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The Influence Of Political Ideologies In The Organization And Development Of Sport In Greece, Yanni D. Afthinos Nov 1992

The Influence Of Political Ideologies In The Organization And Development Of Sport In Greece, Yanni D. Afthinos

Yanni D Afthinos

No abstract provided.


La Constitución No Estaba Agotada, Jose Luis Sardon Apr 1992

La Constitución No Estaba Agotada, Jose Luis Sardon

Jose Luis Sardon

No abstract provided.


Sinrazones De La Ruptura Del Orden Constitucional, Jose Luis Sardon Apr 1992

Sinrazones De La Ruptura Del Orden Constitucional, Jose Luis Sardon

Jose Luis Sardon

No abstract provided.


From Libertarianism To Egalitarianism, Justin Schwartz Jan 1992

From Libertarianism To Egalitarianism, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A standard natural rights argument for libertarianism is based on the labor theory of property: the idea that I own my self and my labor, and so if I "mix" my own labor with something previously unowned or to which I have a have a right, I come to own the thing with which I have mixed by labor. This initially intuitively attractive idea is at the basis of the theories of property and the role of government of John Locke and Robert Nozick. Locke saw and Nozick agreed that fairness to others requires a proviso: that I leave "enough …


“Sorry, Wrong Number”: Why Media Polls On Gun Control Are So Often Unreliable, David B. Kopel, Gary Mauser Jan 1992

“Sorry, Wrong Number”: Why Media Polls On Gun Control Are So Often Unreliable, David B. Kopel, Gary Mauser

David B Kopel

How scientific are the polls reported in the media on the gun control issue? Without arguing for or against gun controls, this article examines the interviewing and

sampling methods used by media polls and finds that some polls claiming impressive majorities in favor of severe gun controls may not be accurate.

This article was originally published in Political Communication and Persuasion, vol. 9, pp. 69-92 (1992). This web version is a from a reprint (without the tables) in the Journal on Firearms & Public Policy, volume 6, pp. 23-53 (1994). Starred page numbers [*24] indicate the beginning of a new …


Nonparametric Event Study Tests, Arnold R. Cowan Jan 1992

Nonparametric Event Study Tests, Arnold R. Cowan

Arnold R. Cowan

This paper provides the first documentation of the power and specification of the generalized sign test, which is based on the percentage of positive abnormal returns in an estimation period. In simulations using daily stock return data, the generalized sign test is well specified with both exchange listed and Nasdaq stocks. A rank test is more powerful under ideal conditions. However, the rank test is more sensitive to increases in the length of the event window, to increases in return variance and to thin trading. The generalized sign test is a viable alternative to the rank test under these conditions.


Methodological Notes On The Study Of Political Culture, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking Dec 1991

Methodological Notes On The Study Of Political Culture, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

Defining political cultures as those discursive practices associated with the power-related facets of evolving human relations and social movements, the paper presents some methodological principles, inspired by the structurationist approach, to overcome existing impasses in political culture research. In general, it is argued that empirical research in political culture must integrate theoretical, ethical, and practical concerns. More specifically, the case is made for greater depth in the treatment of the individual and consciousness in the process of cultural production, for an extension of empirical investigations beyond the legal-institutional aspects of politics, for a more thorough exploration of the relationship between …


Where Judicial Politics Are Legislative Politics: The French Constitutional Council, Alec Stone Sweet Dec 1991

Where Judicial Politics Are Legislative Politics: The French Constitutional Council, Alec Stone Sweet

Alec Stone Sweet

No abstract provided.