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Constitutional Design And Law: The Political Economy Of Cabinet And Congressional Government, Matthew S. R. Palmer Nov 1993

Constitutional Design And Law: The Political Economy Of Cabinet And Congressional Government, Matthew S. R. Palmer

The Hon Justice Matthew Palmer

The dissertation takes a political economy approach to constitutional design and legislation in the Westminster (Cabinet) and US (Congressional) models of government. Part I develops the economics of comparative political organization by constructing a theoretical framework for analyzing constitutional design. Part II applies the framework to distinguish the essences of the Cabinet and Congressional systems of constitutional design in the contexts of US and Canadian federal government. Part III analyzes the effects of the different constitutional designs on the processes of legislating in each system and on the substantive characteristics of legislation in each system. The analysis is subjected to …


The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz Jan 1993

The Paradox Of Ideology, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A standard problem with the objectivity of social scientific theory in particular is that it is either self-referential, in which case it seems to undermine itself as ideology, or self-excepting, which seem pragmatically self-refuting. Using the example of Marx and his theory of ideology, I show how self-referential theories that include themselves in their scope of explanation can be objective. Ideology may be roughly defined as belief distorted by class interest. I show how Marx thought that natural science was informed by class interest but not therefore necessarily ideology. Capitalists have an interest in understanding the natural world (to a …


Functional Explanation And Metaphysical Individualism, Justin Schwartz Jan 1993

Functional Explanation And Metaphysical Individualism, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

A number of (present or former) analytical Marxists, such as Jon Elster, have argued that functional explanation has almost no place in the social sciences. (Although the discussion is framed in terms of a debate among analytical Marxists, the point is quite general, and Marxism is used for illustrative purposes.) Functional explanation accounts for what is to be explained by reference to its function; thus, sighted organism have eyes because eyes enable them to see. Elster and other critics of functional explanation argue that this pattern of explanation is inconsistent with "methodological individualism," the idea, as they understand it, that …


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 …


The New Soviet - East European Economic Relationship: Post Cmea, Joseph Pelzman Oct 1991

The New Soviet - East European Economic Relationship: Post Cmea, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


The Multifiber Arrangement: Is There A Future Post Uruguay Round?, Joseph Pelzman Jan 1988

The Multifiber Arrangement: Is There A Future Post Uruguay Round?, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


The Multifiber Arrangement And Its Effect On The Profit Performance Of The Us Textile Industry, Joseph Pelzman Jan 1984

The Multifiber Arrangement And Its Effect On The Profit Performance Of The Us Textile Industry, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Costs Of Protecting Jobs In Textiles And Clothing, Joseph Pelzman, Hans-Hinrich Glisman, Dean Spinanger, Martin Wolf Jan 1984

Costs Of Protecting Jobs In Textiles And Clothing, Joseph Pelzman, Hans-Hinrich Glisman, Dean Spinanger, Martin Wolf

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Stakes And Risks In Economic Sanctions, Joseph Pelzman, Tom Bayard, Jorge Perez-Lopez Mar 1983

Stakes And Risks In Economic Sanctions, Joseph Pelzman, Tom Bayard, Jorge Perez-Lopez

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


The Benefits And Costs Of The Deferral Of U.S. Taxes On Retained Earnings Of Controlled Foreign Corporations, Joseph Pelzman, Don Rousslang Jan 1983

The Benefits And Costs Of The Deferral Of U.S. Taxes On Retained Earnings Of Controlled Foreign Corporations, Joseph Pelzman, Don Rousslang

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Economic Costs Of Tariffs And Quotas On Textile And Apparel Products Imported Into The United States: A Survey Of The Literature And Implications For Policies, Joseph Pelzman Jan 1983

Economic Costs Of Tariffs And Quotas On Textile And Apparel Products Imported Into The United States: A Survey Of The Literature And Implications For Policies, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


The Internationalization Of The American Economy: The Textile Industry, Joseph Pelzman Mar 1982

The Internationalization Of The American Economy: The Textile Industry, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


A Note On Uncertain Lifetimes: A Comment, Joseph Pelzman, Don Rousslang Feb 1982

A Note On Uncertain Lifetimes: A Comment, Joseph Pelzman, Don Rousslang

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Direct Employment Effects Of Increased Imports: A Case Study Of The Textile Industry, Joseph Pelzman, Randolph C. Martin Oct 1981

Direct Employment Effects Of Increased Imports: A Case Study Of The Textile Industry, Joseph Pelzman, Randolph C. Martin

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Mfn Tariff Treatment Of Imports From China: Effects On U.S. Employment, Joseph Pelzman, Thomas Bayard, James Orr, Jorge Perez-Lopez Jan 1981

Mfn Tariff Treatment Of Imports From China: Effects On U.S. Employment, Joseph Pelzman, Thomas Bayard, James Orr, Jorge Perez-Lopez

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


The Welfare Effects Of Reduced Us Tariff Restrictions On Imported Textile Products, Joseph Pelzman, Charles E. Bradberry Dec 1980

The Welfare Effects Of Reduced Us Tariff Restrictions On Imported Textile Products, Joseph Pelzman, Charles E. Bradberry

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Economic Determinants Of Soviet Foreign Trade With Eastern Europe, Joseph Pelzman Jul 1980

Economic Determinants Of Soviet Foreign Trade With Eastern Europe, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Gross Trade Creation And Diversion In Cmea: A Further Response To Jozef M. Van Brabant, Joseph Pelzman Jan 1978

Gross Trade Creation And Diversion In Cmea: A Further Response To Jozef M. Van Brabant, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Soviet Comecon Trade: The Question Of Intra-Industry Specialization, Joseph Pelzman Jan 1978

Soviet Comecon Trade: The Question Of Intra-Industry Specialization, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.


Trade Integration In The Council Of Mutual Economic Assistance: Creation And Diversion 1954-1970, Joseph Pelzman Jan 1976

Trade Integration In The Council Of Mutual Economic Assistance: Creation And Diversion 1954-1970, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.