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Electoral reform of GMSC [PDF]
BMJ, 1995 EDITOR,—As a member of the General Medical Services Committee of many years' standing who may have to answer to an electorate of ordinary general practitioners, J David Watts has one view of the need for changes in the method of election to the committee.1 I, as one of those ordinary doctors, have another view.2 It is perhaps understandable that they ...
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, 2021 The first four decades after the adoption of general rules of electoral laws in 1949, mainly saw unsuccessful proposals to reform Knesset elections, accompanied by a few minor amendments. The beginning of the 1990s was marked by a substantial change to the electoral system, as a direct election of the prime minister was introduced.
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Electoral and Political Reforms [PDF]
, 2014 Varma proposes political and electoral reforms for better, healthy and improved democracy to remove inequalities, corruption, unemployment and mis-governance.<br><br>This new political and electoral reforms are aimed at empowering under privileged, working class, rural and urban areas.
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Electoral cycles in tax reforms
Empirical Economics, 2022 We examine electoral cycles in tax reforms using monthly data over the period of 1990-2018 for 22 advanced economies and emerging markets. We show that governments tend to avoid announcing tax reforms during the months running up to elections. In addition, they become more likely to announce those reforms in the first few months following elections ...
Antonio C. David, Can Sever
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THE STATE OF ELECTORAL REFORM IN THE GAMBIA
, 2023 In 2016, the Gambia underwent a successful transfer of power, with a new coalition government promising a series of reforms to improve the country's governance. Among these reforms were security sector reform and electoral reform, which were widely accepted by civil society, opposition parties, and international election agencies.
Gai, Biran, Öke, Mim Kemal
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Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
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Policy uncertainty shocks and farm investments in Europe: Evidence from a newspaper‐based index
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract In order to quantify the impact of agricultural policy uncertainty on European farmers' investment behavior, we construct a newspaper‐based monthly index of European agricultural policy uncertainty from 2013 to 2023. We use 327,224 newspaper articles to assess and compare the trends in policy uncertainty across five top agricultural producers ...
Viviana Garcia +2 more
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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
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Cohesion Without Consensus: Attitudinal Profiles of Social Cohesion in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Headline indicators of social cohesion in Australia have remained stable in recent years despite rising political polarisation and declining institutional trust worldwide. Yet recent protests and incidents of ethnically and politically motivated violence suggest that cohesion may be under strain. If cohesion is understood not as the pursuit of
John van Kooy
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