In person icon Economic Aspects of Politics

Abstract

This panel examines the complex interrelations between economic policy, institutional dynamics, and political power across diverse global contexts. The papers explore how economic tools and narratives are employed in governance, conflict, and cooperation. Topics include the bureaucratic politics behind multilateral tax cooperation within the OECD/G20 framework, the differentiated construction of the Eurozone crisis through macroeconomic indicators, the historical legacies of India’s License Raj and its institutional voids, and the strategic use of economic sanctions in shaping threat perceptions and conflict escalation. Together, these contributions offer a rich, comparative perspective on how economic considerations are embedded in political decision-making and institutional evolution.

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Why Do Governments Commit to Multilateral Tax Cooperation? Bureaucratic Politics, International Tax Policy, and the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS	View Paper Details
Postcolonialism, Policy Struggles, and Institutional Voids: A Historical Study of India’s License Raj Era (1947 – 1991)	View Paper Details
Tools of the Weak? Economic Sanctions, Threat Perception, and Conflict Escalation	View Paper Details