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A Turning Point: past and future of the European Community's relations with Eastern Europe. Biblio-Flash No 24, 1989 [PDF]
, 1989 The signature on 25 June 1988 in Luxembourg of the EEC-CMEA (1) Joint Declaration, of which a text is annexed to this article, marked the establishment of official relations between the European Community and the CMEA and at the same time gave the ...
Maslen, John
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Does Digital Banking Promote Remittance Receipts? Evidence From Developing Countries
International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the realm of technological advancement, like many sectors, the financial sector swiftly embraced digital transformation to help facilitate financial transactions, especially remittance receipts. The digitalisation of the banking sector has made transfers and access to funds quite easier, faster, and more economical by reducing transaction ...
Syed Ali Abbas +2 more
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Language Dispersal Beyond Farming [PDF]
, 2020 Why do some languages wither and die, while others prosper and spread? Around the turn of the millennium a number of archaeologists such as Colin Renfrew and Peter Bellwood made the controversial claim that many of the world’s major language families owe
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International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The housing issue significantly influences individuals' well‐being. As a crucial mechanism for alleviating the housing issue, the housing security system has garnered increasing attention regarding its impact on residents' happiness. Utilizing data from the China Household Tracking Survey (CFPS), this paper seeks to thoroughly investigate the ...
Lingzhen Yao, Bei Qiao, Yuhan Hu
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The Minorities of China. [PDF]
, 2011 This encyclopedia article surveys the non-Han Chinese groups of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Ethnic policy and praxis are discussed, as is the relationship between language, ethnicity, official ethnic definition ...
Dwyer, Arienne M.
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Wrathful deities “dokshita” in the early shastra songs of the Mongol-speaking peoples
Languages and Folklore of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia, 2023 This article focuses on the early shastra songs of the Mongol-speaking peoples, offering insights into the wrathful deities referred to as “dokshita” in the Buddhist pantheon. Shastras are songs with spiritual content dedicated to the praise of the Teachings of Buddha, deities, clergy, Buddhist monasteries, pilgrimages, and similar themes.
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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
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Tunka Buryats in the 19th century: ethnic composition and settlement
Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии, 2017 The article deals with a study of ethnic composition of the Tunka Buryats and features of their settlement on the territory of the former Tunkinskaya Steppe Duma, which was split into four parts called Torskaya, Koimorskaya, Kharibyatskaya indigenous ...
Nanzatov B.Z., Sodnompilova M.M.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The societal and biophysical permeability across human‐demarcated jurisdictions within watersheds necessitates collaboration among administrative regions. The effectiveness of such collaboration is partly determined by the degree to which institutional arrangements align with underlying social and ecological interdependencies, a concept ...
Fang Wang +3 more
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The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni +7 more
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