Designing to solve housing problems during communist regime. Tradittion, adventure and inovations [PDF]
, 2023 Enkeleida Prifti
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In Search of Legitimacy in Post-revolutionary China: Bringing Ideology and Governance Back In [PDF]
The contemporary politics of China reflect an ongoing effort by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to claim the right to rule in light of the consequences of economic development, international pressures, and historical change.
Bruce Gilley, Heike Holbig
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From Proxies to System State: Defining Sustainability Management Against Symbolic Progress
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability in management is often measured through scores, ratings, and disclosure narratives that can reward symbolic progress while leaving underlying social‐ecological conditions unchanged. This perspective paper offers a definition of Sustainability Management as how organizations plan, organize, lead, and control (four management ...
Yiping Zhang, Olaf Weber
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The Birth of Communist Party and Soviet Constitution between China and Hungary
Journal on European History of Law, 2017 China and Hungary shared a similar memory of socialist experiences in the communist period since 1949. Nevertheless, the communist regime was not out of thin air.
Da Lu
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Opium for the Masses: How Foreign Free Media Can Stabilize Authoritarian Regimes [PDF]
A common claim in the democratization literature is that foreign free media undermine authoritarian rule. No reliable micro-level evidence on this topic exists, however, since independent survey research is rarely possible in authoritarian regimes and ...
Hainmueller, Jens, Kern, Holger
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Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the Chinese kimchi industry, manufacturers employ product names, photographs, and logistical strategies to promote their kimchi's “Koreanness.” So, what makes their kimchi “Korean,” and how does its Koreanness formulate kimchi's commodity value?
Heangjin Park
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What are the prospects for the Polish left? [PDF]
, 2018 Poland's communist successor party has seen its opinion poll ratings increase in recent months. This upturn in support came after the revival of debates about the country's communist past prompted by government legislation affecting the interests of its ...
Szczerbiak, Aleks
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The EU engagement in democracy promotion in post-Soviet Central Asia: the case study of the Kyrgyz Republic – prospects and challenges [PDF]
, 2018 When Soviet Union collapsed, there were different hypothesis regarding democratic reforms and political system changes in Kyrgyzstan. It was believed that Kyrgyzstan would develop its independent policy and democratic governance.
Kainazarov, Baktybek
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A Test of the Coase Conjecture Using Prices of Electronic Books
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Coase Conjecture predicts that a durable‐goods monopolist without commitment will rapidly cut price toward marginal cost. We test this prediction in the electronic‐book market using release‐day prices. To proxy for marginal cost, we use competitive prices of public‐domain electronic books on the same platforms.
Tim Groseclose, Alex Tabarrok
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Suicide and homicide after the fall of communist regimes
European Psychiatry, 1998 SummaryBoth suicide and homicide rates rose in nations formed after the formal break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. Homicide rates, but not suicide rates rose in Eastern European nations after the fall of their communist regimes in 1989.
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