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Appointed or elected? : how mayoral accountability impacts the provision of policing

Colombo, Andrea; Tojerow, Ilan - 2020

public goods. To do so, we analyze policing and crime incidence under mayors directly elected by voters and under mayors … overall crime between 4.9% and 5.7%, depending on the specification. Our results further suggest that more accountable mayors … prefer fighting certain type of crimes more intensely, rather than increasing police efficiency overall. Lastly, our results …

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International Election Observers in Africa : The Case of Ethiopia

Teshome-Bahiru, Wondwosen - 2008

The question of inviting international election observers to monitor an election is one of the most controversial issues in Africa. Most of the time, the presence of international election monitors in emerging democracies is important to measure whether or not an election is conducted in a free...

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Law of Access to Government (2012)

Peltz-Steele, Richard J. - 2022

records, FOIAs, police and prisons, war and security, open records, open meetings, electronic media, and scope of laws …

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Anatomy of Corruption : An Approach to the Political Economy of Underdevelopment

Alam, M. Shahid - 2015

An examination and critique of the functionalist literature on corruption in the political administration of less developed countries (LDCs) indicate that its claims are without empirical foundation. Its theses with regard to the political, economic and administrative effects in most LDCs...

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Some Economic Costs of Corruption in LDCs

Alam, M. Shahid - 2015

It has often been argued that bribery creates auction-like conditions and, hence, improves allocative efficiency of bureaucratic decisions. This article shows that these auction-like conditions are not likely to exist because officials will restrict access to bribery in order to reduce the risks...

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A Theory of Limits on Corruption and Some Applications

Alam, M. Shahid - 2015

Starting from a simple premise, this paper has proposed a framework that is at once capable of explaining variations in levels of corruption across governments, their subunits, and over time.The simple premise is that corruption nearly always creates winners and losers who may take...

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South Dakota v. Wayfair : Way Unfair?

Ventulan, Josef - 2020

Has a $5.00 shipping fee ever made you second guess an online purchase? What about a sales tax? Apparently, our Supreme Court Justices pay no mind to the latter. South Dakota v. Wayfair annihilates the concept of tax-free online shopping and allows the states to compel online companies meeting...

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Law of Access to Government : Teacher's Manual (2013)

Peltz-Steele, Richard J. - 2022

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Managing Airbnb: A Cross-Jurisdictional Review of Approaches for Regulating the Short-Term Rental Market

Cameron, Anna; Khanal, Mukesh; Tedds, Lindsay M. - 2022

Canada’s short-term rental (STR) market has grown considerably in recent years, resulting in a heightened focus by local governments on adopting regulatory approaches to manage it. Indeed, since 2018, an increasing number of Canadian governments (largely cities) have introduced regulatory...

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Why Existing Regulatory Frameworks Fail in the Short-term Rental Market: Exploring the Role of Regulatory Fractures

Tedds, Lindsay M.; Cameron, Anna; Khanal, Mukesh; … - 2021

Over the past decade, home-sharing has evolved from fringe activity to encompass a booming short-term rental (STR) market of global scale. This rise has not been without criticism, as Airbnb and other STR platforms have been charged with exacerbating over-tourism, gentrification, and housing...

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