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This paper overviews theoretical and empirical contributions that study political borders from an economic perspective. It reviews theories of the number and size of nations focused on the trade-off between economies of scale in public-good provision and heterogeneity of preferences over public...
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of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of policies (e.g., size of government deficits …. -- Political institutions ; Public policies ; Government capabilities ; Veto players ; Intertemporal cooperation ; Development …
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support for government spending. The first ballot took place shortly before the extension of suffrage to women in February … rates for the two propositions. Surprisingly, I find that approval for government spending is higher among the male …
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and local government institutions, political representatives and officials. This relationship is fundamentally shaped by … the federal structure of a nation's government and by the scope and depth of citizens' participation possibilities in the …
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): "Externalities in Economies with Imperfect Information and Incomplete Markets." In that paper he says: "There exist government … spokesman for the pro-government school. This paper of his is supposed to provide the intellectual and analytical foundation for … government intervention. I will argue that this important and oft-cited paper, while containing no mathematical errors …
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study shows that elections tend to explain why democracies have acquired less foreign reserves than authoritarian regimes … of globalization and austerity. Chapter 4 suggests that government ideology still has a pronounced impact on economic …
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study shows that elections tend to explain why democracies have acquired less foreign reserves than authoritarian regimes … of globalization and austerity. Chapter 4 suggests that government ideology still has a pronounced impact on economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011575981
The capacity to sustain policies over time and the capacity to adjust policies in the face of changing circumstances are two desirable properties of policymaking systems. The veto player approach has suggested that polities with more veto players will have the capacity to sustain policies at the...
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Can autocracies and their associated institutions successfully implement economic policies that promote growth and investment? Can 'good economics' somehow offset the effects of 'bad' politics? Kazakhstan is a case where an autocratic regime has actively projected market-friendly policies and...
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Can autocracies and their associated institutions successfully implement economic policies that promote growth and investment? Can 'good economics' somehow offset the effects of 'bad' politics? Kazakhstan is a case where an autocratic regime has actively projected market-friendly policies and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012628514