Social Equity Practices in Public Financial Management: A Conceptual Review and Proposed Reforms
Public Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Equity has been at the core of public finance going at least as far back as 1776 when Adam Smith included it as one of four canons of a good tax in his classic An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Tax Project Institute 2025).
John R. Bartle +2 more
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[The health of the black population and policies in the 20th century: resistance, emancipation and deaths are found at the crossroads]. [PDF]
Cad Saude PublicaAraújo ILF, Ribeiro LP.
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Public Administration Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how administrative burden in college admissions affects individuals with criminal records, with attention to racial disparities. Grounded in administrative burden theory and the role of street‐level bureaucrats, it examines how admissions representatives respond to applicants with disclosed criminal histories. Through a
Victor J. St. John +4 more
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Sedimentology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT One of the largest wetlands on Earth, the Brazilian Pantanal contains roughly 10 000 natural lakes, about 1000 of which are hypersaline. In these environmentally stressful settings, animal life struggles to survive, while cyanobacteria form extensive mats.
Lucas V. Warren +5 more
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Intersectional analysis of the social vulnerability of individuals with differences in the time between oral cancer diagnosis and treatment: a cross-sectional study, Brazil, 2011-2020. [PDF]
Epidemiol Serv SaudeAlencar JVA +4 more
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Unconventional Fiscal Policies in Response to Inflation: The Iberian Exception in Portugal
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The surge in Eurozone inflation in 2022 compelled European governments to implement unconventional fiscal policies. One initiative, the Iberian Exception, imposed a cap on the cost of natural gas used for electricity generation in Portugal and Spain.
Lourenço Cerdeira +2 more
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From Expansion to Erosion: The Global Trajectory of Judicial Independence, 1960–2018
Sociological Forum, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Judicial independence expanded globally throughout the twentieth century, but this trajectory has recently come under pressure. In recent years, governments around the world have increasingly challenged judicial autonomy. This study unpacks this global reversal by analyzing data from 156 states between 1960 and 2018.
Nir Rotem
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The Role of Tax‐Benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social insurance contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
María Cecilia Deza +4 more
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WE, ELF and ELT: Perspectives on English and applied linguistics
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract In a paper which originally set the scene for WE study, Braj Kachu argued that the ‘global diffusion of English’ called for a new paradigm of enquiry which recognized the independent status of varieties of English used by communities other than those of Inner Circle native speakers.
Henry Widdowson
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