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Reflexão & Ação, 2016 This study, of theoretical and documentary nature, aims to investigate the role of school councils in Brazilian municipalities. Therefore, we analyzed the construction of the democratic process in Brazil, as well as the progress of popular participation ...
Hildegard Susana Jung +2 more
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Variation in Structural Home Rule: Evidence from California City Councils
California Journal of Politics and Policy, 2016 Much of the literature on home rule overlooks structural variations in city governance. Because structural features of city governance expand or restrict democratic participation, we take a comprehensive look at the 481 cities in California to identify ...
Samuel Stone, Justin Tucker
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EarthUrban heat risk is intensifying globally, yet the relative contributions of climate warming and demographic restructuring to spatiotemporal risk change remain poorly understood, particularly in post-socialist cities experiencing simultaneous thermal ...
Dino Bečić, Mateo Gašparović
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Works Councils, Wages, and Job Satisfaction [PDF]
We investigate the effects of works councils on employees’ wages and job satisfaction in general and for subgroups with respect to sex and occupational status. Making use of a German representative sample of employees, we find that employees, who move to
Grund, Christian, Schmitt, Andreas
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The impact of Dutch works councils according to managers [PDF]
Although works councils have, by and large, equally extensive legal rights in Germany and the Netherlands, this is the first econometric analysis that investigates the influence of Dutch works councils on firm performance.
Annette van den Berg +2 more
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Benchmarking the financial performance of local councils in Ireland
Administration, 2016 It was over a quarter of a century ago that information from the financial statements was used to benchmark the efficiency and effectiveness of local government in the US.
Robbins Geraldine +2 more
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Works councils and the anatomy of wages [PDF]
This paper provides the first full examination of the effect of German works councils on wages using matched employer-employee data (specifically, the LIAB for 2001). We find that works councils are associated with higher earnings.
Addison, John T. +2 more
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Dropout Explanation according to the views of teacher’s council and its documents in Izeh city [PDF]
فصلنامه نوآوریهای آموزشی, 2015 The purpose of this study was to explain the dropout according to the views of teachers’ council members and its documents in Izeh city. Given that dropout imposes huge costs on educational system every year, it seems necessary to give a comprehensive ...
Moosā Piri, Saeid Mahmoodi Bardzardi
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Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, 2016 New technologies such as Internet and new media introduce new challenges for public communication. Private companies from Romania use in a very creative way the new tools of Web 2.0, such as social media. In the Romanian public sector, especially in the
Delia Cristina BALABAN +3 more
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As relações entre arranjo institucional e representação política nos conselhos
Ciências Sociais Unisinos, 2011 The creation of institutional spaces for social participation has originated a new form of political representation. Representatives who act in these spaces speak on behalf of a particular social group that needs a spokesperson to present its interests ...
Joana Vaz Moura
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