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Auditing Income Inequality Data In Models Of Capitalism, Development And Democracy, Ross E. Burkhart
Auditing Income Inequality Data In Models Of Capitalism, Development And Democracy, Ross E. Burkhart
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
It is appropriate to take stock of extant measures of income inequality as they pertain to their utility in cross-national models of political and economic performance. Are some measures more reliable and valid than others? What about data coverage, conceptual mapping of similar indicators, functional form specification matters? This paper specifies models of cross-national democratic and economic performance, with common, industry-standard variables such as economic growth and development level, globalization, political culture (colonialism, ethnicity, religion), and economic type (world-system), and insert various measures of income inequality (Hoover, Deininger and Squire, Galbraith, and UNU-WIDER). The intent is to compare and contrast …
"Hobbes, Bramhall And The Politics Of Liberty And Necessity/Hobbes And Republican Liberty", Scott Yenor
"Hobbes, Bramhall And The Politics Of Liberty And Necessity/Hobbes And Republican Liberty", Scott Yenor
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
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Arms Transfers And Stability In The Developing World: A Causal Model, Bryce W. Reeder
Arms Transfers And Stability In The Developing World: A Causal Model, Bryce W. Reeder
McNair Scholars Research Journal
In recent years, several studies have emerged that seek to understand the nature, scope, and significance of arms transfers in the post-Cold War period. A common theme throughout this literature is the assertion that the collapse of the Soviet Union gave birth to a globalized, commercialized US arms industry dependent upon exports to the developing world in order to survive. Using pooled time-series data, this study tests this assertion via Prais- Winsten panel-corrected standard errors regression. The relationship between such transfers and stability in the developing world is also explored. Using a nonrecursive simultaneous equation model, a new measure of …
Following In The Footsteps Of Policy Entrepreneurs: Policy Advocates And Pro Forma Adopters, Brian Wampler
Following In The Footsteps Of Policy Entrepreneurs: Policy Advocates And Pro Forma Adopters, Brian Wampler
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
The third wave of democratization has been accompanied by the spread of new institutions that allow citizens to directly participate in shaping policy outcomes. Leading international organizations, such as the World Bank and UN Habitat, have disseminated “best practice” programs identified with “good government” policy reform efforts. One of the most well-known programs, Participatory Budgeting (PB), was first adopted by an entrepreneurial government in 1989 as a means to promote social justice, accountability, and transparency. Yet, when these programs are copied by policy advocates and pro forma adopters the political pay-offs for government officials are smaller, which leads them to …