Suchergebnisse

Die vergleichende Analyse des Bankensektors in Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Kanada und den USA untersucht die Abhängigkeit politischer Macht von den Organisationsstrukturen gesellschaftlicher Interessenverbände im System der Interessenvermittlung. Anhand empirischer Indikatoren (Mitgliederkonkurrenz, interne Ressourcen, horizontale Brücken und vertikale Integration) wird gezeigt, daß das deutsche und französische System der Interessenvermittlung die größten integrativen Kapazitäten aufweist und damit das höchste Potential für die Transformation von ökonomischer in politische Macht besitzt, während das amerikanische System durch eine starke Zersplitterung der Bankenverbände gekennzeichnet ist. (AuD-Ksl)

In a comparative study of five countries: Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the UK, and the USA, this article examines the degree of convergence of agricultural credit policy content, policy instruments, and policy outcomes on a market liberal model. It shows that all five countries have moved toward market liberal policy arrangements over the past quarter century of globalizing and domestic fiscal pressures, but important differences in policy remain. The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom move further toward a market liberal model than do Australia, Canada, and the USA. The distinct national paths taken to market liberalism give rise to policy feedback that hastens or retards the adoption of a fully market liberal system. Historical choices of policy instruments and path dependence help account for continuing policy divergence. (European Journal of Political Research / FUB)

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE "POLITICAL ADMINISTRATION" IN CANADA AND COMPARES THESE CHARACTERISTICS WITH THOSE FOUND IN OTHER LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS. THE FINDINGS ARE BASED ON INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED WITH 82 FEDERAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS INTERVIEWED IN 1982 AND 1983. THE CONTACT PATTERNS OF THESE PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD THE PERSONNEL AND INSTITUTIONS OF LIBERAL DEMOCRACY ARE STUDIED WITHIN THE STRUCTURAL CONTEXT OF THE BUREAUCRACY. THREE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ARE IDENTIFIED: A DEPARTMENTAL POLICY, A POLICY INTEGRATION, AND A PRIVATE SECTOR NETWORK. THE FORMER TWO NETWORKS ARE SHOWN TO INTERVENE IN A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL BETWEEN STRUCTURAL LOCATION IN THE BUREAUCRACY AND ATTITUDES CONSISTENT WITH A "TOLERANCE FOR POLITICS." CONCLUSIONS ARE DRAWN WITH RESPECT TO RELATIONS BETWEEN BUREAUCRATS AND POLITICIANS IN CANADA AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE RELATIONS FOR THE AUTONOMY OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE.