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      The legacies of authoritarian repression on civil society
      Laia Balcells, Francisco Villamil - UNU-WIDER , 2023 - Helsinki, Finland
      In this paper we examine the legacies on civil society of routine repressive activities carried out by authoritarian regimes, such as the targeting of opposition organizations. We focus on participation in voluntary associations in post-authoritarian Spain. We hypothesize that while repression...
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      Journal Article This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
      Inequality by population groups and income sources
      – Accounting for inequality changes in Spain during the recession
      Carlos Gradín - Review of Income and Wealth , 2021
      The author discusses a new approach which decomposes inequality into the contributions of population groups by income sources. The author estimates a matrix with rows and columns which indicate different population groups and income sources, respectively, with each element indicating the marginal...
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      Secession and social polarization
      – Evidence from Catalonia
      Laia Balcells, José Fernández-Albertos, Alexander Kuo - UNU-WIDER , 2021 - Helsinki, Finland
      Does secessionism lead to social polarization? Despite much research on independence movements, their relationship to polarization, a key mechanism theorized as increasing the chances of violent conflict, remains less understood. We argue that secessionist conflicts can polarize along both policy...
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      Inequality by population groups and income sources
      – Accounting for inequality changes in Spain during the recession
      Carlos Gradín - UNU-WIDER , 2019 - Helsinki, Finland
      I discuss a new approach which decomposes inequality into the contributions of population groups by income sources. I estimate a matrix with rows and columns which indicate different population groups and income sources respectively, with each element indicating the marginal change in the inequality...
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      Measuring Poverty Over Time
      Luc Christiaensen, Lorraine Telfer-Taivainen - UNU-WIDER , 2012 - Helsinki, Finland
      Luc Christiaensen and Lorraine Telfer-Taivainen If a person suddenly becomes poor, for example, due to an unexpected death or illness in the family, they will have a rather different experience and understanding of poverty than someone who has been impoverished almost their entire life. Importantly...
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      Corporate Risk Management and Exchange Rate Volatility in Latin America
      Graciela Moguillansky - , 2003
      From the book: From Capital Surges to Drought
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      Network Externalities and Cooperative Networks
      – A Comparative Case Study of Mondragón and La Lega with Implications for Developing and Transitional Countries
      Stephen C. Smith - , 2003
      From the book: Ownership and Governance of Enterprises
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      The Reform of the Utilities Sector in Spain
      Pablo Arocena - , 2003
      From the book: Utility Privatization and Regulation
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      An Endogenous Group Formation Theory of Co-operative Networks
      – The Economics of La Lega and Mondragón
      Sumit Joshi, Stephen C. Smith - UNU-WIDER , 2002 - Helsinki, Finland
      This paper develops a theory of endogenous league formation and considers its implications for policy in developing countries. We generalize from features of the two most prominent European co-op leagues, Mondragón and La Lega, to develop the first formal model of the endogenous formation of co...
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      Non-Financial Corporate Risk Management and Exchange Rate Volatility in Latin America
      Graciela Moguillansky - UNU-WIDER , 2002 - Helsinki, Finland
      This article studies the currency risk management of multinational companies with investments in Latin American countries. The analysis is centred on episodes of currency or financial shocks, searching into the behaviour of the financial management of a firm expecting a significant devaluation. This...
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      Blooming Together or Wilting Alone?
      – Network Externalities and Mondragón and La Lega Co-Operative Networks
      Stephen C. Smith - UNU-WIDER , 2001 - Helsinki, Finland
      This paper examines strategies developed by Mondragón Co-operative Corporation in the Basque Region of Spain, and La Lega co-operative network in Italy, to mitigate disadvantages of the typical co-operative organizational structure and market position but without losing its critical advantages and...
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      The Reform of the Utilities Sector in Spain
      Pablo Arocena - UNU-WIDER , 2001 - Helsinki, Finland
      This paper analyses the reforms that have taken place in the utilities sectors in Spain, with a focus on the political role in shaping the process of these reforms. We argue that the deregulation process was marked by the historical close collaboration between the government and the industry, which...
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