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Public Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how governments measure administrative burdens in citizen–state interactions. Although scholarly interest in the burden framework has grown, little is known about how states themselves track and reduce these costs. A scoping review of 38 academic and gray sources, complemented by interviews with 11 experts, identifies six ...
Pierre‐Marc Daigneault +3 more
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Poverty, Livelihoods and War Legacies: the Case of Post-War Rural Kosovo [PDF]
This paper examines the effects of war on livelihood portfolios and welfare outcomes of rural households in Kosovo using the 2000 Kosovo Living Standards Measurement Survey.
Elodie Douarin +2 more
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Social policy and international interventions in South East Europe: conclusions [PDF]
, 2007 This book has brought together three fields of study; that concerned with the role of international actors and their influence on national polices; changes taking place to social policies in the context of globalisation, transnationalism and ...
Deacon, Bob +2 more
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Introducing a novel method to support polarized citizens to sustain political dialogue
Political Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This article offers a novel quasi‐experimental method over two studies for exploring how individuals can navigate politically polarizing discussions to sustain dialogue. Study one (N = 28) involved in‐person, stimulus‐led interviews in England and Scotland to understand the dialogical political positions being adopted on the UK's post‐Brexit ...
Anthony English, Kesi Mahendran
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The Importance of External Audit in Detecting Abnormalities and Fraud in the Financial Statements of Public Enterprises in Kosovo [PDF]
Annals of Dunarea de Jos University. Fascicle I : Economics and Applied Informatics, 2019 In our paper, we have focused on determinant factors and their impact on the audit of public enterprises in Kosovo. In addition, we have analyzed the impact of audit quality on improving transparency and accountability of public enterprises.
Hysen ISMAJLI +3 more
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The international climate change regime and general principles of law
Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.Abstract The Climate Change Advisory Opinion (AO) by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demonstrates the growing prominence of general principles of law in international law. The Climate Change AO was handed down at the end of the International Law Commission's project on general principles of law with the adoption of its Draft Conclusions.
Renatus Otto Franz Derler, Mads Andenas
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Misplaced Boldness: The Avoidance of Substance in the International Court of Justice’s Kosovo Opinion [PDF]
, 2013 The International Court of Justice\u27s Kosovo Advisory Opinion is a masterpiece of avoidance. The Court has lived to run another day, and one can only admire the judges\u27 skill in arriving at the vacant place between difficult and clashing conclusions
Waters, Timothy William
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The Mental Health of the Young in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We report on the wellbeing of the young in twenty‐eight countries located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia including fifteen post‐Soviet countries. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older people, which characterizes Western Europe and English‐speaking advanced economies. The mental health of the
David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson
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Forgotten status of many: Kosovo's economy under the UN and the EU administration [PDF]
After eight years of the United Nations (UN) administration, Kosovo again is returned to the international centre of attention - this time about her future political status.
Mulaj, Isa
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Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan +1 more
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