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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of sustainable development on the relevance of accounting information and financial activities: Evidence from Thailand. [PDF]

PLoS One
Moolkham M.
europepmc   +1 more source

FINANCIALIZED VIOLENCE IN TORONTO’S RENTAL MARKET: Eviction Rates in Majority Black Renter Communities

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract While the geographical distribution of eviction filings has been explored in Toronto, the intersection of rental housing financialization, race and eviction remains underexplored. Financial actors and their intermediaries, who fuel the eviction crisis in economically disenfranchised Black renter communities, exert significant influence over ...
Nemoy Lewis, Dimitri Panou, Richard Maaranen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The multi-faceted effects of technology-driven productivity surge in the crop & livestock sector in Greece: Evidence from the FABLE Calculator. [PDF]

PLoS One
Koundouri P, Dellis K, Miziaki O.
europepmc   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting the Governance-Dividend Nexus: The Mediating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility. [PDF]

F1000Res
Shaheen R, Bala H, Haruna Abubakar A, Lamba Sahdev S, Alhaji Sani A, Khatoon G, Zahid U.   +6 more
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CLAIMING SOCIAL HOUSING FUTURES: Value, Risk and the Temporal Politics of Income Strip Financing in London

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Asset managers, private equity firms and other institutional investors have assumed an increasingly important role in the ownership and management of housing and infrastructure since the Global Financial Crisis. This article analyses how social housing in London is being transformed into a financial asset through an analysis of ‘income strip ...
Aretousa Bloom, Joe Penny
wiley   +1 more source

The power of ESG in shaping dividend policy: Illuminating the role of financial sustainability in an emerging market. [PDF]

PLoS One
Almulhim AA, Aljughaiman AA, Al Barrak T, Chebbi K, Amin N.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Capital and the Family

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How are capital and the family interconnected in contemporary capitalism? In this article, we argue that they come together in owning relations. By owning capital across generations, families bridge the temporal gap between the durability of capital and the finite lifespan of private property holders and thus resolve the problem of bona ...
Jens Beckert, Isabell Stamm
wiley   +1 more source

Getting ahead of the ageing curve: learning from EU experiences for a healthier demographic transition. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Freitas HR, Malva JO.
europepmc   +1 more source