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作者:Zysman, John; Breznitz, Dan
作者单位:University of California System; University of California Berkeley; University System of Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology
摘要:The recent financial debacle was preceded by a long complex evolution in the way firms created value and organized. The fragmentation of production, intense global competition, and the information and communication technology (ICT)-enabled transformation of services are all part of a story that was framed by, and in turn further framed, ideologies of deregulation and self-regulation. In the aftermath of the crisis political leaders worldwide find themselves in a heightened double bind. On one ...
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作者:Choi, Changyong; Lecy, Jesse D.
作者单位:KDI School of Public Policy & Management; University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要:To shed light on the inner workings of policymaking in North Korea, this study examined the process behind economic policy change through an analysis of the official state economics journal. Semantic networks are used to trace the introduction and evolution of policies during four distinct economic periods in North Korean history between 1986 and 2009. Although reform is catalyzed by political and economic crises, the emergence of new policy topics occurs incrementally prior to change. Specifi...
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作者:Froud, Julie; Nilsson, Adriana; Moran, Michael; Williams, Karel
作者单位:University of Manchester; Copenhagen Business School
摘要:The financial crisis can be understood in many different terms. In this article, it is analyzed in terms of the unfolding of a series of elite narratives that shaped the agenda of regulation before the crisis, that were damaged by the crisis, and that were then reframed and recounted again in the wake of the crisis. The form of these stories differs in subtle ways by jurisdiction, and thus the fate of postcrisis regulatory practice likewise differs.
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作者:Austvik, Ole Gunnar
作者单位:Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
摘要:This article discusses the shifting roles of the Norwegian state as landlord and entrepreneur in developing and maintaining its national oil and gas industry. Drawing from endogenous-growth and small-state theories, the article discusses the roles of the Norwegian state as infant industry developer, mature industry controller, and national company owner. The Norwegian petroleum experience shows how a nation-state expressed clear visions and goals for an industrial sector, and took the role as ...
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作者:Bauer, Michael W.
作者单位:Humboldt University of Berlin
摘要:Growth in membership and intensifying responsibilities require much greater adaptability in organizational structures and administrative arrangements at international than at national levels. The ongoing transformation toward multilevel governance seems to empower international organizations and thus shines a new spotlight on international civil servants. We know little, however, about what motivates this growing class of bureaucratic elite. Against this background, this article explores the q...
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作者:Brass, Jennifer N.
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要:This article examines the impact of the proliferation of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on governance in Kenya. Looking specifically at service provision, it analyzes how the growth of NGOs has begun to change the way decisions are made and policy is formulated. In so doing, the article explores shifting NGOgovernment relations over time. The governance of service provision has become a complex, intertwined affair in which NGOs sit on national policymaking committees, government integrat...
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作者:Andrews, Matt
摘要:Will reforms emerging from the 2008 crisis have a global impact and influence developing countries? Evidence suggests that this happened before, after meltdowns in the 1970s. This article deconstructs how reforms diffused in this period and why countries followed different reform timelines. Institutional theory and a descriptive analysis of post-1970s experience suggest that countries followed different reform paths. Developing countries copied reforms seen as legitimate in various OECD countr...
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作者:Schiavo-Campo, Salvatore
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作者:Stapenhurst, Rick; Pelizzo, Riccardo
作者单位:McGill University
摘要:In this research note, we examine the nature of, and influences on, parliamentary oversight in Ghana. We find that while macro-institutions are important when examining good governance and legislative effectiveness, meso-level institutions (such as oversight tools) are more important than previously acknowledged. We also detect a positive relationship between an increase in legislative oversight facilities and the reputation of parliament and its members, the legitimacy of democracy and politi...