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... King's procedure features several advantages to previous approaches. I employ their procedure to avoid an important problem associated with work on distributional issues. Previous studies on the distribution of public goods—e.g. spending on health, education, social security, defense, public utiliti ...
... King's procedure features several advantages to previous approaches. I employ their procedure to avoid an important problem associated with work on distributional issues. Previous studies on the distribution of public goods—e.g. spending on health, education, social security, defense, public utiliti ...
the spanish welfare state under the pso
... "socialdemocratic" model which is the goal of social democratic parties. In general terms the "residual model" can be seen as an historical model, as the first step toward the institutionalredistributive one, typical in nineteenth century Europe. Seen as an objective by neoliberals today, it is base ...
... "socialdemocratic" model which is the goal of social democratic parties. In general terms the "residual model" can be seen as an historical model, as the first step toward the institutionalredistributive one, typical in nineteenth century Europe. Seen as an objective by neoliberals today, it is base ...
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and His Vision for Reconstruction of
... The Necessity of Social Transformation: In India, he analyses that there is no society at all. We have multitudes of societies based on caste. People are not born as humans. They are born into castes and imbibe such notions of mind which do not allow humane interaction among them. “The first and for ...
... The Necessity of Social Transformation: In India, he analyses that there is no society at all. We have multitudes of societies based on caste. People are not born as humans. They are born into castes and imbibe such notions of mind which do not allow humane interaction among them. “The first and for ...
Global Business Today, 5e
... social democrats worked to achieve the same goals by democratic means ...
... social democrats worked to achieve the same goals by democratic means ...
Democracy and economic growth in an interdependent world
... Our work complements theoretical conclusions of Polashek (1997) and many others and comply with empirical implications of Bosker and Garretsen (2009), with an important exception that we find significant spatial autocorrelations among countries that vary with respect to democratic levels. Geography is ...
... Our work complements theoretical conclusions of Polashek (1997) and many others and comply with empirical implications of Bosker and Garretsen (2009), with an important exception that we find significant spatial autocorrelations among countries that vary with respect to democratic levels. Geography is ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... It must be acknowledged at this particular juncture, that critics often conflict globalization process driven by the micro-electronic revolution with neo-liberal economic and social policies implemented by the economic and political elite from dominant states and multinational organization (Hirst an ...
... It must be acknowledged at this particular juncture, that critics often conflict globalization process driven by the micro-electronic revolution with neo-liberal economic and social policies implemented by the economic and political elite from dominant states and multinational organization (Hirst an ...
Robert I. Barro
... estimated differences in purchasing power across countries. World Bank figures on real GDP growth rates (based on domestic accounts only) are used for 1985—90 when the Summers-Heston figures are unavailable. ...
... estimated differences in purchasing power across countries. World Bank figures on real GDP growth rates (based on domestic accounts only) are used for 1985—90 when the Summers-Heston figures are unavailable. ...
Chapter 6 - Matt Golder
... GDP per capita stands for gross domestic product the proportion of countries that are democratic at difper capita. Gross domestic product measures the ferent levels of income. In this case, income is measured value of all goods and services produced in a country during a specified period, usually on ...
... GDP per capita stands for gross domestic product the proportion of countries that are democratic at difper capita. Gross domestic product measures the ferent levels of income. In this case, income is measured value of all goods and services produced in a country during a specified period, usually on ...
Progressives: there are two profoundly condescending assumptions
... Here is how the article expresses the first assumption - that progressives already know what ordinary Americans consider the "real issues" without needing any data: [Democrats] have become convinced by the new conventional wisdom in Washington, that Americans aren't really concerned as much about jo ...
... Here is how the article expresses the first assumption - that progressives already know what ordinary Americans consider the "real issues" without needing any data: [Democrats] have become convinced by the new conventional wisdom in Washington, that Americans aren't really concerned as much about jo ...
Is capitalism compatible with democracy? Wolfgang Merkel
... it is a fundamental rule of liberal democracy that the reach of political decisions has to be limited: by securing basic rights (among them the right to private property since the time of John Locke and the Enlightenment), through constitutions and the rule of law, and not least through the recognit ...
... it is a fundamental rule of liberal democracy that the reach of political decisions has to be limited: by securing basic rights (among them the right to private property since the time of John Locke and the Enlightenment), through constitutions and the rule of law, and not least through the recognit ...
BTI 2016 Codebook
... Throughout the world, democracy and a market economy have become powerful frameworks in which social sustainability can prosper. Successful processes of reform can be observed in every region of the globe. There are, however, no guarantees of success; many countries undergoing transformation face st ...
... Throughout the world, democracy and a market economy have become powerful frameworks in which social sustainability can prosper. Successful processes of reform can be observed in every region of the globe. There are, however, no guarantees of success; many countries undergoing transformation face st ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES VOICE AND GROWTH: WAS CHURCHILL RIGHT?
... national government alone. This practice would do little damage in an historical setting in which the key institutions are, and must be, centralized. Such was the case centuries ago, when most damage to economic growth came from the top, so that the Netherlands or England could shine just by having ...
... national government alone. This practice would do little damage in an historical setting in which the key institutions are, and must be, centralized. Such was the case centuries ago, when most damage to economic growth came from the top, so that the Netherlands or England could shine just by having ...
Read the Full Article - Independent Institute
... The economic system that actually evolved over the following decades bore only a slight resemblance to the corporativist ideal. This difference was not surprising. Under the prevailing economic system, each corporation, precisely because it was free to determine the conditions of its respective trad ...
... The economic system that actually evolved over the following decades bore only a slight resemblance to the corporativist ideal. This difference was not surprising. Under the prevailing economic system, each corporation, precisely because it was free to determine the conditions of its respective trad ...
2010:3 - Quality of Government Institute
... While it is true that lots of people in some developing countries have been lifted out of poverty during the recent decade, severe poverty remains a huge problem, not least in Sub-Sahara Africa. Recognizing the importance of institutions for alleviating poverty and economic inequalities, this paper ...
... While it is true that lots of people in some developing countries have been lifted out of poverty during the recent decade, severe poverty remains a huge problem, not least in Sub-Sahara Africa. Recognizing the importance of institutions for alleviating poverty and economic inequalities, this paper ...
Dynamics of Social Values: 1990–2012
... 2013, Jagodzinski 2004, Parsons and Shils 1951). This leads us to values as core elements for social change. A change in values may change society, providing it with a new ‘software’ to run it. We also have to mention the cultural lag phenomenon within societies where a sudden change occurs (Brinkma ...
... 2013, Jagodzinski 2004, Parsons and Shils 1951). This leads us to values as core elements for social change. A change in values may change society, providing it with a new ‘software’ to run it. We also have to mention the cultural lag phenomenon within societies where a sudden change occurs (Brinkma ...
Institutional Reform and Economic Growth in Africa
... investigation of the relation between economic growth, economic freedom and political freedom as it relates to Africa. Recent publications on the growth process in Africa, including Collier (1998), McCarty (1993), Easterly and Levine (1997), Lian and Oneal (1997), and Sachs and Warner (1997) have fo ...
... investigation of the relation between economic growth, economic freedom and political freedom as it relates to Africa. Recent publications on the growth process in Africa, including Collier (1998), McCarty (1993), Easterly and Levine (1997), Lian and Oneal (1997), and Sachs and Warner (1997) have fo ...
The consumer is not necessarily a citizen
... others, and strive to eliminate any obstacles that might impede their development. This imperative is not abstract, but requires continued vigilance on the part of persons and a willingness to act or intervene when necessary. Clearly these two models of the person are incompatible. The problem nowad ...
... others, and strive to eliminate any obstacles that might impede their development. This imperative is not abstract, but requires continued vigilance on the part of persons and a willingness to act or intervene when necessary. Clearly these two models of the person are incompatible. The problem nowad ...
Democracy, Political Stability, and Developing Country Growth
... been argued that democracies are better able to protect private property, which many economists claim to be the "foundation of material progress" (De Haan and Siermann 1996). Also, human capital is another channel through which democracy could effect growth as democracies give greater weight towards ...
... been argued that democracies are better able to protect private property, which many economists claim to be the "foundation of material progress" (De Haan and Siermann 1996). Also, human capital is another channel through which democracy could effect growth as democracies give greater weight towards ...
T-Brathwaite - Pekea-fr
... the masses and by extension a rejection to the powers of encroachment that leads the neoliberal project. I argue that the confidence of the Barbadian people is dissipating due to several avenues of ambiguity which, on the one hand espouses collectivism and integration, and on the other hand revels i ...
... the masses and by extension a rejection to the powers of encroachment that leads the neoliberal project. I argue that the confidence of the Barbadian people is dissipating due to several avenues of ambiguity which, on the one hand espouses collectivism and integration, and on the other hand revels i ...
Does the Choice of Democracy Measure Matter?: Comparisons
... sovereignty. In his index of political democracy, Bollen included three indicators of political liberties (press freedom, freedom of group opposition and government sanctions) and three indicators of popular sovereignty (fairness of elections, executive selection and legislative selection). Bollen’s ...
... sovereignty. In his index of political democracy, Bollen included three indicators of political liberties (press freedom, freedom of group opposition and government sanctions) and three indicators of popular sovereignty (fairness of elections, executive selection and legislative selection). Bollen’s ...
The Three Fields of Global Political Economy
... Fields are not fixed, entirely coherent, consistent or homogenous. They exist as sites of contestation regarding their constituents. But at the same time, each field is constituted by particular understandings and tends to be dominated by a knowledge-practice ortodoxa. As such fields have the power ...
... Fields are not fixed, entirely coherent, consistent or homogenous. They exist as sites of contestation regarding their constituents. But at the same time, each field is constituted by particular understandings and tends to be dominated by a knowledge-practice ortodoxa. As such fields have the power ...
Committee: United Nations Development Programme
... a predominantly rural country in which the majority of the population is engaged in subsistence farming, it is susceptible to adverse weather conditions and climate change. In 1998, the Institute for Humane Studies revealed that 65.3 percent of the population in Malawi lives below the poverty line. ...
... a predominantly rural country in which the majority of the population is engaged in subsistence farming, it is susceptible to adverse weather conditions and climate change. In 1998, the Institute for Humane Studies revealed that 65.3 percent of the population in Malawi lives below the poverty line. ...
Comparative Politics: The State of the Subdiscipline
... specified anew, as the way we ask our questions about political outcomes changes over time. In the Hobbesian period, civil war meant the collapse of monarchy; in today’s world it increasingly means rebellions fought in the name of an ethnic group against state authority. While there may well be expl ...
... specified anew, as the way we ask our questions about political outcomes changes over time. In the Hobbesian period, civil war meant the collapse of monarchy; in today’s world it increasingly means rebellions fought in the name of an ethnic group against state authority. While there may well be expl ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES WHY IS ECONOMIC POLICY
... be unambiguously convinced of the value of democracy, implies a quite significant change in how one should think about the use of economic policy to ensure the survival of democracy. It is no longer the ...
... be unambiguously convinced of the value of democracy, implies a quite significant change in how one should think about the use of economic policy to ensure the survival of democracy. It is no longer the ...
Political Eeonomy - Sonoma State University
... Modern economics often elicits skepticism from other social scientists. criticism is directed toward its simplistic assumptions about human behavior, its focus on material and pecuniary interesrs,its blindness to social relationships, and its esoteric jargon, graphs, and mathematics. yet, simultaneo ...
... Modern economics often elicits skepticism from other social scientists. criticism is directed toward its simplistic assumptions about human behavior, its focus on material and pecuniary interesrs,its blindness to social relationships, and its esoteric jargon, graphs, and mathematics. yet, simultaneo ...