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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giovanni Trovato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety of Women Health-care Workers at the Workplace Especially of Whistleblowers.

J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg
Shah RS.
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Ensuring safety and security for Ecuador's rural health doctors: a call to action. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Ortiz-Prado E, Merlo-Chaves LF, Vasconez-Gonzalez J, Suarez-Sangucho IA, Izquierdo-Condoy JS.   +4 more
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The hidden peril: Ecuador's struggle with substandard and falsified medicines. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Vasconez-Gonzalez J, Izquierdo-Condoy JS, Ortiz-Prado E.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Psychopathy is a neglected public health problem. [PDF]

Front Psychiatry
Chinchilla MA, Reidy DE, Kosson DS.
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"Beyond the flood: Exploring the psychosocial consequences and resilience challenges in the aftermath of "El Niño" in Tumbes, Peru". [PDF]

J Clim Chang Health
Flores EC, Fuhr DC, Simms V, Lescano AG, Thorogood N.   +4 more
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Transparency and corruption risk in pharmaceutical procurement practices at public health facilities in Northeast Ethiopia: a multi-facility study. [PDF]

J Pharm Policy Pract
Bayked EM, Menelik MM, Toleha HN, Workneh BD, Wendie TF, Kahissay MH.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond the Law: A Qualitative Socio‐Ecological Study of Substance Use Treatment Barriers and Adaptations in Ghana

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ghana's response to substance use has long been dominated by criminalisation, yet limited research has examined how this policy environment shapes addiction treatment delivery. This study explored the perspectives of mental health nurses providing care to people who use drugs (PWUDs) using a socio‐ecological framework.
Evans F. Kyei, Dorothy Wilson, Grace K. Kyei, Rockson Ansong, Mercy N. Mumba   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Valuing Free Speech Affect Norms of Tolerance? Evidence From Individual Preferences

Kyklos, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid intensifying global debates over balancing free speech with protections against hate speech, this paper investigates whether individuals who value free speech exhibit greater racial tolerance. Unlike prior studies focusing on the institutional effects of free speech, this paper examines whether individuals who prioritize free speech hold ...
Claudia Williamson Kramer
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Statistical analysis of the effect of socio-political factors on individual life satisfaction. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Itani A, Hasan I, Younes L, Alzaatreh A.
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