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Does Provincial Pooling of the Resident Medical Insurance Fund Improve the Efficiency of Medical Resource Allocation of China? [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel)
Zhu F, Li H, El-Osta A, Zhu B, Mao Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring gender dynamics in social economy entities: From cooperative principles to organizational outcomes

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Social economy entities (SEEs) are frequently portrayed as organizations that promote gender equality, yet evidence on how these commitments shape management practices remains limited. This study pursues two objectives: (1) to determine whether gender differences exist in perceptions of cooperative principles, gender equality, work‐life ...
Isabel Olmedo‐Cifuentes, Inocencia María Martínez‐León, Hayet Kerras   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial inequality in school physical education resources in Shaanxi, China (2021-2024): patterns, determinants, and policy implications. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xu C, Shi B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Yardstick competition under fiscal and administrative asymmetries: Rent‐seeking and local cooperation

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a two‐period model to investigate how fiscal and bureaucratic asymmetries shape yardstick competition (YC), inter‐municipal cooperation (IMC), and rent‐seeking in local public service provision. Unlike previous approaches, we allow incumbents to invest in bureaucratic efficiency, influencing both service quality and ...
Antonio Cortese, Giuseppe Di Liddo, Andrea Morone   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chinese economic development difference factors empirical study. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ma L, Sun M, Yan H, Chen Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

Why Engage Communities in Biomedical Research?

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While community engagement in biomedical research is widely lauded, and many reasons to engage communities have been adduced, it is unclear whether all these reasons are equally important, and, if not, which are most important. Here, I argue that, outside of rare circumstances, community engagement should not be understood as seeking ...
Robert Steel
wiley   +1 more source

Policy absence and school meal provision in Türkiye: a structured narrative review and policy analysis. [PDF]

Front Nutr
Yılmaz Yıldız SB.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Limits of Convergence in the Enlarged Europe: Change in Labour Conditions in a Shipbuilder's Sites in Norway and Romania

British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the 2000s, questions were open on whether the EU eastern enlargement would contribute to upwards or downwards convergence in labour standards, or even to divergence. Over two decades later, it is possible not only to attempt an answer, but also to identify the industrial relations processes that mediate economic integration between widely ...
Jon Erik Dølvik, Aurora Trif, Guglielmo Meardi, Ines Wagner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can cross-sector governance improve urban health resource supply? Evidence from China's Healthy City pilot policy. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Zheng J.
europepmc   +1 more source

From Policy Design to Implementation: An Evaluation of Inclusive Employment Policies in Quebec

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article critically evaluates inclusive employment policies in the Canadian province of Quebec. Through a review of inclusive employment literature, we first find that the current Quebec policy landscape does not align with best practices. Using the policy cycle framework, we then compare the design of Quebec's employment policies to their
Jaimi Plater, Daniel Béland, Lucyna Lach, Samuel Ragot   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source