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International investment agreements have provoked intense criticism in the policy debate during recent years. Particularly contentious has been their "ISDS" mechanisms, which enable investors to litigate against host countries. This paper examines whether host countries would be better off with state-state dispute settlement (SSDS), as often alleged, assuming that SSDS cause political/diplomatic litigation costs that are not present with ISDS. Two separate reasons why host countries might benefit from SSDS are identified, but neither provides a convincing argument for host countries to move to SSDS. The paper concludes that host countries should reduce the stringency of their agreements, rather than introduce imperfections in the dispute settlement systems to reduce their bite.

Title from cover. ; Index to U.S. government periodicals ; Public Affairs Information Service bulletin ; Mode of access: Internet.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor David M. Beasley to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor David M. Beasley to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor Mark Sanford to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor Carroll A. Campbell to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

Institutions have become the hallmark of development economics (e.g. Sokoloff and Engerman 2000, Acemoglu et al. 2002, Brunnschweiler 2008, Nunn 2008, Galor and Moav 2012, Voth and Voigtlander 2015). The state constitutes a crucial institution driving the development process. This can be seen by the strong parallels in human history between the emergence of mighty states on the one hand and economic, scientific and cultural progress on the other hand (e.g. Ancient Egypt, Classic Greece, Rome). Yet while a powerful state appears as a sine qua non condition of development broadly defined, it is not necessarily tantamount to economic progress and prosperity as exemplified by the numerous mighty autocracies that have undermined their countries' development in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa. State power is therefore defined as the state's ability to broadcast power (military, police), and state capacity captures the capacity of the state to collect taxes and enforce property rights (e.g. Besley and Persson 2010). State power is necessary for a government to develop state capacity, yet it is not necessarily conducive to development-friendly institutions. This short note constitutes a first attempt to clarify the distinction between the two notions, and to hint at the drivers of state power, with a particular emphasis on geography.

"A selected list of references for the study of state government": p. 481-486. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"A selected list of references for the study of state government": p. 605-612. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor David M. Beasley to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

Transcript of annual speech given by Governor David M. Beasley to both houses of the state legislature in joint opening session to report on the condition of the state of South Carolina.

For decades, the Democrats have been viewed as the party of the poor, with the Republicans representing the rich. Recent presidential elections, however, have shown a reverse pattern, with Democrats performing well in the richer blue states in the northeast and coasts, and Republicans dominating in the red states in the middle of the country and the south. Through multilevel modeling of individual-level survey data and county- and state-level demographic and electoral data, we reconcile these patterns. Furthermore, we find that income matters more in red America than in blue America. In poor states, rich people are much more likely than poor people to vote for the Republican presidential candidate, but in rich states (such as Connecticut), income has a very low correlation with vote preference.

"Third edition, October, 1931. Reprinted June, 1935." ; "References" at end of most of the chapters. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Caption title: The Charter. ; "The charter": p. 1-15. ; Cover title. ; Mode of access: Internet.