There are many reasons for studying taxation
... One of the first models of the public sector to explicitly incorporate a collective choice mechanism was based on the median voter theorem of Duncan Black (1958). This is a model of direct democracy where alternatives to the status quo may be proposed without cost, and in which the institutions of r ...
... One of the first models of the public sector to explicitly incorporate a collective choice mechanism was based on the median voter theorem of Duncan Black (1958). This is a model of direct democracy where alternatives to the status quo may be proposed without cost, and in which the institutions of r ...
Anthropology and Political Science: Culture, Politics, and
... realm – is basically governed by the same set of universal mechanisms (rules or laws) in all locations, regardless of the specific cultural or social context; it is perhaps best exemplified by Harold Lasswell (1960) who defines the study of politics as an inquiry into who gets what, when, and how.5 ...
... realm – is basically governed by the same set of universal mechanisms (rules or laws) in all locations, regardless of the specific cultural or social context; it is perhaps best exemplified by Harold Lasswell (1960) who defines the study of politics as an inquiry into who gets what, when, and how.5 ...
Economics and Happiness Research: Insights
... Researchers then compare the responses to these questions, to some economic outcome in the hope of determining what factors influence the overall level of happiness and satisfaction. For instance, one outcome of this comparison has been the “progress paradox” which is that the overall standard of li ...
... Researchers then compare the responses to these questions, to some economic outcome in the hope of determining what factors influence the overall level of happiness and satisfaction. For instance, one outcome of this comparison has been the “progress paradox” which is that the overall standard of li ...
Do democracies have different public policies than non
... political leadership and its sponsors are a small minority of taxpayers. Hence in their models nondemocracies tax more, even while they are spending less on the poor. A third tenet of formal voting theory is that the “form of the game is important,” and not just a reaction to efficiency consideratio ...
... political leadership and its sponsors are a small minority of taxpayers. Hence in their models nondemocracies tax more, even while they are spending less on the poor. A third tenet of formal voting theory is that the “form of the game is important,” and not just a reaction to efficiency consideratio ...
Complexity Theory and Public administration: What`s new
... and Peters, 1990; Marin and Mayentz, 1991). Thus, complexity seems to be an important concept for understanding modern government and governance processes. Nevertheless, the field of Public Administration has not made extensive use of the concepts and ideas of complexity theorists, so that the latte ...
... and Peters, 1990; Marin and Mayentz, 1991). Thus, complexity seems to be an important concept for understanding modern government and governance processes. Nevertheless, the field of Public Administration has not made extensive use of the concepts and ideas of complexity theorists, so that the latte ...
Social Theory, Social Research, and a Theory of Action James S
... strongest intellectual links to social theory: common or constitutional law. One might even argue that law, as a set of rules having a high degree of internal consistency, as well as principles behind those rules, has as strong a claim to constitute social theory as does any alternative body of prin ...
... strongest intellectual links to social theory: common or constitutional law. One might even argue that law, as a set of rules having a high degree of internal consistency, as well as principles behind those rules, has as strong a claim to constitute social theory as does any alternative body of prin ...
Epistemology, Theory, and Methodology in Knowledge Organization
... the other hand, cherishes the particulars, and insists that true understanding can be reached only by assembling and assessing those particulars. The end result is a nuanced description and assessment of the unique facts of a situation or historical event, in which themes and tendencies may be disco ...
... the other hand, cherishes the particulars, and insists that true understanding can be reached only by assembling and assessing those particulars. The end result is a nuanced description and assessment of the unique facts of a situation or historical event, in which themes and tendencies may be disco ...
The Political Economy of the Rent
... is a possibility, however, creating a monopoly position for one importer will generally result in a higher real income if not in a preferable income distribution ...
... is a possibility, however, creating a monopoly position for one importer will generally result in a higher real income if not in a preferable income distribution ...
QJAE 18 no. 2 Summer 2015 Mueller The Missing
... It describes from one angle what we do all day. As Jesus once noted—I interpret this as an astute empirical observation, not divine revelation—since the days of Noah and Lot, we humans have been doing, and until the end of the world presumably will be doing, four kinds of things. He gave these examp ...
... It describes from one angle what we do all day. As Jesus once noted—I interpret this as an astute empirical observation, not divine revelation—since the days of Noah and Lot, we humans have been doing, and until the end of the world presumably will be doing, four kinds of things. He gave these examp ...
The promise of historical sociology in international relations
... ‘unintended consequences’ (Merton 1996, pace John Locke). Economists have long been aware that firms weather recessions by lowering wages; they are also aware that the unintended consequence of this rational action is that employees have less purchasing power, which as a result tends to deepen the r ...
... ‘unintended consequences’ (Merton 1996, pace John Locke). Economists have long been aware that firms weather recessions by lowering wages; they are also aware that the unintended consequence of this rational action is that employees have less purchasing power, which as a result tends to deepen the r ...
1 Transaction costs and crony capitalism in East Asia
... and economic conditions and actors can change rapidly. Capital markets do not function as effectively in developing countries, and in general political or economic decisionmaking is subject to greater uncertainty than in developed and democratic systems. For businessmen and politicians in this envir ...
... and economic conditions and actors can change rapidly. Capital markets do not function as effectively in developing countries, and in general political or economic decisionmaking is subject to greater uncertainty than in developed and democratic systems. For businessmen and politicians in this envir ...
this presentation - The Policy Practice
... power sector in Zambia, police reform in Bangladesh and so on. There are also examples of thematic studies that cover major policy or institutional issues at the heart of development agendas, for example the politics of economic growth.11 Problem-focused analysis is not entirely distinct from sector ...
... power sector in Zambia, police reform in Bangladesh and so on. There are also examples of thematic studies that cover major policy or institutional issues at the heart of development agendas, for example the politics of economic growth.11 Problem-focused analysis is not entirely distinct from sector ...
Simple and Formal Models in Comparative Politics
... We find Schmitter’s message to be a welcome one, but his discussion also contains stark criticisms of formal theory and game theory. A central thrust in Schmitter’s essay is a warning that “the real challenge currently facing comparative politics...comes from... ’formal modeling’ based on rational c ...
... We find Schmitter’s message to be a welcome one, but his discussion also contains stark criticisms of formal theory and game theory. A central thrust in Schmitter’s essay is a warning that “the real challenge currently facing comparative politics...comes from... ’formal modeling’ based on rational c ...
The Sociology of a Not So International Discipline: American and
... peculiar to the United States (for example, those based on the logic of committees in the U.S. Congress), which are furthermore attractive due to the distinctively American ideals of social science. Therefore, the rest of the world increasingly sees the back of American IR. I rst show that the way ...
... peculiar to the United States (for example, those based on the logic of committees in the U.S. Congress), which are furthermore attractive due to the distinctively American ideals of social science. Therefore, the rest of the world increasingly sees the back of American IR. I rst show that the way ...
Value and Exchange
... institutions.12 This work is highly suggestive, but it is ultimately limited by its atheoretical nature. Yes, financial and legal institutions matter—but why? For an answer, we need a theoretical understanding of the processes at work. More generally, as this example shows, atheoretical applied econ ...
... institutions.12 This work is highly suggestive, but it is ultimately limited by its atheoretical nature. Yes, financial and legal institutions matter—but why? For an answer, we need a theoretical understanding of the processes at work. More generally, as this example shows, atheoretical applied econ ...
V E Meir Kohn ALUE AND
... institutions.12 This work is highly suggestive, but it is ultimately limited by its atheoretical nature. Yes, financial and legal institutions matter—but why? For an answer, we need a theoretical understanding of the processes at work. More generally, as this example shows, atheoretical applied econ ...
... institutions.12 This work is highly suggestive, but it is ultimately limited by its atheoretical nature. Yes, financial and legal institutions matter—but why? For an answer, we need a theoretical understanding of the processes at work. More generally, as this example shows, atheoretical applied econ ...
The Gibbard random dictatorship theorem: a
... Definition 1 Let D ⊂ P. A Random Social Choice Function (RSCF) is a map ϕ : D N → L(A). For any profile P ∈ D N , ϕ(P) is a probability distribution over A. The probability that this distribution assigns to alternative a ∈ A will be denoted by ϕa (P). Of course, ϕa (P) ≥ 0 and a∈A ϕa (P) = 1. In t ...
... Definition 1 Let D ⊂ P. A Random Social Choice Function (RSCF) is a map ϕ : D N → L(A). For any profile P ∈ D N , ϕ(P) is a probability distribution over A. The probability that this distribution assigns to alternative a ∈ A will be denoted by ϕa (P). Of course, ϕa (P) ≥ 0 and a∈A ϕa (P) = 1. In t ...
Nigeria and Election Crises: Debating the Causes
... Political violence and political crisis have been favorite topics for some social scientists, who wish to know why citizens result to political violence. This is why scholars posit explanations on political crisis and analyze political actors (Ted Gur, 1970; Lucian Pye, 1962; Charles Tilly, 1978) Bu ...
... Political violence and political crisis have been favorite topics for some social scientists, who wish to know why citizens result to political violence. This is why scholars posit explanations on political crisis and analyze political actors (Ted Gur, 1970; Lucian Pye, 1962; Charles Tilly, 1978) Bu ...
What is political economy analysis?
... over the use of limited resources. In combination with the use of the relevant context as the starting point for analysis, it is this view that processes of bargaining and contestation and the distribution of power among the actors participating in such processes are central in determining not only ...
... over the use of limited resources. In combination with the use of the relevant context as the starting point for analysis, it is this view that processes of bargaining and contestation and the distribution of power among the actors participating in such processes are central in determining not only ...
Political Ethics-Revised 10-11
... reflect the considerations that political agents could take into account in making decisions and policies. Political Ethics of Process The central question is the extent to which the ethical principles that govern political office differ from those that govern moral life more generally (Hampshire 19 ...
... reflect the considerations that political agents could take into account in making decisions and policies. Political Ethics of Process The central question is the extent to which the ethical principles that govern political office differ from those that govern moral life more generally (Hampshire 19 ...
WAR ECONOMICS AS POSITIVE SCIENCE: FROM TRADITIONAL
... capitalism: unheroic though bourgeoisie society is, it nevertheless needed heroism, sacrifice, terror, civil war and national wars to bring it into being (Marx, 1852:116). The same view as Marx is expressed by Kidron (1967:1) and known as the theory of the permanent arms economy. Kidron recognized t ...
... capitalism: unheroic though bourgeoisie society is, it nevertheless needed heroism, sacrifice, terror, civil war and national wars to bring it into being (Marx, 1852:116). The same view as Marx is expressed by Kidron (1967:1) and known as the theory of the permanent arms economy. Kidron recognized t ...
II. Disciplines of musicology
... function. In German musicology before the Nazi period, historians in the hermeneutic tradition advocated by Wilhelm Dilthey (1823–1911), in his day the leading German philosopher of the humanistic disciplines, recognized this danger. Arnold Schering (1877–1941), while recognizing its achievements, a ...
... function. In German musicology before the Nazi period, historians in the hermeneutic tradition advocated by Wilhelm Dilthey (1823–1911), in his day the leading German philosopher of the humanistic disciplines, recognized this danger. Arnold Schering (1877–1941), while recognizing its achievements, a ...
Systems theory and Structural functionalism
... contributing to shess, one can simplify the task ofanalyzing the impact ofthe environment. Analysts no longer need "to deal with and hace out separately the consequences of each type of environmental event" (p. 150). For this purpose, Easton (1966) recommends focusing on two major inputs: demands an ...
... contributing to shess, one can simplify the task ofanalyzing the impact ofthe environment. Analysts no longer need "to deal with and hace out separately the consequences of each type of environmental event" (p. 150). For this purpose, Easton (1966) recommends focusing on two major inputs: demands an ...
Entrepreneurship Research and Grounded Theory
... interactions, contextualised within their worlds – grounded theory declares such principles. Developing grounded theory outcomes from entrepreneurship research data, organizing it, fragmenting it into manageable units, synthesizing it, searching for and constructing patterns, discovering what is eme ...
... interactions, contextualised within their worlds – grounded theory declares such principles. Developing grounded theory outcomes from entrepreneurship research data, organizing it, fragmenting it into manageable units, synthesizing it, searching for and constructing patterns, discovering what is eme ...
