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The Municipal Takeover of the School System [PDF]
In 1991 the Swedish school system was transferred from the State (the national level) to the municipalities. The reform increased the size of the municipal sector by one fifth, making the reform one of the largest in recent history. Despite broad support
Lakomaa, Erik
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT An emerging consensus calls for transformative climate governance. However, what instigates and sustains transformative pathways remains unclear. This study characterises the existence, quality and structural underpinnings of transformative governance capacities in local government climate change response in Aotearoa New Zealand, applying a ...
Gangadari K. Ranawaka +3 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Freshwater availability is a critical climate change challenge in coastal delta regions. This challenge requires a transformative change toward circular water management. While experimentation and collaborative governance are recognized as enablers of transformative change, their interaction remains complex and insufficiently understood ...
Flavia Simona Albu Cosoveanu +3 more
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The Distributive Consequences of Active Welfare Policies in Europe
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the distributive consequences of active welfare policies in Europe by analysing tier‐specific investments in individualised employment services across four European welfare states: Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Deborah Jackwerth‐Rice +1 more
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Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Thermochemical gasification is one of the most efficient methods for producing solid waste synthesis gas. Therefore, to predict and analyze the process of gasification of municipal solid waste (MSW) in a downdraft fixed‐bed gasification reactor with a thermal capacity of 2.1 kW, a comprehensive numerical modeling approach based on Gibbs free ...
Mohammad Reza Gharib +2 more
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Frontline decision autonomy under decentralization: Evidence from health sector reform. [PDF]
PLoS OneZarychta A, Andersson K, Bossert T.
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Municipal Labour Demand - Sweden 1988 - 1995 [PDF]
In this paper we investigate the determinants of municipal labour demand in Sweden 1988-1995. Utilising a major grant reform in 1993, through which a switch from mainly targeted to mainly general central government grants occurred, we are able to ...
Dahlberg, Matz +2 more
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Renewable Energies in Kazakhstan: Current Status, Potential, Challenges, and Opportunities
Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.Kazakhstan has strong renewable energy potential, with wind as the leading resource and solar and other sources offering additional opportunities. Key challenges include limited infrastructure, investment needs, and grid‐related technical issues. Despite these barriers, renewables can boost economic diversification, enhance energy security, create jobs,
Lyailim Taizhanova +7 more
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Impact of Diagnosis-Intervention Packet (DIP) Payment Reform on County Hospitals: Evidence from Z City, China. [PDF]
J Healthc LeadershPeng X, Tan H, Chen Y.
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, 2007 The reform of decentralization in Japan was carried out in 2000. Consequently, the powers of the memmbers of a municipal assembly spread in the local government. The inhabitans in the town and village expect that the memmbers of a municipal assembly will
WAKAYAMA, Hiroshi +5 more
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