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Gefährliche Nachbarschaft? Welches Bild von Kriminalität die deutsche lokale und regionale Tagespresse zeichnet: Ergebnisse einer standardisierten Inhaltsanalyse
Ihle, Holger; Bernhard, Uli; Dohle, Marco - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 84 (2015) 2, pp. 27-44
Kriminalität kann in der Regel nicht unmittelbar wahrgenommen werden, sondern nur mittelbar über die Medienberichterstattung. Im Hinblick auf die wahrgenommene Bedrohungslage kommt insbesondere den lokalen und regionalen Abonnementzeitungen eine hohe Bedeutung zu. Im Mittelpunkt des Beitrags...
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Non-state sovereign entrepreneurs and non-territorial sovereign organizations
Brauer, Jurgen; Haywood, Robert - 2010
We propose two new concepts, of non-state sovereign entrepreneurs and the non-territorial sovereign organizations they … form, and relate them to issues pertaining to state sovereignty, governance failures, and violent social conflict over the … appropriation of the powers that accrue to states in modern international law. The concepts deal with the rise of transboundary non-state …
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The Economic Effects of Direct Democracy – A First Global Assessment
Blume, Lawrence; Müller, Jens; Voigt, Stefan - CESifo - 2007
This is the first study that assesses the economic effects of direct democratic institutions on a cross country basis. Its results are based on up to six new measures produced to reflect the legislative basis for using direct democratic institutions as well as their factual use. In addition, a...
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THE DEGREE OF COMPETITION IN THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL LEAGUES: A STATISTICAL APPROACH
HALICIOGLU, Ferda - EconWPA - 2005
As a professional sport, professional football teams in a league compete in imperfect market conditions since every team in a professional football league may be known by their differentiated product (i.e. the quality of football they play). If the competition level increases, the quality of...
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Why don’t we do what we want? Non-consumers and the public dilemma in cultural promotion.
Rausell-Köster, Pau; Serrano, Francisco Marco- - EconWPA - 2004
framework the State faces a dilemma that could be solved in different ways. …
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Globalization and Redistribution: Feasible Egalitarianism in a Competitive World.
Bowles, S. - Brookings Institution - 2000
economic costs of programs by the nation state (and labor unions) to redistribute income to the poor and to provide economic …
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Determinants of Direct Democracy
Fiorino, Nadia; Ricciuti, Roberto - International Centre for Economic Research (ICER) - 2007
This paper investigates on the demographic, economic, political and cultural determinants of direct democracy in 87 countries using an index of direct democracy. The test is interesting since there are important variations across these countries in the referendum and initiative use. We apply a...
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Book Review Essay: Public–Private Partnering in Natural Resource Extraction
Stevenson, Michael - In: Global Environmental Politics 14 (2014) 3, pp. 139-145
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Aborto Inducido en Nicaragua
Toruño, Arnoldo T - In: Universitas (León) 1 (2007) 1, pp. 21-23
En los países pobres, el aborto inducido en condiciones inseguras es un serio problema de salud pública. En Nicaragua, sabemos que ha ocupado entre el tercero y cuarto lugar entre las causas de mortalidad materna, pero se ha estudiado poco su frecuencia. Con esta finalidad, y con la de conocer...
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Teaching in Public Choice Courses How Direct Democracy Can Influence Voting Behavior
Cebula, Richard; Lawson, Luther - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This study seeks to expand the scope of that portion of Public Choice courses that involves voting behavior. The study broadens the interpretation of the "rational voter model" so as to include the potential effects of "direct democracy" on the voter participation rate. Direct democracy is...
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