Sökning: "Political connections"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 108 avhandlingar innehållade orden Political connections.
1. Austrian Economics as Political Philosophy
Sammanfattning : The Austrian school of economics is an unorthodox approach to economics whose adherents have mostly been libertarian in their political outlook. This dissertation explores the connections between Austrian economic theory and libertarian political philosophy, and casts doubt on the claim often propounded that Austrian economics itself naturally leads to libertarianism. LÄS MER
2. Empowering The State : Support for State Intervention in The Baltic States and Poland
Sammanfattning : The central question for this study is the popular perception of the state in four Eastern European countries. The democratic transition in this part of Europe has often been marked by deep mistrust towards politicians and sometimes towards the new political system as such. LÄS MER
3. Stat, kris och demokrati : Lapporörelsens inflytande i Finland 1929-1932
Sammanfattning : This dissertation discusses how actors within the state act during a crisis of democracy. This issue is examined from two angles: 1 . How can actors within the state act during democratic crises? 2. How have actors within the state acted during democratic crises? The structure of this book is guided by both of these issues. LÄS MER
4. Essays on China’s Economic Development : Innovation, Public Debt and Social Connections
Sammanfattning : The Innovation Cost of Short Political Horizons: Evidence from Local Leaders’ Promotion in ChinaI digitize the career histories of Chinese city leaders and link them to economic policies and innovation outcomes. I exploit political connections formed through previous work ties to generate variation in leaders’ promotion expectations. LÄS MER
5. Rethinking Russian Federalism : The Politics of Intergovernmental Relations and Federal Reforms
Sammanfattning : In Russia federalism and the design of federal institutions have been greatly debated topics ever since the beginning of the 1990s. When the newly elected Russian president Vladimir Putin introduced a number of federal reforms in May 2000 it represented the culmination of a debate on federalism that had been triggered by the political and economic crisis of 1998. LÄS MER