Search for dissertations about: "political economy"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 302 swedish dissertations containing the words political economy.
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16. The Politics of Purpose. Swedish Macroeconomic Policy After the Golden Age
Abstract : In the 1970s and 1980s, most European countries started pursuing disinflationary economic policies, accepting rising unemployment. Sweden was one of a small number of countries that waited until around 1990 before disinflating its economy, and in the 1980s used ambitious macroeconomic policies to keep unemployment levels low. READ MORE
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17. Roads from Unemployment : Institutional Complementarities in Product and Labor Markets
Abstract : Bringing down unemployment is a top priority for governments across the industrialized world, regardless of ideological bent. What is at issue in the political debate is not if unemployment should be combatted, but by what means. READ MORE
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18. A Farewell to Arms : Motivational Change and Divergence Inside FARC-EP 2002-2010
Abstract : How can motivational change and divergence inside a rebel group be explained and what does this imply for our understanding of civil wars? In contemporary research, these questions have received limited attention. In many studies, motives are either overlooked, inferred from a single type of motive indicator or assumed to be narrow, static over time and homogenous throughout the organization. READ MORE
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19. Austerity Politics : Is the Electorate Responsible?
Abstract : This thesis contributes to the public finance literature concerned with fiscal sustainability, and consists of an introduction and four stand-alone essays. The first three essays analyse the reasons why governments accumulate large levels of debt. READ MORE
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20. Dissenting Democrats : Nation and Democracy in the Republic of Moldova
Abstract : The Republic of Moldova was one of fifteen states to emerge from the dissolution of the Soviet Union. With weak historical legacy of statehood, deteriorating economy and serious national divisions, the young state lacked many of the prerequisites deemed necessary for successful democratization. READ MORE