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The dark side of economic freedom: Neoliberalism has deleterious effects on labor rights

The dark side of economic freedom: Neoliberalism has deleterious effects on labor rights

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The common criticism is that market-liberalising policies sacrifice social and political rights. Robert Blanton and Dursun Peksen adopt a novel approach, finding more nuanced insights concerning the dynamics between neoliberalism and labor rights. Overall, their findings confirm that the relationship between the two is markedly negative, in spite of the mounting empirical evidence that worker rights may be conducive […]

August 20th, 2016|Dursun Peksen, Economy, Robert G Blanton|3 Comments|

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The largest firms do the most lobbying and rarely stop once they begin

The largest firms do the most lobbying and rarely stop once they begin

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Despite the fact that lobbying is the primary way in which businesses try to impact policy in the United States and that the influence of large corporations is hotly debated, there is little comprehensive evidence on these issues. This is particularly true with respect to business’ behavior over time. In recent research William R. Kerr, William F. Lincoln, and […]

January 14th, 2015|Elections and party politics across the US, Prachi Mishra, William F. Lincoln, William R. Kerr|0 Comments|

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