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Quality of Government, Political Power and the Welfare State
(2010-03)
Why have different industrialized capitalist market economies developed such
varying systems for social protection and social insurance? The hitherto most
successful theory for explaining this is the Power Resource Theory ...
The Failure of Anti-Corruption Policies: A Theoretical Mischaracterization of the Problem
(2010-06)
With an increased awareness of the detrimental effects of corruption on development,
strategies to fight it are now a top priority in policy circles around the world. Since
Africa is home to most of the thoroughly corrupt ...
Civil War Spain versus Swedish Harmony: The Quality of Government Factor
(2010-04)
In 1936, while Sweden gave birth to one of the most peaceful solutions to class
conflict (i.e. the Neo-Corporatist Welfare State) with the iconic signature of the
Saltsjöbaden Accord, Spain gave birth to the most violent ...
Corruption, Happiness, Social Trust and the Welfare State: A Causal Mechanisms Approach
(2010-04)
Does a more generous welfare state make people happier and increase their life
satisfaction? Available empirical research gives a clear and positive answer to this
question. This goes counter to many arguments that the ...
Why No Democracy in the Arab-Muslim World? The Importance of Temple Financing and Tax Farming
(2010-12)
The absence of a single democracy in the Arab-Muslim world has become a “striking
anomaly” for scholars of democratization. The lack of democratization in this part of
the world cannot be seen as caused religion as such ...
Mellanmänsklig tillit och statsfinansiella kriser
(SOM-institutet, 2010)
Quality of Government and Quality of Water
(2010-06)
According to a conservative estimation by the World Health Organization, 1.2 billion
people lack access to sufficient quantities of safe water, and 2,6 billion people are without
adequate sanitation. Consequently, 80 ...
Quality of Government is Needed to Reduce Poverty and Economic Inequality
(2010-03)
While it is true that lots of people in some developing countries have been lifted out
of poverty during the recent decade, severe poverty remains a huge problem, not least
in Sub-Sahara Africa. Recognizing the importance ...