Corporate political activity and firm outcomes: A meta-analysis

Using meta-analytic methods on a sample of 74 studies, we explore the links between CPA and public policy outcomes, and between CPA and firm outcomes. We find that CPA has at best a weak effect and that it appears to be better at maintaining public policy than changing them.

The political economy of international regulatory convergence in public utilities

To what extent should public utilities regulation be expected to converge across countries? When it occurs, will it generate good outcomes? Building on the core proposition of the New Institutional Economics that similar regulations generate different outcomes depending on their fit with the underlying domestic institutions, we develop a simple model and explore its implications by examining the diffusion of local loop unbundling (LLU) regulations. We argue that: one should expect some convergence in public utility regulation but with still a significant degree of local experimentation; this process will have very different impacts of regulation.

Ordonnance du roi du 13 mai 1818, portant règlement sur le service intérieur, la police et la discipline des troupes d'infanterie

[Acte royal. 1818-05-13]

Recueil de copies et de pièces originales, manuscrites et imprimées, sur la Marine (listes d'officiers, revues, états, procès de discipline, ports de Marseille, Toulon, Dunkerque, Brest, Rochefort, etc., les Galères et les Colonies) de 1663 à 1754. II Années 1663-1699. — Lettres orig. notamment du chevalier de Valbelle, Messine 1676 (p. 191), de Me Agnès de Bonvoison, Toulon 1687 (p. 576 et 588), de M. de la Planche, Boulogne 1687 (p. 582), de M. d'Argenson, Paris 1699 (p. 1002 et 1014).

Contient : Réception d'ambassadeurs (1663-1686) ; Pièces sur l'Acadie et le Canada ; « Lettera scritta da Venetia da un partiale del popolo di Messina all' Eccellentiss. Senato de quella città ». Impr. S. l. n. d., in-8° de 14 pages ; « Arrest de la Cour du Parlement contre la nommée Jeanne Moyon, veuve Jean Lesur, et autres, accusées de prostitution publique. » Impr. Paris, P.-G. Simon, 1750, in-4° de 4 pages ; Extrait de la relation envoyée par M. de Terron du combat naval du 8 janvier 1776 ; Inscriptions de l'Arsenal de Brest, par Victorin Santeul et P. Corneille ; « Discorso sopra le due comete apparse l'anno corrente 1682 gl'ultimi giorni d'agosto... dedicate all' ill. et eccell. sig. Nicolo Doria, senatore della Republica de Genova... » Impr. Gênes, Antonio Casamara, s. d., in-4° de 8 pages ; « Coppie d'une lettre qu'un François écrit à un de ses amis, contenant ce qui s'est passé à Gênes pour célébrer la naissance de Mgr le duc de Bourgogne. » Impr. Marseille, P. Mesnier, 1682, in-4° de 12 pages ; Liste des vaisseaux danois armés à Copenhague en 1683 ; « Liste des officiers qui sont dans les forts Cataracoüy et Niagara. » ; Pièces sur Cayenne ; Pêche de la baleine ; Envoi de denrées en Irlande

In search of the Holy Grail : how viable is John Rawls' purely political conception of justice?

Please consult the paper edition of this thesis to read. It is available on the 5th Floor of the Library at Call Number: Z 9999 P65 Y68 1995

Student Perceptions of Discretion in Discipline: Seeking Resolution and Restoration in a Punitive Culture

This study examined high school student perceptions of discretion utilized by educators in high school disciplinary proceedings. Using a sample of 6 high school students who had experienced differing levels of formal discipline, the study investigated the discretionary factors that influence an educator's decision making. The study was a generic qualitative study where the primary source of data collection was open-ended interviews to ensure the integrity of the research as a study of student voices and perceptions. Journaling was also employed to record observations and to identify researcher assumptions. The data were analyzed employing aspects of a grounded theory approach. The findings were coded to reveal 5 areas high school students identified in relation to discipline and discretion: punitive discipline versus problem resolution, effective processes, educator discretion, student discretion, and the student-educator relationship. The final discussion highlights the need for a community vision for high school discipline in order to channel discretion and to uphold students' best interests. Restorative justice is proposed as a feasible vision for high school discipline, whereby participants' responses are measured against a restorative paradigm.