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The paper compares provision of public infrastructure via public-private partnerships (PPPs) with provision under government management. Due to soft budget constraints of government management, PPPs exert more effort and therefore have a cost advantage in building infrastructure. At the same...
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This paper studies the role of governments and its link to trust. We argue that the public's trust strongly depends on governments delivering on their core tasks in a market economy. In some economies, a neglect of core tasks can be observed and there seems to be some erosion, notably in terms...
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information and enforcement. I obtain conditions under which private governance can improve upon no governance, and examine why it …
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We analyze whether or not the globalization of capital, "disciplines" governments and improves governance. We … demonstrate that globalization affects governance, by increasing a country's vulnerability to sudden capital flight. This … increased threat of capital flight can discipline governments and improve governance and welfare by placing countries in a …
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