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State of the Field: Royal Studies and Court Studies

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Monarchy, as the world's oldest and most enduring form of political organization, is an area that has attracted the attention of scholars from a range of disciplines. Two connected and complementary fields embody this interdisciplinary study of monarchy and monarchies: royal studies, which takes an all‐encompassing approach to monarchy, and ...
Jonathan Spangler, Elena Woodacre
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On-line sales as effective instrument of «luxury goods» exporting by national producers to the international markets: fur goods

Вісник Харківського національного університету імені В.Н. Каразіна: Серія Міжнародні відносини, економіка, країнознавство, туризм, 2017
The paper reveals characteristics and feasibility of B2B and B2C distribution strategies of «luxury goods» of Ukrainian companies, using means of e-commerce technologies for fur goods as an example. The paper highlights the features of online sales of
Sergiy Berenda, Hanna Hryhorova
doaj  

THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
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‘PARTICIPATION IS WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY’: Unpacking the Meanings and Practices of Participation Addressing Mobility Justice in Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre, Brazil

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Participation is a topic that has been widely debated in urban studies. Despite this, we argue in this paper that policies and academic work on mobility planning have paid little attention to the meanings attached to participation and its role in mobility justice.
Aline Fernandes Barata, Sue Brownill
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THE EFFECTS OF COUNTERFEIT ON LUXURY BRAND BUYING BEHAVIOR, IN TERMS OF CONSUMPTION EXPERIENCE [PDF]

A large number of studies on counterfeiting explore consumer behaviors in the consumption of counterfeit articles. But few of them consider luxury brand consumers and counterfeiting.
P. Valette-Florence, Siham Mourad
core  

Unnatural Wills: Inheritance Disputes and Inequality

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Within the conceptual frame of relational economic sociology, inheritance disputes are a canonical form of relational mismatch. But the social patterning of relational mismatches, and their various ties to inequality, remain murky. In this paper, I examine all known inheritance disputes in Dallas from 1895–1945 within their social context to ...
Shay O'Brien
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The dark side of counterfeit luxury goods [PDF]

, 2017
The purposes of this research were to examine prevalence of fashion luxury counterfeit products online, and investigate negative aspects of counterfeit product ...
Lee, Seung-Hee, Teal, Carissa
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Determinants of Consumers’ Willingness to Buy Counterfeit Luxury Products: An Empirical Test of Linear and Inverted U-Shaped Relationship

, 2021
The proliferation of counterfeit luxury goods poses a great threat to the sustainable development of the luxury goods industry; it also disturbs the order of economic development, causes the aggravation of environmental pollution, and is contrary to the ...
Shukuan Zhao, Qiong Wu
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Opportunities and Alliances: The Relational Dynamics of Criminal Collusion in Latin America

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Mexico and judicial wiretap analysis in Argentina, this paper shows that collusion between state actors and violent non‐state actors operates through fluid and competitive relational networks rather than stable hierarchies or fixed institutional arrangements.
Eldad J. Levy, Javier Auyero
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