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The metamorphosis of the communist party: from entity to system and from system towards an entity
Csanádi, Mária - 2009
A complex analytical framework, the Interactive Party state model (IPS), is offered for revealing the structural and dynamic background of opposite processes: first, the development of the communist party as a political entity into a politically monopolized regime and then to a social system;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010494400
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The metamorphosis of the communist party : form entity to system and from system towards an entity
Csanádi, Mária - 2009
A complex analytical framework, the Interactive Party state model (IPS), is offered for revealing the structural and dynamic background of opposite processes: first, the development of the communist party as a political entity into a politically monopolized regime and then to a social system;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824116
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Out of the Shadows : A Classification of Economies by the Size and Character of Their Informal Sector
Williams, Colin - 2015
Given that 60 per cent of the global workforce is in the informal sector, this article develops a typology that classifies economies according to, firstly, where different countries sit on a continuum of informalization and, secondly, the character of their informal sectors. This is then applied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009469
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Capitalism and Utopia in the Social Theory of André Gorz
Camargo, Sílvio - 2021
In this essay, I seek to provide an overview of André Gorz's conception of modern capitalism, considering different moments of his intellectual production. From his initial criticism of the concept of the proletariat between the 1970s and 1980s until his last theoretical work that addresses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013237174
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Nodding or Needling : Analyzing Delegate Responsiveness in an Authoritarian Parliament
Malesky, Edmund J.; Schuler, Paul J. - 2010
Recent scholarship argues that one solution to ensure longevity and economic growth in an authoritarian regime is to co-opt potential opposition by offering them limited policy influence in a national legislature. While co-option theory generates a number of predictions for delegate behavior...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014191719
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Bank Regulation, Compliance and Enforcement
Singh, Rupinder - 2007
A model is presented where the question of bank regulation is developed under a principal-agent scenario in a regime where the regulator has limited resources and banks may have an incentive to act ultra virus the regulatory standards. If banks are subject to random audit, then compliance is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014223987
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Soft Budget Constraint Theories : From Centralization to the Market
Maskin, Eric; Xu, Chenggang - 2010
This paper surveys the theoretical literature on the effect of soft budget constraints on economies in transition from centralization to capitalism; it also reviews our understanding of soft budget constraints in general. It focuses on the conception of the soft budget constraint syndrome as a...
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The Land-Water-Energy nexus : biophysical and economic consequences
OECD - 2017
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The Land-Water-Energy Nexus
2017
between land, water and energy (the LWE nexus). It focuses on a dynamic, integrated, and disaggregated analysis of how land …, water and energy interact in the biophysical and economic systems. The report provides projections for the biophysical and … significant large-scale repercussions in vulnerable regions, notably on forest cover and in terms of food and water security. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012451713
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Undiscounted Optimal Growth with Consumable Capital : Application to Water
Khalifa, Sherif - 2012
intertemporal allocation of water resources in a dynamic setup without discounting. The framework features two sectors: the first … uses labor to purify water, while the second uses labor and purified water for irrigation to produce an agricultural … consumption good. Purified water can also be used as potable water for drinking purposes. The planner allocates the available …
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