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Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets, 2023 This study investigates differences in customer satisfaction between post-Soviet and Western tourists' perceptions of hotel service quality. Because of the post-USSR split in tourists, the West has divergent experiences in developing their services ...
Leila Shora, Nurym Shora
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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The US Power Projection in the Post-Soviet Space: Policies and Practices [PDF]
The Review of International AffairsThe article analyses the US policies in the post-Soviet space as an example of how a great power can stimulate specific political order in a region.
Alexey A. Davydov
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra +3 more
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Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, 2005 The five Central Asia Moslem Republics, born from the former USSR in 1991, are interesting examples for the problematics studied here: they invite to raise again the religious minority question in Islamic countries but in a different way from the usual ...
Sébastien Peyrouse
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Soviet Studies, Russian Studies, Ukrainian Studies... Politics, war, and ‘horizons’.
New Area Studies, 2023 This article looks at the development of Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian Studies as academic disciplines in the English-speaking world, and considers how the collapse of the USSR at the end of 1991 affected their approaches, conceptual horizons, and ...
Francis King
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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Russians in the Former Soviet Republics
Czech Journal of International Relations, 1997 A relatively significant decline can be observed in the Czech journalism of the interest in Eastern European issues, both in the field of political science and sociology. On the one hand, it is understandable after a long period, in Germany this issue was a priority, however, on the other hand, this trend does not correspond to reality, because the ...
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National Identity Meaning and Attitudes Toward War, Peace, and the Future of Ukraine
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The link between attitudes and social identity is complex, influencing perceptions, motivations, and actions. Social psychological research mainly focused on the role of attitude in identity formation, particularly in the contexts of social movements and collective action.
Karina V. Korostelina +6 more
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