Sökning: "political transaction costs"

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  1. 6. Control and Rent-Seeking: The Role of the State in the Thai Cassava Industry

    Författare :Somboon Siriprachai; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic history; Cassava; The Thai State; Transaction Costs; Rent-Seeking; New Institutional Economics; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Sammanfattning : What we can conclude from this study is that the state and the market are not perfect substitutes in allocating resources and sustaining economic development separately. The case of the Thai cassava industry seems to suggest that the Thai state is not benevolent, but predatory in nature. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Vad kan medborgarna göra? : Fyra fallstudier av samarbetsformer för frivilliga insatser i äldreomsorg och väghållning

    Författare :Elisabet Lindberg; Göran Ahrne; Per Selle; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; citizens’ involvement; civil society; organization theory; community service; local democracy; solidarity; responsibility; resource dependence; cognitive frames; institutionalized cooperation forms; communication; transaction costs.; medborgarengagemang; civilsamhälle; organisationsteori; välfärdsservice; lokal demokrati; solidaritet; ansvarstagande; resursberoende; förståelseramar; institutionaliserade samarbetsformer; kommunikation; transaktionskostnader; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of the study is twofold. First, to provide a picture of what happens when groups of citizens cooperate with municipalities and administrations to produce services essential to the community, i.e., elderly care or road maintenance. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Essays on commitment and inefficiency in political economy

    Författare :Elena Paltseva; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation is devoted to the analysis of various aspects of inefficiency in the political economy. It consists of four self-containing theoretical essays. The first two chapters deal with the interplay between inefficiency and commitment. Chapter 1 studies the problem of commitment in autocratic regimes and its implications for growth. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Essays on exchange rates and prices

    Författare :Fredrik Wilander; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of five separate papers, broadly within the field of International Finance. The first paper, An Empirical Analysis of the Currency Denomination in International Trade, investigates the choice of currency in international trade transactions by Swedish exporting firms. LÄS MER

  7. 10. The cost of free water : Water resources allocation and use in the Curu Valley, Ceará, northeast Brazil

    Författare :Karin Kemper; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : Despite enormous investments in water storage infrastructure over past decades, the Curu Valley in the semi-arid state of Ceara, Northeast Brazil, is subject to increasing water stress. This study explains the current situation in the valley and explores institutional alternatives for the achievement of more efficient water resources allocation and use. LÄS MER