Rapid economic growth has always entailed serious disruption: environmental, ideological, and political. As a result the relationship between economic growth and public health is complex since such disruption always threatens to spill over into deprivation, disease and death. The populations of most current high-income, high-life expectancy countries of 'the West' endured several decades of sev...

This paper argues that the study of policy incidence in industrial organization needs to take the endogeneity of government into account. The point is made by investigating whether political considerations are important in terms of understanding the causes and effects of deregulation using data provided by the OECD. In particular, we address two interrelated questions: (i) do political and inst...

Trade has become the main mode of transport for many invasive species including diseases and agricultural pests. Most species are brought to their new homes unintentionally, which constitute a market failure rooted in international trade. Unless it is practical to drive invasion risk to zero, the external costs may justify a tariff. In this paper we analyze the political process likely to gover...

among the main factors of friendly commercial and political relations between safavid iran and india were reciprocal needs and policies of safavid kings concerning trade development. thus, various regions of iran, especially isfahan, had became a good market for indian goods. isfahan as a capital of safavid state was a centre of commercial activities of such indians as baniyans, multanians, and...

This article discusses practices, opportunities and challenges in local eGovernment project management; the development towards eGovernment and “the 24/7 agency”. Analyzing a case against eGovernment success factors we find seven “critical issues”; political timing, resource allocation, political mandate, distinction between administrative and political responsibilities, coordination of departm...

In the White House, among journalists, and for many political practitioners, the idea of a major “political realignment” that might dramatically reshape the face of American politics remains as tantalizing as ever. But among historians and political scientists, no one needs a weatherman to tell which way the wind is blowing. The long-venerated “realignment” approach to election analysis develop...

As in the U.S. and Canada, migration is a controversial issue in Europe. For much too long, policy concerns are largely driven by political motives. Hence, it is not surprising that migration policies are mainly based on political objectives. This paper argues that this approach has detrimental effects on assimilation and the sentiments of natives. It first reviews the assimilation literature i...

The primary challenge facing labor and employment policy in the next decade is to reconstruct the social contract between the American workforce and employers in ways that address the needs and realities of a modern economy and society. To do so the country will need to modernize the labor and employment policies carried over from the New Deal era and foster innovations in labor unions, labor m...