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The Paradox between Women’s Educational Attainment and Social Mobility in the Middle East and North Africa

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, 2012
Modernization theory predicts a strong correlation between increased access to education and positive changes in women’s social status and eventual social mobility.
Elhum Haghighat
doaj   +1 more source

What is driving the increasing presence of citizen participation initiatives? [PDF]

open access: yes
Nowadays, there is an imperative for governments to be more responsive to community needs and public sector modernization programmes are introducing opportunities for citizen participation.
Ana Yetano, Basisilo Acerete, Sonia Royo
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Think Global, Act Local? Fortune 500 Business Strategies for Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11)

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The role of business towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been well established. However, SDG contextualization continues to pose a conundrum, particularly for firms operating in multiple contexts. This becomes even more problematic in the case of SDG 11, the only goal in the sustainable development agenda directly
Andreas Georgiou
wiley   +1 more source

The Implications of Accession for Waste Policies and Industrial Practices : Hungary and the European Union [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The hope that prevailed immediately after the collapse of state socialism was that Eastern Europe's environmental pollution would be "swept away by democracy and economic rationality." While with time such expectations have become more modest, some of ...
Gille, Zsuzsa
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Theoretical results of research on spatial and territorial development (with examples on the european north of Russia) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article focuses primarily on the correlation between the concepts of “spatial” and “territorial” development. It is shown that, while differing in their content, these concepts substantially complement each other when it comes to specific research ...
Lazhentsev, V. N.
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Do Environmental Certifications Pay? A Bibliometric and Systematic Review of Environmental Management Systems and Eco‐Label Impacts

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how environmental certifications—specifically, formal environmental management systems (EMSs) (ISO 14001, EMAS), and consumer‐facing eco‐labels—influence firm financial performance. Using a dual approach that includes a bibliometric review and a systematic analysis of key studies, we identify key trends, theoretical ...
Alberto Citterio
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Course: Real‐World Application of Sustainability and Innovation Principles in the Portuguese Blue Economy Firms

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The blue economy has emerged as a key sector for linking sustainability and innovation, yet existing research has largely overlooked how firms operationalize these processes in practice. This study addresses that gap by asking: How do Portuguese blue economy firms embed sustainability‐oriented innovation (SOI) into their strategies, and what ...
Jennifer Nicole Elston   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Workers of the world, unite! Franchise extensions and the threat of revolution in Europe, 1820-1938 [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper tests the hypothesis that the extension of the voting franchise was caused by the threat of revolution, as suggested by Acemoglu and Robinson (2000).
Aidt, Toke S., Jensen, Peter S.
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Modernizing peasants and 'master farmers': all-India crop competitions and the politics of progressive agriculture in early independent India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In the years following independence, looking toward agricultural self-sufficiency, India's national leadership sought to identify cultivators endowed with the daring, grit, and experimental character needed to actualize the promise of plenty.
Siegel, Benjamin
core   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Environmental, Social, and Governance: A Hybrid Bibliometric Approach

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study provides a comprehensive overview of research on artificial intelligence (AI) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) by creating a knowledge map of the field. Using a systematic–bibliometric approach, we quantitatively analyzed a total of 129 documents, which collectively were cited 4276 times (2017–2024).
Qiang (John) Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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