British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
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Fiscal decentralisation and gender responsive budgeting in South Africa: An appraisal. [PDF]
Fiscal decentralisation ; Gender ; South ...
Bagchi, Amaresh, Chakraborty, Lekha S.
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Passing the buck without the bucks- some reflections on fiscal decentralisation and the business rate retention strategy in England [PDF]
, 2015 Kevin and Paul reflect on the intricacies and potential impacts of the government’s drive toward fiscal decentralisation and independence. They focus on the government’s Business Rate Retention Strategy (BRRS) and its consequences for local authorities ...
Muldoon-Smith, Kevin, Greenhalgh, Paul
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The Features of Parafiscality as an Institution of Local Revenues in Ukraine
Studia Regionalne i LokalneThis article explores the legal nature, classification, and fiscal role of parafiscal charges in the system of local public finance in Ukraine. It identifies the main features of such instruments, analyses their divergence from classical tax and non-tax ...
Igor Babin, Lidiia Vdovichena
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Health System Decentralization: Creating as Many Problems Than It Solves? Comment on "The Effects of Health Sector Fiscal Decentralisation on Availability, Accessibility, and Utilisation of Healthcare Services: A Panel Data Analysis". [PDF]
Int J Health Policy Manag, 2023 Jiménez-Rubio D.
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Platform Business Model Innovation for Sustainability: A Framework for Industry 5.0 Integration
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A comprehensive framework is developed for adopting Platform Business Model Innovation (PBMI) to enhance sustainable performance in the Industry 5.0 (I5.0) era. While PBMI plays a growing role in corporate transformation, tensions persist between profit‐driven objectives and broader sustainability imperatives.
Mohamed Ashmel Mohamed Hashim +3 more
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EVALUATION METHODS FOR FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2016 Fiscal decentralisation has attracted attention from government, academic studies, and international institutionswith the aims of enhancing economic growth in recent years.
Hakan Kırbaş +2 more
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Impact Measuring in Sustainable Ventures: A Process Perspective
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Impact measurement is crucial for sustainable ventures to quantify their contribution to sustainable development. Although research has highly focused on impact measurement as a static activity, we conduct a qualitative study to explore how impact measuring as a process unfolds over time.
Jan Moellmann +2 more
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Decentralisation in Uganda : exploring the constraints for poverty reduction [PDF]
, 2006 It is often claimed that decentralisation is effective for the reduction of poverty due to inherent opportunities for higher popular participation and increased efficiency in public service delivery.
Steiner, Susan
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A Business Framework for Product Take‐Back—A Structured Multiple‐Case Analysis
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The potential of take‐back systems remains largely unrealized as initiatives have proven difficult to implement in practice. The question is why we do not see more take‐back systems given the substantial environmental benefits. We try to understand the challenges and stumbling blocks in setting up take‐back from a business perspective.
Rasmus Jørgensen, Torben Pedersen
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