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U.S. Asylum Policy and the New World Order [PDF]

, 1993
In the new world order, differences in political ideology have given way to differences in economic conditions between nation states as the prompting force for the outflow of would-be refugees and asylum seekers.
Briggs, Vernon M. , Jr.
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Social media use and impact during the holiday travel planning process [PDF]

, 2012
Through an empirical study among holiday travellers, residing in the Former Soviet Union Republics, this paper presents a comprehensive view of role and impact of social media on the whole holiday travel planning process: Before, during and after the ...
A Decrop, A Jepsen, A Kaplan, A Lo, A Poon, C Cox, D Buhalis, D Buhalis, E Constantinides, E Fischer, E Parra-López, E Sirakaya, G Chiappa Del, GH Hofstede, H Rheingold, I Vermeulen, K Valck De, K-H Yoo, K-H Yoo, KH Yoo, L White, P Kotler, R Mack, S Um, SW Litvin, U Gretzel, W Kim, W Mangold, Y Chung, Y Wang, Z Mottiar, Z Xiang   +31 more
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Is quinoa‐farming sustainable in marginal environments? Social, economical and environmental aspects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) is an Andean grain crop introduced as a novel crop to many parts of the world in recent years. Recognized for nutritious seeds and high abiotic stress tolerance, it has been promoted as an element of climate‐resilient agriculture, particularly in marginal environments.
Anna Tabea Mengen, Damir Esenaliev, Jakhongir Babadjanov, Lukas John, Sandra M. Schmöckel, Botir Khaitov   +5 more
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The Republics of the Southern Caucasus on their way to the ‘Socialist federation’ (1917–1922)

Вестник Московского Университета. Серия XXV: Международные отношения и мировая политика, 2022
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the formation of the USSR, political, military, social, ethnic and other determinants of consolidation of the peoples and territories of the former Russian Empire within the Bolshevik state attract an increasing ...
L. S. Gatagova
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Islamic Public Administration in Practice: The Taliban's “Gender Apartheid” Governance in Afghanistan

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim, Jean‐Patrick Villeneuve   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Former USSR Forest Sector and Capital Constraints [PDF]

, 1995
This study presents an analysis of the likely capital constraints that Russia and other republics of the former Soviet Union will face under evolving competitive market conditions.
Backman, C.A., Perez-Garcia, J.
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Demystifying Non‐Western Administrative Traditions: An Empirical Comparison of Administrative Systems in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes public administration systems in 29 non‐Western countries. Country‐level data is presented for 10 core aspects of administrative systems: managerialism versus legalism, politicization, personnel system, civil society participation, accountability, service orientation, public expenditure share, decentralization, legal ...
Marlene Jugl
wiley   +1 more source

Society and Language: Debates Surrounding the National Language in Belarusian Society at the Beginning of the 1990s

Historická sociologie, 2022
The dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s sparked a wave of political and national emancipation in its republics that led to the creation of new successor states.
Alena Marková
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The prevalence of envelope wages in the Baltic Sea region [PDF]

, 2009
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to evaluate in the Baltic Sea region the prevalence of an illegitimate wage arrangement whereby formal employers pay their formal employees both an official declared wage as well as a supplementary undeclared ...
Williams, C.C.
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Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings, David Weir, Sa'ad Ali, Sven Horak   +3 more
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