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Crossing the Next Meridian: The Economics of Rural-Urban Interdependence, Institutions, and Income Distribution in the American West

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1998
This article explores and develops three ideas: (a) that the aridity of western North America and its attendant characteristics have fundamentally shaped the work of western agricultural economists and encouraged some distinctive western contributions to
Bruce A. Weber
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Power, norms and institutional change in the European Union: the protection of the free movement of goods [PDF]

, 2003
How do institutions of the European Union change? Using an institutionalist approach, this article highlights the interplay between power, cognitive limits, and the normative order that underpins institutional settings and assesses their impact upon the
Alston L.J., Armstrong K., Aspinwall M.D., Bardach E., Bulmer S., Crozier M., Dimitrakopoulos D.G., ECJ, Genschel P., Gohler G., Gohler G., Gohler G., Hall P.A., Kerremans B., Krasner S.D., Krasner S.D., Kratochwil F.V., Levi M., Louis J.-V., Lowi T.J., Lowi T.J., March J.G., March J.G., March J.G., March J.G., March J.G., Mattera A., Merton R.K., Muller P., Nedelmann B., North D.C., Orlandini G., Page E.C., Pierson P., Pierson P., Pollack M.A., Powell W.W., Pressman J.L., Rideau J., Sandholtz W., Schneider G., Simon H.A., Skowronek S., Starck C., Steinmo S., Waschkuhn A.   +45 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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The effect of political leaders on economic growth through institutional change

Romanian Economic Journal, 2015
The article summarizes the influence of political leaders on institutions which, according to institutional economics, directly influences economic growth.
Dóra Zolcsák
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Changement institutionnel et paiements pour services environnementaux au Cambodge : l’intérêt de l’approche Commonsienne

Développement Durable et Territoires, 2016
This article analyzes the processes of emergence and dissemination of PES schemes in Cambodia. Our analytical framework is based on the theory of institutional change of John R. Commons.
Colas Chervier, Alexandre Peresse, Sarah Millet-Amrani, Philippe Méral   +3 more
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Codecision and Institutional Change [PDF]

We examine the sources and processes of institutional change in one important aspect of EU politics-the legislative procedure of codecision and show how interstitial change of institutions emerges between formal Treaty revisions and under specific ...
Adrienne Héritier, Henry Farrell
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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Leading the church through institutional change

Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology
While institutional changes in the religious landscape of Norwegian society have received much scholarly interest in recent decades, less attention has been paid to the agency provided by actors within the Church of Norway.
Helge Nylenna
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Farvel til normalarbeidsdagen? – En studie av endring i Irland, Norge og Sverige

Tidsskrift for Samfunnsforskning, 2012
I tiden etter 1980 har ideer om fleksibilitet og deregulering preget debatter om regulering av arbeidstid. I denne artikkelen undersøkes det hvordan den regulerte normalarbeidsdagen har utviklet seg i løpet av de siste 30 år.
Heidi Nicolaisen
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Mechanisms of Endogenous Institutional Change [PDF]

This paper proposes an analytical-cum-conceptual framework for understanding the nature of institutions as well as their changes. In doing so, it attempts to achieve two things: First, it proposes a way to reconcile an equilibrium (endogenous) view of ...
Masahiko Aoki
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