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Environmental legislation and the impact of lobbying activities [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper is concerned with effects of lobbying activities by political pressure groups that wish to affect environmental legislation. Two interest groups are considered, environmentalists on the one hand and a polluters' lobby on the other.
Bartsch, Elga   +2 more
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An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market access for sale : Latin America's lobbying for U.S. tariff preferences [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper assesses the foreign lobbying forces behind the tariff preferences that the United States grants to Latin American and Caribbean countries. The basic framework is the one developed that is extended to explain the relationship between foreign ...
Kee, Hiau Looi   +2 more
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Response to “Stopping Spin at the Source: Learning From an Example in Obesity”

open access: yes
Obesity, EarlyView.
Huasheng Xiang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“There Are Places Full of Beauty”: Desettling High School Students' Scientific Writing

open access: yesScience Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study contributes to desettling and expanding expectations about the forms of scientific language that belong in students' scientific writing. The primary empirical focus is the analysis of 52 high school student abstracts articulating community‐based investigations, submitted as part of their participation in a student conference in a ...
Alejandra Frausto Aceves
wiley   +1 more source

Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socially Optimal Mechanisms [PDF]

open access: yes
mechanism design;contests;advertising;lobbying;political campaigns ...
Onderstal, A.M.
core   +1 more source

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