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THE VIOLENCE OF FULL COST RECOVERY: Financing Water Infrastructure, and the History and Future of Perpetual Crisis in Mombasa

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Foregrounding the role of finance, this article examines the historical production and future trajectory of the urban water crisis in Mombasa. Drawing on archival research and contemporary fieldwork, it traces how principles of full cost recovery—institutionalized during the colonial period and later reworked through postcolonial ...
Joe Williams
wiley   +1 more source

Salary Disparity and Teacher Demotivation: Experiences of Non-STEM Teachers in Uganda’s Secondary School System

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Journal of Education
This study explores how the salary disparity between STEM and non-STEM teachers in Uganda’s secondary school system demotivates the latter group. Guided by Equity Theory by John Stacey Adams (1963), updated by Aisa et al.
Benon Baraire, Sylvester Danson Kahyana
doaj   +1 more source

Labor Force Migration, Unemployment and Job Turnover [PDF]

open access: yes, 1976
[Excerpt] In this paper, we show how labor turnover considerations can be integrated into the human investment theory of migration and demonstrate that such a model provides a much better explanation for migration rates into major metropolitan areas than
Fields, Gary S
core   +1 more source

Rendezvous in Space: Tech Diplomacy and the Commercial Space Era—A Study of Rendezvous and Docking Technologies and Space Exploration Co‐Operation Since the Cold War

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On‐orbit rendezvous and docking constitute one of the most technically challenging activities in the history of space activities. As space endeavours mature to crewed missions, space rendezous and docking technologies (RDT) emerge as an area of technological innovation critical to advances in future crewed space exploration.
Nikita Chiu, Markus Kornprobst
wiley   +1 more source

The ISCIP Analyst, Volume XV, Issue 12 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This repository item contains a single issue of The ISCIP Analyst, an analytical review journal published from 1996 to 2010 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and ...
Angley, Robyn   +8 more
core  

The Unintended Consequences of German Deterrence

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Germany's evolving deterrence posture boils down to continued participation in NATO nuclear sharing and an ambitious conventional rearmament program. Due to its non‐nuclear status and a result of decades of underinvestment, Germany prioritizes modern conventional weapons.
Ulrich Kühn
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Foundations of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation

open access: yesСибирское юридическое обозрение
This article examines the issue of increasing local budget revenues as a necessary condition for improving the efficiency of municipalities in the Russian Federation.
M. S. Basiev
doaj   +1 more source

Aligning Transnational due Diligence: The EU Deforestation Regulation and Brazil's Fragmented Beef Governance

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transnational due diligence regulations, such as the European Union Regulation on Deforestation‐Free Products (EUDR), are reshaping sustainability governance by transforming voluntary norms into binding global rules. Yet, their effectiveness depends on how well they align with domestic governance systems and on the power asymmetries that ...
John James Loomis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship Between Financial Education in Young Adults and Financial Literacy: A Review of the Literature in Canada and the United States*

open access: yesAccounting Perspectives, Volume 24, Issue 1, Page 47-78, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Professional accounting bodies in Canada and the United States, and throughout the world, have funded programs to improve financial literacy for many years. This ongoing interest stems from the expected benefits of improved financial behavior for individuals, society, and financial markets.
Folasade Adesina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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