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Seeing like a citizen: Experimental evidence on how empowerment affects engagement with the state

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Building a strong and effective state requires revenue. Yet, in many low‐income countries, citizens do not make formal payments to the state or forego engaging with the state altogether due to vulnerability to opportunistic demands by state agents. We study two randomized interventions in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, designed to
Soeren J. Henn, Laura Paler, Wilson Prichard, Cyrus Samii, Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resisting Displacement in the Southwest Bronx: Lessons from CASA's Tenant Organizing [PDF]

, 2017
CASA is proud to present our new white paper, Resisting Displacement: Lessons from CASA's Tenant Organizing in the Southwest Bronx!In the last year, CASA has organized or provided technical assistance to over 90 buildings, which are home to more than 7 ...
Adrien Weibgen, Alexa Kasdan, Chris Walters, Emily Goldstein, Erin Markman, Harry DeRienzo, Sydney Cespedes   +6 more
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Fleshing out Law: Embodied Encounters and the Material Geographies of Legal Space

Area, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This article explores how legality is produced, negotiated and contested through embodied encounters in urban courtrooms. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in German district courts, it develops the modalities of appearing, suspending and filtering to analyse how bodies are made to perform, endure and navigate legal processes.
Sarah Klosterkamp
wiley   +1 more source

From Rating System to Thought Leadership: The Evolution of the Canada Green Building Council

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Green Building Social Movement Organizations encourage the adoption of green buildings, primarily by promoting sustainability rating tools. While numerous papers have explored the market impact of these sustainability rating tools, very few have examined either the lengthy and protracted process of their selection and enrollment by ...
J. J. McArthur, Stephen Dunne, Sarah Birrell Ivory   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Losing a home : does the current housing possession process provide effective access to justice? [PDF]

, 2014
In brief: • There is a lack of joined up thinking within the housing possession process. • The amount of time and resources devoted to these cases fails to recognise the importance that occupiers attach to the prospect of losing a home, as well as the ...
Bright, Susan, Whitehouse, Lisa
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Professionals' and non‐professionals' experiences of working with people with Hoarding Disorder: A thematic synthesis

British Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Individuals with Hoarding Disorder can encounter a range of professionals and non‐professionals during the course of receiving support to manage the accumulation of belongings. This thematic synthesis explored the experiences of professionals and non‐professionals working with people with Hoarding Disorder.
Hannah Parker, Louise Waddington, Bethan Shergold, James D. Gregory   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond safety to wellbeing: How local authorities can mitigate the mental health risks of living in houses in multiple occupation [PDF]

, 2012
The regulation of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) by local authorities focuses on ensuring the physical safety of occupants through adequate standards of building quality, safety provision and management suitability.
Barratt, C, Kitcher, C, Stewart, J
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Children's Intimate Partner Violence Exposure and Mothers' Eviction Stress

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intimate partner violence has profound impacts on the housing insecurity of mothers and children. Abusers may control household finances, cause property damage or nuisance complaints, or create financial dependence that prevents survivors from fleeing.
Kathryn Showalter, Katherine Marcal, Lijian Zhao, Kathryn Maguire‐Jack, Yanghyun Park, Yinqi Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land revenue, inequality and development in colonial India (1880–1910)

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 163-165, March 2025.
Jordi Caum‐Julio
wiley   +1 more source

Idiosyncratic asset return and wage risk of US households

Economic Inquiry, Volume 63, Issue 2, Page 636-657, April 2025.
Abstract This paper documents the degree of idiosyncratic asset return heterogeneity, serial correlation, and correlation with wage heterogeneity for US households. Novel panel‐data measurements for returns on household assets are proposed. Sizable transitory idiosyncratic return heterogeneity is documented to exist concurrently with permanent ...
Stephen Snudden
wiley   +1 more source