Results 131 to 140 of about 73,245 (311)

Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Ethical Review Processes in Conflict‐Affected, Authoritarian Contexts: A Case Study of Myanmar's Interim Ethics Review Board (IERB)

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the formation and operation of Myanmar's Interim Ethics Review Board (IERB), which was established in November 2023 by displaced academics involved in the Civil Disobedience Movement against the 2021 military coup. Operating within a highly repressive, conflict‐ridden environment, the IERB exemplifies a locally‐led and ...
Phyu Phyu Thin Zaw, Su Su Maw, Nyein Chan, The Spring IERB Team   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EU Strategy for Central Asia says 'security'. Does this include Security Sector Reform? EUCAM Policy Brief No. 10, 12 November 2009 [PDF]

, 2009
Central Asia faces a broad range of security challenges. Due to the region's position at the crossroads between Russia, China and Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and the Caspian Sea it is confronted with a range of trans-national issues such as drug ...
Boonstra, Jos.
core  

Between Cryptocurrencies' Risk and Crypto Environmental Attention: The Crypto Environment Attention Index and Volatility in the Cryptocurrencies Market Nexus

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of environmental attention on cryptocurrency market volatility by introducing the Crypto Environmental Attention Index (CEAI), a new metric inspired by Wang et al. (2022) and constructed using daily web search data.
Ines Ghazouani, Zaineb Hlioui, Marwa Zouawi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neither exit nor voice : loyalty as a survival strategy for the Uzbeks in Kazakhstan [PDF]

The June 2010 conflict between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities in southern Kyrgyzstan once again demonstrated the complexity of the ethnic question in Central Asia.
Oka, Natsuko
core  

CEO Power and Circular Economy Disclosure: The Moderating Role of Institutional Forces

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of CEO power on circular economy disclosure (CED), highlighting the moderating role of institutional pressures on CEO discretion. The analysis draws on a sample of 8354 multinational companies from the Refinitiv database, covering the period 2013–2022.
Saudi‐Yulieth Enciso‐Alfaro, Isabel‐María García‐Sánchez, Filippo Vitolla, Nicola Raimo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Transformation of Archives in the Context of the Introduction of an Electronic Document Management System in Kazakhstan

Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture
The relevance of this study is conditioned by the significant importance of the organisation of electronic document management in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the broad prospects that open up during the digitalisation of state archives.
Nurbatyrova Raushan, Japarov Boris, Apakhayev Nurlan, Abdulaziz Biyakhmet, Khushkeldiyeva Sandugash   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coordinating Aid for Regional Cooperation Projects: The Experience of Central Asia [PDF]

For the Central Asian countries the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to economic disintegration as old coordination mechanisms disappeared and new national borders appeared.
Richard Pomfret
core  

Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source