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Effectivity Functions and Stable Governance Structures
Annals of Operations Research, 2002The author studies the existence of `stable' outcomes in governance structures in multiparty systems by means of a coalitional game-theoretic model in effectivity-function form. The used solution concept is a refined version of the core related to its von Neumann-Morgenstern-stability properties.
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Local Government I - Structure and Functions
1978Government on a local basis has been a part of Britain’s administrative system since Saxon times, but the modern system of local government dates only from the nineteenth century. To deal with the acute social and economic problems brought about by the agrarian and industrial revolutions a number of ad hoc authorities were created.
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Economic Aspects of Decentralized Government: Structure, Functions and Finance
Economic Policy, 1991Local government Gordon Hughes and Stephen Smith Many OECD countries are uncomfortable with the structure and financing of their decentralized governments. In some, the pressures for change have even led to tax revolts. Much of the existing economic literature on decentralization considers that the purpose of local governments is to decentralize ...
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Structure and Function of Molecular Chaperones that Govern Immune Peptide Loading
2019Major histocompatibility class I (MHC-I) molecules bind peptides derived from cellular synthesis and display them at the cell surface for recognition by receptors on T lymphocytes (TCR) or natural killer (NK) cells. Such recognition provides a crucial step in autoimmunity, identification of bacterial and viral pathogens, and anti-tumor responses ...
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Effectivity Functions and Parliamentary Governance Structures
2000Several parliamentary governance structures based upon a directly elected premier are analyzed through their effectivity functions.lt is shown that only collegial governance structures which provide a tight connection between the premier and her prefixed majority enjoy strong stability.
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Satyam Fraud: A Structural Functional Approach to Corporate Governance Reform
Journal of Corporate Governance Research, 2021The paper uses Satyam Computer Services Limited as a prototypical case of corporate governance failure and recommendations for reforms. In making recommendations for corporate governance best practices, the paper analyzes Satyam’s corporate governance framework and management controls through a structural functionalist lens.
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The Structure and Functions of Local Government under a Scottish Parliament
Scottish Affairs, 1996As (he general election looms, the prospect of a Scottish parliament being established before the turn of the century becomes a distinct possibility. It is likely that the new government, assuming it is Labour or a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition, will use as its framework for legislation the work done by the Scottish Constitutional Convention.
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Italy's Local Government Structure, Functioning, and Practices
In this respect, the main purpose of this study is to analyze the local government system of Italy, a European country with a similar central government approach to Turkey. In this study, the functioning of these four levels of Italian local government and the functioning, powers and responsibilities of their subordinate bodies will be analyzed.openaire +3 more sources