Browsing by Subject "political economy"
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(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)This dissertation tests the theory that lithic raw materials were a strategic resource among the ancient Maya of Blue Creek, Belize that markedly influenced the development of socio-economic hierarchies at the site. Recent ...
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(2019-05-16)This dissertation examined the character and social structure of team ownership groups in the National Football League (NFL) and how they shape the function of the NFL and/as a broader political economy. Drawing from ...
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(2020-04-13)In this work, I claim that business taxes affect economic growth conditional on public spending. When considering an entrepreneurial investment, businesses take their costs of operation and potential revenues into account. ...
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(2022-08-03)In democracies, how can coercive security policies that violate the rights of many be so pervasive, even when those most affected by their negative consequences are a large share of the electorate? I argue that the explanation ...