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Policy Capacity Under Decentralization: Kindergarten Education Reforms in the Philippines

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the relationship between policy capacity and policy effectiveness in decentralized governance setups. It challenges the conventional view that policy functions should only be decentralized when requisite capacities already exist at lower levels of government. Instead, the paper proposes that capacity can follow function ‐ as
Kidjie Ian Saguin, M. Ramesh
wiley   +1 more source

USAID's Locally‐Led Development Agenda: Open Government and Independent Monitoring

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT USAID's ambitious localization agenda between 2021–2024—suspended in early 2025—aimed to provide more funding for local organizations, strengthen local systems, and co‐create with local communities. This study uses pre‐2025 open government data to identify continuity and change during USAID’s localization push.
Jeffrey Hallock, Jonathan Fox, Nicholas Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Mexico City Policy in US Development Policy and Its Backlash‐Frontlash‐Logic

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Mexico City Policy provides for the discontinuation of U.S. government funding for foreign non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide legal abortion services. While Republican administrations have repeatedly pushed for the introduction of the Mexico City Policy after their re‐election, those regulations have been rescinded by ...
Thomas Lange
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Capacity Matters Differently Over Time: The Emergence and Persistence of Participatory Budgeting in China

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The persistence of participatory budgeting (PB) in selected Chinese localities challenges the conventional wisdom that deliberative democratic practices can only take root in liberal political environments. Yet, existing literature has not sufficiently elucidated the factors underpinning the rise and sustained operation of PB in this seemingly
Yifei Yan, Alfred M. Wu, Biao Huang, Fangxin Yi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From commons to commoning as resistance efforts to blue injustice: A sociohistorical and ethnographical approach

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the last 20 years, collaborative efforts have emerged with the intention of going beyond the pure capitalist economy, seeking to generate transformative community‐based changes that guarantee blue equity, fair distribution and well‐being.
Sílvia Gómez, Alfons Garrido
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and income disparities in World Psychiatry Congress participation (2023-2024). [PDF]

Arch Womens Ment Health
Yilmaz-Karaman IG, Pinto da Costa M, Koseoglu B, Oktar AU, Thibaut F, Færden A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Relief of pain associated with spasticity in adult patients after treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA: Post hoc observational results from the ASPIRE study

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Pain is often observed in patients with spasticity, but little is known about the relationship between pain and spasticity and the effectiveness of treating pain with botulinum toxins in these patients. Objective To explore onabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) use and pain relief in patients with spasticity with pain at baseline.
Jörg Wissel, Cassandra List, Marc Schwartz, Mariana Nelson, Tiziana Musacchio, Esther Duarte   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to make dermatology conferences more sustainable? [PDF]

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
Marinovic B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Inspiring the next generation of plant scientists: What we learned from 421 plant biologists

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Addressing biodiversity and climate crises requires a new generation of plant scientists, yet interest in plant‐related careers is declining globally. A survey of 421 plant biologists revealed that the primary driver of pursuing botany is an emotional connection, curiosity, and appreciation for plants, often stimulated by hands‐on experiences and ...
Joanna Kacprzyk, Rainer Melzer
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling publishing patterns in the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons congress abstracts: a retrospective multicentric publication analysis. [PDF]

Updates Surg
Schneider M, Dukaczewska A, van Beek DJ, Van Den Heede K, Sharma G, Almquist M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source