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Intergovernmental Transfers and Re-Election Concerned Politicians [PDF]
, 2010 This paper studies intergovernmental transfers. Many intergovernmental transfers are said to serve political purposes. We augment a standard model of political career concerns to allow for multilevel governance.
Hickey, Ross
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International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.Observed trends and EC‐Earth3 climate model projections demonstrate expressive changes in the Southeast Atlantic Hydrographic Basin, Brazil. Significant increases in rainfall intensity and dry spell duration in the present climate are followed by projected amplification of extreme precipitation under future warming, particularly under the SSP5‐8.5 ...
Pedro Lucas Oliveira‐Santos +4 more
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney +6 more
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Jurnal Wacana Kinerja, 2018 The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of intergovernmental transfers fund and the region's autonomy in financing public welfare at local government (municipal and districts) in West Java.
Nugraha Nugraha, Tia Amelia
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Clarifying Public Policy for Stronger Public Administration in Development
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public policy is ubiquitous, yet its meaning is often unclear. This ambiguity is not just conceptual. Because policy work is a large part of what public administrations do, how we define policy shapes how we structure and organize our administrative mechanisms.
Matt Andrews
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Determining the values of soil‐mediated contributions to people: A comparative European perspective
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Soil health is a fundamental element underpinning terrestrial ecosystems, yet it is persistently threatened by the ongoing process of land degradation, leading to detrimental impacts on human well‐being. However, there is a paucity of research on the extent to which humans are dependent on soils and the societal values attributed to their ...
Katja Schmidt +4 more
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EFFICIENCY FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Baltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2016 The purpose of writing is to research and analyze the effectiveness of financial resources in vocational education in Ukraine and develop practical recommendations for their improvement.
Nataliia Kovernuk
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The Optimal Taxation Approach to Intergovernmental Grants [PDF]
An optimal tax system equates the marginal cost of public funds across all tax bases. This idea is applied to a federation to derive the optimal unconditional transfers that will promote an optimal allocation of taxation and expenditures among the ...
Dahlby, Bev
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Seeing both heritage and resource: A relational approach to forest owners' decision‐making
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The loss of forest habitats calls for a change in the intensity and scale at which forests are managed. With voluntary policies on the rise, there is greater focus on understanding the motivations of private forest owners. While private forest management is likely driven by both economic and non‐economic factors, previous literature has paid ...
Hanna Ekström Pigot
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Municipal Finance in Poland, the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Hungary: Institutional Framework and Recent Development [PDF]
The recent process of political and economic transformation in eastern European countries has not only contributed to the decentralisation of political structure but also significantly enhanced the fiscal autonomy of municipalities in these countries. In
Rüdiger Parsche, Chang Woon Nam
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