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Does Culture Matter? The Relevance of Culture in Politics and Governance in the Euro-Mediterranean Zone. ZEI Discussion Paper: 2002: C 111
Get PDF[Table of Contents]: Culture and Governance in the Mediterranean – A Rationale and Overview, by Indra de Soysa and Peter Zervakis; The Relevance of Culture in Democratic Governance – Lessons from the Western Hemisphere, by Lawrence E. Harrison; Culture in Politics and Governance – European Experiences, by Klaus von Beyme; Penser L’Espace Mediterranean, by Mohammed Arkoun; Muslim and Western Civilization – Is Co-Prosperity and Peace Possible?, by Erich Weede; Political Culture and Democracy in Turkey, by Ergun Özbudun; The Crisis of Political Culture in the Arab World – A Conflict of Paradigms, by Paul Salem; Euro-Mediterranean Formations – Cultural Imperatives of System Change, by Dimitris K. Xenakis and Dimitris Chryssochoou; Cross-cultural Currents in the Mediterranean – What Prospects, Stephan Calleya; Politics and Governance in the Mediterranean, by Franck Biancheri; The Mediterranean - New Directions of Research and Policy-Making, by Ludger Kühnha
Policy networks and social resistance to water privatization in Latin America
Get PDFThe paper looks at civil society campaigns against water privatisation in six Latin American countries, resulting in both success and failure. Our inquiry aims at contributing to the understanding of the determinants of social movement outcomes. We explain variations in outcome as a result of interrelations between: a) agency; b) mobilisation tactics; c) political opportunity structures; and, d) network composition (i.e. the composition of coalitions promoting the campaigns). Our findings indicate that the strengthening of coalitions is a significant determinant of successful outcome. The combined effect of network size and
heterogeneity of the coalition contributes to the representativeness, cohesion and effectiveness of the campaigns
Political Economy Perspectives on the Greek Crisis (Ed. C Tsoukis)
No full textOffers an economic explanation to the failures of both the Greek economy as well as systemic failures of the euro architecture and the operations of EU authoritiesBrings together contributions from economists with a wide range of expertiseContributes to the on-going public debate about the sources of failure of other peripheral EU countries in providing economic prosperity since 2008Provides a balance of theoretical argument, empirical evidence, and a range of perspectives on the Greek cas
Correction: Minimally invasive surgery in emergency surgery: a WSES survey (World Journal of Emergency Surgery, (2022), 17, 1, (18), 10.1186/s13017-022-00419-x)
No full textFollowing the publication of the original article [1], in html tagging the author name “Dimitris Damaskos” under WSES MIS working group was incorrectly written as “Dimitris Damascos”.The original article has been corrected
The Governance of Networks: Heuristic or Formal Analysis? A Reply to Rachel Parker
Get PDFRachel Parker, in her article 'Networked Governance or Just Networks?' in this journal, has dealt with a very challenging question on the relevance of network interaction to governance outcomes. Her use of network concepts, however, appears to employ networks as a heuristic device. Her article employs terms that describe social network properties that are best contextualised with reference to the theoretical insights offered by formal Social Network Analysis (SNA). My suggestion in this brief review is that some of the theoretical assumptions made about concepts such as fluidity, density or trust imply specific network properties that cannot be ignored when attempting an analysis of policy outcomes. © 2007 Political Studies Association
Democratic Reforms, Foreign Aid and Production Inefficiency
Get PDFWe construct an endogenous growth model and we employ empirical analysis to investigate the link between foreign aid and production efficiency in the presence of different political orientations of the recipient country. Using a panel of 124 countries from 1971 to 2007 and the production frontier toolbox, we document that regardless of income stratum, decade and type, foreign aid is associated with higher production inefficiency and that this inefficiency is reduced considerably if countries switch to democratic governance. Our study contributes to the aid literature by pointing to the institutional enhancement of the recipient countries through initially the adoption of democratic ruling practices.Democratic reforms, foreign aid, production inefficiency, translog function
Enhanced Simulation of Guided Waves and Damage Localization in Composite Strips Using the Multiresolution Finite Wavelet Domain Method
No full textA multiresolution finite wavelet domain method, that utilizes Daubechies wavelet and scaling functions for the hierarchical approximation of state variables, is presented. The multiresolution approximation yields a hierarchical set of equations of motion involving the coarse component of generalized displacements, while additional equations of finer components are subsequently added. A coarse solution is first calculated, and finer solutions can be sequentially superimposed on the coarse solution until convergence to the final solution is achieved. Moreover, it is shown that each resolution can model specific bandwidths of wavenumbers, thus providing a unique capability to separate coexisting wave modes and detect converted and reflected waves in the presence of damage. Two wavelet-based beam elements are explored, the first encompasses the Timoshenko shear beam theory and the second a high-order layerwise laminate theory for the accurate prediction of both symmetric and antisymmetric guided waves. Numerical results illustrate the inherent property of the method to a priori localize and isolate coexisting guided wave modes and their conversions, induced by different material regions and weak or debonded layer interfaces, thus demonstrating the method’s intrinsic capabilities towards the design of wave-based SHM systems.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Structural Integrity & Composite
Does Stationarity Characterize Real GDP Movements? Results from Non-Linear Unit Root Tests
Get PDFUsing non-linear unit root tests this paper investigates non- stationarity of real GDP per capita for seven OECD countries over the period 1900-2000. Non-linear unit root tests are more powerful than traditional ADF statistics in rejecting the null unit root hypothesis. To this end we adopt a first order Fourier approximation that may capture many features of non-linear adjustment. Empirical results show that, contrary to what the linear ADF statistics suggest, stationarity characterizes six out of the seven countries. This finding stands at variance with other recent studies which conclude that movements in real GDP per capita can be characterized as a non-stationary process.Unit root tests;non-linear model;real GDP
Double bootstrap confidence intervals in the two-stage DEA approach
Get PDFContextual factors usually assume an important role in determining firms' productive efficiencies. Nevertheless, identifying them in a regression framework might be complicated. The problem arises from the efficiencies being correlated with each other when estimated by Data Envelopment Analysis, rendering standard inference methods invalid. Simar and Wilson (2007) suggest the use of bootstrap algorithms that allow for valid statistical inference in this context. This article extends their work by proposing a double bootstrap algorithm for obtaining confidence intervals with improved coverage probabilities. Moreover, acknowledging the computational burden associated with iterated bootstrap procedures, we provide an algorithm based on deterministic stopping rules, which is less computationally demanding. Monte Carlo evidence shows considerable improvement in the coverage probabilities after iterating the bootstrap procedure. The results also suggest that percentile confidence intervals perform better than their basic counterpart.Peer reviewe
Non-Sationarity in the Consumption-Income Ratio: Further Evidence from Panel and Assymetric Unit Root Tests
Get PDFIn this paper we test the stationarity properties of the consumption-income ratio for a sample of 14 European Union countries over the period 1960-1999 utilizing recent advances in panel unit root and asymmetric unit root tests. We find that a failure to take account of asymmetries, would imply I(1) consumption income ratio although unit root tests based on TAR models indicate stationarity in at least one regime. This result provides more evidence in relation to Sarantis and Stewart (Economics Letters, 1999) who found that the consumption-income ratio is I(1).Consumption-Income Ratio Panel Unit Root Tests Assymetric Unit Root Tests TAR Models
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