Michael Thompson-Brusstar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6583321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Thompson-Brusstar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson-Brusstar |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON-BRUSSTAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3029-6944 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Asien / Asia
mit Westafrika = The gradual decline of democracy in Benin : consequences for the promotion
Building Socialist Legality
Why do some attempts to use legal institutions to exert central state control fail, while others succeed? Through a controlled comparison of the Soviet Union (USSR) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), we analyse the institutionalisation of the procuracy, an agency charged with enforcing central legal directives. We show that institutional design, competition, and political support during critical junctures created a positive feedback for th…
Higher Education as an Authoritarian Tool for Regime Survival
Authoritarian leaders face a dilemma in choosing whether to fund higher education: risk promoting educated students who are more likely to protest, or increase human capital and promote economic growth? We argue that autocrats invest in higher education to gain the support of those in the middle and upper-classes when there is a large public sector. Panel data analysis confirms this hypothesis, but offers limited insight into why. We examine the …
The Global Promotion of Transparency in Emerging Markets
Globalization through financial integration holds out the promise of economic growth and development for emerging market countries. (1) Over the past decade, we have witnessed financial crises in emerging economies across the globe, characterized by weaknesses in the domestic financial sector. These weaknesses very quickly took on systemic proportions, which could only be checked through the immediate mobilization of international financing, nota…
Higher Education as an Authoritarian Tool for Regime Survival
Authoritarian leaders face a dilemma in choosing whether to fund higher education: risk promoting educated students who are more likely to protest, or increase human capital and promote economic growth? We argue that autocrats invest in higher education to gain the support of those in the middle and upper-classes when there is a large public sector. Panel data analysis confirms this hypothesis, but offers limited insight into why. We examine the …
The Global Promotion of Transparency in Emerging Markets
Globalization through financial integration holds out the promise of economic growth and development for emerging market countries. (1) Over the past decade, we have witnessed financial crises in emerging economies across the globe, characterized by weaknesses in the domestic financial sector. These weaknesses very quickly took on systemic proportions, which could only be checked through the immediate mobilization of international financing, nota…
The Global Promotion of Transparency in Emerging Markets
Globalization through financial integration holds out the promise of economic growth and development for emerging market countries. (1) Over the past decade, we have witnessed financial crises in emerging economies across the globe, characterized by weaknesses in the domestic financial sector. These weaknesses very quickly took on systemic proportions, which could only be checked through the immediate mobilization of international financing, nota…
Higher Education as an Authoritarian Tool for Regime Survival
Authoritarian leaders face a dilemma in choosing whether to fund higher education: risk promoting educated students who are more likely to protest, or increase human capital and promote economic growth? We argue that autocrats invest in higher education to gain the support of those in the middle and upper-classes when there is a large public sector. Panel data analysis confirms this hypothesis, but offers limited insight into why. We examine the …
Asien / Asia
mit Westafrika = The gradual decline of democracy in Benin : consequences for the promotion
Building Socialist Legality
Why do some attempts to use legal institutions to exert central state control fail, while others succeed? Through a controlled comparison of the Soviet Union (USSR) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), we analyse the institutionalisation of the procuracy, an agency charged with enforcing central legal directives. We show that institutional design, competition, and political support during critical junctures created a positive feedback for th…
Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Authoritarianism (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 work)