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The Biodiversity Moonshot: A Spark for a Transformative Change or a New Business‐Case Facade?

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biodiversity has recently gained increased attention in sustainability management research. It sustains the ecosystems on which organizations depend, while simultaneously being threatened by organizational activities. By highlighting this dynamic of impact and dependence, the integration of biodiversity into management discourse offers an ...
Francesco Testa   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Gaps and Imbalances: Re-Structuring the Debate on Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations [PDF]

open access: yes
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
core   +1 more source

Dual Use Research of Concern—The Necessity of Global Bioethics Engagement

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dual use research of concern (DURC) refers to research conducted for legitimate scientific purposes that could also be misused to pose a significant threat to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, or national security.
Daniel J. Hurst, Christopher A. Bobier
wiley   +1 more source

Denialist vs. warmist climate change conspiracy beliefs: Ideological roots, psychological correlates and environmental implications

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the current research, we use network analysis to examine the structure, ideological foundations and correlates of climate change conspiracy theories, distinguishing between denialist and warmist beliefs. Denialist beliefs, typically endorsed on the political right, claim that climate change is exaggerated, whereas warmist beliefs, more ...
Dylan de Gourville   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intergovernmental Relations and the Challenges of Power Devolution : Federalism in Nepal

open access: yesPublic Governance, Administration and Finances Law Review
This 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
doaj   +1 more source

Fiscal Decentralization and Government Size in Latin America [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper explores the link between fiscal decentralization and government size in Latin America. While most related work attempts to test Brennan and Buchanan's "Liviathan" hypothesis, here the emphasis is placed on a different channel: the potential ...
Ernesto Stein
core  

Intergovernmental fiscal relations and regional sustainability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Regions often consist of both urban, densely populated areas and rural, more remote areas. In contrast to the acknowledged socio-economic functions of urban agglomerations, rural and remote areas usually provide ecological services for society as a whole.
Ring, Irene
core  

Exporting Employability: Evidence From Transnational Education Alumni

open access: yesInternational Journal of Training and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transnational education institutions promoting foreign curricula often claim to enhance international employability for local students, yet many assertions lack substantial evidence. This qualitative study investigates the study‐to‐work transitions of alumni from a binational university in Turkey, focusing on their motivations for selecting ...
Jessica Schueller   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exiting Treaties [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This Article analyzes the under-explored phenomenon of unilateral exit from international agreements and intergovernmental organizations. Although clauses authorizing denunciation and withdrawal from treaties are pervasive, international legal scholars ...
Helfer, Laurence R.
core   +1 more source

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