Sökning: "Size of government"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 96 avhandlingar innehållade orden Size of government.

  1. 1. Surplus majority government : A comparative study of Italy and Finland

    Författare :Ann-Cathrine Jungar; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Coalition theory; governmental behaviour; parliamentarism; political parties; Italian politics; Finnish politics; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; Political Science;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates why surplus majority government forms. The study focuses on two political systems, Finland and Italy, where oversized cabinets have been the most frequent type of government during the post-war period. The explanatory scope of two groups of theories is tested on two cases of surplus majority government, i.e. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Poesifloden : Utgivningen av diktsamlingar i Sverige 1976–1995

    Författare :Åsa Warnqvist; Johan Svedjedal; Anna Williams; Eva Heggestad; Erik Peurell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Literature; sociology of literature; poetry; statistics; publishing history; book trade; Yngve Aldhagen; Else-Britt Kjellqvist; Bruno K. Öijer; litteratursociologi; lyrik; statistik; bokmarknad; bokutgivning; Bruno K. Öijer; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; Literature; litteraturvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The subject of this dissertation is the publishing of poetry in Sweden 1976–1995. The purpose is to examine the position of poetry in the Swedish book market and in the literary process. It is an empirical and statistical study based primarily on an inventory of the published works. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Limits of Tax Policy

    Författare :Åsa Hansson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; government size; growth; benefit- reduction rate; Marginal effective tax rates; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik;

    Sammanfattning : The size of government has increased dramatically over the last century. Given the magnitude of government involvement in the economy and the potential influence it has on individuals as well as the economy, studies documenting the effects of government size may offer particularly timely insights. This thesis addresses some of these issues. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Raising Rebels : Participation and Recruitment in Civil War

    Författare :Kristine Eck; Mats Hammarström; Desirée Nilsson; Stathis Kalyvas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; civil conflict; civil war; ethnic conflict; rebellion; rebel groups; rebel recruitment; participation; coercion; indoctrination; Nepal; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Sammanfattning : Why do some individuals choose to participate in rebellion, and what recruitment tactics can rebel groups use to affect this decision? These questions are central to the study of civil war because rebel groups must raise troops in order to challenge the government and to survive as an organization. Indeed, much of the civil war literature builds on participation as a key causal mechanism, yet it is rarely specified in theoretical or empirical models. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Discretion : an art of the possible : education committees in the Swedish system of government

    Författare :Anders Lidström; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Discretion; autonomy; central-local government relations; local government; education policies; Education Committees; actors perspective;

    Sammanfattning : Discretion is commonly analyzed as the scope for choice set by formal superiors. This study aims at developing an alternative theory of discretion which also takes into account the assumptions of the actors in implementing positions. LÄS MER