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An actor-centred approach to multi-level governance
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In this paper, an actor-centred approach to multi-level governance is proposed, which is based on the actor-centered approach of the European Union towards a third level in Europe.Abstract:
(1996). An actor‐centred approach to multi‐level governance. Regional & Federal Studies: Vol. 6, The Regional Dimension of the European Union Towards a Third Level in Europe?, pp. 20-38.read more
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Multi‐level Governance: a Historical and Conceptual Analysis
TL;DR: In this article, a historical and conceptual analysis of multi-level governance (MLG) is performed in order to tease out its characterizing traits and allow for its utilization for both empirical and normative purposes.
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The European Commission and the Integration of Europe: Images of Governance
TL;DR: Hooghe et al. as mentioned in this paper found that the Commission has difficulty shaping its employees' preferences in the fluid multi-institutional context of the European Union, and that top officials' preferences are better explained by experiences outside rather than inside the Commission: political party, country and prior work leave deeper imprints than directorate-general or cabinet.
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Twenty years of multi-level governance: ‘Where Does It Come From? What Is It? Where Is It Going?’
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the ways in which the multi-level governance literature has been employed, effectively taking stock of applied research to date, and identify five main uses of MLG and different focus of emerging research over time.
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States and Regions in the European Union: Institutional Adaptation in Germany and Spain
TL;DR: Borzel as mentioned in this paper examines the relationship between the central state and regions in Germany and Spain, showing how Europeanization has served to weaken the powers of the regions, and argues that the effect of Europeanization on the politics and institutions of the EU's member states depends on the degree of conflict between European and domestic norms and rules.
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Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
TL;DR: Douglass C. North as discussed by the authors developed an analytical framework for explaining the ways in which institutions and institutional change affect the performance of economies, both at a given time and over time.
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Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance
Douglass C. North,John Alt +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the role that institutions, defined as the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction, play in economic performance and how those institutions change and how a model of dynamic institutions explains the differential performance of economies through time.
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The Economic Institutions of Capitalism
TL;DR: The Economic Institutions of Capitalism as mentioned in this paper is a seminal work in the field of economic institutions of capitalism. Journal of Economic Issues: Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 528-530.
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Diplomacy and domestic politics: the logic of two-level games
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a theory of ratification in the context of domestic political games and international political games, which is applicable to many other political phenomena, such as dependency, legislative committees, and multiparty coalitions.
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Preferences and Power in the European Community: A Liberal Intergovernmentalist Approach
TL;DR: The European Community (EC) is the most successful example of institutionalized international policy coordination in the modem world, yet there is little agreement about the proper explanation for its evolution as discussed by the authors.