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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giovanni Trovato   +2 more
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Igualdad y mérito ¿un conflicto de valores?

Isegoría, 2012
Desde hace al menos tres décadas el concepto de igualdad —en particular, el concepto de igualdad distributiva— ha estado en el centro de la discusión contemporánea sobre justicia distributiva.
Olof Page
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The Problem of Christ’s Acquired Knowledge

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Thomas Aquinas is universally applauded for his “courage and perspicacity” in eventually admitting an acquired knowledge in Christ. According to this doctrine, Christ, through the experience of his senses, came to know what he previously did not know.
Joshua H. Lim
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Tutela Administrativa [PDF]

, 2011
A tutela administrativa consiste no conjunto de poderes de intervenção de uma pessoa colectiva na gestão de outra pessoa colectiva pública, a fim de assegurar a legalidade ou o mérito da sua ...
Pinto, Susana
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Beyond Political Control and Bureaucratic Protection: Public Appointments for the Formation of Programmatic Groups and Representative Bureaucracy

Review of Policy Research, Volume 43, Issue 3, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Public appointments shape the top‐level bureaucracy by serving as a gateway for professionals with different profiles, chosen based on different criteria. In general, the literature has been more interested in analyzing appointments based on merit or sponsorship, based on verification of loyalty to the government or technical competence ...
André Vaz Lopes, Míriam Aparecida Mesquita Oliveira   +1 more
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Do mérito à diversidade: a nova era no provimento dos cargos públicos no Brasil

Sequência: Estudos Juridicos e Politicos
O presente artigo científico analisa a evolução do provimento dos cargos públicos na história brasileira, a partir do uso de classificação adotada na doutrina estadunidense, que, tradicionalmente, classifica tal evolução em três eras: a era da ...
Fabio Lins de Lessa Carvalho
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White Italian Parents’ Ethnic‐Racial Socialization and Young Children's Prosocial Behavior Toward Outgroup Peers

Social Development, Volume 35, Issue 2, May 2026.
ABSTRACT White parents adopt various ethnic‐racial socialization (ERS) approaches that shape children's understanding of race and ethnicity, sometimes fostering awareness of ethnic‐racial inequalities and encouraging positive attitudes toward individuals from diverse backgrounds, and sometimes perpetuating a dominating perspective of whiteness as an ...
Daniele Di Tata, Stefania Sette, Tracy L. Spinrad, Gabrielle Coppola, Pasquale Musso, Lucia S. Lillo, Federica Bianco, Marina Camodeca, Aurora Rinaldi, Fiorenzo Laghi, Courtney A. Hagan, Amy G. Halberstadt   +11 more
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El mito meritodrático: aporías e identidades interpeladas

Revista Binacional Brasil - Argentina
Tomando como pretexto la publicación de un libro sobre la meritocracia, su autor, tras referirse a la elaboración y recepción del mismo, pretende, en este ensayo, mostrar algunas de las aporías que encierran el principio del mérito y la meritocracia ...
Antonio Viñao Frago
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Interactive effects of high planting density and drought on physiological traits and yield in tomato

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 106, Issue 5, Page 2648-2655, 30 March 2026.
Abstract Background This study investigated the combined effects of high planting density and drought stress on morpho‐physiological traits, yield, and fruit quality in tomato plants. The research addresses knowledge gaps in plant responses to multiple concurrent stressors and explores strategies for maximizing yield per cultivation area under water ...
Silvana Francesca, Valerio Cirillo, Alessia Cuccurullo, Rana Choukri, Nausica Pollaro, Matteo Addonizio, Mohamed Faize, Mourad Baghour, Maria Manuela Rigano   +8 more
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Tourists' Sensitivity to Climate and Cost Changes in Fjord Norway

International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 28, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT The tourism industry is likely to face significant challenges stemming from climate change and fluctuations in travel costs. This study investigates the potential impacts of these factors on tourism demand in Fjord Norway, and shows that both environmental conditions and travel expenses play a substantial role in influencing tourism demand ...
Ove Oklevik, Grzegorz Kwiatkowski, Nina M. Iversen, Leif E. Hem, Stefan Gøsling, Ya‐Yen Sun   +5 more
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