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Glenn H. Snyder: Deterrence and Defense: Toward a Theory of National Security

, 2018
Eirik Torsvoll
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Bottom–up and top–down drivers influence urbanization effects on insect herbivory in oaks

Oikos, EarlyView.
Urban forests provide essential ecosystem services, including pest control, biodiversity conservation, and human health benefits. Herbivory is a widespread biotic interaction that shapes ecosystem functions, such as primary productivity and soil fertility, which underpin these services.
Gabriela Quiroga, Carla Vázquez‐González, Víctor M. Rodríguez, Beatriz Lago‐Núñez, Astrid Van den Bossche, Pieter De Frenne, Martin M. Gossner, Johan A. Stenberg, Kristoffer Hylander, Ayco J. M. Tack, Mona Chor Bjørn, Katerina Sam, Jovan Dobrosavljević, Slobodan Milanović, Olivier Bonnard, Bastien Castagneyrol, Felisa Covelo, Luis Abdala‐Roberts, Xoaquín Moreira   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Citizens Accurately Perceive Marijuana Sanction Risks? A Test of a Critial Assumption in Deterrence Theory and the Decriminalization Debate

, 2008
Robert J. MacCoun, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Jamie F. Chriqui, Katherine M. Harris, Peter Reuter   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

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

Risk-driven or authority-based? Unraveling public policy compliance during the pandemic in China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Zhang H, Luo C, Yang C, Ouyang Y, Deng X.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Treble Damages, Deterrence, and Their Relation to Substantive Law: Ramifications Under the Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1984 [PDF]

, 2011
Metzger, Michael J.
core   +1 more source

Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
wiley   +1 more source

Hooking recreational fishers on sustainable fishing: Consistent psycho-social determinants raise potential for broad scale interventions. [PDF]

Ambio
Navarro M, Mahony T, Jarvis D, Stoeckl N, Gelves-Gomez F, Adams VM.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The effect of compliance assistance on pollution discharges and violations of environmental regulations

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Researchers and policymakers assert competing behavioral models of polluters. One model portrays polluters as best approximated by the perfectly informed, rational actor from economics textbooks. Another model portrays polluters, particularly small and medium facilities, as imperfectly informed, cognitively bounded, pro‐social actors.
Paul J. Ferraro, Jay P. Shimshack
wiley   +1 more source

Reframing the Overdose Crisis: Stigma, Industry Influence, and the Politics of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids. [PDF]

Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv
Eisenkraft Klein D, Grundy Q, Hawkins B, Schwartz R.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source