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Fiscal decentralization : a political economy perspective [PDF]
, 2005 This paper surveys recent contributions to the study of fiscal decentralization which adopt a political economy approach. It is argued that this approach can capture, in a variety of formal models, the plausible and influential ideas (increasingly ...
Lockwood, Ben
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
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Decentralized bilevel optimization
Optimization LettersBilevel optimization has been successfully applied to many important machine learning problems. Algorithms for solving bilevel optimization have been studied under various settings. In this paper, we study the nonconvex-strongly-convex bilevel optimization under a decentralized setting.
Xuxing Chen, Minhui Huang, Shiqian Ma
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Decentralization (localization) and corruption : new cross-country evidence [PDF]
This paper attempts to improve the understanding and measurement of decentralization and its relationship with corruption in a worldwide context. This is done by presenting the conceptual underpinnings of such relationship as well as using superior and ...
Shah, Anwar, Ivanyna, Maksym
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Fiscal decentralization and development: How crucial is local politics? [PDF]
, 2010 Does fiscal decentralization in a politically decentralized less developed country help strengthen democratic institutions at the grass root level? And is the impact of such decentralization on local politics important in determining local development ...
Pal, Sarmistha +3 more
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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson +2 more
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Global patterns and drivers of protected area system decentralization: A cross-national analysis
Environmental and Sustainability IndicatorsThis study presents the first global analysis of decentralization patterns in national protected area systems (NPAS) across 118 countries. Using a hurdle regression model, we examine how country characteristics influence both the adoption and extent of ...
Liza Khmara +2 more
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Decentralization and public services : the case of immunization [PDF]
The author studies the impact of political decentralization on childhood immunization, an essential public service provided in almost all countries.
Khaleghian, Peyvand
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi +2 more
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Descentralizarea ca experiment legislativ (Decentralisation as a legislative experiment) [PDF]
Polis: Revista de Stiinte Politice, 2014 The intellectual prestige of „decentralization” comes, mainly, from the works of Tocqueville, who conceives a sort of definition of decentralization by indicating it’s effects in USA.
Mark BUCUCI
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