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Challenging Inequalities: Our Early Childhood Development Sector Framework Document at a Glance
Investing in the first five years of life is essential for early childhood development (ECD) and contributes to increasing societal productivity, reducing poverty, and promoting equality.
Inter-American Development Bank
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Abstract In this paper, we adopt the so‐called ‘related’ perspective on business and government relations and propose that they interact and influence one another in governing corporate responsibility. We theorize that private and public governance may operate as complements or substitutes, and conduct a comparative institutional analysis to identify ...
Irene Margaret +2 more
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Brief review of the Australian hard coke industry.
"November 1951".; Electronic reproduction. Canberra, A.C.T.
Australia. Department of National Development.
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Borrowing Size and Functions From Nearby Cities: The Mediating Role of Inter‐Municipal Cooperation
ABSTRACT This paper first analyzes whether the efficiency of smaller municipalities is associated with the agglomeration advantages of their larger neighbors through “borrowed size” and “borrowed functions” mechanisms. Second, it explores the role of inter‐municipal cooperation (IMC) in these mechanisms.
Juan Piedra‐Peña +2 more
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ABSTRACT This article engages with Ching‐Kwan Lee's (2025) idea that the post‐1997 Hong Kong protests represent a series of decolonization efforts, stemming from British colonial rule and now from the Chinese ‘neo‐colonial’ regime. Instead of focusing on Hong Kong natives, however, this article presents mainland Chinese immigrants (MCIs) who live in ...
Yao‐Tai Li
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A Polyphonic Debate on Social Equity Budgeting
ABSTRACT This paper is polyphonic (i.e., a debate involving multiple perspectives) and highlights emerging interdisciplinary thoughts on past, current, and future social equity budgeting (SEB). We present a vision for the field and emphasize the potential impact of this paper. We hope to enliven debates regarding context, underpinning philosophies, and
Bruce D. McDonald III +9 more
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Breaking Down the Daily Use of Places - A Space-Time Typology of Temporary Populations in the Netherlands [PDF]
In a network society, spurred on by technological, social, and economic factors, the process of land use deconcentration has resulted in various new urban forms such as edge cities and edgeless cities.
Robbert Zandvliet, Martin Dijst
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Possibilities for Social Equity Budgeting: Critical Insights From Bentham?
ABSTRACT Considering prior ways of seeing and practical mobilisations of Social Equity Budgeting (SEB), we suggest that prior conceptualisation, research and practice can be advanced by reflecting on insights from the philosophical and political literature on equity and justice.
Laurence Ferry +2 more
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ABSTRACT The paper explores the gender dimensions of social equity and social equity budgeting (SEB) by investigating women's inclusion in local politics, budgeting and decision‐making in Bangladesh. Quotas for women representatives are reserved at each successive level of local government in Bangladesh, and their active participation in local politics
Md Salah Uddin Rajib +3 more
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Sea‐Level Rise Adaptation and Collaboration in Polycentric Governance: A Comparison of Three Regions
ABSTRACT Adaptation to sea‐level rise confronts coastal communities worldwide with a new set of collective action problems that require collaboration. When does collaboration result in concrete action for adaptation? To address this question, we combine the Ecology of Games and Collaborative Governance frameworks using a comparative analysis of three ...
Francesca Vantaggiato +4 more
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