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Rethinking Sustainable Batteries

open access: yesAdvanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
This perspective examines sustainability across the entire battery lifecycle, from mining and manufacturing to use and end of life. Twelve principles for ‘green’ batteries are outlined, and it is argued that joint industrial, academic, and policy efforts are essential to building a truly sustainable energy future. Abstract Batteries will play a pivotal
Heather Au   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Legal History of Direct Democracy Institutions in the USA

open access: yesВестник Кемеровского государственного университета. Серия: гуманитарные и общественные науки
Direct democracy appeared in the United States back in the colonial period. However, when the country became sovereign in the late XVIII century, the founding fathers gave preference to representative democracy in order to prevent the mob rule.
Stanislav V. Chechelev
doaj   +1 more source

Executive authority, the personal vote, and budget discipline in Latin American and Carribean countries [PDF]

open access: yes
Recent scholarship on the impact of fiscal institutions on budgeting outcomes in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries indicates that political institutions impact the level of budget discipline. BuiIding upon this previous research, we argue that
Hallerberg, Mark, Marier, Patrick
core  

Note: Finger Imaging: A 21st Century Solution to Welfare Fraud at our Fingertips [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
This Note describes the finger imaging process and summarizes the current New York Social Services law regarding public assistance. It also outlines the current finger imaging bill before the New York State Legislature.
Killerlane III, James J.
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Beyond Labels: Exploring Consumer Preferences for Plant‐Based Meat Labeling Policies

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whether meat‐related terms should be permitted on the labels of plant‐based meat alternatives is hotly debated. Utilizing survey data featuring a discrete choice experiment, we examine consumer responses to plant‐based meat alternatives under three labeling scenarios: no restrictions; a ban on meat‐related terms; and a requirement for a ...
Liam J. S. Boldt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern governments: in search of a relevant model of the public administration system

open access: yesRUDN Journal of Public Administration
The rapid changes in the modern world raise questions about the ability of national governments to manage them in the face of local and global turbulence.
Rashid T. Mukhaev
doaj   +1 more source

Erie County Industrial Development Agency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The ECIDA is a public benefit corporation created by the New York State Legislature for the purpose of attracting and retaining private sector business development in Erie County.
Fitzsimmons, Patrick
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Strategic Advocacy for Higher Education Research: Insights From US Agricultural Experiment Station Funding

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst dwindling state funding and the legislative withdrawal from public university research support, a heightened political process shapes the allocation of scarce tax dollars. This article explores how advocacy within the political process influences funding support for higher education from state legislatures.
Gregory M. Perry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The congressional Committee System of the Chilean Legislature, 1834-1924

open access: yesHistoria (Santiago), 2011
This is a historical, institutional study about the congressional committee system of the Chilean legislature from 1834 through 1924. This study uses a longitudinal perspective to focus on committee origins, functions, processes, and authority.
Iván Mauricio Obando Camino
doaj  

MFP and CFAP Official Announcement and Pre‐Official Announcement Effects on the Corn and Soybean Futures Market

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the official announcement effect of the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) on the corn and soybean futures market. Using a permutation test and a 2‐stage GLS model, we find no significant official announcement effect.
Zhining Sun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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