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The Probate Regime: Enchanted Bureaucracy, Islamic Law, and the Capital of Orphans in Nineteenth-Century Egypt

open access: yesLaw and History Review, 2022
In this article, we explore the “probate regime,” an administrative field of government activity of legally transferring, taxing, and administering bequests. As an example, we study the changes of the Egyptian probate regime in a longue durée perspective,
Adam Mestyan, Rezk Nori
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gambling and crime: An exploration of gambling availability and culture in an English prison

open access: yesCriminal Behaviour and Mental Health, Volume 32, Issue 6, Page 389-403, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background There is evidence that prisoners have the highest rate of problem gambling in any population, but little is known about the nature of in‐prison gambling, the motives for it or how it relates to prior gambling behaviour. Aims To investigate the prevalence and type of gambling prior to prison and the prevalence, type, and reasons for ...
Lauren Rebecca Smith   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANALYSING THE LOOPHOLES ON ESTATE ADMINISTRATION OF CRYPTOCURRENCY IN MALAYSIA

open access: yesInternational Journal of Islamic Business, 2022
The recognition of cryptocurrency as digital assets in Malaysia under the purview of security governed by the Securities Commission of Malaysia contributed to cryptocurrency's positive acceptance, with evidence that the number of cryptocurrency users is ...
Nur Syaedah Kamis, Norazlina Abd. Wahab
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Tale of Two Annies: Historical Memory, Archives and the Perpetuation of the Sinners to Angels Trope in American Sex Worker History

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract As a historian of sex work, I analyse the power dynamics in the archiving practices and interpretation of sex worker lives, deconstructing the historic and current discourses shaping the possibilities for sex workers. In this article, I explore the legends of nineteenth‐century Madams Annie Cook and Annie Chambers.
Ashley Barnes‐Gilbert
wiley   +1 more source

Perkembangan Institusi Islam di Sarawak Sebelum Pembentukan Malaysia

open access: yesJournal of Al-Tamaddun, 2023
From the rule of the Sultanate of Brunei to the colonialism of James Brooke in Sarawak shown the political and geographical landscape completely change. Historically James Brooke starts to intervene in Sarawak affairs.
Abdul Razak Abdul Kadir (Corresponding Author)   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Some cognitive transformations about the dynamics of desistance

open access: yesCriminology &Public Policy, Volume 21, Issue 4, Page 787-809, November 2022., 2022
Abstract This article explores the role of cognitive transformations in the process of desistance from crime. Based on our own and others’ subsequent research, clearly, some aspects of our initial theorizing warrant revisiting and adjustment. The discussion describes changes to ideas about the sequencing of various types of cognitive shifts, suggests ...
Peggy C. Giordano
wiley   +1 more source

Defining and Managing Corporate Tax Risk: Perceptions of Tax Risk Experts*

open access: yesContemporary Accounting Research, Volume 39, Issue 4, Page 2861-2902, Winter 2022., 2022
ABSTRACT We examine the “black box” of corporate tax risk management by providing unique insights into practitioners' tax risk perceptions, tax risk management practices, and influences leading to variation in tax risk management practices across firms.
Alissa I. Brühne, Deborah Schanz
wiley   +1 more source

Change of impervious space in German cities: A scaling law analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The study addresses the patterns of ground sealing for two different types of German cities during 2006 to 2018. By using urban scaling law and corresponding panel regressions, it can be shown that sealing of ground in the distribution of cities with own district administration is significantly stronger and more dynamic than in a corresponding ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Toward a synthesis of the board‐strategy relationship: A literature review and future research agenda

open access: yesCorporate Governance: An International Review, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 178-197, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Research Question/Issue The strategy role of the board of directors is a contentious topic in both theory and practice and the debate on what boards should or should not do around firm strategy has intensified with changes in global corporate governance.
Pieter‐Jan Bezemer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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