Sökning: "The Weak Government Hypothesis"

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  1. 1. IS DELIBERATION THE DESTINATION? Analysing the effects of internet access on deliberative democracy

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Samuel Karlsson; [2022-09-05]
    Nyckelord :Democracy; Internet; Deliberation; Digital; Autocracy;

    Sammanfattning : The extant literature on the connection between the internet and democracy has so far been limited to liberal and electoral democracy. Studying how it affects deliberative democracy is crucial to understand public and government deliberation in the modern age, and also for broadening the debate about the internet and democracy to include other types of democracy. LÄS MER

  2. 2. En effektutvärdering av regeringens förändringar av lönetaken för subventionerade anställningar år 2017

    Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Adnan Habibija; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Active labour market policy; wage subsidies; subsidized employment; wage roof; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : For many decades, Sweden has been famous for its ambitious investments in active labour market policy programs, particularly in different types of wage subsidies/subsidy programs. There are important characteristics distinguishing the programs, but they have in common that the hiring company receives a substantial subsidy from the Public Employment Service (PES) for hiring either long-term unemployed individuals, newly arrived migrants, or unemployed with disabilities. LÄS MER

  3. 3. "WE ARE FIGHTING A WATER WAR" : The Character of the Upstream States and Post-Treaty Transboundary Water Conflict in Afghanistan and India

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Författare :Maryam Safi; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Post-Treaty Transboundary Water Conflict; Transboundary Water Treaty; Indus River Basin; Helmand River Basin; Afghanistan; Iran; India; Pakistan; Upstream; Downstream.;

    Sammanfattning : Transboundary water treaties are often expected to prevent conflicts over waters from shared rivers. However, empirical evidence shows that some upstream countries continue to experience conflict after signing a water treaty. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Harvesting an underdeveloped fruit : How decapitation affects ripeness in civil wars

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Författare :Melker Hörner; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Decapitation; Ripeness; Stalemate; Colombia; El Salvador;

    Sammanfattning : How does the killing or capture of rebel leaders affect the ends of conflict? Although decapitation scholars argue that it reduces the duration of conflict by disrupting rebel group organizational capacity, few have ever researched what effects decapitations could have on peace negotiations. After reviewing the literature within the field of decapitation and the ripeness theory of negotiation this paper tests the hypothesis that Successful decapitations are likely to increase the duration of time it takes for the government to agree on seeking a negotiated end to their conflict. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Local government fragmentation and impact on local government debt : A panel data analysis of Swedish municipalities

    Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Författare :Anton Ögren; [2020]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : This paper sets out to investigate the impact of government fragmentation on local government debt. The weak government hypothesis states that government fragmentation leads to higher budget deficits and higher public debt. The hypothesis is tested on a panel dataset comprised of 285 out of 290 Swedish municipalities over the period 2000-2017. LÄS MER