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Alexander Gerschenkron

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Alexander Gerschenkron From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search American economist (1904–1978) Alexander Gerschenkron Александр Гершенкрон Born ( 1904-10-01 ) 1 October 1904 Odessa , Russian Empire Died 26 October 1978 (1978-10-26) (aged 74) Cambridge , Massachusetts , U.S. Nationality American Academic background Alma mater University of Vienna Influences Max Weber Academic work Discipline Economic history School or tradition Historical School Institutions Harvard University Influenced Alfred H. Conrad Albert Fishlow Deirdre McCloskey John R. Meyer Göran Ohlin ( sv ) Henry Rosovsky Peter Temin Alexander Gerschenkron ( Russian : Александр Гершенкрон ; 1 October 1904 – 26 October 1978) was a Russian-born American economic historian and professor at Harvard University , trained in the Austrian School of economics . Born in Odessa , then part of the Russian Empire , Gerschenkro...

Parliamentary immunity

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Parliamentary immunity From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Legal protection from prosecution for legislators For a similar mechanism in Westminster systems, see Parliamentary privilege . Parliamentary immunity , also known as legislative immunity , is a system in which politicians such as president , vice president , governor , lieutenant governor , member of parliament , member of legislative assembly , member of legislative council , senator , member of congress , corporator and councilor are granted full immunity from legal prosecution , both civil prosecution and criminal prosecution . Before prosecuting, it is necessary that the immunity be removed, usually by the senate , house of representatives , parliament , state legislative assembly , state legislative council , municipal body , district council , block council and village council itself. This eliminates the possi...