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The Impact of Local Decentralization on Economic Growth: Evidence from U.S. Counties [PDF]
We analyze the impact of fiscal decentralization on U.S. county population, employment, and real income growth. Our findings suggest that government organization matters for local economic growth, but that the impacts vary by government unit and by ...
Hammond, George W., Tosun, Mehmet S.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai +2 more
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DECENTRALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE [PDF]
The most important theoretical argument concerning decentralization is that it can improve governance by making government more accountable and responsive to the governed.
Jean-Paul Faguet
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using survey and discrete choice experiment data, we examined US specialty crop growers' preferences for marketing contract attributes in the context of emerging blockchain‐based technologies and expanding traceability initiatives. Results show that farmers preferred traditional written contracts but might be willing to accept digital ...
Elizabeth Canales +3 more
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Dados: Revista de Ciências Sociais, 1999 In this comparison of Belo Horizonte?s and Salvador?s experiences within three arenas of local government, the article focuses on the viability of institutional arrangements based on decentralization and citizen participation.
Boschi Renato Raul
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Post-decentralization regional economies and actors -- putting the capacity of Local governments to the test [PDF]
Decentralization in Indonesia was introduced institutionally in 2001, with a democratization drive promoted by international donors and by the intention of the new government to clear away the centralistic image of Soeharto. Decentralization has had some
Matsui, Kazuhisa
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The Necessity of Dynamic Workflow Managers for Advancing Self‐Driving Labs and Optimizers
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.We assess the maturity and integration readiness of key methodologies for Materials Acceleration Platforms, highlighting the need for dynamic workflow managers. Demonstrating this, we integrate PerQueue into a color‐mixing robot, showing how flexible orchestration improves coordination and optimization.
Simon K. Steensen +6 more
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Decentralization, Local Bureaucracies and Service Delivery in Uganda [PDF]
Decentralization, Local bureaucracies , Social services , Local ...
Golola, Moses L.
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Evolution of Physical Intelligence Across Scales
Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.By following the evolution of physical intelligence across scales, this article shows how intelligence arises from materials, structures, physical interactions, and collectives. It establishes physical intelligence as the evolutionary foundation upon which embodied intelligence is built.
Ke Liu +7 more
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On the dangers of decentralization [PDF]
The author highlights some of the dangers of decentralizations. The benefits of decentralization in allocative efficiency are not as obvious as suggested by the standard theory of fiscal federalism. The assumptions of this theory are fragile.
DEC, Prud'homme, Remy
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