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The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
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Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Focusing on Southern Europe, this article sheds light on the mining landscape of the early Middle Ages. Based on the current state of historical and archaeological knowledge, the article raises a number of questions that can be extended to other European regions.
Nicolas Minvielle Larousse
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Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Can AI‐driven capitalism sustain the moral preconditions of market order? We stage a dialogue between Adam Smith and a steel‐manned “EconAI” to test four Moral‐Market‐Fitness criteria: trustworthiness, fairness, non‐domination, and contestability, across 11 dilemmas.
Alexandra‐Codruța Bîzoi +1 more
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Equity of health care financing in South Korea: 1990-2016. [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2021 Lee TJ, Hwang I, Kim HL.
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British Journal of Educational Technology, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the impact of robot–LLM (Large Language Model) integration on collaborative creative writing, focusing on how embodiment and AI creativity influence various aspects of creative output. A total of 150 undergraduate students participated in a structured experimental design with five collaboration conditions: Human–Human (HH),
Yuqing Liu, Yao Song
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Basic Concepts of Russia's Fiscal Policy: Experience for China Part 2. [PDF]
Stud Russ Econ Dev, 2021 Xu Wenhong.
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From Inaction to Action: The Cognitive Liberation of Amazon Workers in North Carolina
British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the mechanism by which workers move from inaction to collective action, focusing on cognitive liberation, the awareness that change is possible, as it unfolded among workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina who contributed to the emergence of an independent, worker‐led union during a period of renewed growth in organising ...
Carla Lima Aranzaes, Destiny Blackwell
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The hole in the doughnut: Formalizing and testing a key model of degrowth
Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.Abstract Degrowth scholars often claim that capitalism generates social and ecological imbalances, as captured by Kate Raworth's leading doughnut model. We formalize this model using social and environmental indices and measure imbalances using their coefficient of variation.
Ashruta Acharya +2 more
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Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
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