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Contractors and Naval Policy. The Victualling of the Spanish Navy in the Beginning of the War against Great Britain, 1739-1741

Studia Historica: Historia Moderna, 2014
In 1739 while British and Spanish diplomats tried to avoid a war, both nations prepared the infrastructure to arm their respective Navies. The mobilization of the Spanish resources for war was very much hampered by the bankruptcy of March that same year.
María BAUDOT MONROY
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Charge towards green finance ignores risks of nature commodification: Evidence from the UK's climate and nature recovery policy landscape

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The urgent need for up‐scaled finance has become central to the climate and nature recovery discourses worldwide. With most existing investments coming from public sources, closing the financing gap has become the overpowering argument for calling for private investments into nature restoration and conservation.
Julia Martin‐Ortega, Ruth Bookbinder, Joshua B. Cohen   +2 more
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La ordinalidad como elemento positivo para un nuevo sistema de financiación regional en España

Revista Galega de Economía, 2023
El principio de ordinalidad se entiende como una modulación a la solidaridad interregional en un sistema de financiación descentralizado, de modo que se garantice que las regiones que más aportan cuenten finalmente con recursos no inferiores a la media.
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Defence Contracting and Accrual‐Based Earnings Management

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine accrual‐based earnings management in Spanish defence firms in 2011–2020, using a unique database from the Spanish Ministry of Defence. We find higher levels of accrual‐based earnings management and lower accrual quality in firms where defence contracts represent a high proportion of their total sales.
Francisco José Callado‐Muñoz, Juan Pedro Sánchez‐Ballesta, Natalia Utrero‐González, José Yagüe   +3 more
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An empirical analysis of percentage tax designation to the catholic church and other social entities in Spain

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Since 2007, the Spanish State's contribution to funding the Catholic Church comes from what is known as the ‘tax allocation’ (asignación tributaria). It is a pure system of percentage tax designation consisting of 0.7% of the tax liability of taxpayers who decide to tick the relevant box on their personal income tax form.
Ángela Castillo‐Murciego, Julio López‐Laborda, Guillermo Peña   +2 more
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Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva, Ivo Colmonero‐Costeira, Saidil Lamine Djaló, Tomás Camará, Rui M. Sá, Tania Minhós, Angelika Kiebler, Martin Grethlein, Netta Pikkarainen, Stefan Prost   +9 more
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Dinheiro, Tempo e Memória Eleitoral: Os Mecanismos que Levam ao Voto nas Eleições para Prefeito em 2012

Dados: Revista de Ciências Sociais, 2016
RESUMO O artigo analisa o peso do tempo de propaganda e financiamento eleitoral nas disputas majoritárias locais no Brasil. Dialogamos com a literatura sobre o papel dos recursos financeiros e o tempo de propaganda gratuita nas eleições brasileiras, bem ...
Bruno Wilhelm Speck, Emerson Urizzi Cervi   +1 more
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El financiamiento como estrategia de desarrollo en microempresas artesanales de San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, México

Economía, Sociedad y Territorio, 2022
Este trabajo examina la influencia de los financiamientos en el desempeño de las microempresas artesanales de San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, México. Para ello, se aplicaron encuestas y entrevistas semiestructuradas a actores clave del desarrollo local y ...
Adriana López García, Martín Arturo Ramírez Urquidy, Arturo César López García   +2 more
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Threats to and management of Natura 2000 protected areas relative to agricultural practices

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network combines biodiversity protection and socioeconomic targets. Human activities, such as agricultural practices, can affect biodiversity in N2K sites in diverse ways. Limiting activities with negative impacts while enforcing land management that supports biodiversity is crucial for effective conservation.
Giorgio Zavattoni, Elie Gaget, Tyler Hallman, Ineta Kačergytė, Tomas Pärt, Diego Pavón‐Jordán, Thomas Sattler, Jon E. Brommer   +7 more
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Modelos de financiación de la educación superior estatal: El caso de la Universidad de Costa Rica

Actualidades Investigativas en Educación, 2018
En el presente artículo se analiza el modelo de financiación de la educación superior estatal en Costa Rica. Como resultado, de la difícil situación económica por la que atraviesan la mayoría de países del mundo y de una mayor demanda por educación ...
Carlos Araya Leandro
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