political economics. The more fragmented a government, the higher its spending, deficits and debt. In this paper we investigate … constitutional rules for executive and legislation as well as budget rules shape the size of government and how the different rules … interact with fragmentation in determining government size. The empirical study of the role of fragmented governments for …

and "radical" innovations by entrants. The government levies taxes on labor income and corporate profits and supplies …

regarding the negative effects of rising government debt would impact the attitudes of respondents. The results show that …

The German old age security system has seen three major reforms under the red-green govern¬ment, accomplished by a few …

government with the means necessary to implement its national and sectoral development strategies, in facilitating improvements …

trends in Canada and OECD countries. The two papers in the second section examine the impact productivity has on government … between population, education, health and social divergence and productivity. In the fourth section, three papers address the …