This paper examines the influence of political ideology on economic growth in the French democracy since 1871. It does so by addressing three main issues: the property and the reliability of a political ideology index in the long-run, the robustness of the relationship between ideology and growth and the specific channels through which political ideology affects economic performance. The main c...

In this paper, we modified E-MIP architecture [10][3][4][5][6], an architecture that we developed taking inspiration from the political organizations of democratic governments, and which provides a solution for the coordination of a robot colonies in dangerous environments, to allow a team of robots to play soccer. The development of an evolution of Economic Metaphor of Italian Politics is now ...

— Historically, local rural governments in India have enjoyed very limited powers and citizens have been afforded very few opportunities to shape local development. In 1996, the state government of Kerala initiated the ‘‘People’s Campaign for Decentralized Planning’’ devolving new authority and resources to panchayats and mandating structures and processes designed to maximize the direct involv...

All over the world, local, regional and national governments are exploring various governance approaches ranging from public-private partnerships to civic engagement and citizen participation. All of these meet the interdependency character of complex decision making process. In the governance literature, different forms of governance arrangements are seen as promising solution for managing suc...

Procedural fairness theory posits that the way in which authoritative decisions are made strongly impacts people’s willingness to accept them. This article challenges this claim by contending that democratic governments can achieve little in terms of acceptance of policy decisions by the procedural means at their disposal. Instead, outcome favorability is the dominant determinant of decision ac...

The motivations of the Arab Spring that have marked the history of humanity over the last few months have left political economists, researchers, governments and international policymakers pondering over how the quality of political institutions affect consumer welfare in terms of commodity prices. This paper investigates the effects of political establishments on consumer prices in the African...

Within the realm of e-government, the development has moved towards testing new means for democratic decisionmaking, like e-panels, electronic discussion forums, and polls. Although such new developments seem promising, they are not problem-free, and the outcomes are seldom used in the subsequent formal political procedures. Nevertheless, process models offer promising potential when it comes t...

1. The relative roles of the three tiers of government—the federal government, the state governments, and the local government authorities (LGAs)—in public service delivery has emerged as one of the most important topics of open and vigorous debate in the new democratic climate in Nigeria. There have been increasing calls for intergovernmental fiscal relations to be reassessed in light of a wid...

The determinants of government responsiveness to its citizens is a key issue in political economy. Here, we develop a model based on the solution of political agency problems. Having a more informed and politically active electorate stregthens incentives for governments to be responsive. This suggests that there is role both for democratic institutions and the mass media in ensuring that the pr...

Organized crime in Latin America is undergoing constant and substantial changes, positioning itself as a relevant strategic actor in the hemisphere, reconfiguring geographic borders, penetrating political and social structures, playing a significant role in the economy, and threatening progress in building the state and strengthening democratic systems. Although its manifestations differ from p...