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Nataša Vujinović - Public Political Risk Investment Insurance

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Nataša Vujinović

Public Political Risk Investment Insurance

Series: Studien zum Internationalen Investitionsrecht

Volume 45 2022

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C. Political risk investment insurance systems S. 98-172

„… multilateral political risk investment insurance systemMIGA is the largest political risk investment insurance …” „… Political risk investment insurance systemsPolitical risk investment insurance systems are analysed …” „… By-Laws (n 547) Sec 17(b),(c).I. MIGA as a multilateral political risk investment insurance system105of …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-17

„… insurance systemsC. 98MIGA as a multilateral political risk investment insurance systemI.98Historical …” „… private PRI providersb) 114Public political risk investment insurance systems in the EUII. 115Historical …” „… Public Political Risk Investment InsuranceNataša VujinovićA Comparative Legal Study of Selected EU …”

H. Bibliography S. 485-506

„… Response To A Changing World’, (2007) SACE Working Paper No. 2Ascari R, ‘Political Risk Insurance: an …” „… & Casteels 2008)Baublyte L, Mullins M and Garvey J, ‘Risk selection in the London political risk insurance …” „… Investment Insurance: Reassessing Political Risk Insurance After the ‘BIT Bang’’ (2013) 28(2) ICSID Rev 314 …”

D. Detailed analyses of public PRI schemes of MIGA and EU MSs S. 173-449

„… Detailed analyses of public PRI schemes of MIGA and EU MSsEligibility for political risk …” „… for cover against political risks. Every PRI provider requires that an investor has some relationship …” „… extent by political risks as the foreign.1071 Furthermore, such discrimination of domestic investors …”

B. Introductory analyses of the core terms and issues S. 25-97

„… Introductory analyses of the core terms and issuesIn order to later properly analyse the political …” „… traded among investors on the capital market.47Political riskIn general terms, risk could be seen as a …” „… MIGA’ (2002) 5–8 Pravo i privreda 724, 726.II. Political risk29degree of probability of loss to the …”

A. Introduction S. 18-24

„… IntroductionThe Ph.D. dissertation at hand aims to address public political risk investment …” „… MIGA’s and selected EU MSs’ national investment insurance schemes for political risk, with focus on the …” „… importance of this researchThe necessity for and the importance of researching public political risk …”

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Helga Dickow - Religion and Attitudes towards Life in South Africa

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Religion and Attitudes towards Life in South Africa

Series: Studien zu Ethnizität, Religion und Demokratie

Volume 13 2012

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Attitudes on political systems and administration S. 179-182

„… Attitudes on political systems and administration Which political system do respondents think is the best …” „… % support freedom of the press, 61% think a multiparty system is desirable, and a good half want an …” „… government control. 178 A multiparty system354 is held to be the best option by Indians (82%) and …”

Democratic attitudes S. 175-179

„… summarise: Ethnicity influences voting behaviour with regard to both political leaders and party preferences …” „… political order The new South Africa faces tremendous problems: Almost half the population lives below the …” „… educational system is in a sorry state, the population is plagued by a high level of and violence, and the …”

Outlook on the future S. 198-199

„… , community upliftment, and entrepreneurship. 197 Political orientations In a country such as South …” „… Africa that has seen such dramatic political change over the past 18 years, it would be interesting to …” „… know if followers of one of the nation’s youngest churches have different political attitudes than …”

Summary S. 78-80

„… black population, political change in South Africa meant the end of white rule. Political equality also …” „… the South African system and supported apartheid – at least in the somewhat embittered telling of a …” „… coloured member of an old Pentecostal church. In South Africa it was the socio-political situation. There …”

Conclusion S. 199-202

„… 197 Political orientations In a country such as South Africa that has seen such dramatic political …” „… youngest churches have different political attitudes than others. Grace Bible C.respondents % Gauteng …” „… respondents % Even if political leaders act in a way I do not understand or agree with I would still support …”

Controversial issues S. 62-63

„… new South Africa with regard to political abstinence and attitudes on specific topics? The …” „… . … African families were intact in the past. We believe in a free market system with a conscience. If you …” „… establish a political agenda. But if government regards the people as a greater body of Christ there would …”

Homosexuality/Abortion S. 64-65

„… and the secular. But we don’t take sides on the political side. Shofar, Stellenbosch Controversial …” „… political decision-making processes that affect the provision of basic services. Christianity must be the …” „… involved, to address things in a political platform. … If the church does not get involved with day to day …”

Forms of resistance and protest S. 182-184

„… of majority rule or a government of national unity. Other questions on the political system looked at …” „… , Hindus, Muslims, Anglicans, Catholics and members of the New Pentecostal Churches opt either for a system …” „… are of a different opinion. How do people express their criticism of the government and political …”

Churches in the new South Africa S. 60-62

„… perhaps because, their political opinions, background and race are different. We provided an opportunity …” „… political views. The Lord has used our church dramatically in the early years for reconciliation between …” „… started off multiracial. We never discriminated against anybody. … Yes, it was the political change. All …”

Growth S. 29-30

„… revival, poverty, corruption, political rivalry these are the issues the church should address. The church …” „… with politicians. Does your church take part in the public debate of political issues? If yes, which …” „… may come in a fully democratic society. Do your members discuss political issues in their meetings …”

South Africa's political party landscape and the social profile of their voters S. 169-175

„… that, ethnic affiliation plays a significant role in political leaders' popularity: Blacks vote for …” „… time of the survey. South Africa's party political landscape and the social profile of their voters …” „… South Africa has a longer history of political parties than most African countries. The ANC was founded …”

Organisation and leadership structures S. 31-35

„… spoke to me in regard of planting the church here. This province is known as a political flashpoint, but …” „… themselves from political matters, when you’re saved you forget about your past, you must forget your life as …” „… not qualifications, but the person's relationship with the church. There is a dual system. We …”

Method S. 21-28

„… difficult for theologians and almost impossible for political scientists to precisely define and delineate …” „… group system, that means we identify people who come to our service and are from the same locality. It …” „… families in their practical needs (job decisions, political choices other needs). But we emphasise at the …”

Death penalty S. 65-66

„… compare it with the apartheid system. But now there are amendments, new things that are not really …” „… African constitution with Christian values and about participation in the political discussion, many …”

Composition of the membership S. 30-31

„… . Sometimes we have the impression in the oppressive system everything was neat and in order. Now we have the …” „… spoke to me in regard of planting the church here. This province is known as a political flashpoint, but …”

Introduction S. 9-10

„… on the political order 175 Democratic attitudes 176 Attitudes on political systems and administration …” „… attitudes 153 Fear or confidence in the future 153 Powerlessness and change 157 Political orientations 159 …” „… Political information and perceptions of political problems 159 South African politicians and their …”

Other Protestant and Reformed Churches S. 14-15

„… apartheid, the political interpretation of the Reformed religion's teaching of Bible-based “separate …” „… , pp. 33–131; Elphick, Richard, Davenport, Rodney 1997: Christianity in South Africa. A Political …” „… white reformed churches,13 retained its numerical and political dominance until the end of the apartheid …”

African Indigenous/Initiated/Independent Churches S. 15-17

„… , the oldest of the three white reformed churches,13 retained its numerical and political dominance …” „… Dutch Reformed Church has lost all political relevance and its declining membership indicates that it is …” „… and after the electoral victory of the National Party in 1948 systematically legislated as official …”

Roman Catholic Church S. 15

„… , the oldest of the three white reformed churches,13 retained its numerical and political dominance …” „… and after the electoral victory of the National Party in 1948 systematically legislated as official …”

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Marie-Christine Fontana - Europeanization and the Weakening of Domestic Policy Concertation

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Europeanization and the Weakening of Domestic Policy Concertation

Series: Politik und Demokratie in den kleineren Ländern Europas | Politics and Governance in the Smaller European Democracies

Volume 10 2014

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The Political Systems of Belgium and Switzerland S. 93-112

„… then, crosscutting cleavages have structured the political system: the religious cleavage between …” „… these instruments are twofold: They strengthen integration of the political system, and they introduce …” „… building, political parties became the dominant actors in the Belgian political system, which is sometimes …”

Key Concepts and Analytical Framework S. 27-70

„… 1994: 345). While pluralism describes the political system in the Anglo-Saxon world, it cannot explain …” „… marché) has been shown to affect the belief systems of political actors (Muller 2000, Surel 2000, Jobert …” „… policy-making in many states on the European continent. A pluralist system of interest intermediation is …”

References S. 267-285

„… ? European Integration and National Political Systems, eds. K. H. Goetz and S. Hix. London; Portland, OR …” „… political systems: Parliaments and executives. Living Reviews in European Governance 3 (2). Gourevitch …” „… , Arend (1968). Typologies of democratic systems. Comparative Political Studies 1:3-44. Lijphart, Arend …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-16

„… reform and occupational pension reform 88 3.6. Summary 90 4. The Political Systems of Belgium and …” „… political actors who accepted to be interviewed and thereby constituted a major contribution to this piece …” „… . Switzerland 95 4.2. Political parties, governments and parliaments in the two countries 97 4.2.1. Political …”

Introduction S. 17-26

„… still scarce, focussing primarily on political parties and party systems. This book addresses three …” „… shortly introduced. Chapter 4 presents the policy-making processes and political systems of the two …” „… interest in the effect of European integration on domestic politics, notably political parties (Ladrech …”

Competition Policy Reform S. 157-196

„… is one of the functional tripartite bodies characterising the Belgian political system and is …” „… the European policy; and the veto points in the Belgian system, which empowered political parties in …” „… regulation introduced a merger notification system and empowered the Commission to prohibit or restrain …”

Research Design and Methods S. 71-92

„… be taken into account. The political systems of the countries are explained in detail in Chapter 4 …” „… concertation (Checkel 2005; Gerring 2004). Case studies thus take into account the complexity of political …” „… effect of the European policies varies across countries, and notably across the political border of the …”

Occupational Pension Reform S. 197-228

„… the Swiss political system, i.e., the anticipation of the unions of a better solution in parliament …” „… , these pensions have received rather little attention in the political science literature (Natali 2004a …” „… pension schemes, the so-called second pillar (Natali 2004a; Peeters et al. 2003). While in the PAYG system …”

Electricity Market Liberalisation S. 113-156

„… Belgian political system. It was a reaction to demands of the socialist trade union that favoured the …” „… its economic and political strategic importance, it was considered a state monopoly for decades …” „… of two bodies, an independent transmission system operator (TSO) and an independent regulatory …”

Comparison of the Cases S. 229-254

„… solution in parliament. This was enabled by institutional redundancy inherent in the Swiss political system …” „… point in the Swiss political system. Veto points are one of the main mediating factors of the impact of …” „… ., if they transform the opportunities and frames provided by a European policy into political practice …”

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Philipp Stolzenberg, Georgios Terizakis, Nikolaos-Komninos Hlepas, Panagiotis Getimis - Cities in Times of Crisis

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Cities in Times of Crisis

2016

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Germany and Greece: Political systems and local government in comparison S. 41-65

„… , Hlepas and Getimis 2011). The political system is dominated by party politics and a strong government …” „… . Moreover, the jurisdiction is thoroughly permeated by party politics, as is the political system in …” „… strength of the local level. Last, but not least, the political system of Greece has some specific …”

Theoretical framework and research design S. 20-33

„… the political system but also with respect to the distribution of political powers within …” „… , the importance of civil society for the political system and the importance of gaining consensus in a …” „… local government systems and the system of local government finance are the most important …”

References S. 199-208

„… Political Systems: Types, Cases, Causes and Consequences. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 1, 33–48 …” „… politische System Griechenlands, In: Ismayr, W., ed., Die politischen Systeme Westeuropas, Wiesbaden: UTB …” „… 199 References Alesina, A. and Roubini, N., 1992. Political Cycles in OECD Economies. The Review …”

Comparative findings S. 131-190

„… government is not a ‘mirror’ of the national political system’s legitimacy. Variations of legitimacy in each …” „… strict and regulated in laws on public accounting) had been suspended several times by political …” „… mayor’ as a ‘political mayor’ without important administrative competences is not a stronghold for …”

Introduction S. 13-19

„… capacity of the political and administrative system, which differs from country to country. Reformability …” „… of the local political system may differ from one city to another, because different actor …” „… as the ‘Achilles heel’ of the Eurozone. Furthermore, the political systems of the two countries …”

Greece S. 66-104

„… found that the Greek local government system, which is intended to produce political stability through …” „… structure of the Greek political-administrative system seems to be the cause of the tendency of actors in …” „… . Athens, being the seat of the national government, is also the cultural, financial and political heart of …”

Methodology and research design S. 34-40

„… mechanisms of the local political systems that influenced municipal performance. Figure 2: Qualitative …” „… party political groupings, speakers for fiscalpolicies) Mayors, treasurers (deputy mayors of finance …” „… ), councilors (heads of party political groupings and ordinary councilors) Administration Heads of financial …”

Germany S. 105-130

„… des Bundes und der Länder 2012 6.1.2. Political actor constellation The actor constellation is …” „… electoral system and the German party system. Therefore, council party groupings have to bargain with each …” „… to reflect a typical political culture in East German municipalities characterized by stronger …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-13

„… . Germany and Greece: Political systems and local government in comparison 41 4.1. State traditions …” „… photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing …” „… crisis and of academic critique accompanying these political strategies. This book is one way of …”

Conclusions S. 191-198

„… the German political systems in general and the local government systems in particular are considered …” „… influenced the reformability of local institutions. Thus, the reformability of local political systems …” „… , despite a strict system of politicaladministrative and fiscal supervision and control in both countries …”

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Challenge or Change?

2012

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Back to the Present S. 20-30

„… system, there is wideagreement today of the moral superiority of democratic political systems over …” „… credited to the respective political system. The economic benefitsof constraining rulers were discussed as …” „… political system to govern a country in economic terms. Of course,Figure 2.6: GDP per capita – Polity IV …”

Structural Features of Regime Stability S. 36-46

„… processing of political pressure by a political system, which, bydefinition, is not initially set up to deal …” „… political stability and leadership duration in different political systems.However, only a few factors …” „… the populationtriggered by economic hardship may be avoided.Political systems continue to be …”

Where did we start from? – A Glance at History S. 17-20

„… system, there is wideagreement today of the moral superiority of democratic political systems over …” „… transition is the mostly gradual introduction of democratic features to the political system, while today …” „… of autocracy as a political system overhundreds of years is remarkable. The historical origins of …”

Where did we get lost? S. 46-48

„… forwardto explain political stability and leadership duration in different political systems.However, only a …” „… an autocratic political system is undetermined, controlling inter alia foreconomic wealth and other …” „… growth economics and deal with questions as to which political system better serves economic development …”

Analytical Concepts S. 49-55

„… is applied in this paper. Therefore, democracy is defined as a political system where the majority of …” „… German mixed system, and the various presidential and semi-presidential systems, differences become …” „… considered political systems of relativeequality, while autocratic systems are considered to be based on …”

Theoretical Approaches to Violent Regime Change S. 31-36

„… political system and the ability of competing groups to accumulate enough financial ormilitary resources to …” „… Chapter 3Political Economy Approaches to Regime Stability3.1 Where are we now?In this chapter, I …” „… summarize the main strands of the literature dealing with the political economy of autocratic states …”

Bibliography S. 113-120

„… ): “Persistence and Change in Political Systems, 1800-1971,” The AmericanPolitical Science Review, 68, 1482–1504 …” „… Economic Review, 44, 683–693.——— (2006b): “De facto political power and institutional persistence …” „… Political Regime onGDP per Capita Growth,” Ekonomski pregled, 55, 773–803.ARENDT, H. (1951): The origins of …”

Summary and Concluding Remarks S. 95-98

„… the Berlin Wall. Althoughit is true that the number of fully fledged autocratic political systems …” „… developed here. The economicgrowth literature, dealing with the impact of political systems on economic …” „… political systems, this dichotomy sets the stagefor conflict between the economically underprivileged …”

Panem et Circenses S. 11-14

„… for both political systems.The first of these is to implement growth-enhancing policies3 under …” „… CircensesIn the run-up to the regime challenge, the incumbents in all political systems areassessed to some …” „… path of economic and political development for other developing or transitioncountries.The reasons for …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-8

„… of Regime Stability in Autocratic Political SystemsNomosBUT_Salhi_7016-1.indd 3 09.11.11 10:361 …” „… BUT_Salhi_7016-1.indd 2 09.11.11 10:36Alexander SalhiChallenge or Change?The Political Economy …” „… that political science is sexier thaneconomics.As this text is a slightly revised and significantly …”

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