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Globalization, internal migration, and public goods provision in emerging economies

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Globalization can introduce new employment opportunities to emerging economies in multinational corporations and exporting firms. Who is best positioned to benefit, and what are the political consequences for “left behind” areas? We argue that primarily advantaged groups seize these opportunities through internal migration toward centers of ...
Benjamin Helms, Junghyun Lim
wiley   +1 more source

Service encounters and the manufacture of harm: violence in the service economy under late-modernity. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Miles L, Azad M.
europepmc   +1 more source

On 3‐MMC: A Cathinone I Have Come to Know and Love

Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article attempts to complicate the mythology of a compound in a state of becoming. I will trace lightly its origins as a cultural disruptor and how I am implicated in this imperative. Introducing you to 3‐MMC will require multiple modes of storytelling and taking of liberties, drawing on literature reviews, practice‐based research, prose,
Carmen Ostrander
wiley   +1 more source

Timing and Trajectories: Shifts in Migration and Family Formation Trajectories in Nepal. [PDF]

J Marriage Fam
Labovitz E, Ng KU.
europepmc   +1 more source

In for a penny: An empirical study of earthquake experience and non‐pharmaceutical intervention effectiveness in the Marche region

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates whether prior exposure to natural disasters influenced individual compliance with non‐pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), specifically lockdown measures, during the Corona Virus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic. Focusing on the Marche region of Italy, which experienced a severe earthquake in 2016, we exploit
Vincenzo Alfano, Salvatore Capasso, Salvatore Ercolano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

General perception of the diversification of child-rearing environments in Japan. [PDF]

Front Sociol
Maruya K, Tabuchi R, Watanabe J, Hosoda C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding cooperative membership and maize market participation in Rwanda: A Bayesian triple‐hurdle analysis

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Smallholder market participation studies often focus narrowly on selling decisions, overlooking the institutional role of agricultural cooperatives, particularly in contexts like Rwanda, where cooperatives underpin agricultural policy. Consequently, empirical evidence on how cooperative membership shapes farmers’ commercialization across ...
John N. Ng'ombe, Jules Ngango, Aristide Maniriho, Martinson Ankrah Twumasi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

What affects rural households' entrepreneurial performance: Formal or informal finance availability? [PDF]

PLoS One
Xiang Z, Yin Q, Xue X, Zhang W, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
wiley   +1 more source

Online exposure to marriage information and marriage expectations of Generation Z in China: The roles of marriage value and relative information exposure. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wang Z, Yang H, Jiang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source