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PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived prevalence of bullying as a proxy for normalized disrespect: anti-values, social cleavages, and the normative climate of Kazakhstani society evidence from a nationwide survey. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Khamzina Z, Buribayev Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara, Kei Otsuki, Femke Van Noorloos, Michelle Kooy, Annelies Zoomers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening health systems in low and middle-income countries: performance determinants and pathways to universal health coverage. [PDF]

Front Health Serv
Sethy M, Mahapatro SR, Mundu GB, Sahoo DM.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

MIRACLE URBANIZATION: Spatial Production and Political Legitimation in the Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022 Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring drivers and management strategies of informal patient payments in hospitals: A qualitative study in Iran. [PDF]

PLoS One
Yusefi AR, Bahmaei J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Technocrats vs. tipping points: How East Asian governance shapes global emissions. [PDF]

PLoS One
Lavallee J, Di Giusto B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Investment attractiveness in BRICS+ economies: Evaluating business environment reforms, institutional quality, and macroeconomic factors. [PDF]

PLoS One
Tachega MA, Wang J, Chen Y, Ahmed R, Opoku EO, Mintah C, Bart-Plange L.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of institutional quality, energy consumption, and trade openness in food production in major 19 agricultural economies. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Çelik H, Aytekin İ, Kızılkaya S.
europepmc   +1 more source