PSN: Political Institutions & Economic Growth (Topic)最新文献

Bangladesh Needs Fresh Leaders and Meticulously Designed System 孟加拉国需要新的领导人和精心设计的制度

PSN: Political Institutions & Economic Growth (Topic) Pub Date : 2012-10-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.2154894

B. B. Sarma

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Taking the Rules of the Game Seriously: Mainstreaming Justice in Development the World Bank’s Justice for the Poor Program 《认真对待游戏规则:将正义纳入发展主流》，世界银行的《为穷人伸张正义》项目

PSN: Political Institutions & Economic Growth (Topic) Pub Date : 2009-07-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1710096

C. Sage, N. Menzies, M. Woolcock

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Rational Democracy: A Political System for Universal Interest 理性民主:一种普遍利益的政治制度

PSN: Political Institutions & Economic Growth (Topic) Pub Date : 2008-08-09 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1907105

P. Mo

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Kneeling Before the Altar of (Il)-Liberalism: The Politics of Ideas, Job Loss, and Union Weakness in East Central Europe 跪在自由主义的圣坛前:中欧东部的思想政治、失业和工会衰弱

PSN: Political Institutions & Economic Growth (Topic) Pub Date : 2008-03-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1019235

P. Vanhuysse

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