Veto players, globalization and the redistributive capacity of the state: a panel study of 15 OECD countries

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This article examines how globalization effects a state's ability to fulfill its welfare function in 15 different member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) both before and after taxes and transfers. Factors that influence redistributive capacity include domestic political institutions, partisan coloration and collective or competative veto points; the author finds that redistribution is positively effected by globalization and collective veto points, but negatively effected by competitive veto points.

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Learning in organizations and public policy

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This article examines learning in public policy in which new information and ideas are applied to policy-making decisions. The author constructs a conceptual framework in which relevant concepts from organizational learning are adapted to public policy contexts.

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Divergence in growth in post-communist countries

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Research presented concerns the reasons for the varying amounts of economic growth experienced by 28 post-communist countries from 1990-1998. Factors discussed include initial economic conditions, war, ethnic relations, social capital and business ethics.

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