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Market orientation and national homicide rates
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract We studied the influence of market orientation on national homicide rates. Multiple theoretical traditions equate the development and dominance of markets with higher crime rates. Some traditional sociological theoretical claims, however, suggest market expansion should reduce violence.
William Alex Pridemore, Meghan L. Rogers
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Business Competitiveness in Bahrain: A Synopsis [PDF]
Unbridled freedom to private business sector is a harbinger of business collapse and eventually the economic landscapes of nations. We have had ample examples very recently.
Pillai, K R
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Much of the subsea cable network, which carries the vast majority of global internet traffic, is developed, owned, and operated by private corporations. In an era of growing global tensions, states have come to view these cables as critical to their interests. The article addresses the disconnect between statecraft‐centric explanations and the
Joscha Abels
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Why does the MENA region have such high unemployment rates? [PDF]
, 2004 This paper will examine the pattern of unemployment and the main characteristics of those unemployed in MENA. Then it will discuss the factors behind high unemployment rates in the region, before focusing on Egypt and Morocco to provide in depth ...
El-Hamidi, Fatma, Wahba, Jackline
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Food, Affluence and the Consumption Basket*
Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, EarlyView.There are significant disparities across nations in incomes and spending. For example, consumers in the poorest countries spend more than half of their income on food, while in the richest, this is one‐tenth or less. We use data from the International Comparison Program for 176 countries to estimate cross‐country demand equations focusing on food and ...
Hai Long Vo, Kenneth W. Clements
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Oman Medical JournalObjectives: This study of surgical site infection (SSI) rates covers 29 International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) member hospitals in 22 cities across the Middle East, including Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia ...
Victor Daniel Rosenthal +10 more
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Endogenous opposition: Identity and ideology in Kuwaiti electoral politics
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How do opposition elites succeed in authoritarian elections? Existing theories of authoritarian politics suggest a pivotal role for elections in enhancing the survival of incumbent dictators. Yet, in many contexts, opposition elites attract considerable support and constrain the policymaking authorities of these dictators.
Daniel L. Tavana
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HUMAN TRAFFICKING: THE BAHRAIN EXPERIENCE [PDF]
Drug smuggling may top the list of the world’s most profitable and headline-grabbing illegal activities, but second to that —in a close tie with the illegal arms trade — is human trafficking, the recruitment or coercion of people who are held captive as ...
Ali Al JABAL
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Multi-Media As a Cognitive Tool [PDF]
, 2002 Two of the modalities used to present information to students, namely, animation and verbal representation are in a constant competition in effectiveness, without any persistent winner, except when it comes to conceptual versus procedural knowledge ...
Alkhalifa, Dr Eshaa M.
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Competitive diplomacy in bargaining and war
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract War is often viewed as a bargaining problem. However, prior to bargaining, countries can vie for leverage by expending effort on diplomacy. This article presents a dynamic model of conflict where agenda‐setting power is endogenous to pre‐bargaining diplomatic competition.
Joseph J. Ruggiero
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