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Michael Porter's Cluster Theory as a local and regional development tool – the rise and fall of cluster policy in the UK [PDF]
, 2013 There has been much written on industrial agglomeration, but it is Michael Porter’s cluster theory, above all others, which has come to dominate local and regional economic development policy. His work has been adopted by the OECD, EU, national and local
Swords, Jon
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EchoGéoGold panning is an ancient practice of the populations of southwest Burkina Faso but the contemporary resumption of this activity by "exogenous" artisan miners in the early 2000s, was not without difficulty.
Edith Sawadogo, Kouka Sawadogo
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"What is Bread?" The Anthropology of Belief [PDF]
, 2012 This is a postprint (accepted manuscript) version of the article published in Ethos 40(3):341-357 in September 2012. The final version of the article can be found at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/doi/10.1111/j.1548-1352.2012.01261.x ...
Asad +28 more
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Quantifier, comparer, budgéter : l’expertise pour légitimer une politique controversée
MétropolesWhile transport experts and professionals are opposed to free public transport on the basis of expert arguments, the measure is developing in France. In Montpellier, where the measure is deemed inappropriate by the experts, the Metropolitan Council is ...
Félicien Boiron
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Changing Times at Cuban Universities: Looking into the Transition towards a Social, Entrepreneurial and Innovative Organization [PDF]
, 2020 Since the 1990s, the socialist higher education system has faced several reforms oriented to satisfy the social, economic, and technological demands. However, little is known about the transformation process of the socialist university system over the ...
Cruz-Amarán, Damaris +2 more
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Legitimizing transformative government
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 2021 Over the past decade, there has been increasing attention to meeting goals related to persistent, wicked societal problems, such as climate change. Solving these societal problems typically requires socio-technical transitions. This trend towards goal-oriented, socio-technical transition requires governments to search for and reevaluate their role in ...
Braams, R.B. +3 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma +6 more
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Delegitimization of “Russian world”: alternatives to nonalternativeness
Філософія освітиThe defeat of russia on the battlefield must be accompanied by the delegitimization of the “russian world”, that is, the loss of attractiveness for the russians themselves of the concept of the supremacy of everything Russian over everything non-russian.
Наталія Фіалко
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Legitimizing social work: The practice of reflective professionals
Journal of Social Intervention, 2010 Legitimizing social work: the practice of reflective professionals Social work is a profession that is very much part of and contributes to an ever changing and evolving society.
Marianne Potting +3 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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