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11-0855 NESTLE USA, INC. v. COMBS

, 2012
11-0855 Nestlé USA Inc. v. Susan Combs, Comptroller, and Greg Abbott, Attorney General Direct appeal For plaintiff: Peter A. Nolan, Austin For respondent/real party interest: Rance L. Craft, Austin In this constitutional challenge to the state franchise
The Supreme Court of Texas
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From Audit to Prosecution: Institutional Collaboration as a Solution to Closing the Expectations Gap in Decentralized Governance

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A long‐standing topic of concern in the literature on governmental auditing is whether the aims of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) or other central audit institutions should include detecting fraudulent use of public money. The balance of opinion has been against this proposition, largely for reasons of infeasibility.
Michael Barzelay, Sérgio N. Seabra
wiley   +1 more source

Coalition formation in the U.S. Supreme Court: 1969-2009

We apply a fallback model of coalition formation to decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, focusing on the seven natural courts, which had the same members for at least two terms, between 1969 and 2009. The predictions of majority coalitions on each of the
Franz, Alexandra D., Brams, Steven J., Camilo, Gustavo   +2 more
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Unprincipled Principals in the Accountability Chain: Autonomy and Political Control Within Tax Administration in a Developing Country Context

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
wiley   +1 more source

Two Faces of the Anti‐Inclusion Neoconservative Coin in Brazil: Neoliberalism and Far‐Right

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Brazil has recently experienced the resurgence of the far‐right, a movement that has also occurred in other countries around the world. Given this context, this article seeks to understand the factors that enabled the union among neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and the far‐right in Brazil, demonstrating that in times of economic crisis the ...
Eloisio Moulin de Souza
wiley   +1 more source

Constitutional Review in Hong Kong under the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Framework: An Inquiry into its Establishment, Justification and Scope [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis enquires into the establishment, justification and scope of constitutional review in Hong Kong against the unique constitutional order of "One Country, Two Systems" established in Hong Kong after its return to China in 1997.
LI, GUANGXIANG
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Technocracy, Supranationalism and Right‐Wing Populism: The Variegated Sheltering of Western Assets in East Central European Countries

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract After the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, European Union (EU) governance has become more tolerant towards national policy adaptation and experimentation. Right‐wing populist governments in East Central Europe (ECE) have used this increased flexibility amongst other things to develop various economically nationalist strategies to reassert ...
Gerhard Schnyder, Andreas Nölke, Dorottya Sallai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A qualified hope : the Indian Supreme Court and progressive social change

, 2019
The Indian Supreme Court is widely seen as a vanguard of progressive social change. Yet there are no systematic studies of whether its progressive decisions actually improve the lives of the relatively disadvantaged.
Krishnaswamy, Sudhir, Rosenberg, Gerald N., Bail, Shishir   +2 more
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Unequal Solidarity: Club Rules and Crisis Support in the European Polity

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Is European solidarity during crises due to common or close identities? Or do Europeans punish rule‐breaking countries by showing them less solidarity? Research on the determinants of European solidarity increasingly focuses on ‘solidarity to’, how givers' attitudes are shaped by their perceptions of receiving member states.
Zbigniew Truchlewski, Daniel Kovarek, Joseph Ganderson   +2 more
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Parental rights and state authority : the family in United States Supreme Court rhetoric

, 2013
textWith increasing frequency, the United States Supreme Court has faced questions pertaining to the Constitutional rights of parents. Contemporary conflicts between states’ authority and parents’ rights to shape the moral education of children are ...
Cook, Benjamin Lee
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