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Autonomy or Independence: Intergovernmental Financial Relations in Eleven Countries
, 2005 © 2005 IIGR, Queen's UniversityThis study compares intergovernmental financial arrangements in eleven countries. Five are mature federations (the United States, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and Germany), four are transitional federations (Brazil ...
Watts, Ronald L.
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi +4 more
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Can regional transfers buy public support? Evidence from EU structural policy [PDF]
Regional transfers are assumed to have an impact on the public opinion towards the benefactor, but empirical evidence is still scarce. In this paper we test this hypothesis for the structural funds of the European Union (EU) by combining detailed data on
Osterloh, Steffen
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Infrastructure‐led development in rapidly urbanizing economies often generates accessibility gains that fail to translate into balanced urban outcomes, particularly when local fiscal institutions redirect those gains toward revenue‐generating land uses. Filling this gap, especially in fiscally constrained county‐level cities where land finance
Ming Xie, Xiaoxiao Liao, Zhenlin Xie
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
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Intergovernmental contacts in Connecticut state agencies
Description based on: Sept. 1985.; Latest issue consulted: June 2007.; Vol. for June 2006 also called 5th.; Issued by Intergovernmental Relations Division, ; by Intergovernmental Policy Division,
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Enabling Sustainability in Local Food Supply Chains: A Life Cycle Assessment‐Based Approach
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In response to escalating environmental and food security challenges, this study explores how Local Food Systems (LFS) and Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) can be redesigned to support sustainability goals. Drawing on a case study of a microalgae‐based food producer, the research applies a Resource Nexus Approach combined with Life Cycle ...
Ravi Shankar Audichya +3 more
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A Tax on Tax Revenue. The Incentive Effects of Equalizing Transfers: Evidence from Germany [PDF]
Several recent studies suggest that equalizing transfers in a federal system may distort the tax policy decisions of states. We study this issue for the German federal fiscal system.
Karl Lichtblau +2 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Only 17% of Sustainable Development Goal indicators are globally on track, yet the structural conditions explaining this failure remain inadequately theorised for fossil‐fuel‐dependent economies. This study develops and empirically tests a four‐layer loop framework of Technology, Well‐being, Social Equity, and Sustainability closing through ...
Sameh W. H. Al‐Muqdadi +9 more
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Does wealth hinder structural coordination? Fiscal capacity and the coordination of healthcare and older adult care in China. [PDF]
Front Public HealthWang H, Lin S, Ji Y.
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