How important is the enforcement of political rights in new democracies? We use the enfranchisement of the emancipated slaves following the American Civil War to study this question. Critical to our strategy, black suffrage was externally enforced by the U.S. Army in ten Southern states during...

In this paper, an international comparison of the military welfare service in the U.S., U.K. and Germany is made, with a particular focus on vocational education, dwelling for military personnel, and military medical service. The findings from the international comparison of these three...

Purpose: According to its proponents, an MBA programme can improve one’s managerial and business competencies, knowledge and skills, and thus one’s career chances in business. Worldwide many people make at least one or more career switches during their careers. Every year, among them are...