Staying in Place: Federalism and the Political Economy of Place Attachment

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-565
Author(s):  
Nicholas F Jacobs ◽  
B K Munis
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
The Political ◽  
American States ◽  
Decisions To Leave ◽  
Attachment To Place ◽  
American Federalism

Abstract A growing number of scholars have documented how social identities defined by an attachment to place influence individuals’ understandings about political power and representation. Drawing on this theoretical framework, we explore how place-based identities matter for American federalism by documenting how attachments to the American states alter individuals’ decisions to leave, or exit, as well as to welcome newcomers into their local communities. Using a set of conjoint experiments designed to measure individual attitudes about place, politics, and America’s federal polity, we find evidence that Americans hold deep and consequential attitudes about the places in which they live. Our evidence confirms that state identities are still highly relevant in shaping American federalism and the competitive pressures between intergovernmental jurisdictions. While federalism may encourage individuals to leave, federalism also nourishes place-specific attachments, motivating people to stay.

Imperial Presidency and the Neo-patrimonialization of Disorder in post-Authoritarian Nigeria

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-77
Author(s):  
Adeniyi S. Basiru
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
Colonial State ◽  
Imperial Presidency ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Presidential Democracies ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Public Disorder

The president and the network of offices that are linked to him, in modern presidential democracies, symbolize a neutral state that does not meddle in order-threatening political struggles. It however seems that this liberal ideal is hardly the case in many illiberal democracies. Against this background, this article examines the presidential roots of public disorder in post-military Nigeria. Drawing on documentary data source and deploying neo-patrimonial theory as theoretical framework, it argues that the presidency in Nigeria, given the historical context under which it has emerged as well as the political economy of neo-patrimonialism and prebendalism that has nurtured it, is a central participant in the whole architecture of public disorder. The paper recommends, among others, the fundamental restructuring of the Nigerian neo-colonial state and the political economy that undergird it.Keywords: Imperial Presidency; Neo-patrimonialism; Disorder; Authoritarianism; Nigeria.

The Political Economy of Gutswirtschaft: A Comparative Analysis of East Elbian Germany, Egypt, and Chile

1979 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Richards
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
Central Chile

In many otherwise diverse societies, owners of large agricultural estates have paid their year-round workers with the use of a piece of land on which to produce their own subsistence crops. In a “preliminary report” Magnus Morner cited some eleven examples of this system in Europe, Latin America, and Africa. Although Mörner mentions different influences, he does not advance an argument to explain these systems. This essay seeks to contribute to our understanding of the political economy of these “labor rent” or “estate labor” systems. The paper is exploratory: previous approaches are considered, a theoretical framework is proposed, and some tentative hypotheses are presented. My evidence comes from three examples: the Insten system of East Elbian Germany from ca. 1750 to ca. 1860; the ‘izbah system of the Egyptian Delta from ca. 1850 to ca. 1940; and the pre-1930 inquilinaje system of Central Chile.

The Political Economy of Administrative Burdens: A Theoretical Framework for Analyzing the Organizational Origins of Administrative Burdens

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 566-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rik Peeters
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
The Political ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Access To Services ◽  
Formal Procedures

Most research on administrative burdens focuses on measuring their impact on citizens’ access to services and benefits. This article fills a theoretical gap and provides a framework for understanding the organizational origins of administrative burden. Based on an extensive literature review, the explanations are organized according to their level of intentionality (deliberate hidden politics or unintended consequences) and their level of formality (designed into formal procedures or caused by informal organizational practices). The analysis suggests that administrative burdens are often firmly rooted in a political economy of deeply engrained structures and behavioral patterns in public administration.

scholarly journals Privatisasi: Kinerja Keuangan dan Distribusi Laba (Analisis Kritis Pada Pt Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk)

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aviani Widyastuti ◽  
Gugus Irianto ◽  
Mohammad Achsin
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
Main Requirement ◽  
Privatization Policy

This study aims to analyze the privatization policy of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. The critical paradigm using the Political Economy of Accounting (PEA) theoretical framework becomes a tool used to describe pre-privatization and post-privatization performance. The results showed that post-privatization Garuda Indonesia’s financial performance tended to decrease. While the distribution of profits (wealth) to employees and shareholders (investors and government) is not done with the maximum. Distribution is only visible to employees and creditors but the increase is not due to the value distributed but it’s because of the increase in the number of employees and the main requirement of Garuda Indonesia related to business expansion.

scholarly journals Taking Identity Seriously: When Identity Meets Regulation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Kerem Coban
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking Regulation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
The Political ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Identity Problem ◽  
Multiple Identity

Financial stability is a public good. Banking regulation has a vital role to play in the provision and maintenance of financial stability. This article introduces a multiple identity approach to the regulation of the banking sector. It conceptualises bankers and regulators sharing a common social identity with the rest of the society, namely taxpayer identity besides their respective banker and regulator identities. The article underlines the balance between two social identities, and the reasons why bankers and regulators cannot achieve a balance between the two. Finally, motivated by the multiple identity approach on the political economy of banking regulation, the article discusses two major policy recommendations for regulatory design, at least, to partially address the multiple identity problem.

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