The critical role of governance in the promotion of economic development has created intense interest in the manner in which the United States eliminated corruption. This paper examines the concept of corruption in American history; tracing the term corruption to its roots in British political...

The division of America into red states and blue states misleadingly suggests that states are split into two camps, but along most dimensions, like political orientation, states are on a continuum. By historical standards, the number of swing states is not particularly low, and America's...

In this paper we study the endogenous determination of monopoly price. Our proposed game of endogenous monopoly-price setting extends the literature on monopoly-price, monopoly rent-seeking contests and monopoly rent-seeking rent-avoidance contests by: (i) Determining the monopoly price such...

In this paper we present a model of endogenous trade-policy formation which captures crucial aspects of the Japanese commercial and political culture. We analyze the influence of the portrayed cultural traits and show that cultural idiosyncrasies are important determinants of trade policy...

In this paper we study the endogenous determination of minimum wage employing a political-economic approach. A major objective of the paper is to clarify the crucial role of the strength of the workers' union and if political culture on the determination of the minimum wage. In general, the...

We study electoral competition among politicians who are heterogeneous both in competence and in how much they care about (what they perceive as) the public interest relative to the private rents from being in office. We show that politicians' incentives to behave opportunistically increase with...

In New Zealand, the government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis is considered effective as it protected people’s lives with limited disruption to society and the economy. A key factor in achieving these results was a focus on collective goals, grounded in the high-trust relationship that...

"From popular radio host and social media star Jesse Kelly comes a powerful rallying cry for Americans to recognize the roots of the dangerous communist mentality encroaching on our country today, with Kelly's trademark combination of bombast, intelligence, and humor."

Diese Dissertation präsentiert drei Aufsätze, die sich mit politischen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Aspekten der internationalen Migration befassen. Das zweite Kapitel untersucht die Beziehung zwischen dem steigenden Anteil der Einwanderer an der Bevölkerung (IPS) und dem Erfolg der...

This paper develops a theory of political behavior in which moral values are a luxury good: the relative weight that voters place on moral rather than material considerations increases in income. This idea both generates new testable implications and ties together a broad set of empirical...

Das Verhältnis zwischen der Treuhand und den Gewerkschaften gehörte schon früh zu den umstrittenen Aspekten der ostdeutschen Transformation, ist jedoch bis heute kaum erforscht. Christian Rau untersucht erstmals auf breiter Quellenbasis, wie Gewerkschaften und Treuhand miteinander...

Die Forschung zum Thema Konsum hat in den letzten Jahren ihren Fokus erweitert. Aktuelle soziologische Studien wiederum weisen vorwiegend zwei raumzeitliche und thematische Foki auf. Ersterer beleuchtet die sozialen und politischen Veränderungen in den nordamerikanischen und europäischen...

This study x-rayed the significance of civic political culture on participatory governance and its potentialities on political development. It adopted theoretical postulations in analyzing the subject matter. The analytical model showed a diagrammatic presentation of the relationship among...

"The Cultural Political Economy of the Construction Industry in Turkey analyses the growth of the popularity of the AKP, the Turkish president Erdogan's political party, through the lens of the construction sector. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the question of hegemony and the...

Using large-scale survey data covering more than 110 countries and exploiting within-country variation across cohorts and surveys, we show that individuals with longer exposure to democracy display stronger support for democratic institutions. We bolster these baseline findings using an...

Introduction -- Economic equality -- Gender equality -- Generational equality -- Combining equality and affluence -- The self-reinforcing nature of Nordic equality -- The art of compromise -- The deep historical roots of Nordic equality -- Challenges ahead -- Conclusion.

This book argues that ideas in the social realm are the context-bound products of distinct histories and cultures and thus cannot be co-opted across place and time. When ideas are used out of context, they become mere empty words that are depicted as absolute ideals, independent of the specific...

This book proposes a new concept of "International Leadership with Chinese Characteristics" (ILCC) to interpret China’s role in global governance. The author illustrates how the concept of ILCC is built on the basis of the discussion of Chinese political culture and Chinese worldview of...

"The Drift offers a unique perspective on a pivotal presidency. Unconnected and unbeholden to Donald Trump, Kevin Hassett came to the administration with a critical eye. But working with Trump the president convinced him that this flawed leader might be the only man who could halt the drift...

This study combines firm-level data and data on politically exposed people to explore correlation between firms' political connectedness and their economic performance in Ukraine. First, it estimates the share of politically connected firms in Ukraine's economy. Second, the study looks at how...

We develop a theory of endogenous regimes transitions (with a focus on democratic consolidation), which emphasizes the role of political culture and of its interaction with political institutions. Political culture reflects the extent of individual commitment across citizens to defend democracy...

Anti-corruption initiatives increasingly use multi-stakeholder groups, comprised of representatives from government, private sector, and civil society organizations, to drive implementation at the local level and serve as a force for transparency. In theory, the multi-stakeholder groups ideal is...

In einer exklusiv für die Atlantik-Brücke verfassten Analyse befasst sich der renommierte Politologe Francis Fukuyama mit einem Phänomen, das von globaler Bedeutung ist: dem Populismus. Er zeigt Merkmale populistischer Strömungen auf und rückt insbesondere auch sein eigenes Land, die USA,...

MNEs, Organizational Legitimacy and the Need for Nonmarket Strategies -- Nonmarket strategies within conflicting institutional pressures –The case of western multinationals in a post-socialist context -- Balancing to Utopia: Multinationals in Oligarchies -- Political strategies of...