The Financial Impact Of Political Connections

Author : Francois Denord,Mikael Palme,Bertrand Réau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030451752

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Researching Elites and Power by Francois Denord,Mikael Palme,Bertrand Réau Pdf

This open access book describes how elite studies theoretically and methodologically construct their object, i.e. how particular conceptualizations of elites are turned into research practice using different methods for collecting, dealing with and analyzing empirical data. The first of four sections focuses on what Mills named the power elite and includes Bourdieu’s field of power. The second section addresses studies of the domain of economic power, whereas the third section centers on research on elite education. The fourth and last section highlights research on symbolic power, either within social fields or as a dimension of social structure at large, areas where recognition is essential. All sections comprise empirical case studies of elites and power, whereby each of which makes explicit the various methodological choices made in the research process. Through focusing on methodological approaches for the study of elites and power and on how such approaches relate to each other as well as to the theoretical perspectives that underpin them, this book will be a valuable source for social scientists.

Author : Marika Carboni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319527765

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The Financial Impact of Political Connections by Marika Carboni Pdf

This book focuses on political connections in the United States. It contributes to the literature on the link between politics and business, and on the impact of political connections on firm value, by considering industry-level regulation as a discriminating factor in the investigation of firm value creation. Overall, the findings are consistent with the view that industry-level regulation matters.

Author : Everett Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Manpower policy
ISBN : CORNELL:31924001540651

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Private Sector Job Creation by Everett Crawford Pdf

Author : Samuel O. Idowu,Nicholas Capaldi,Liangrong Zu,Ananda Das Gupta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3642280358

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Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility by Samuel O. Idowu,Nicholas Capaldi,Liangrong Zu,Ananda Das Gupta Pdf

The role of Corporate Social Responsibility in the business world has developed from a fig leaf marketing front into an important aspect of corporate behavior over the past several years. Sustainable strategies are valued, desired and deployed more and more by relevant players in many industries all over the world. Both research and corporate practice therefore see CSR as a guiding principle for business success. The “Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility” has been conceived to assist researchers and practitioners to align business and societal objectives. All actors in the field will find reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms of CSR in this authoritative and comprehensive reference work. Leading experts from the global CSR community have contributed to make the “Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility” the definitive resource for this field of research and practice.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264179172

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OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Tunisia 2012 by OECD Pdf

This book analyses the role of FDI in the economic development of Tunisia, examines the investment regime in force and exceptions to national treatment as well as the application of the Guidelines for MNEs.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464807749

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Making Politics Work for Development by World Bank Pdf

Governments fail to provide the public goods needed for development when its leaders knowingly and deliberately ignore sound technical advice or are unable to follow it, despite the best of intentions, because of political constraints. This report focuses on two forces—citizen engagement and transparency—that hold the key to solving government failures by shaping how political markets function. Citizens are not only queueing at voting booths, but are also taking to the streets and using diverse media to pressure, sanction and select the leaders who wield power within government, including by entering as contenders for leadership. This political engagement can function in highly nuanced ways within the same formal institutional context and across the political spectrum, from autocracies to democracies. Unhealthy political engagement, when leaders are selected and sanctioned on the basis of their provision of private benefits rather than public goods, gives rise to government failures. The solutions to these failures lie in fostering healthy political engagement within any institutional context, and not in circumventing or suppressing it. Transparency, which is citizen access to publicly available information about the actions of those in government, and the consequences of these actions, can play a crucial role by nourishing political engagement.

Author : Abdullah Al-Hassan,Nada Oulidi,Ms.May Y. Khamis
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451982619

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The GCC Banking Sector by Abdullah Al-Hassan,Nada Oulidi,Ms.May Y. Khamis Pdf

In this paper, we analyze the evolution of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) banking sectors in the six member countries including ownership, concentration, cross-border linkages, balance sheet exposures and risks, recent trends in credit growth, and financial soundness. We identify risks to the banking sector's financial stability in the context of the current global crisis and their mitigating factors.

Author : Mohamed A. Ramady
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319021775

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Political, Economic and Financial Country Risk by Mohamed A. Ramady Pdf

“Decades go by and nothing happens; then weeks go by and decades happen”. This apt saying encapsulates the dramatic convulsions taking place across the Arab world that first erupted in 2011 in Tunisia and which rapidly spread to other countries. These events have affected the lives of ordinary citizens in many more ways than had been intended when the ‘Arab Spring’ broke out, with the endgame still not very clear as demonstrated in countries like Egypt, Syria and Libya. By comparison, with some exceptions, the six countries comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council have been relatively unaffected by the general turbulence and uncertainties lapping around them. However, geopolitical shifts involving global superpower rivalries, combined with revolutionary breakthroughs in the non-conventional hydrocarbon energy sector are threatening to challenge the importance of the Arabian Gulf as the world’s leading suppliers of energy, putting their economies under fiscal stress. The author examines such challenges by: • Providing the first in-depth statistical analytical assessment of the GCC countries using monthly data over the period 2001 -2013 for the three risk categories- economic, financial and political risks- and their sub –components so as to enable policymakers enhance components with low risk , while addressing components with perceived higher risk, • Assessing FDI and capital inflows and outflows before and after the “Arab Spring” , and how to encourage FDI inflows, • Inter –Arab and GCC trade and synergies in power transmission , transportation links and establishing new hubs of centers of manufacturing excellence , • Exploring private sector-led growth models to reduce forecasted unemployment. Being complacent is not an option for the GCC. The aim of the book is that having a better understanding of each of the GCC countries’ individual risk parameters will enable the GCC meet future challenges and reduce the chances of a negative ‘Arab Spring’ occurring in the region. Mohamed Ramady is a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Finance and Economics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. His main research interests are the economics of the Middle East and Saudi Arabia in particular, as well as money and banking He also held senior positions with international financial institutions in the Arabian Gulf and Europe.

Author : Mark Petticrew,Helen Roberts
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781405150149

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Systematic Reviews in the Social Sciences by Mark Petticrew,Helen Roberts Pdf

Such diverse thinkers as Lao-Tze, Confucius, and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have all pointed out that we need to be able to tell the difference between real and assumed knowledge. The systematic review is a scientific tool that can help with this difficult task. It can help, for example, with appraising, summarising, and communicating the results and implications of otherwise unmanageable quantities of data. This book, written by two highly-respected social scientists, provides an overview of systematic literature review methods: Outlining the rationale and methods of systematic reviews; Giving worked examples from social science and other fields; Applying the practice to all social science disciplines; It requires no previous knowledge, but takes the reader through the process stage by stage; Drawing on examples from such diverse fields as psychology, criminology, education, transport, social welfare, public health, and housing and urban policy, among others. Including detailed sections on assessing the quality of both quantitative, and qualitative research; searching for evidence in the social sciences; meta-analytic and other methods of evidence synthesis; publication bias; heterogeneity; and approaches to dissemination.

Author : Mr.Ari Aisen,Mr.Francisco José Veiga
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781455211906

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How Does Political Instability Affect Economic Growth? by Mr.Ari Aisen,Mr.Francisco José Veiga Pdf

The purpose of this paper is to empirically determine the effects of political instability on economic growth. Using the system-GMM estimator for linear dynamic panel data models on a sample covering up to 169 countries, and 5-year periods from 1960 to 2004, we find that higher degrees of political instability are associated with lower growth rates of GDP per capita. Regarding the channels of transmission, we find that political instability adversely affects growth by lowering the rates of productivity growth and, to a smaller degree, physical and human capital accumulation. Finally, economic freedom and ethnic homogeneity are beneficial to growth, while democracy may have a small negative effect.

Author : Anthony Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134699261

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How Does Privatization Work? by Anthony Bennett Pdf

Privatization has been one of the most important elements of public policy in the last decade and there have been massive transfers of ownership from the public to the private sector on a national and international level. This book combines thematic papers with country case studies to discuss the mechanisms which have enabled this to occur, and to assess privatization's mixed achievements. The authors, international academics, practitioners and consultants and the process of privatization is discussed in East Germany, Nigeria, Pakistan, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, and Great Britain.

Author : Silvia Grandi,Christian Sellar,Juvaria Jafri
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789903850

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Geofinance between Political and Financial Geographies by Silvia Grandi,Christian Sellar,Juvaria Jafri Pdf

This edited collection explores the boundaries between political and financial geographies, focusing on the linkages between the changing strategies, policies and institutions of the state. It also investigates banks and other financial institutions affected by both state policies and a globalizing financial system, and the financial resources available to firms as well as households. In so doing, the book highlights how an empirical focus on the semi-periphery of the financial system may generate new perspectives on the entanglement between (geo) politics and finance.

Author : M. Bennedsen,J. Fan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137382368

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The Family Business Map by M. Bennedsen,J. Fan Pdf

Combining the expertise of two consultants and academics from East and West, this book provides an international guide for family businesses, showing how to identify and implement the best governance strategies. Packed with case studies and interviews, this is the ultimate guide for family businesses wanting to achieve long-term success.

Author : Mark J. Roe
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199205302

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Political Determinants of Corporate Governance by Mark J. Roe Pdf

In a painstaking analysis, Roe (law, Harvard Law School) examines the impact of a nation's strong social policies on the corporate governance, suggesting that stronger social policies can cause an American style of diffuse ownership among shareholders to fail. The link between social policies and corporate governance is examined statistically for a large number of countries, and in case studies for seven: Italy, Germany, Sweden, the UK, France, Japan, and the US. Product markets, securities markets, and the ability of corporate and economic structures to induce a political backlash are discussed. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Author : Edmund Terence Gomez,K. S. Jomo
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1999-08-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521663687

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Malaysia's Political Economy by Edmund Terence Gomez,K. S. Jomo Pdf

This book uses the concepts of rent and rent-seeking to study Malaysian political economy.