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The Effect of Foreign Aid on Political Violence: Learning From Case Studies of Nigeria and Sierra Leone
Charlotte Rohrer
Jan 01, 0001
Policymakers in OECD countries regularly cite reducing political violence as a fundamental purpose of foreign aid. For example, countries such as Pakistan and Iraq have received considerable amounts of aid meant to address the...
Foreign Aid Sierra Leone Nigeria political violence RUF boko haram Human Rights extremism African Studies Defense and Security Studies economic policy Growth and Development International Relations Peace and Conflict Studies Political Economy Political Science Social and Behavioral Sciences Terrorism Studies
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International Cartels
Jane Reifsnyder
Jan 01, 0001
This 37 page senior thesis examines government-controlled economic cartels from various countries, especially Germany, following the end of World War II.
international cartels competition monopolies German industry Great Britain Economic policies Economic History economic policy Economics International Economics International Relations Political Economy Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Estimating the Xi Effect: How Chinese Aid Affects Economic and Political Institutions
Mackenzie Owens
Jan 01, 0001
Under Xi Jinping, China has expanded its aid allocation worldwide and has introduced global infrastructure projects to connect itself to countries everywhere. With such ambitious aid allocation, China has been the recipient of...
US-China relations US-Latin America relations China-Latin America relations development aid Peru Monroe Doctrine Defense and Security Studies economic policy Economics International Economics International Relations Latin American History Latin American Studies Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Policy History, Theory, and Methods Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Well-being is more than happiness and life satisfaction
Abstract: Background: Recent trends on measurement of well-being have elevated the scientific standards and rigor associated with approaches for national and international comparisons of well-being. One major theme in this has...
Well-being is more than happiness and life satisfaction
Abstract: Background: Recent trends on measurement of well-being have elevated the scientific standards and rigor associated with approaches for national and international comparisons of well-being. One major theme in this has...
Political Barriers and the Transmission of Monetary Policy Across States: The New England Antebellum Banking Market
Andrew J. Economopoulos
Jan 01, 0001
The New England antebellum banking market was examined to understand the interaction of political ideology and economic forces. With each state controlling bank entry, hence the money supply, political ideology could impede the...
bank regulation Democrats Whigs bank notes hard currency free banking charters entry rates political ideology Monetary policy American Politics Business Comparative Politics Economic History economic policy Economics Finance and Financial Management Political Economy
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A House of Cards: Free Banking in Antebellum Chicago
Miles J Holtzman
Jan 01, 0001
The Chicago free banking market of the antebellum period has more than once aroused the interest of historians and economists alike. Implemented in the state of Illinois in 1851, free banking was a common, though not universal...
free banking Chicago Illinois Wildcat shinplaster 1850s Business economic policy Economics Legal Other Legal Studies Social and Behavioral Sciences United States History
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Well-being is more than happiness and life satisfaction
Abstract: Background: Recent trends on measurement of well-being have elevated the scientific standards and rigor associated with approaches for national and international comparisons of well-being. One major theme in this has...
Well-being is more than happiness and life satisfaction
BACKGROUND: Recent trends on measurement of well-being have elevated the scientific standards and rigor associated with approaches for national and international comparisons of well-being. One major theme in this has been the...