Sökning: "state voting"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade orden state voting.

1. 1. Economic Determinants and Consequences of Political Institutions

   Författare :Oana Borcan; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; political institutions; state history; corruption; education; voting;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis is comprised of four empirical essays on the economic determinants and consequences of political institutions. It opens with a broad perspective on the link between the state throughout history and the past and current economic performance of nations. LÄS MER

3. 2. Essays on Voting and Government Inefficiency

   Författare :Tobias Nilsson; Jonas Häckner; Sten Nyberg; Fredrik Andersson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays on political economics.The first essay, The Effects on Political Rent-seeking of Allowing Campaign Contributions in Politics, presents a theoretical analysis of the effects on political rent-seeking of allowing campaign contributions in politics. LÄS MER

4. 3. Mobilising the Lower Castes : The Rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party in India

   Författare :Magdalena Inkinen; Anders Westholm; Hans Blomkvist; Anirudh Krishna; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Voting Behaviour; Party Competition; Political Cleavages; Caste Mobilisation; Scheduled Castes; Bahujan Samaj Party; Uttar Pradesh; India; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; statskunskap;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a party that represents the untouchable castes (Scheduled Castes or Dalits) in India. During the 1990s, the BSP emerged as a major political force in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India. LÄS MER

5. 4. Parties, Majorities, Incumbencies : Four essays in political economics

   Författare :Christian Odendahl; David Strömberg; Jakob Svensson; Eva Mörk; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; elections; political economics; close elections; local spending; local taxation; voter transition; incumbency; coalition governments; voting power; regression discontinuity; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays on political economics. The first paper studies the impact of having one party in government versus a coalition of parties, where the exogenous variation in the type of government stems from close election outcomes. LÄS MER

7. 5. En pluralistisk maktordning? : om pensionärsorganisationernas politiska inflytande

   Författare :David Feltenius; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; Corporatism; pluralism; pensioners’ organizations; power resources; influence; elderly politics; pensioners’ councils; welfare state; Sweden.; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; statskunskap; political science;

   Sammanfattning : In 1991, the Swedish Social Democratic government established the Pensioners’ Council at the Ministry of Social Affairs. The Council’s purpose and structure were spelled out by the Government in a Commission of Inquiry Directive. LÄS MER