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Mutual interdependence between elites and the poor
Kalebe-Nyamongo, Chipiliro - 2010
alleviation have largely ignored elites. By failing to embrace the crucial role elites play in the implementation of pro … towards pro-poor policy. Historical accounts of the evolution of welfare states in the UK and USA inform us that elites … prioritization of poverty reduction is driven by the extent to which elites and the poor are interdependent, such that the presence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280076
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ASSESSING SUBSIDIES AND INDIRECT TAXES IN IRAN: A SOCIAL WELFARE PERSPECTIVE
PIRAEE, KHOSROW; SHAHSAVAR, MOHAMMAD REZA - In: Middle East Development Journal (MEDJ) 03 (2011) 02, pp. 233-246
Government fiscal policy can be said to be pro-poor if it benefits the poor more than the nonpoor. This research, by using the concept of social welfare, identifies which goods and services should be subsidized or taxed to maximize social welfare. For this purpose, the concept of the elasticity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009644957
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Participation in Decentralized Local Governance: Two Contrasting Cases from the Philippines
Ishii, Risako; Hossain, Farhad; Rees, Christopher - In: Public Organization Review 7 (2007) 4, pp. 359-373
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005709609
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The influence of local governance on agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan
Mandler, Andreas - 2010
The present article investigates the influence of local governance on agricultural advisory services in Tajikistan. The Central Asian Republic of Tajikistan is an agricultural country that has been described as a hybrid state, where local governance tends to be dominated by a few powerful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307579
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Estado, atores predominantes e coalizões para o desenvolvimento: Brasil e Argentina em perspectiva comparada
Gaitán, Flavio; Boschi, Renato Raul - 2015
-neoliberal) and the analysis of positions (statements, actions, exclusions) of strategic elites. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372361
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Economic and political liberalization, dependency and elite formation in contemporary Mozambique
Macuane, José Jaime - 2012
Discussion of development strategies in Mozambique reveals three main perspectives on the role of elites in the policy …. Based on this understanding, this paper analyses the role of elites in policy processes, focusing on elite formation and … that the dominant analyses of the role of the elites in the policy process in Mozambique overlook the process of elite …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011382929
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Who won the contest for a new property class? Structural transformation of elites in the Visegrád Four region
Drahokoupil, Jan - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 13 (2008) 4, pp. 360-377
This paper analyses the transformation of elites in the Visegrád Four countries (namely the Czech Republic, Hungary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322918
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Projektbericht "Entscheidungsträger in Deutschland: Werte und Einstellungen"
Bunselmeyer, Elisabeth; Holland-Cunz, Marc; Dribbisch, … - 2013
sample. Furthermore, the report provides a first overview on the demographic composition of German elites. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010325114
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Promiscuous elites and economic development
Brezis, Elise S. - 2012
This paper analyzes the interconnection between elites and its effects on economic growth. For decades, the … elites actually lead to lower economic growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335988
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Non-linear geographics and the economics of transition and democratization
Brezis, Elise S.; Verdier, Thierry - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of geography on the transition process in authoritarian political regimes, and to investigate the nature of the links between political change, economic reforms and geographic location. A simple model of transition and democratization is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336055