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Temporary VAT Reduction in Vietnam: Consumer Behavior Analysis

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of temporary VAT rate changes on consumer behavior in Vietnam, particularly concerning the VAT reduction implemented during 2023–2024. The research analyzes annual survey data and household expenditure reports to assess changes in consumer spending on durable goods during the first half of 2024 (2024 H1 ...
Hang Thi Thu Trinh
wiley   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

Scaling up specialist training in developing countries: lessons learned from the first 12 years of regional postgraduate training in Fiji – a case study

Human Resources for Health, 2012
Background In 1997, regional specialist training was established in Fiji, consisting of one-year Postgraduate Diplomas followed by three-year master’s degree programs in anesthesia, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics and surgery.
Oman Kimberly, Rodgers Elizabeth, Usher Kim, Moulds Robert   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

China in Latin America: lessons for South-South cooperation and sustainable development [PDF]

, 2015
This repository item contains a report from the Boston University Global Economic Governance Initiative. The Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) is a research program of the Center for Finance, Law & Policy, the Frederick S.
Gallagher, Kevin P., Lopez, Andres, Ray, Rebecca, Sanborn, Cynthia   +3 more
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Intuition or Analysis? How Entrepreneurial Motivations Shape Decision‐Making Under Uncertainty

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurs frequently encounter ambiguous, uncertain situations that, despite limited information, require critical decisions. Their decisions are not homogeneous and, while prior research has emphasized external factors such as industry experience or context, these alone do not fully explain the heterogeneity observed in entrepreneurial ...
Antoine Gilbert‐Saad, Frank Siedlok, Rod B. McNaughton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The vulnerability of the peninsulas toward the manifestations of territorial-political conflicts

Časopis Socìalʹno-Ekonomìčnoï Geografìï. Часопис соціально-економічної географії, 2019
In the early 21st century, conflicts remained widespread on the political map of the world. The article explores the role of the peninsula as a subject of territorial dispute, territorial expansion, as well as the region of arms deployment and ...
Roman Slyvka
doaj   +1 more source

Why do we burn? Examining arguments underpinning the use of prescribed burning to manage wildfire risk

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Managing wildfire risk requires consideration of complex and uncertain scientific evidence as well as trade‐offs between different values and goals. Conflicting perspectives on what values and goals are most important, what ought to be done and what trade‐offs are acceptable complicate those decisions.
Pele J. Cannon, Sarah Clement
wiley   +1 more source

Capacity building needed to reap the benefits of access to biodiversity collections

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global conservation efforts increasingly depend on digitised natural history collections, yet the benefits of this digital data are not equally shared. We analysed biodiversity specimens and citation data from Montserrat and the Cayman Islands to assess who collected these specimens, how they are used, and by whom.
Quentin Groom, Sofie Meeus, Sara Bárrios, Catherine Childs, Colin Clubbe, Ernestine Corbett, Sarita Francis, Alan Gray, Luke Harding, Annick Jackman, Rebecca Machin, Andrew McGovern, Mike Pienkowski, Delmaude Ryan, Chris Sealys, Catherine Wensink, Jodey Peyton   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annual Report 2019 on EIB Activity in Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Overseas Countries and Territories [PDF]

, 2020
Let us introduce you to some of the people who are helping to make a difference and improve lives across sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Overseas Countries and Territories. We speak to a greengrocer in Burkina Faso, look at new climate-resilient social housing in the Dominican Republic and find out how a bank changes things for ...
openaire   +1 more source

Landless peasants, soilless cultivation: British agricultural experimentation and intervention in post‐independence Iraq (1932–1958)

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
‘Greening’ is often depicted as an inherently benevolent practice, turning arid stretches of land into arable and fertile plots. However, by considering a longer history of place and taking archival records into account, such transformations are rendered more complex and, often, more fraught.
Zsuzsanna Ihar
wiley   +1 more source