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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

Compulsive buying and credit card misuse among credit card holders: The roles of self-esteem, materialism, impulsive buying and budget constraint

open access: yesIntangible Capital, 2014
Purpose: This study aims to examine the factors that influence credit card misuse among working adults in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The relationship among self-esteem, materialism, impulsive buying, budget constraint, compulsive buying and credit card ...
Nor Asiah Omar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Compulsive Buying and Borderline Personality Symptomatology

open access: yesJournal of Personality Disorders, 2013
In this study, the authors investigated the relationship between compulsive buying and borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptomatology--two disorders possibly linked through impulsivity. Using a survey methodology in a cross-sectional consecutive sample of nonemergent female outpatients from an obstetrics/gynecology clinic, the authors assessed ...
Sansone, Randy A   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Being Wrong About Personal Transformation

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract Transformative experiences are thought to change us in different ways. Some transform us epistemically by providing genuinely new, previously unimaginable experiences, while others bring about personal transformation by altering our values. Recent debates on transformative experiences have explored the challenges these experiences pose for ...
Adrian Kind
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence study of compulsive buying in a sample with low individual monthly income

open access: yesTrends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2015
Introduction: Compulsive buying can be characterized as an almost irresistible impulse to acquire various items. This is a current issue and the prevalence rate in the global population is around 5 to 8%.
Priscilla Lourenço Leite   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on the Labour Rights of Incarcerated People: A Case Study of England and Wales

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article presents the 2024 Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, entitled ‘Contemporary Forms of Slavery as Affecting Currently and Formerly Incarcerated People’, and assesses the regime in England and Wales on the basis of the Rapporteur's recommendations.
Virginia Mantouvalou
wiley   +1 more source

Compulsive Buying Behaviour in Estonian Market

open access: yesEconomics and Business, 2015
This research is conducted about compulsive buying behaviour in Estonia. The current research purpose is to find out how many people are affected by compulsive buying behaviour in Estonia and what factors are influencing this phenomenon.
Raudsepp Marju, Parts Oliver
doaj   +1 more source

The Open Shop, Closed Shop, Agency Shop, and Union Default in Comparative Perspective: Members, Resources, and Individual Autonomy

open access: yesIndustrial Relations Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strategies designed to revive the declining union movement require new resources and new members for success. For this, many unions often used closed or agency shops. We compare these with the now dominant open shop as well as the union default.
Mark Harcourt, Gregor Gall
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Prediabetes in a Foreign Country: A Qualitative Study of Self‐Management Experiences Among Chinese‐Speaking Immigrants in Australia

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Chinese‐speaking immigrants in Australia have a higher risk of type 2 diabetes and face more barriers to accessing quality healthcare compared to non‐culturally and linguistically diverse populations. This study aimed to explore the self‐management experiences of Chinese‐speaking Australians with self‐reported lived experience of ...
Min Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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