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Development of the System of Intergovernmental Transfers under Transformational Changes

, 2014
The paper conducted a comprehensive study of the theoretical and practical aspects of the system of intergovernmental transfers. It is proved that the interpretation of intergovernmental transfers only as payments designed to balance local budgets and ...
Boholib T., Боголіб Т. М.
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The Myth of Decarbonized Oil: Technological Fixes, Climate Delay, and the Politics of Low‐Carbon Fossil Fuels

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The idea of “decarbonized oil” has become increasingly visible in climate, energy, and corporate transition debates as oil and gas actors seek to reconcile continued fossil fuel production with net‐zero commitments. This article offers a critical narrative review of the concept, asking what political work the idea of decarbonized oil performs ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

Brexit and the Constitutional Absence of England: Revisiting the English Question. [PDF]

Oxf J Leg Stud
Nyatanga D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Fiscal Decentralization and Government Size in Latin America [PDF]

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
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Impact of Technological Innovation, Environmental Policy, and Policy Inclusion on Renewable Energy Adoption in Sub‐Sahara Africa

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the factors influencing renewable energy consumption and renewable electricity in Sub‐Sahara Africa (SSA) using the Lewbel 2SLS approach, panel quantile regression and Driscoll and Kraay estimator. It focuses on a panel dataset covering 41 countries from 1998 to 2020.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Simplice A. Asongu
wiley   +1 more source

Psychiatric Care Systems Are Not Prepared for the Climate Crisis: A Call for Coordination and Evidence. [PDF]

Can J Psychiatry
Kidd SA, Xue S, McKenzie K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Measuring Fiscal Decentralization in the Philippines [PDF]

This paper focuses on the fiscal decentralization in the Philippines after the 1991 Local Government Code. It first examines the intergovernmental fiscal relationship between central and local governments by using fiscal decentralization indicators, and ...
Suzuki, Yurika, Uchimura, Hiroko
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Do Sovereign‐Environmental, Social and Governance (S‐ESG) Commitments Promote Financial Inclusion?

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the need to respect humanity, the environment, and society, and the progressive development of social responsibility, environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and the need for ethical and sustainable finance, this paper aims to examine the impact of sovereign ESG on financial inclusion (FI).
Inès Gharbi, Simplice A. Asongu, Aïda Kammoun   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macroeconomic fluctuations and the prioritization of healthcare funding by local governments: longitudinal evidence from 5461 Brazilian municipalities. [PDF]

Health Policy Plan
Arruda H, Codazzi K, Rocha R, Suhrcke M, Hone T.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparing the Effects of Microplastics From Conventional Cigarette Butts and Heated Tobacco Device: The Role of UV‐Induced Aging

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the widespread presence of cigarette butts in the environment, the potential toxicological effects posed by microplastics (MPs) derived from them remain poorly understood. In this study, we compared the effects of MPs from conventional cigarette butts (cellulose acetate) and heated tobacco devices (cellulose acetate and polylactic acid
Andraž Dolar, Veno Kononenko, Valentina Perc, Damjana Drobne, Gabriela Kalčíková, Jernej Imperl, Tina Skalar, Ula Rozman, Branka Mušič, Anita Jemec Kokalj   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source