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How Climate Change Shapes Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Performance in the MENA Countries

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change, political stability, and sustainability are three central factors that interact and serve as key drivers of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region. Accordingly, this paper aims to fill a vital research gap by examining the impacts of climate change, natural resource ...
Hicham Ayad   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimenting with austerity urbanism through public asset management. The case of Grenoble and Bologna

open access: yesMétropoles
This paper examines how austerity measures can lead to experimentation in urban policy-making. The concept of austerity has been applied extensively since the 2008 global financial crisis and the subsequent emergence of debt reduction policies.
Federica Gatta, Maria Grazia Montesano
doaj   +1 more source

Regional Sustainable Economic Development in the Caribbean? A Discursive Inquiry

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Caribbean region is governed by several regional bodies. Among the more important organizations for small island states, where coral reefs and ocean conservation are paramount, is the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Currently, the region is going through critical environmental changes that bring important vulnerabilities.
Peter J. Jacques, Audrey Copeland
wiley   +1 more source

What Matters? Non-Electoral Youth Political Participation in Austerity Britain

open access: yesSocieties, 2018
Since the 2008 global financial crisis, Britain’s young people have been disproportionately affected by policies of welfare retrenchment. Youth disillusionment with austerity has been cited as a reason for the youthquake witnessed in the 2017 ...
Muhammad Rakib Ehsan
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Decarbonization: Human Rights, Vulnerable Workers, and an Operational Framework for Just Climate Transitions

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate transitions are widely presented as pathways toward decarbonization, green growth, and sustainable development, yet their social effects are mediated by labour‐market segmentation, regional dependence, institutional capacity, and unequal political voice.
Jacob Kwakye, Solomon Tawiah McBanasam
wiley   +1 more source

Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
wiley   +1 more source

Public policy failure in healthcare: The effect of salary reduction for new entrant consultants on recruitment in public hospitals

open access: yesAdministration, 2019
Policies fail or succeed for many reasons. These reasons include the decisionmaking process, which depends on the interplay of interests, as well as ideology and information.
Kiernan Fiona
doaj   +1 more source

Theorizing Synchronization of Organizational Resources in Dynamic Environments

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Resource orchestration (RO) in dynamic environments poses challenges during strategic initiatives. Although prior research highlights RO's benefits, little is known about how managerial decisions influence RO over time, potentially leading to inefficiencies.
Haytham Siala   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Working in the Context of Austerity : Challenges and Struggles

open access: yes, 2020
Austerity was presented as the antidote to sluggish economies, but it has had far-reaching effects on jobs and employment conditions. Drawing on a range of perspectives, the book engages with the major debates surrounding austerity and neoliberalism ...

core   +2 more sources

The Psychopolitics of Austerity: democracy, youth and civil protest

open access: yesRecerca: Revista de Pensament i Anàlisi, 2015
This article explores the psychopolitics of austerity with particular reference to Greece and Ireland. It also analyses the relationship between austerity, democracy and civil protest.
Fred Powell
doaj  

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