economic legal and political contexts

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 11:20

... include Jacobs and Page (2005), Griffin and Newman (2005), and Gilens (2004) secondarily on a variety of other resources and behaviors that might mediate the relationship between income and political ... officials and their staffs provides potentially important signals regarding both the content and the intensity of constituents’ political views (Verba, Schlozman, and Brady 1995) And political ... money and energy to political campaigns These disparities in political resources and action raise a profound question posed by Dahl (1961) on the first page of another classic study: “In a political...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 20:20

... of legal and political risk In Table III, we present a regression model that accounts for the influence of firm characteristics on trading cost measures and isolates the impact of legal and political ... transparency mandated by the rules governing corporate See for example, Tinic (1972), Benston and Hagerman (1974), Tinic and West (1974), Stoll (1978), Ho and Stoll (1981), Copeland and Galai (1983), ... The Impact of Legal and Political Institutions on Equity Trading Costs: A Cross-Country Analysis Abstract We examine whether the quality of legal and political institutions impact...

Ngày tải lên: 31/10/2014, 12:03

... of human rights, rule of law and facilitation of political and social change in China This thesis approached these questions from the perspective of the legal and political barriers NGOs are facing ... economy and the goal of facilitating the economic development of the country made China shift to the market economy and adopt the “Open-up” policy China increased economic, social and political ... the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights However, Chinese government has traditionally emphasized social and economic rights over civil and political rights The rationale for this,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/10/2015, 16:50

... Gideon v Wainwright B) Miranda v Arizona C) Marbury v Madison D) Korematsu v United States Local governments get most of their revenues from which of the following: A) Fees and Fines B) Property ... Presidential Clause B) Federalism C) Supreme Court D) None of the above The landmark court decision of McCulloch v Maryland establish which of the following A) separate but equal was constitutional ... violation of the 8th Amendment A) Miranda v Arizona B) Texas v Johnson C) Gregg v Georgia D) Cruzan v Missouri The National Organization of Women is an example of an: A) Political party B) Interest Group...

Ngày tải lên: 05/12/2016, 21:18

... of work in progress All RAND occasional papers undergo rigorous peer review to ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity The Legal and Economic Implications of ... corporations, trade and professional associations, and individuals; by government grants and contracts; and by private foundations ICJ disseminates its work widely to the legal, business, and research ... technology [IT] directors, and independent law firms) and a preliminary modeling effort, this paper identifies several salient legal and economic issues raised by e-discovery and proposes an agenda...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 02:20

... policymakers and analysts in the United States, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong who are responsible for understanding the economic and political implications of increasing cross-Strait economic integration, ... offshore islands of Kinmen and Matsu to travel directly to the mainland and permitted some direct shipping between the offshore islands and China The mini-three links were later expanded in June ... trips between the offshore islands and Fujian Province, including 144,234 from the offshore islands to the mainland, and 8,200 from the mainland to the offshore islands as of February 29, 2004...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 22:20

... privatisation drive failed both economically and politically – private operators failed to improve services and earn profits, and privatisation itself was met with widespread political resistance from ... understanding of water and sanitation as private goods was problematised, and the collective action problems and socio -political choices inherent in the supply of goods such as water and sanitation ... scholarship has understood the human right to water as unconditional and entitlement-based, independent of political and economic circumstances and irrespective of peoples’ capacity to pay “Categorizing...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 09:20

... corruption, what are effects of corruption on economic and political development in Armenia and in different nations And according to this findings and the experience of other countries that have ... preconditioned by free and fair elections, politically educated people, and honest leader CONCLUSION We have seen that high levels of corruption have very harmful effects on economic and political development ... THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION ON ECNOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT The purpose of this chapter is to show the impacts that corruption has on the economic and political development of Armenia considering...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 06:20

... declining mass production and later helped the country cope with the socio -economic and political challenges caused by German unification The latter brought West German welfare standards to East Germans ... relations between the party and the pharmaceutical industry and the associations of doctors and pharmacists.67 In November 2004, after long and painful internal discussions, CDU and CSU presented a reform ... Dieter Spetzke ECONOMIC REFORM AND THE GERMAN WELFARE STATE 179 fund was continued by the Red –Green government with the introduction of the eco-tax on energy and gasoline, whose fifth and last stage...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 20:20

... state-building and economic development Both also received US economic and military aid during the Cold War Thailand and the Philippines began the 1960s on almost equal economic footing, and from there, ... is, the political leadership and the economic technocracy) in state institutions, and the way technocrats and political leaders relate to each other in the development policy apparatus and processes ... bureaucracy and the economy Incumbents will tend to use economic policymaking to create a political constituency In times of political contestation and transition, these constituents, and the economic...

Ngày tải lên: 01/06/2014, 14:03

... chapter two The Political, Legal and Technological Environment McGraw-Hill/Irwin The Political, Legal, and Technological Environment • Chapter Objectives: INTRODUCE the basic political systems ... environment there risky and potentially dangerous 2-12 Political Environment: Example: Russia • Neglect and confusing changes in economic policy • Infrastructure is weak and a political quagmire • ... housing and other programs – Seeking to unleash a more dynamic market economy 2-10 Political Environment: Regional Example: Europe • Privatization and economic liberalization reinforce EU-wide political...

Ngày tải lên: 18/11/2016, 13:10

... foreign investment, and foreign trade and exchange regimes Reforms and liberalisation have improved product, financial and labour markets and tax regimes Reversals have been few and far between The ... management Customer service and support 35 Operations and production processes 29 Strategy and business development 29 Marketing and sales activities 28 Human resource management and training 23 Corporate ... countries and Turkey Bulgaria and Romania are set to join in 2007 or 2008, and Croatia about two years later By 2020 the rest of the western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Macedonia and...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2012, 09:27

... (ECLAC), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)) It provides an overview of recent global economic performance and ... Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five United Nations regional commissions (Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Economic Commission for Latin America and ... Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Togo Political stability and sound macroeconomic policies continue to be crucial for growth in the LDCs Improved political and economic governance have directly contributed...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 11:34

... concerns | World Investment and Political Risk 09 MIGA over breach of contract, expropriation and related political risks Some forms of political violence, such as terrorism and civil unrest, are not ... number of well-capitalized and informed carriers, underwriting standards and processes have been strengthened, and reinsurance has grown exponentially World Investment and Political Risk 09 MIGA ... Investment and Political Risk 09 MIGA | 11 12 | World Investment and Political Risk 09 MIGA CHAPTER ONE World Investment Trends: outlook and Corporate Perspectives Overview Until the recent economic...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 10:20

... Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain; GIIPS = Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain; na = ... goal of sustained economic growth equitably distributed remains central to the debate and still elusive With the recent economic crisis and renewed recession looming in Europe— and the United States ... to Global Economic Crisis and Transformation? Many speak of a seismic shift in economic gravity to rapidly developing and highly diverse Asia For the region to lead global recovery and meet the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 00:20

... School of Economics and Finance  (SEF)    Professor Morris Altman – Development economics, behavioural economics (with some emphasis on  experimental economics), economic history (staple theory and export‐led growth, and cliometrics) and ... experimental economics), economic history (staple theory and export‐led growth, and cliometrics) and the history of economic thought.  Email:  morris.altman@vuw.ac.nz    • School of Accounting and Commercial Law (SACL)    Professor Rachel Baskerville – Accounting history  ... Dr Philip Colquhoun – Accounting history, especially archival research, and the history of public sector  accounting, focusing particularly on New Zealand and the importance of public sector/constitutional  conventions and the setting of government accounting policies. ...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 17:20

... a legal/ social /political strategy for reclaiming the Commons (land use change, water availability and quality, hydro-geologic stability, biodiversity affected by the infrastructure, quiet) and ... developed alpine valleys from economic and infrastructural points of view It is crossed by two main roads through the passes Monginevro and Moncenisio Moreover, a motorway and an international railway ... 10000 sheep and 500 goats The Susa Valley has a very ancient history, and many signs of its past wealth are still visible: archeological sites, Roman villas, churches and abbeys, castles and fortresses,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 19:20

... about steady economic growth at high employment and reasonably stable prices, increased productivity and living standards, greater and more equal opportunity for every citizen, and an improved ... our current economic climate The United States faces economic, demographic, and fiscal realities that threaten our economic growth and competitiveness The forces of globalization and technology ... Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, in Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Research Conference: Education and Economic Development (Cleveland, OH: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, 2004); W Steve Barnett,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 20:20

... (grant and supervision of exemptions from political restriction: Scotland and Wales), in subsection (3) omit— (a) in paragraph (a), the word and , (b) paragraph (b), and (c) the words from and ... 3A (grant and supervision of exemptions from political restriction: England), in subsection (2) omit— (a) in paragraph (a), the word and , (b) paragraph (b), and (c) the words from and the relevant” ... of England; (b) the English Sports Council; (c) the Environment Agency; (d) the Health and Safety Executive; (e) the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England; (f) the Homes and Communities...

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