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Balancing bossism: State expansion in the face of elite capture
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Central states have often relied on local elites to implement policies in peripheral areas. These strategies may allow otherwise weak states to impose their directives, but they can also be inefficient, particularly when a single elite commands total control over local politics (monopolist capture).
Anna F. Callis, Christopher L. Carter
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Franchising Interest: an empirical study of university students’ entrepreneurial intentions
Cogent EducationThe purpose of this study is to investigate the role of core personality-related dispositional traits, namely, desire for autonomy (DFA), need for achievement (NFA), and risk-taking propensity (RTP) in predicting university students’ intentions to pursue
Md. Abu Issa Gazi +7 more
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Market clusters for international franchising. ACES Working Papers, August 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 While many studies of franchising have examined the organizational antecedents of internationalization, few have examined how differences among markets lead to this internationalization. Studies linking environmental factors to the companies' decision to
Shoham, Amir
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
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Process Evaluation of the Realising Ambition Programme [PDF]
, 2015 Launched in May 2012 by the Big Lottery Fund (hereafter 'the Fund'), the Realising Ambition programme aims to help more young people aged 8-14 fulfil their potential and avoid pathways into offending.
David Drabble +3 more
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Clinical Obesity, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2025.Summary In 2021, the UK Government announced additional funding in England for Adult Weight Management Services (AWMS); it was specified that the extra funding must be used to commission or extend existing tier 2 services. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities encouraged commissioners to prioritise services for higher‐risk groups such as ...
Lorraine McSweeney +6 more
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Speculation in the United Kingdom, 1785‒2019
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Speculation has long been thought to have significant economic effects, but it is difficult to measure, making it challenging to examine these effects empirically. In this paper we measure speculation in the United Kingdom since 1785 by using business and financial reporting in The Times newspaper.
William Quinn +2 more
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Circular 02/12 : college involvement in companies : consent to participate in, subscribe for or otherwise acquire shares, or securities of, companies providing education funded wholly or partly by the Council [PDF]
, 2002 "This Circular confirms that Further Education Corporations (Colleges) have a power to participate in, to subscribe for or otherwise acquire shares in, or securities of, companies.
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When Universities Turn Carceral: Between Academic Freedom and Elimination
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
Gil Rothschild Elyassi
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Foundation governance for the purposeful ownership of enterprise
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract Foundation‐owned companies are regarded as real‐world examples of commitment to a company purpose, and several world‐class companies have this ownership structure. They have been found to perform surprisingly well, given the accountability and incentive problems anticipated by conventional economic theories when nonprofit organizations own ...
Terry McNulty, Steen Thomsen
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