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Distributional Effect of Insurer Competition on Premiums: Evidence From the Employer‐Sponsored Health Insurance Market

The RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how insurer competition affects premiums for fully‐insured plans in the employer‐sponsored health insurance market. By utilizing quasi‐experimental variations induced by mergers among national insurers, we show that increased insurer concentration leads to higher premiums, but there exists substantial heterogeneity.
Haizhen Lin, Yaying Zhou
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Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
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Gandhi: la resistencia civil activa Gandhi: civil active resistance

Polis, 2011
El artículo se ocupa de la concepción de Gandhi acerca de la resistencia activa conforme a los principios de su ética política que regulan las formas de acción: resistencia y verdad. Postula la acción individual y colectiva de resistencia a la injusticia
Armando Rendón Corona
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Gandhi: The Spirituality and Politics of Suffering [PDF]

, 1997
This Article examines the 1982 film Gandhi. Although it took factual liberties with Gandhi\u27s life, Professor DiSalvo concludes that it accurately conveyed Gandhi\u27s dedication to self-suffering and philosophy of non-violence.
DiSalvo, Charles R.
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What political theory can learn from conceptual engineering: The case of “corruption”

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Conceptual change is commonplace in political theory. Recent scholarship argues that improving a concept, or “engineering” it, can sharpen its normative and explanatory power. This article illustrates what political theory can learn from conceptual engineering (CE) by examining the evolution of “corruption” as a case study.
Emanuela Ceva, Patrizia Pedrini
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Between Ecocentrism and Anthropocentrism: Situating Gandhian Philosophy of Environment

Problemos
While Gandhi is portrayed as an inspiration for proponents of ecocentrism, specifically Deep Ecologists like Arne Naess, Ramachandra Guha suggests that Gandhi was more concerned with anthropocentrism.
Koshy Tharakan, Vidya Mary George
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Unraveling authoritarian reform decision‐making: A metacognitive–subcognitive model

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent research indicates that state reforms in East and Southeast Asia have been predominantly top‐down and authoritarian‐led. However, this significant observation implicitly relies on important assumptions about authoritarian decision‐making behavior and psychology that remains understudied.
Eugene Yu Ji
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El Pensamiento de Mahatma Gandhi (II)

Proyección, 2005
Ofrecemos aquí la segunda parte de la reflexión de Gaspar Rul-lán Buades sobre el pensamiento de Gandhi. Tras haber estudiado, en la primera parte, la influencia que tuvieron en Gandhi, el Jainismo, el Budismo, el Hinduismo y el Cristianismo, el autor ...
Gaspar Rul-lán Buades
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Contemplative radicals

American Ethnologist, EarlyView.
Abstract Engaged Dharma Israel (EDI), a radical‐left group, combines Buddhist‐inspired contemplation with anti‐occupation activism in solidarity with Palestinians. For EDI, ethical self‐cultivation and political resistance are mutually sustaining commitments, yet their relationship demands ongoing, sometimes anxious work.
Ori Mautner
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