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Legislative studies quarterly
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ISSN: 19399162 03629805 Year: 1976 Publisher: Seattle ; London University of Washington Press

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The Legislative Studies Quarterly is an international journal devoted to the publication of research on representative assemblies. Its purpose is to disseminate scholarly work on parliaments and legislatures, their relations to other political institutions, their functions in the political system, and the activities of their members both within the institution and outside. Contributions are invited from scholars in all countries. The pages of the Quarterly are open to all research approaches consistent with the normal canons of scholarship, and to work on representative assemblies in all settings and all time periods. The aim of the journal is to contribute to the formulation and verification of general theories about legislative systems, processes, and behavior. The editors encourage contributors to emphasize the cross-national implications of their findings, even if these findings are based on research within a single country. The Legislative Studies Quarterly is the official journal of the Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association.

None of your business : world data flows, electronic commerce, and the European privacy directive
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ISBN: 0815782403 081578239X 0815718713 9780815782391 9780815782407 Year: 1998 Publisher: Washington (D.C.): Brookings Institution,

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The historic European Union Directive on Data Protection will take effect in October 1998. A key provision will prohibit transfer of personal information from Europe to other countries if they lack "adequate" protection of privacy. If enforced as written, the Directive could create enormous obstacles to commerce between Europe and other countries, such as the United States, that do not have comprehensive privacy statutes. In this book, Peter Swire and Robert Litan provide the first detailed analysis of the sector-by-sector effects of the Directive. They examine such topics as the text of the Directive, the tension between privacy laws and modern information technologies, issues affecting a wide range of businesses and other organizations, effects on the financial services sector, and effects on other prominent sectors with large transborder data flows. In light of the many and significant effects of the Directive as written, the book concludes with detailed policy recommendations on how to avoid a coming trade war with Europe. The book will be of interest to the wide range of individuals and organizations affected by the important new European privacy laws. More generally, the privacy clash discussed in the book will prove a major precedent for how electronic commerce and world data flows will be governed in the Internet Age.

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Industrial and intellectual property --- Information systems --- European Union --- Data protection --- Law and legislation --- European Parliament. --- -#SBIB:309H1015 --- #SBIB:309H1713 --- #SBIB:023.AANKOOP --- Data governance --- Data regulation --- Personal data protection --- Protection, Data --- Electronic data processing --- -Media: politieke, juridische, ethische, ideologische aspecten (incl. privacy) --- Mediatechnologie: nieuwe toepassingen (abonnee-televisie, electronic mail, desk top publishing, virtuele realiteit...) --- European Parliament --- Eurōpaiko Koinovoulio --- Europäisches Parlament --- Europees Parlement --- Parlement européen --- Parlamento europeo --- Europese Parlement --- Europa-Parlament --- Parlament Europeu --- Parlament Europejski --- Ōshū Gikai --- Parlamento della Comunità europea --- Parlamento Europeu --- EUROPARL --- European Union. --- European Parliamentary Assembly --- European Communities. Parliament --- #SBIB:309H1015 --- Media: politieke, juridische, ethische, ideologische aspecten (incl. privacy) --- Council of the European Union. --- Law and legislation. --- European Union directive on data protection (European Parliament) --- European Union countries. --- Habeas data --- Privacy, Right of --- European Union directive on data protection (Council of the European Union) --- Directive on data protection (European Parliament) --- EU countries --- Euroland --- Europe --- Data protection - Law and legislation - European Union countries


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Wie zetelt ? : de gekozen politieke elite in Vlaanderen doorgelicht
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ISBN: 9020962493 9789020962499 Year: 2006 Publisher: Leuven LannooCampus

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Nu er in de maatschappij meer en meer ongenoegen is gegroeid over de werking van het politieke systeem, is het des te belangrijker te weten wie die mannen en vrouwen zijn die ons op de politieke scène vertegenwoordigen. Het is immers eigen aan een democratie dat het volk zelf zijn vertegenwoordigers kiest. De laatste decennia is dit verkiezingsproces steeds ingewikkelder geworden en dit heeft zich onder meer vertaald in een professionalisering van de gekozenen.Zowel op het lokale, het provinciale, het regionale, het federale en het Europese niveau gebeurt die verkiezing in twee fases. Eerst schudt de kiezer de kaarten. Daarna bepalen de politieke partijen wie deel uitmaakt van de uitvoerende macht: wie burgemeester en schepenen wordt naast de gemeenteraad, gouverneur en gedeputeerden naast de provincieraad, ministers en staatssecretarissen in de regionale en federale regeringen. En als je als Belg in het Europees Parlement wil zetelen, moet je geluk hebben. De zitjes zijn er schaars.Dit boek maakt een doorlichting van onze volksvertegenwoordigers en uitvoerende mandatarissen. Het geeft antwoord op een aantal prangende vragen. Welk profiel hebben de Vlaamse burgemeesters en de provincieraadsleden? Hoeveel vrouwen zetelen er in de diverse raden? Aan welke criteria moet je beantwoorden om provinciegouverneur te worden? Is het nog steeds zo dat onze vertegenwoordigers op federaal niveau eerst getraind en gesocialiseerd worden op het lokale niveau, of is dat nu van geen tel meer? En wat te denken van het Europese Parlement? Is het nog steeds het 'kerkhof van de oude krokodillen' waarvoor het vroeger versleten werd? Of is een Europees mandaat nu net een springplank voor een carrière in de Belgische politiek? En in hoeverre bepalen de media mee wie er verkozen wordt?Voor het eerst brengt een aantal toponderzoekers van Vlaamse en Franstalige universiteiten systematisch de Belgische politieke elite in kaart. Hun sociografie onderzoekt de fel becommentarieerde tendenzen naar mobiliteit, verjonging, vervrouwelijking en professionalisering van de verkozenen op de verschillende bestuurniveaus. De vraag naar het al dan niet gesloten karakter van de Belgische politieke elite wordt op genuanceerde wijze beantwoord: achter de ogenschijnlijk toegankelijkheid schuilt toch een aantal belemmeringen, bijvoorbeeld in de vorm van quota of interne partijbewaking. Deze voortreffelijke studie combineert vlot analyse en synthese. Tabellen en schema's verduidelijken de tekst. De auteurs blijven behoedzaam in hun commentaar en wagen zich niet aan grote theorieën. Het is aan anderen om uit deze onschatbare gegevensbank conclusies te trekken en de openheid van het politiek systeem te beschermen. Minpuntjes aan de publicatie zijn het ontbreken van een personenregister, gebrek aan internationale vergelijkingen en - vooral - het volkomen negeren van de Brusselse situatie

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Elite (Social sciences) --- Politicians --- Politieke elites. --- History --- Flanders (Belgium) --- Politics and government --- Internal politics --- Political sociology --- Flanders --- Hommes politiques --- Elite (Sciences sociales) --- Statistics. --- Statistiques --- Histoire --- Flandre (Belgique) --- Politique et gouvernement --- BPB0603 --- politiek --- vlaanderen --- volksdemocratie --- C3 --- europees parlement (x) --- gemeentebestuur --- ministers (x) --- na 1945 (x) --- parlement (x) --- politici (x) --- provinciebestuur --- sociologie (x) --- statistisch materiaal --- verkiezingen --- Vlaams Gewest [gewest in land België - BE] --- elite --- politici --- S2006249.JPG --- Vlaanderen --- 332 --- België --- Academic collection --- #SBIB:323H522 --- #SBIB:324H41 --- #KVHA:Politiek; België --- #KVHA:Politiek; Vlaanderen --- 323.0 --- 324 --- 328 --- 329 --- BE / Belgium - België - Belgique --- VL / Flanders - Vlaams Gewest - Région Flamande --- 316.344.42 <493> --- 32-05 <493-17> --- 324 <493> --- 260.1 Europees Parlement --- 320 Federale parlement --- 330 Vlaamse Gemeenschap en Gewest --- 420 Lokale overheden. Algemeen --- 316.344.42 <493> Elite--België --- Elite--België --- 324 <493> Verkiezingen --algemeen--België --- Verkiezingen --algemeen--België --- Statesmen --- Elites (Social sciences) --- Leadership --- Power (Social sciences) --- Social classes --- Social groups --- politique --- flandre --- democratie populaire --- Kunst en cultuur --- 323.3 --- 32 --- 493.8 --- Belgische politiek --- Belgische elite en pacificatie --- Politieke structuren: elite --- Binnenlandse politiek: algemeenheden --- Verkiezingen --- Volksvertegenwoordiging. Wetgevende vergaderingen --- Politieke partijen --- Politici--Vlaanderen. Vlaams Gewest. Nederlandstalige Gemeenschap in België --- Vlaanderen (Belgium) --- Région flamande (Belgium) --- Flemish Region (Belgium) --- Vlaams Gewest (Belgium) --- Flandre (Belgium) --- Politiek --- Binnenlandse politiek --- Sociologie --- Politici --- Maatschappij --- Film --- Erfelijkheidsleer --- Stadssamenleving --- Verpleegkunde --- Emigratie --- Politicus --- Politicologie

Corruption and reform : lessons from America's economic history
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ISBN: 0226299570 9786611125677 1281125679 0226299597 9780226299594 9780226299570 9781281125675 6611125671 Year: 2006 Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press,

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Despite recent corporate scandals, the United States is among the world's least corrupt nations. But in the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of today's most corrupt developing nations, as municipal governments and robber barons alike found new ways to steal from taxpayers and swindle investors. In Corruption and Reform, contributors explore this shadowy period of United States history in search of better methods to fight corruption worldwide today. Contributors to this volume address the measurement and consequences of fraud and corruption and the forces that ultimately led to their decline within the United States. They show that various approaches to reducing corruption have met with success, such as deregulation, particularly "free banking," in the 1830's. In the 1930's, corruption was kept in check when new federal bureaucracies replaced local administrations in doling out relief. Another deterrent to corruption was the independent press, which kept a watchful eye over government and business. These and other facets of American history analyzed in this volume make it indispensable as background for anyone interested in corruption today.

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History of North America --- 338 <09> <73> --- 328.185 <73> --- Economische geschiedenis--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- Corruptie in parlement en regering--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- Corporations. --- Corruption. --- Political corruption. --- Business. --- Social Science. --- 328.185 <73> Corruptie in parlement en regering--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- 338 <09> <73> Economische geschiedenis--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- Corruption --- Political corruption --- Corporations --- History --- Corrupt practices --- Prevention --- Business corporations --- C corporations --- Corporations, Business --- Corporations, Public --- Limited companies --- Publicly held corporations --- Publicly traded corporations --- Public limited companies --- Stock corporations --- Subchapter C corporations --- Boss rule --- Corruption (in politics) --- Graft in politics --- Malversation --- Political scandals --- Politics, Practical --- Ethics --- Business enterprises --- Corporate power --- Disincorporation --- Stocks --- Trusts, Industrial --- Misconduct in office --- E-books --- corrupt, reformer, change, economy, economics, finance, financial, wealth, income, money, history, historical, academic, scholarly, research, united states, usa, america, american, international, global, scandal, taboo, 19th, century, fraud, government, stealing, theft, taxpayer, investor, deregulation, banking, 1800s, 1900s, 20th, analysis, urban, laws, legal.

Report on the state of the European Union
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ISBN: 1403917124 1403917116 9781403917119 9781403917126 9786610282890 1280282894 0230006272 Year: 2005 Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan,

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The time has come to open a lucid debate on the ways and means to make Europe better deliver democracy and sustainable growth. The Report on the State of the European Union examines the progress of European integration and focus on economic aspects of the process. This volume explores the themes of: democracy and legitimacy, convergence and cohesion, macroeconomic policies and social integration. the report is written in an accessible way and will be a useful resource for academics, students, policymakers, journalists, and government advisors.

Roads to Nowhere : How Corruption in Public investment Hurts Growth.
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ISBN: 9781455245550 1455245550 1557757100 9781557757104 145529361X 1455226408 Year: 1998 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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In some countries, corrupt politicians appear to choose investment projects based on the opportunity for bribes and kickbacks these projectspresent. This paper contends that such corruption increases the numberof capital projects undertaken and trends to enlarge their size andcomplexity. The result is that, paradoxically, some public investmentcan end up reducing a country's growth.

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Political corruption --- Public investments --- Expenditures, Public --- Infrastructure (Economics) --- Capital, Social (Economics) --- Economic infrastructure --- Social capital (Economics) --- Social infrastructure --- Social overhead capital --- Economic development --- Human settlements --- Public goods --- Public works --- Capital --- Appropriations and expenditures --- Government appropriations --- Government expenditures --- Government spending --- Public expenditures --- Public spending --- Spending, Government --- Finance, Public --- Public administration --- Government spending policy --- Government investments --- Investments, Public --- Investments --- Capital budget --- Economic development projects --- Investment of public funds --- Boss rule --- Corruption (in politics) --- Graft in politics --- Malversation --- Political scandals --- Politics, Practical --- Corruption --- Misconduct in office --- Corrupt practices --- Finance --- E-books --- 328.185 --- -Political corruption --- 330.05 --- 336.39 --- 328.185 Corruptie in parlement en regering --- Corruptie in parlement en regering --- Infrastructure --- Public Finance --- Criminology --- Bureaucracy --- Administrative Processes in Public Organizations --- National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures --- Other Public Investment and Capital Stock --- Investment --- Intangible Capital --- Capacity --- National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General --- Public finance & taxation --- Corporate crime --- white-collar crime --- Macroeconomics --- Public investment spending --- Capital spending --- Current spending --- Capital investments --- Saving and investment --- White-collar crime


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De uitgeperste democratie : lobby's in actie
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ISBN: 9061527708 9789061527701 Year: 1992 Volume: vol 4 Publisher: Leuven : Davidsfonds,

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Frank Naert tekent een verrassende robotfoto van de lobby's: de infiltratietechnieken, de positieve en negatieve inwerking op den broze democratie, de communautaire angeltjes, de compensatieregelingen... Grondig, kritisch en objectief ontleedt hij de mechanismen van dit gigantisch raderwerk (Bron: covertekst)

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