Browsing Department of Comparative Politics by Subject "inequality"
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Distribution effects of central bank independence: A panel data analysis of 134 countries between 1980 and 2012
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)Increasing inequality within countries has been put on the agenda in recent years, much due to the impact of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century. The distributive effects of central bank independence have ... -
Does direct democracy mean more equal democracy? A study of government responsiveness in advanced democracies
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)As it constitutes a main feature of contemporary democracy, government responsiveness has provided the basis for large a body of literature, usually finding that public policy tends to reflect the preferences of citizens. ... -
The Financialization of Capitalism and the Rise of Populism in the United States
(Master thesis, 2018-12-14)This paper seeks to make sense of the rise of populism in the United States, as evidenced by Donald Trump's election victory in 2016. It takes as its starting point that many of the current explanations circulating in the ...