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Achievements, challenges and perspectives of financial decentralization in Bulgaria [PDF]

open access: yes
The process of gradual administrative and political decentralization in Bulgaria started in 1991, but the real financial decentralization process started in the beginning of 2003 with the adoption of a comparatively clear expenditure assignment and ...
Stoilova, Desislava
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The Future of Hydrogen‐Powered Aviation: Technologies, Challenges, and a Strategic Roadmap for Sustainable Decarbonization

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
Hydrogen‐powered aviation offers a transformative pathway to zero‐emission flight by eliminating in‐flight CO2 emissions. Key considerations include propulsion systems (fuel cells and hydrogen combustion), cryogenic storage and insulation challenges, infrastructure and cost barriers, and supply‐chain constraints.
Mubasshira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What we talk about when we talk about decentralization? Insights from post-revolution Tunisia

open access: yesL’Année du Maghreb, 2017
This article explores the language of decentralization policies in post-revolution Tunisia. It argues that international financial institutions mobilize a particular language about decentralization to create new clients and reinvent themselves in a ...
Lana Salman
doaj   +1 more source

Achieving accountability through decentralization : lessons for integrated river basin management [PDF]

open access: yes
While decentralization holds out the promise of increased flexibility and efficiency, the preconditions for realizing it are daunting. To draw lessons for productive decentralization in integrated river basin management, this paper surveys the ...
Mody, Jyothsna
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Constitutional Impediments to Decentralization in the World\u27s Largest Federal Country [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Decentralization is often advocated as a means of improving local democracy and enhancing what economists call allocative efficiency. In federal countries, where power is already divided between national and state governments, decentralization involves ...
Mahin, Maya J., Murthy, Sharmila L.
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Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Philippine Local Government Bond Market [PDF]

open access: yes
The 1991 Local Government has initiated comprehensive changes in Philippine public administration such as decentralization and greater local autonomy. However, the macroeconomic picture has been characterized by volatile inflation, foreign exchange and ...
Laya, Jaime C.
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralization in Indonesia: An Evaluation of the Implementation of Laws 22 and 25 of 1999

open access: yesAndalas Journal of International Studies, 2016
Indonesia has been undergoing a reform process. It started with the process of rapid decentralization government began in 1999 from a strong centralized system.
Beche bt Mamma
doaj   +1 more source

Trust Is Risk: A Decentralized Financial Trust Platform

open access: yes, 2017
Centralized reputation systems use stars and reviews and thus require algorithm secrecy to avoid manipulation. In autonomous open source decentralized systems this luxury is not available. We create a reputation network for decentralized marketplaces where the trust each user gives to the other users is quantifiable and expressed in monetary terms.
Thyfronitis Litos, O.S., Zindros, D.
openaire   +2 more sources

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