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Aid, Growth and Devolution [PDF]
This paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision-makers are ...
Christian Lessmann, Gunther Markwardt
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Clear red water? Devolved education policy and the Welsh news media audience [PDF]
, 2012 Preprint submitted to Participations, 2012.The long-running debate about the information gap between the Welsh voting public and the processes of devolution tends to revolve around structural, cultural and economic deficiencies in the media.
Roberts, Simon Gwyn
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABCs) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine veterans aged 65 to 89 with CLBP from three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC ...
Debra K. Weiner +9 more
wiley +1 more source
Outlook and appraisal [October 2006] [PDF]
, 2006 Despite some weakening of the Scottish economy relative to the UK in the first quarter of 2006 the growth of GVA in Scotland remains strong. Growth in the Scottish service sector during the first three months of the year slowed more than in the UK, but ...
Ashcroft, Brian
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Associations of Sleep and Shift Work With Osteoarthritis Risk
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Daily rhythms may be critical for maintaining homeostasis of joint tissues. We aimed to investigate the relationships among circadian clock disruption, sleep, and osteoarthritis (OA) risk in humans. Methods In the UK Biobank, a prospective 500,000–person cohort, we evaluated associations among sleep duration, sleeplessness/insomnia, and shift
Elizabeth L. Yanik +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Scotland: A New Fiscal Settlement [PDF]
Tax and Expenditure Devolution, Inter-Government Relations, Fiscal Federalism, State Budget, Fiscal Coordination.
Andrew Hughes Hallett, Drew Scott
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
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Devolution and the Quest for Peace and National Cohesion in Zimbabwe
Modern AfricaThis article investigates whether devolution, as currently implemented in Zimbabwe by the Mnangagwa administration, will project the nation towards peace and national cohesion.
Charles Moyo
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Structure and bargaining power in multilateral negotiations : Application to water management policies in France [PDF]
Environmental policies are characterized by a growing emphasis on participation, devolution and negotiated decision making. Increasingly, centralized top down decision making systems are being replaced by new forms of local governance. In their strongest
Gordon C. Rausser +5 more
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Public spending and Scottish devolution : crowding out, or crowding in? [PDF]
, 2007 There has been a developing debate about the performance of the Scottish economy under devolution and the effect of the expansion of the public sector on Scottish growth.
Allan, Grant +2 more
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