirable results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013044039
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Do Structural Reforms Always Succeed? Lessons from Brazil
Arbache, Jorge - 2004
In the last twenty years, Brazil has experienced several attempts of improving sustainable growth through stabilization programs, and more recently, structural reforms in line with the Washington Consensus Agenda. The results, however, have been disappointing, as the per capita output growth has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014070957
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Foreword: a debate on the future of economic policy
D'Ippoliti, Carlo - In: PSL quarterly review 74 (2021) 298, pp. 149-150
This short editorial introduces a new temporary section within the journal, on the future of reformed capitalism. Many observers consider economic problems a cause of political malaise. Thence a renewed attention for political economy issues and for political developments and their relationship...
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On reimagining social democracy
Bhaduri, Amit - In: PSL quarterly review 74 (2021) 298, pp. 151-153
This short note introduces the debate on the future of economic policy and reform of capitalism, to be hosted in a new temporary section of the journal. It is essential to debate how to achieve a balance between 'bread' (economic security) and 'liberty' (political freedom), in a dynamic sense,...
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The pandemic and the state : interrogating capacity and response to COVID-19 in West Bengal
Mahmood, Zaad; Chakraborty, Achin - 2022
COVID-19 has brought to the fore the issue of state preparedness in mitigating health emergencies. This paper problematizes the received wisdom of greater state capacity in mitigating the severity of the pandemic. Based on a case study of West Bengal, a subnational state of India, it shows that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013349407
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China's Reform: History, Logic, and Future
Tian, Guoqiang; Chen, Xudong - 2022
between Government and the Market and between Government and Society -- “Four Transitions” to be Achieved in China’s Further … China’s reform lies in drawing reasonable governance boundaries between government and the market and between government and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013392523
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An Explanatory Analysis of Components Constituting Economic Policy Success in Zimbabwe
Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2016
, Zimbabwean government has come up with various economic policies, but none has been praised for reaping all the expected results …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012979653
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Die unsichtbare Hand der Ampel : sozialökologische Marktwirtschaft
Breuer, Christian - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 102 (2022) 1, pp. 2-3
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012808017
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The industrial organisation of economic policy preparation in the Netherlands
Butter, Frank A.G. den - VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business … - 2006
parties of the government; and (iii) rely on independent and undisputed data collection by an autonomous Central Bureau of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150630