Sökning: "Political economy"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 382 avhandlingar innehållade orden Political economy.
11. European Mobility and Spatial Belongings : Greek and Latvian migrants in Sweden
Sammanfattning : Nation-states and national identities are a product of European history and have been the most salient framework of spatial identification since the nineteenth century. In the past decades, however, the EU has attempted to foster a supplementary European sense of identity, embodied in the notion of European citizenship. LÄS MER
12. The Challenge of ‘Stateness’ in Estonia and Ukraine
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to examine the influence of the international actors i.e. the OSCE, Council of Europe, EU and Russia, on policy and legislative adaptation in two post-Soviet countries since 1991. These are Estonia and Ukraine. LÄS MER
13. Essays on the Politics of Taxation
Sammanfattning : Taxation is a key activity of any state and a constant point of political struggle. The structure of taxation is continuously changing and evolving, and its size has grown dramatically during the last two hundred years. LÄS MER
14. Education, Stratification and Reform : Educational Institutions in Comparative Perspective
Sammanfattning : The main argument of this thesis is that research has to take the institutional character of education seriously. Educational institutions carry considerable weight for outcomes of education and their design is a matter of intense political debate. LÄS MER
15. What explains the credit ratings in economically advanced democracies? Unpacking the role of political stability through ideology, corruption, and transparency
Sammanfattning : Credit rating agencies (CRAs) are often referred to in the literature as the “gatekeepers” of the international credit market. Their assessments may determine a government’s ability to finance its budget since good credit ratings allow governments to borrow money on more favorable terms. LÄS MER
