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Mobile Foodscapes: a Case Study of Food Carts on Madison's Isthmus

, 2012
Includes Photographs, Maps and Bibliography.Our research investigates the food cart scene on Madison's Isthmus. City policies and regulations focus the density of food carts on Library Mall on the UW-Madison campus; however we emphasize in our narrative ...
Prendergast, Olivia, Grosenick, Sam, Quinn, Chloe   +2 more
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

The army in the local labor market from the perspective of entrepreneurs in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship – results of a pilot study

Journal of Modern Science
Objectives The aim presented in this article is to understand the perspective of entrepreneurs from the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship on the labor market, in particular on the labor supply and other conditions of running a business in the context of the ...
Karina Laura Górska-Rożej, Marzena Piotrowska-Trybull, Stanisław Sirko, Małgorzata Orłowska   +3 more
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TECHNICAL REGULATION AS THE LEGAL REGULATION IN THE SPHERE OF ENTREPRENEURAL ACTIVITY

Russian Journal of Economics and Law, 2009
The article views the topical problems of technical regulation of entrepreneurial relationships. The institution of technical regulation is investigated, the balance of legal regulation and technical regulation categories is shown. The author states that technical regulation is a legal form of the state regulation of entrepreneurial activity.
openaire   +1 more source

Labor regulations and the informal economy [PDF]

The informal economy, which evades labor regulations, provides employment for much of the labor force in developing countries. The author explores how labor regulations and imperfections in informal capital markets affect income inequality and the speed ...
Loayza, Norman V.
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

The Political Economy of Corporate Governance [PDF]

We analyze the political determinants of investor and employment protection. Our model predicts that proportional electoral systems are conducive to weaker investor protection and stronger employment protection than majoritarian systems.
Marco Pagano, Paolo Volpin
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Negotiating cultures of work in transnational law firms. [PDF]

, 2008
The geographical strategies of transnational corporations have received extensive attention from economic geographers. A particularly important line of study has focused upon the diverse national institutions that create geographically heterogeneous ...
Faulconbridge, James R., James R. Faulconbridge   +1 more
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The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source