Essays about: "Latvian crisis"

Found 2 essays containing the words Latvian crisis.

1. 1. A Comparison of Greek and Latvian Budget Consolidation Politics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Jonas Klarin; [2012]
   Keywords : Budget Consolidation Politics; Fiscal Policy Decision-Making; Greece; Latvia; Political Economy; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This comparative case study tries to answer the question why the budget consolidation process began earlier in Latvia then in Greece after the 2008 financial crisis. The established theories predict one-party majority governments to be more decisive than coalition governments, but in this essay the opposite is the case. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the concept of legitimacy in a transition economy : The case of the Swedish banking industry in Latvia

   University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Xavier Petitfrère; Ann Karlsson; [2009]
   Keywords : Latvia; bank; legitimacy; crisis; banking; sector; transition; market; economy;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the concept of legitimacy and its evolution over time in the context of the banking sector of the transition economy of Latvia, where Swedish banks are the dominant player. After an economic boom starting at the turn of the millennia, which was to a great extent financed by the Swedish banks, the Latvian economy has now completely turned around, in the wake of numerous unanswered signs of overheating and the global economic crisis. READ MORE