...
early development of its market economy was largely influenced by the demands of the
British Empire and other western countries. The Philippines, on the other hand, served as
the extension of the ... analysis of Thailand
and the Philippines. Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand and the Philippines
invite comparison for a variety of reasons....
... GERMAN POLITICS
Economic Reform and the Political Economy
of the German Welfare State
WOLFGANG STREECK and CHRISTINE TRAMPUSCH
The central problem of the German economy is the high costs of labour, ... on the basis of the length of
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their insurance record and the amount of contributions paid (c...
... systems (the dynamics of firms and economic sectors)
with political economy (research on the social and political regulation of
economic relations) and thereby contributing to the analysis of state ... systems (the dynamics of firms and economic
sectors) with political economy (research on the social and political regulation of
economic rela...
... 80% and
100%; and in terms of number of banks between 36% and 100%. In terms of assets of
nonbank financial institutions, the coverage of our sample is between 47% and 90%.
Almost 42% of these ... is economically insolvent. The tradeoffs
involved will, among others, be of a public choice nature and include the importance of
the particular financial institutio...
... Grilli, Masciandaro, and Tabellini is the sum of their
indicators for political and economic independence (see below for
further details) and ranges from 3 to 13. The value for their index of
political ... then again consulted. In the
Netherlands, the president and the director-secretary of the Neder-
landsche Bank are appointed by the minister of finance,...
... design. They may interact with the main macroeco-
nomic variables, such as the level of GDP per worker, the openness
of the economy, the level of debt and the share of agriculture, and
with other ... developing coun-
tries and their political regimes with the objective of explaining their
development and growth. The analysis of tax systems and in pa...
... the game’s development in other parts of
the world. Non-elite Australian football leagues exist in many parts of
the world, including New Zealand, the United States, South Africa
and England.
Exhibition ... employees, the market for the game is
expanded, and merchandise that bears the names, colours, and logos
of clubs is sold to fans across the nation and aro...
... capture the societal
debates about environment and political economy rather than just the
academic debates over the theories of the political economy of the
environment.
Naturally, given the breadth ... relationship
between the global political economy and the environment are, of course,
often technical and scientific. But they are frequently also soci...
... to their state and regional
economies, including generating an average return of up to $5 for
every $1 of state tax dollar invested
(Source: National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant ... Outline
Public Purpose of Higher Education
The Role of Public Higher Education
Dimensions of Social and Economic Value
Higher Education’s Contribution to
Economi...