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The role of external broadcasting in a closed political system [PDF]
, 2011 This article investigates the role and impact of external broadcasting (radio and television) on a closed political system, through the example of the two post-war German states: the West German Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the East German ...
Andreas Scheu +23 more
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Indigenous Elite and Modern Democracy: Case Study of Legislator at Gowa Regency [PDF]
, 2015 This paper aims to reveal 'lunge' indigenous elite that took place in a modern democratic society in Gowa, especially when the on going process of organizing elections out 2009.
Anriani, H. B. (Haslinda) +2 more
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Law and post-communist countries: case of Albania [PDF]
, 2012 Communist regimes in general and especially the one in Albania destroyed almost every aspect of political, social, cultural and economic life, including the notion of pluralism and intellectual elite of the country.
Daci, Jordan
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Power relations, ethnicity and privatisation: A tale of a telecommunications company [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the confluence of political and economic interests of the Fijian elite in transforming state assets into private property and financial gain.
Lawrence, Stewart R. +1 more
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We challenge the conventional definition of corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain, making a distinction between legal and illegal forms of corruption, and paying more attention to corporate patterns of corruption (which also affect ...
Kaufmann, Daniel, Vicente, Pedro C.
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Elite Networks, Political Belief Formation and Government Performance: An agent-based approach to a general political economy equilibrium [PDF]
, 2010 This paper investigates the impact of the embeddedness of politicians in a local elite network on government performance in decentralized and centralized political systems.
Hedtrich, Johannes +2 more
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War and endogenous democracy [PDF]
, 2008 Many episodes of extension of franchise in the 19th and especially in the 20th century occurred during or in the aftermath of major wars. Motivated by this fact, we offer a theory of political transitions which focuses on the impact of international ...
Ticchi, Davide, Vindigni, Andrea
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Why the US and not Brazil? Old Elites and the Development of a Modern Economy [PDF]
Old elites can block changes, but not all do. Why is it that stronger elites may allow more changes than weaker elites? Why do economies with larger stocks of natural resources not grow faster than economies poorer in natural resources? We argue that old
Paul Frijters, Uwe Dulleck
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A Model of Equilibrium Institutions [PDF]
Institutions that serve the interests of an elite are often cited as an important reason for poor economic performance. This paper builds a model of institutions that allocate resources and power to maximize the payoff of an elite, but where any group ...
Bernardo Guimaraes, Kevin D. Sheedy
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Elite Capture, Political Voice and Exclusion from Aid: An Experimental Study [PDF]
We experimentally study the influence of local information conditions on elite capture and social exclusion in community-based development schemes with heterogeneous groups.
D'Exelle, Ben, Riedl, Arno
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