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How did the Canada Child Benefit affect household bargaining?
Abstract Child benefits in Canada are sizable, targeted to children and paid to custodial mothers, and so might be expected to affect household resource allocations and spousal bargaining. The introduction of the Canada Child Benefit in July 2016 more than doubled the amount of child benefits received by households with children. We estimate the effect
Shirleen Manzur, Krishna Pendakur
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Abstract Qualitative approaches are increasingly applied in conservation social science, yet methodological reflection remains limited. Member checking, a process of returning findings to participants for feedback, is widely recognized outside conservation as a means to enhance rigor and reciprocity, but it is rarely reported in conservation research ...
Judith J. Rakowski +6 more
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Marxism and Decolonizing Praxis: From Decolonial Misinterpretations to Marxist Contributions
ABSTRACT This article intervenes in postcolonial and decolonial critiques that portray Karl Marx and Marxism as intrinsically Eurocentric and inattentive to race, colonialism and non‐European revolutionary agency. It argues that such critiques often rely on selective, historically limited interpretations that overlook Marx's later writings, in which he
Ana Cecilia Dinerstein
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Abstract During the high and late Middle Ages, the European economy witnessed the emergence and substantial growth of capital markets, a phenomenon connected to urbanization and pestilence, both of which brought profound changes to the social, legal, and economic positions of women.
Anna Molnár
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Spinoza on Humans as Social Animals
Abstract Spinoza repeatedly suggests that humans are set apart from other animals by their rational and moral abilities. Yet he disparages the traditional definition of the human as a ‘rational animal’ and several of his other views suggest that these abilities are not sufficient by themselves to characterize human nature.
Ruben Noorloos
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This article presents a newly discovered Latin text: a theological treatise titled Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti that was written by Alcuin’s friend Candidus (Wizo) at the request of Charlemagne. By discussing selected passages from the Heptateuch, Candidus seeks to demonstrate that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, thus the whole Christian ...
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
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The demography of an Osprey population under natural recolonisation and translocation processes
In a context of global biodiversity loss, studying the processes underlying the recolonisation—whether natural or assisted—of expanding species provides essential insights for the development of effective conservation strategies. Since the 1980s, the Osprey Pandion haliaetus has naturally recolonized mainland central and eastern France, increasing from
Marie Thalhammer +6 more
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This cosmetic clinical study demonstrates improvements in scar appearance associated with the use of a dexpanthenol‐containing silicone gel with an integrated massage ball in adults and children. Abstract Objective To evaluate changes in scar appearance and tolerability associated with 8 weeks of use of a test product comprising a topical dexpanthenol ...
Erwan Peltier +3 more
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Remaking State Power Through a Paraquat Ban in Malaysia
ABSTRACT This paper examines the role of the state in its ability to enact environmental regulations. Specifically, this study investigates how Malaysian state actors changed, shifted and betrayed various, oftentimes competing interests to ban paraquat, an acutely toxic herbicide.
Caitlyn Sears
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Working at Boimondau: A Community Experience
Abstract In the 1940s and 1950s, France witnessed the emergence of labor communities whose ambition was to escape capitalism and abolish wage labor. This article focuses on Boimondau, the best‐known community at the time. In terms of work, the central activity in the life of the community, two main tensions lastingly structured the collective and ...
Michel Lallement
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