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A quick indicator of effectiveness of “capacity building” initiatives of NGOs and international organizations 非政府组织和国际组织“能力建设”倡议有效性的快速指标

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2015-12-30 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2015.4.2.4312

D. Lempert

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引用次数: 5

The Scope of Public Organisations with Productive Functions: Insights from the Inefficiency of Italian Local Public Transport 具有生产职能的公共组织的范围:来自意大利地方公共交通效率低下的见解

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2015-12-30 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2015.4.2.4311

G. D. Foggia, Ugo Arrigo

引用次数: 5

A Sharpe-ratio-based measure for currencies 基于夏普比率的货币衡量标准

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2015-06-29 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2015.4.1.4307

Javier Prado-Dominguez, Carlos Fernández-Herráiz

引用次数: 2

The role of political competition in the link between electoral systems and corruption: an extension 政治竞争在选举制度与腐败之间的联系中的作用:延伸

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2015-06-29 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2015.4.1.4304

M. Alfano, A. L. Baraldi

引用次数: 0

Impact of good governance in the economic development of Western Balkan countries 善治对西巴尔干国家经济发展的影响

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2015-06-29 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2015.4.1.4305

Engjell Pere

引用次数: 37

Editorial statement: Lessons from Goodhart’s law for the management of the journal 编辑声明:古德哈特定律对期刊管理的启示

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2014-12-30 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2014.3.2.4299

Diego Varela, G. Benedetto, J. Sánchez-Santos

引用次数: 4

What drives sub-national bioenergy development? Exploring cross-level implications of environmental policy integration in EU and Swedish bioenergy policy 是什么推动了地方生物能源的发展?探讨欧盟和瑞典生物能源政策中环境政策整合的跨层面影响

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2014-12-30 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2014.3.2.4301

C. Söderberg

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引用次数: 2

The role of confidence in the evolution of the Spanish economy: empirical evidence from an ARDL model 信心在西班牙经济演变中的作用:来自ARDL模型的经验证据

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2014-12-30 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2014.3.2.4303

Pablo Castellanos García, Indalecio Pérez Díaz del Río, J. Sánchez-Santos

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引用次数: 3

Are political support-driven policies always bad? The case of large interest groups 政治支持驱动的政策总是不好的吗?大利益集团的案例

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2014-12-30 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2014.3.2.4302

G. Lagadec

引用次数: 0

Institutional quality and private sector participation: theory and empirical findings 制度质量与私营部门参与:理论与实证研究结果

European Journal of Government and Economics Pub Date : 2014-12-30 DOI: 10.17979/EJGE.2014.3.2.4300

Rahel M. Schomaker

引用次数: 10