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Reaching the Summit or a Plateau? The EU–New Zealand Relationship in the Indo‐Pacific
Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines New Zealand's perceptions of the European Union's Indo‐Pacific Strategy through interviews with government officials and foreign policy influencers. Despite viewing the EU positively as a like‐minded partner committed to the rule‐based international order, New Zealand respondents demonstrated limited understanding of the ...
Matthew Castle +4 more
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Ecosystem valuation: Concept, criteria and terminology
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Furlaud et al. (2025) discussed how to measure ‘ecosystem condition’. Here, we argue that the term ‘ecosystem valuation’ should be preferred. ‘Valuation’ signals clearly that a social or political value judgement is being made about which ecosystem states to rate most highly. Furlaud et al.
Mark Westoby +7 more
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Beyond Gaps and Imbalances: Re-Structuring the Debate on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations [PDF]
How do we know whether a country suffers from vertical fiscal imbalance (VFI)? What should be done about it? Academic appreciation of these issues in general, and the nature of political behaviour in particular, both have major implications for the way ...
Sharma, Chanchal Kumar
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Lady Anne Kerr: From the Rise of International Conference Interpreting to the Whitlam Dismissal
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.Before Anne Robson (née Taggart) became the second Lady Kerr upon marrying governor‐general John Kerr in 1975, she had an international career of some 30 years working as a French to English interpreter and consultant at over 30 national and international conferences and became the first Australian elected to the International Association of Conference
Alexis Bergantz
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Intergovernmental Relations and the Challenges of Power Devolution : Federalism in Nepal
Public Governance, Administration and Finances Law ReviewThis study investigates the complexities and obstacles associated with intergovernmental relations (IGR) in Nepal’s emerging federal system. By conducting interviews with government officials and analysing key IGR mechanisms, the research identifies ...
Keshav Kumar Acharya, Habib Zafarullah
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
, 1997 List of Figures. List of Tables. 1. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Policy Developments and Research Prospects R.C. Fisher. 2. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations: Concepts and Models D. King. 3. Tax Policy in an Intergovernmental Setting: Is It Time for the U.S. to Change? D.A. Kenyon. 4. Transfers in Federal Systems: A Critical Survey J.
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Intergovernmental fiscal relations and poverty alleviation in Viet Nam [PDF]
A successful poverty alleviation strategy has four distinct elements: 1) identifying who the poor are, where they are located, and what they do; 2) analyzing why they are poor; 3) developing policies to improve their standards of living; and 4 ...
Bird, Richard M. +2 more
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Globalization, internal migration, and public goods provision in emerging economies
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Globalization can introduce new employment opportunities to emerging economies in multinational corporations and exporting firms. Who is best positioned to benefit, and what are the political consequences for “left behind” areas? We argue that primarily advantaged groups seize these opportunities through internal migration toward centers of ...
Benjamin Helms, Junghyun Lim
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