2006 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

7-8 REGULATION AND REFORM: ECONOMICPOLICYMAKING IN LATIN AMERICARoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amJennifer S. Holmes, University of Texas, DallasForeign Banks in Mexico: New Conquistadors or Agents ofChange?Heiner Schulz, University of PennsylvaniaOverview: This paper examines the effect of FDI on theMexican banking sector. Results show that foreign entry had apositive but limited impact on sector development. Politically,an external shock was necessary for liberalization of theinvestment regime.Income Taxation in Argentina and Brazil: Intersection ofRegion and RaceHiram J. Irizarry Osorio, The Ohio State UniversityOverview: Argentina historically has had a lower income taxcollection than Brazil, even though it has been a wealthier state.I explain this empirical puzzle by specifying the intersectionbetween racial and regional cleavages (vertical and horizontal).The Politics of Welfare Reform in MexicoMichelle L. Dion, Georgia Institute of TechnologyOverview: This paper explains changes in Mexico's welfareregime since the 1980s. Globalization pressures and increasingparty competition have led to partial retrenchment of traditionalsocial protection and the creation of new forms of targetedspending.Understanding Patterns of Banking Regulation in LatinAmericaMariana M. Sousa, University of Notre DameOverview: This paper offers an empirically informed theoreticalframework for understanding how and why banking regulation(the degree of state intervention in the banking system) haschanged in Latin America in the past two decades.Guillermo Rosas, Washington University, St. LouisGregg B. Johnson, SUNY, Buffalo8-10 CORRUPTION AND INSTITUTIONALDYSFUNCTION IN CHINARoomChairPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amMelanie Manion, University of Wisconsin, MadisonInstitutions, Corruption, and Anti-corruption Policies: TheCase of ChinaQiang Yan, University of Missouri, St LouisOverview: In this paper I will discuss how institutions influencethe development of corruption and the making of anticorruptionpolicies in China.Analysis of Personal Secretary's Role in Official Corruptionin ChinaXia L. Lollar, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterAnne W. Hamilton, University of Wisconsin, WhitewaterOverview: The paper examines the phenomenon of "secretarycorruption" in Chinese government today.Principal-Agent Problems in China's State OwnedEnterprisesGary A. Stradiotto, University of California, DavisOverview: A large number of China's State Owned Enterprisesremain inefficient and uncompetitive in the reform environment.This paper argues this is due to failures in corporate governance,which results from the breakdown of principal-agentrelationships.Melanie Manion, University of Wisconsin, Madison9-5 COLONIAL LEGACIES ANDINTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF AFRICARoomChairPaperTBA, Sat 10:30 amMike Hampson, University of California, IrvineThe Dilemma of Colonial Boundaries in ContemporaryAfrica: The Bakassi Peninsula in Nigeria-Cameroon BorderRelationsGeoffrey Nwaka, Abia State UniversityOverview: Many critics complain that the current boundaries ofAfrican States make little sense. Preserving them by forcePaperPaperPaperDisc.creates as many problems as seeking to renegotiate orrepudiate them.Badme: A Pretext for the Ethiopian-Eritrean WarAlemseged Abbay, Frostburg State UniversityOverview: The paper tries to decipher the root causes for the"border war" between Ethiopia and its former province ofEritrea (1998-2000). This paper argues that Badme, theflashpoint of the conflict, was not even remotely a cause forwhat has been described.Weathering the Storm/Reaping the Harvest? DemocraticDividends in AfricaAdeolu A. Durotoye, University of IbadanOverview: The paper will explore the dilemma of a confusedagenda between what African leaders believe will yielddemocratic dividends to the citizenry and what they have to doas handed to them by the West in the name of economicconditionalities.Foreign Aid and Democratic Leadership in Sub-SaharanAfricaDaniel Fikreyesus, Georgia State UniversityOverview: Foreign aid is an important leverage western nationshave promote democracy when African nations are stronglydeclaring their national sovereignty. This paper study if westernpowers have used their aid power to influence policies in Africa.Paul Clements, Western Michigan University10-8 ETHNIC IDENTITY AND CONFLICT INTHE COMMUNIST AND POST-COMMUNIST WORLDRoomChairPaperPaperPaperPaperDisc.TBA, Sat 10:30 amRokas Oginskis, Wayne State University/University ofMichigan, Ann ArborThe Politics of Minimal Consensus in Post-CommunistSlovakia (1990-1998)Mihaela Mihailescu, University of MinnesotaOverview: This paper analyzes how the adoptions of basicdemocratic institutions in post-communist Slovakia helpedprevent violent ethnic conflict by constraining political partiesacross the ethnic divide to cooperate, albeit on a minimalconsensus agenda.Lessons Learned? Western Aid for Political Moderation inthe Post-Conflict BalkansPaula M. Pickering, College of William and MaryOverview: Democracy aid is particularly complex whendirected to divided post-conflict areas, like the Balkans, wherestates' only ephemeral experience with democracy contributedto violence. Elite interviews explore lessons learned fromdemocracy aid.The Origins of Territorial Autonomy Arrangements inMulti-ethnic StatesRenat Shaykhutdinov, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: In this paper I explain the formation of territorialautonomy arrangements in multiethnic states. I develop and testa theory that explains the origins of autonomies as a function ofthe characteristics of ethnic groups, states and mediatorsEthnic Difference and Survey Cooperation in the People’sRepublic of ChinaMatthew Hoddie, Texas A&M UniversityOverview: This study identifies contrasts between majority andminority responses to a national survey of China. I find thatmembers of minority communities are less forthcoming duringsurvey interviews than individuals belonging to the Hanmajority.Cynthia S. Kaplan, University of California, Santa Barbara205