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Are Policy Reform and Growth in Africa Sustainable? [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper, relying on the results of several cross-sectionnal growth regressions, examines the factors determining the sustainability of policy reforms and growth in Africa.
Jean-Louis ARCAND   +2 more
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Ownership and co-management: towards the integrated management of Lake Victoria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The management of Lake Victoria is a high priority to the riparian countries that benefit directly from its resources. Management regulations have been formulated and implemented with the aim of maintaining the lake's ecological quality as well as ...
Onyango, P.O.
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Self-employment and the chicle trade: the case of the Lebanese minority in the Cayo district of Belize [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Belize iss a relative small country in Central America, which is enclosed by Mexico in the north and by Guatemala in the west and south. The country has a multi-ethnic population consisting of, amongst others, Mestizos, Creoles, Garinagu, Maya's ...
Darwish, K., Roessingh, C.H.
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‘Stop torpedoing women's rights!’: Feminist institutional responses to anti‐gender politics in Spain and Catalonia parliaments

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Political Research, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1693-1717, November 2025.
Abstract Democracy and gender equality are increasingly contested in European parliamentary contexts, with the rise of political parties and movements that oppose feminist politics and the rights of women, LGBTI* and racialised people. Existing literature exploring far‐right and anti‐gender actors in institutional settings has focused on their ...
EMANUELA LOMBARDO   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities and Choices.. [PDF]

open access: yes
Growth depends upon the interaction of opportunities and choices. A country, or an entire region, may fail to grow either because there are no opportunities, or because choices are made that preclude opportunities being taken. The stark phenomenon we are
Collier, Paul, O'Connell, Stephen
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The Orange Order in Scotland since 1860: a social analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Book synopsis: Irish immigrants and their descendants have made a vital contribution to the creation of modern Scotland. This book is the first collection of essays on the Irish in Scotland for almost twenty years, and brings together for the first time ...
Kaufmann, Eric P.
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Green nationalism from above: Authoritarian state power and the greening of UAE nationalism

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 946-965, October 2025.
Abstract All nationalisms have multiple storylines that evolve in response to changes in global affairs. The shifting geopolitical and ecological circumstances surrounding climate change are contributing to the strengthening of “green nationalisms” around the world — including in authoritarian states. This article examines the rise of green nationalism
Natalie Koch
wiley   +1 more source

Global Demographic Change: Dimensions and Economic Significance [PDF]

open access: yes
Transitions from high mortality and fertility to low mortality and fertility can be beneficial to economies as large baby boom cohorts enter the workforce and save for retirement, while rising longevity has perhaps increased both the incentive to invest ...
David Canning, David E. Bloom
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New Hampshire demographic trends in the twenty-first century [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This brief summarizes current population redistribution trends in the Granite State and shows how fertility, mortality, and migration contributed to these trends. According to the 2010 census, New Hampshire gained 80,700 residents (a 6.5 percent increase)
Johnson, Kenneth M.
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From Irish Exceptionalism to European Normality?: The New Islamic Presence in the Republic of Ireland, Etudes Irlandaises 39 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Due to its colonial past, Ireland has often been described as an exceptional state in Western Europe. The discourse of Irish exceptionalism also suggests a smoother path of integration for Muslim migrants compared to other Western European countries ...
Scharbrodt, Oliver
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