The Great Recession renewed calls for a return of state activism in support of the European
economy. The widespread nationalizations of ailing companies and the growing activism of …

This paper examines the nexus between financial development and energy consumption in
South Africa. To determine the long run and short run relationship between financial …

This paper contributes to Comparative Political Economy (CPE) by develo** an analytical
concept of corporate welfare. Corporate welfare—the transfer of public funds and benefits to …

This study examines the within-industry and global volatility connectivity of the South African
equity market during a major domestic energy crisis (load-shedding) and the COVID-19 …

This article introduces the special issue by presenting a framework for the study of regulatory
politics using the analytical tools and approaches of comparative political economy. Having …

Energy generation from carbon fuels produces a major portion of the greenhouse gases that
envelop the planet and trap the sun's heat. Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and gas, account …

Political economy scholarship generally assumes that governments are interested in
enforcing economic regulations. Cases of non‐enforcement are predominantly studied in …

This article contributes to the Comparative Political Economy discourse on countries' export
specialization transitions. While current growth model literature often highlights producer …

National politicians in Europe have created independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) with
significant powers over markets such as communications and energy. After delegation, they …

Conditionality was a central concern in the development literature of the 1990s. With the
massive expansion of targeted public support to private firms since the Great Financial …