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The economic foundations of powersharing: Evidence from Africa

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How—and with whom—do rulers share power? Existing research focuses on the strategic logic of powersharing. In this paper, we analyze its economic foundations. Powersharing is modeled as a subnational fiscal contract, in which rulers allocate political representation based on constituencies’ revenue potential. Empirically, we combine historical
Yannick I. Pengl, Philip Roessler
wiley   +1 more source

Making Mining Licit: Gold, Commodification, and the Everyday Performance of Law in Colombia

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ethnographies of resource‐making have shown that the extraction of resource value from objects is premised on obviating the emplaced lifeworlds that surrounded objects before they traveled to consumer markets. Much of this literature looks at such supply‐chain disentanglement from the viewpoint of corporate and formal regulatory practices ...
Jesse Jonkman
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Research Approaches to Assess Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation Policy Implementation and Response in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Results From a Scoping Review. [PDF]

Nutr Rev
Phonsuk P, Phulkerd S, Jankhotkaew J, Thow AM, Farrell P.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The exploitation of silver deposits in early medieval Europe: some documentary, economic and social problems

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on Southern Europe, this article sheds light on the mining landscape of the early Middle Ages. Based on the current state of historical and archaeological knowledge, the article raises a number of questions that can be extended to other European regions.
Nicolas Minvielle Larousse
wiley   +1 more source

The hole in the doughnut: Formalizing and testing a key model of degrowth

Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Degrowth scholars often claim that capitalism generates social and ecological imbalances, as captured by Kate Raworth's leading doughnut model. We formalize this model using social and environmental indices and measure imbalances using their coefficient of variation.
Ashruta Acharya, Vincent Geloso, Aleksander Psurek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Trilemma: Bridging the Gap Between Material Science, Economic Reality, and Regulatory Policy. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Zhang Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
wiley   +1 more source

Decision-making model for production and operation of underground gold mines considering low-carbon condition. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Hou J, Gu Y, Li G, Guo G, Yu Q.
europepmc   +1 more source

Unreachable, Inescapable: Sustainable Development as Normative Camouflage in EU–MERCOSUR Trade

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how sustainable development functions as a mechanism of stabilising asymmetry in North–South trade governance, using the European Union (EU)–Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) agreement as a case study. Whilst sustainability is often framed as a normative good or institutional advance, the article shows instead how it ...
Asha Herten‐Crabb
wiley   +1 more source

Blockchain-enabled traceability evaluation framework for mineral resource development and utilization: a fuzzy comprehensive assessment approach. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ma G, Bai H, Zhao W, Yun Q, Zhang Y.
europepmc   +1 more source