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Showing 1 to 20 of 134 for “"Political Systems"”.
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Explorations toward an economic theory of political systems
… for the development of an economic theory of political systems. Using the tools of economic theory, it tries to discover the expected differences among political systems, as well as to identify some of the necessary conditions for the emergence of a particular kind of political system. The …
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Developments in Complex Systems Science with Applications to Political Systems and Pandemic Response
… many complex physical, biological, and social systems. Complex systems science clarifies when and why such assumptions fail and provides alternative frameworks for understanding the properties of complex systems. We review some of the basic principles of complex systems science and provide a …
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Discharge Planning with Older Adults: The Influence of Social and Political Systems and Contexts
… theory, this research examined how social and political contexts shaped discharge-planning processes and outcomes. Discourses of aging-as-decline, beliefs privileging healthcare professionals’ expertise and conventions guiding discharge planning marginalized older adults. The prioritization of …
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A comparative study of how to avoid stigma in uncompetitive political systems: HIVself-testing in China and South Africa
… in China and South Africa, because of their political systems, religion, gender, and traditional cultures, HIV/AIDS policy was established by uncompetitive governmental policies, indigenous culture, and social structure that led to outbreaks of the disease and consequent public crises. As a …
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The Search for Stability in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
… tribes. They had no functioning centralized political systems or economies until the Soviet Union brought them under its domain. However, decisions in the Soviet Union were largely made through Moscow, with each of the republics having little control over their political systems or economies. …
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The privatization age? : which services are privatized and why
… service programs in different policy domains, political systems and over time. The research is based on a qualitative analysis of privatization of service delivery, while funding remains public, in three policy domains - education K-12, mental health care, and incarceration - across three …
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Reconceptualizing sovereignty in the post-national state: statehood attributes in the international order
… and the contribution of federalism as a political theory. Federal theory is particularly important to the concept of sovereignty, particularly if one considers the diversity of federal political systems and their different historical experiences. Thus the thesis examines the federal …
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Democratization and the Post-Communist Militaries: United States Support for Democratization in the Czech and Russian Militaries
… post-communist states. The main thesis is that political systems matter and are, indeed, determinants of patterns of civil-military relations. Authoritarian and democratic political systems produce different forms of civilian control and military professionalism. Consequently, shifts in …
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Democratization and the post-communist militaries: United States support for democratization in the Czech and Russian militaries
… post-communist states. The main thesis is that political systems matter and are, indeed, determinants of patterns of civil-military relations. Authoritarian and democratic political systems produce different forms of civilian control and military professionalism. Consequently, shifts in …
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From Democracy Deficit to Liberal Political Consolidation: Foreign Assistance and Democratization in Africa
… be used to achieve democratization in foreign political systems underscores to the centrality of democracy in Western societies. This thesis explores the relationship between foreign aid and democratization in sub-Saharan Africa.</p>
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Politics as masquerade: Multiple ideologies in Antigua
… and natural patterns. Similarly, a nation's political culture is the result of individual interpretations of the distribution of power in society. Culture is changeable as a direct function of individual interpretations. This view of the flexibility of culture in general and political culture …
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Neighborhood as refuge : environmental justice and community reconstruction in Boston, Barcelona, and Havana
… of displacement, collective identities, and political systems in framing the demands and strategies of these marginalized neighborhoods, especially in different cities and political systems across the world. My dissertation is motivated by this overarching question: How and why do residents …
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Path Dependency or Path Creation? Transitions in Policy Ideas and Reform Strategies in Contemporary New Zealand Pension Politics
… and to draw lessons for the evolution of welfare systems worldwide. Previous research has examined the issue of path dependency in welfare states but has not fully explained the peculiar phenomena of New Zealand's pension system, its diversity in development, and autonomous choices. Therefore, …
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Attracting Foreign Direct Investment to Countries of Latin America: A Comparative Study The Cases of Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Venezuela and Cuba
… that help domestic companies while improving its political institutions. This author chose five countries of Latin America with different political systems and economic policies: Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba and Costa Rica. The goal of this thesis is to find out what kind of political systems …
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China and the United States' Recovery from the Global Financial Crisis
… the fairly different financial, fiscal, and even political systems they have. This thesis focuses on the comparison of the financial and fiscal systems and trade structures between the two different countries, and how these have impact on their stimulus packages, thus influencing the economic …
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One man's wickedness : malignant narcissism and major blunders in international relations
… its relationships to cognition, domestic political systems, and blunders in international relations. The hypotheses are illustrated with historical examples to support their plausibility. Saddam is explained as a malignant narcissist who was especially prone to blunders throughout his …
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Saudi Arabia And Expansionist Wahhabism
… expanding, transportable, contemporary Islamic political system. Serving as the territorial foundation, individuals maintain allegiance to Makkah, the center of the Islamic world, through symbolic Islamic prayer. Along with a central, globally financed economic distributive mechanism, and …
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Figuring Jesus : the power of rhetorical figures of speech in the Gospel of Luke.
… challenged the social, religious, economic and political systems in the Roman Empire. A figure of speech is the use of either words or thoughts in a way that is uncommon or out of the ordinary. Because figures of speech are the "uncommon" use of language, they stand out to an audience and grab …
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The Impacts of Authorised Dictatorial Discourse on Heritage Management - Case study: South Korea's Military Dictatorship Era 1961 - 1988
… the importance of understanding how different political systems (in this case exemplified by dictatorial regimes) can have various and particular outcomes on heritage, this study will develop the concept of ‘Authorised Dictatorial Discourse’ (ADD) as an original contribution to the field of …
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