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UNISA996543165703316 |
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Ross Cameron |
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Federalism and democratisation in Russia / / Cameron Ross |
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New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2002 |
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1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) |
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1. Introduction -- 2. The Soviet legacy and Russian federalism 1985-1993 -- 3. Federalism and constitutional asymmetry -- 4. From ethnic to legal and economic separatism -- 5. Fiscal federalism and socio-economic asymmetry -- 6. Federalism under Putin -- 7. Federalism and political asymmetry: Regional elections and political parties -- 8. Federalism and political asymmetry: executive versus legislative power -- 9. From constitutional to political asymmetry: crafting authoritarian regimes in Russia's regions and republics -- 10. Conclusions. |
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The collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe has encouraged political scientists to re-examine the comparative literature on democratisation. A vast literature has now been produced comparing transitions from authoritarianism and democratisation in different parts of the world. However, there are two major omissions in the transition literature. First, the focus of research has primarily been on national level politics, and second, the relationship between federalism and democracy has largely been overlooked. This study seeks to redress this imbalance by moving the focus of research from the national level to the vitally important processes of institution building and democratisation at the local level and to the study of federalism and democratisation in Russia. Federal states are much more difficult to set up than unitary ones, and forging a new federal system at the same time as privatising the economy and trying to radically overhaul the political system has clearly made Russia's transition triply difficult. This book builds on Cameron Ross' earlier work, 'Regional Politics in Russia', by combining theoretical |
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perspectives with empirical work to provide a comparative analysis of the electoral systems, party systems and governmental systems in the ethnic republics and regions and to assess the impact of theses different institutional arrangements on democratisation and federalism. Overall, this study argues that Russia's weak and asymmetrical form of federalism has played a major role in thwarting the consolidation of democracy. Federalism and democratisation in Russia exist in contradiction rather than harmony. In a vicious circle authoritarianism at the centre has been nourished by authoritarianism in the regions and vice versa. 'Elective dictatorships' and 'delegative democracies' are now well entrenched in many republics and authoritarian regimes are firmly established in a majority of the regions. This book will be vital reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate students of Russian politics and democratisation. |
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UNINA9910682518503321 |
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Vogel Erica |
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Migrant Conversions : Transforming Connections between Peru and South Korea / / Erica Vogel |
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2020] |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Foreign workers, Peruvian - Korea (South) - Social conditions |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Constructing “The End” -- 1. Peru, South Korea, Peru . . . -- 2. Monetary Conversion -- 3. Religious Conversion -- 4. Cosmopolitan Conversion -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Peruvian migrant workers began arriving in South Korea in large numbers in the mid 1990s, eventually becoming one of the largest groups of non-Asians in the country. Migrant Conversions shows how despite facing unstable income and legal exclusion, migrants come to see Korea as an ideal destination. Some even see it as part of their divine destiny. Faced with looming departures, Peruvians develop cosmopolitan plans to transform themselves from economic migrants into pastors, lovers, and leaders. Set against the backdrop of 2008's global financial crisis, Vogel explores the intersections of three types of conversions- money, religious beliefs and cosmopolitan plans-to argue that conversions are how migrants negotiate the meaning of their lives in a constantly changing transnational context. At the convergence of cosmopolitan projects spearheaded by the state, churches, and other migrants, Peruvians change the value and meaning of their migrations. Yet, in attempting to make themselves at home in the world and give their families more opportunities, they also create potential losses. As Peruvians help carve out social spaces, they create complex and uneven connections between Peru and Korea that challenge a global hierarchy of nations and migrants. Exploring how migrants, churches and nations change through processes of conversion reveals how globalization continues to impact people's lives and ideas about their futures and pasts long after they have stopped moving, or that particular global moment has come to an end. |
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UNINA9910973991103321 |
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Autore |
Clinton Kevin |
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Constructing Forecast Confidence Bands During the Financial Crisis / / Kevin Clinton, Marianne Johnson, Huigang Chen, Ondrej Kamenik, Douglas Laxton |
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
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9786612844201 |
9781462375943 |
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9781282844209 |
1282844202 |
9781452728872 |
1452728879 |
9781451873610 |
1451873611 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChenHuigang |
JohnsonMarianne |
KamenikOndrej |
LaxtonDouglas |
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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
Financial crises - United States - Econometric models |
Financial crises - European Union countries - Econometric models |
Financial crises - Japan - Econometric models |
Petroleum products - Prices - United States - Econometric models |
Petroleum products - Prices - European Union countries - Econometric models |
Petroleum products - Prices - Japan - Econometric models |
Interest rates - United States - Econometric models |
Interest rates - European Union countries - Econometric models |
Interest rates - Japan - Econometric models |
Bank loans - United States - Econometric models |
Bank loans - European Union countries - Econometric models |
Bank loans - Japan - Econometric models |
Currency |
Deflation |
Economic theory |
Energy: Demand and Supply |
Foreign Exchange |
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Foreign exchange |
Inflation |
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Macroeconomics: Production |
Oil prices |
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Price Level |
Prices |
Production and Operations Management |
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Real exchange rates |
United States |
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Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Model Structure -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Model components -- 2.2.1 Variable definitions -- 2.2.2 Underlying equilibrium values and stochastic processes -- 2.2.3 Bank lending tightening -- 2.2.4 Output gap -- 2.2.5 Unemployment -- 2.2.6 Inflation -- 2.2.7 Policy rule for the interest rate -- 2.2.8 Exchange rate -- 2.2.9 Variance and coviariance of disturbances -- III. GPM-Generated Confidence Bands -- 3.1 Construction -- 3.2 U.S. inflation -- 3.3 U.S. interest rate -- 3.4 U.S. output gap -- 3.5 Bank lending tightening -- IV. Conclusions -- References -- Figures -- 1. U.S. Year-on Year CPI Inflation -- 2. U.S. Interest Rate -- 3. U.S. Output Gap -- 4. Bank Lending Tightening -- 5. Oil Price. |
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We derive forecast confidence bands using a Global Projection Model covering the United States, the euro area, and Japan. In the model, the price of oil is a stochastic process, interest rates have a zero floor, and bank lending tightening affects the United States. To calculate confidence intervals that respect the zero interest rate floor, we employ Latin hypercube sampling. Derived confidence bands suggest non-negligible risks that U.S. interest rates might stay near zero for an extended period, and that severe credit conditions might persist. |
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