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Civil Society Meets the State : Towards Associational Democracy?
Baccaro, Lucio - 2013
This article discusses the 'associational democratic' model of relationship between state and civil society …
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Water or Gasoline? Civil Society in Contentious Scenarios
Petrova, Marina G. - 2020
into civil war. This paper seeks to explain this disparity by focusing on civil society's capacity as a determinant of … protests' trajectories. Civil society capacity is understood as the level of participation in civil society organizations and … their autonomy from the state. The core idea is that depending on its capacity, civil society serves as an intermediary and …
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The election of a world champion
Langen, Martin; Krauskopf, Thomas - 2010
This paper examines the mechanisms by which a World Champion is chosen in the For-mula One Championship. Furthermore it is analysed whether there is a best method to do this. For this purpose we will discuss the methods used by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) since the...
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Inequality of opportunity, income inequality and economic mobility : some international comparisons
Brunori, Paolo; Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Peragine, … - 2013
Despite a recent surge in the number of studies attempting to measure inequality of opportunity in various countries, methodological differences have so far prevented meaningful international comparisons. This paper presents a comparison of ex-ante measures of inequality of economic opportunity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009696905
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Equitable representation in the councils of the United Nations : theory and application
Gould, Matthew; Rablen, Matthew - 2013
We develop a theoretical framework for equity in council voting games (CVGs). In a CVG, a fully representative voting body delegates decision-making to a subset of the members, as describes, e.g., the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Three equity concepts are proposed: ex-ante...
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Review of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Fruits of Southern Secession, Calamitous Wars and the Disintegration of Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - 2012
The secession of the Sudan into two parts, Northern and Southern countries and the following armed conflicts on its borders, calls for an analysis of why that happened. It is seen as a disaster for both as there are interrelationships between the two built over historical period. There are also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106687
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Inequality of Opportunity, Income Inequality and Economic Mobility : Some International Comparisons
Brunori, Paolo - 2013
Despite a recent surge in the number of studies attempting to measure inequality of opportunity in various countries, methodological differences have so far prevented meaningful international comparisons. This paper presents a comparison of ex-ante measures of inequality of economic opportunity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013087427
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Centralized Institutions and Sudden Change
Rubin, Jared - 2010
Why do sudden and massive social, economic, and political changes occur when and where they do? Are there institutional preconditions that encourage such changes when present and discourage such changes when absent? In this paper, I employ a general model which suggests that massive equilibrium...
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Globalization and Political Structure
Gancia, Gino A. - 2017
The first wave of globalization (1830-1914) witnessed a decline in the number of countries from 125 to 54. Political consolidation was often achieved through war and conquest. The second wave of globalization (1950-present) has led instead to an increase in the number of countries to a record...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012940953
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Bitcoin versus Regulated Payment Systems : What Gives?
Trautman, Lawrence J. - 2017
In a short period of time virtual currencies have gained significant traction and become an economic reality, with Bitcoin being the most dominant among over 500 virtual currencies. Bitcoin and other virtual currencies present a particularly difficult and unique jurisdictional challenge to...
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