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Bureaucratic Interests: Does Fiscal Decentralization Impede Efficient Governance?

Politics &Policy, Volume 54, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between fiscal decentralization and administrative unit reduction in China, with particular attention to the political and institutional conditions under which subnational governments resist centrally coordinated streamlining.
Yuxing (Nemo) Chen
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La crisis del sector eléctrico en California 2000-2001: reformas y desintegración vertical

Ecos de Economía, 2005
El propósito de este artículo es analizar qué factores determinan la estructura de capital de los establecimientos de crédito en Colombia. Con este fin se hace una revisión de la literatura existente en torno al tema y, asumiendo que se cumple la ...
John Jairo García Rendón, Ana María Medina Sánchez   +1 more
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Digital Futures Between Participatory Digital Democracy and Participatory Digital Fascism

Policy &Internet, Volume 18, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper explores one of the defining political questions of the twenty‐first century: will digital technologies strengthen democracy or accelerate new forms of authoritarianism and fascism? Against the backdrop of platform capitalism, AI‐driven communication, surveillance infrastructures, disinformation and democratic crisis, the study asks
Christian Fuchs, Kevin Friesch, Joel Museba   +2 more
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An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1533-1549, September 2026.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz, Jesús A. Anaya, Nicola Clerici, Lina M. Estupinan‐Suarez, Isabel Lopera, Solveig Richter, Alejandro Salazar, Carlos A. Sierra, Andrés Tangarife‐Escobar, Miguel D. Mahecha, David Montero, Pablo Palacios‐Rodríguez, Pablo Ramos, Santiago Botía   +13 more
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Carl Schmitt's International Order: A Decolonial Reappraisal

Constellations, EarlyView.
Andrea Mura
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Development and adoption of Kernza—A perennial grain crop for sustainable agriculture

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1517-1532, September 2026.
Annual cereal grains account for ~50% of human food calories, but cultivation of these crops has resulted in major environmental and social issues worldwide. For nearly three decades, researchers have been breeding intermediate wheatgrass—a perennial cool‐season grass—to serve as the world's first commercial‐scale perennial grain crop to improve ...
Jessica L. Gutknecht, James A. Anderson, George Annor, Prabin Bajgain, Timothy E. Crews, Colin Cureton, Lee DeHaan, Erin Meier, Tessa Peters, Valentín Picasso, Evelyn C. Reilly, Aaron Reser, Tara Ritter, Aubrey Streit Krug, Nicole Tautges, Jacob M. Jungers   +15 more
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Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1853-1871, September 2026.
As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu, Pei‐yan Wang, Ya‐nan Li, Nan Hu, Yun‐yuan Li   +4 more
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COSTO DE CAPITAL E IMPUESTOSEN UN SISTEMA TRIBUTARIO NO INTEGRADO Y EN UNO INTEGRADO.Generalización del modelo

El Trimestre Económico, 2014
En este artículo se determina expresiones para el beneficio tributario de endeudarse y para el rendimiento que exige un accionista, si la empresa y la deuda crecen, en un sistema tributario no integrado como el de los Estados Unidos.
Jorge Niño T., Salvador Zurita L., Augusto Castillo R.   +2 more
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Evaluación de modelos financieros desde la perspectiva de la estructura de capital y la generación de tesorería: un aporte a la contabilidad de gestión

Journal of Management and Business Studies
Las empresas buscan maximizar el valor de sus accionistas, pero esto debe equilibrarse con la necesidad de mantener una solvencia adecuada. La estructura de capital, la combinación de deuda y capital propio que utiliza una empresa, juega un papel crucial
Alejandro Acevedo Amorocho, Juan Carlos Ariza Lozano, Rafael Eduardo Arévalo Navarro, Andrea del Pilar Guerrero Delgado   +3 more
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A root–soil association index reveals life‐history strategies of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 5, Page 2932-2947, September 2026.
Phylogenetic tree of Glomeromycota, including all studied virtual taxa, based on the small subunit region. The bar plot in the external part of the phylogeny depicts the log‐transformed arbuscular mycorrhizal root–soil association index, with values > 0 indicating rhizophilic lifestyle, < 0 edaphophilic lifestyle, and close to 0 no preference.
Iñaki Odriozola, Felix Wesener, Petr Baldrian, Florian Barbi, Lukas Bell‐Dereske, Karel Klem, Lenka Meszárošová, Otso Ovaskainen, Jakub Skřivánek, Tomáš Větrovský, Zuzana Kolaříková, Petr Kohout   +11 more
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