We employ a unique dataset on members of an elite service club in Germany to investigate how elite networks affect the allocation of resources. Specifically, we investigate credit allocation decisions of banks to firms inside the network. Using a quasi-experimental research design, we document...

Despite the ubiquity of illegality in today's financial markets, systematic scrutiny of the phenomenon of financial crime is lacking in the fields of economic sociology and political economy. One field of research in which the illegal behaviors of business elites have long taken center stage is...

Ein internationaler Rechercheverbund hat dubiose Finanzgeschäfte bekannter Persönlichkeiten enthüllt. Die „Panama Papers“ werden auch Deutschland lange beschäftigen. Von mehr Kontrolle bis hin zur Entsendung der Kavallerie reichen die Vorschläge, mit denen gegen Steueroasen vorgegangen...

As Hacker and Pierson (2010) have observed, politics is primarily organization: "organized combat." To understand the outcomes of politics, we have to look at how it is organized over time: by whom and with what resources? I take Sweden as an example of how politics as organized combat has...

In recent years we have seen a resurfacing of magic as an analytical category in anthropological literature, with particular emphasis on modern forms of occultism and witchcraft. Magic has yet to prove itself a useful analytical tool within the anthropology of organizations, and this article...

"$UPERHUBS is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how the world's most powerful titans, the "superhubs" pull the levers of our global financial system. Combining insider's knowledge with principles of network science, Sandra Navidi offers a startling new perspective on how superhubs build their...

A note on the text -- Glossary of Thai terms -- Introduction: Division and discontent -- 1. Class and status in Thailand -- 2. Indigenous space, hierarchy, and Kalathesa -- 3. Hi-So discourse and middle-class aspirations -- 4. City above countryside -- 5. The value of a person

This paper utilizes data on the presence of prominent individuals-that is, those with political (e.g., Members of Parliament) and aristocratic titles (e.g., lords)--on the boards of directors of English and Welsh banks from 1879 - 1909 to investigate whether the appointment of well-connected...

The German Excellence Initiative was intended to strengthen university-based research and to create a set of internationally competitive elite institutions. The present article analyses whether or not designation as an elite institution has had an impact on the number of first-year students. Our...

Zusammenfassung Die drei Essays dieser Dissertation leisten einen Beitrag zum Verständnis der politischen Ökonomie Indonesiens in Zeiten der Dezentralisierung. Vor dem Hintergrund des "Urban Poverty Project 2" (UPP2), einem kommunalen Entwicklungsprojekt in Indonesien, untersucht der erste...

Introducción / Ana Castellani y Mariana Heredia -- 1. Deuda externa y elite económica en la convertibilidad / Pablo Nemiña y Martín Schorr -- 2. La evolución de la elite económica en la Argentina de los años noventa / Ana Castellani -- 3. Las transformaciones de la elite empresarial en un...

Origins and formation -- From results to process -- Organization, leadership, and funding -- Commission membership and the transition in the US foreign policy elite -- The report program, or, How to formulate policy -- Access to and relationship with decision-makers -- Informal diplomacy --...