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IMF conditionality: imposition or ownership? The case of Egypt [PDF]
Since its establishment, the IMF has been subject to constant interest from both academic circles and the media. Of the three types of the IMF's functions (regulatory, consultative, and financial), the latter - particularly the provision of temporary ...
Laobooncharoen, Nontaporn
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ABSTRACT A Summer Research Program (SRP) at a large public university in the southern United States prepares undergraduate STEM majors to engage with high school students from underrepresented backgrounds. Grounded in culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP) and layered mentorship, SRP fosters inclusive teaching practices and professional growth among ...
Mariam A. Manuel +4 more
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Abstract In the summer of 1919, W. T. Goode, the Manchester Guardian’s special correspondent in Russia and the Baltic, was arrested in the Estonian capital Tallinn and briefly detained aboard a British warship. Goode's detention caused a furore, leading to accusations of kidnap, heated commentary in the press and questions in parliament.
Colin Storer
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Transaction Costs in Aid: Case Studies of Sector Wide Approaches in Zambia and Senegal [PDF]
human development, aid, trade ...
Patrick Watt
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ABSTRACT This article explores how accounting ideas travel to unfamiliar environments and instigate new modes of calculation therein. The empirical focus is on the food balance sheet, a key calculative technology in the realm of food security. Drawing on Said's four‐stage schema for analyzing the movement of theories and ideas, this investigation ...
Stephen P. Walker, Massimo Sargiacomo
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Accounting for economic growth in the Netherlands since 1913
This paper applies a growth accounting approach to monitor growth performance of the Netherlands since 1913, which looks at the contribution of, labour, human capital, physical and knowledge capital to real output growth.
Jong, Herman de, Ark, Bart van
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Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 195:Threshold effects of dismissal protection regulations and employment dynamics [PDF]
Labour market regulations aimed at enhancing job-security are dominant in several OECD countries. These regulations seek to reduce dismissals of workers and fluctuations in employment.
Chen, Yu-Fu, Funke, Michael
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Toward a feminist geo‐legal reading: US country‐of‐origin information in asylum adjudication
Abstract In this article, we offer what we call ‘a feminist geo‐legal reading’ of documents used in spaces and practices of law. Legal cases and decisions are often based on different legal and non‐legal documents, including laws, explanatory memorandums, testimonies, medical reports, and so forth. In contemporary asylum adjudication, country‐of‐origin
Malene H. Jacobsen +2 more
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This paper is the sixth in a series of 8 that make up the evidence base for SDC report 'The role of nuclear power in a low carbon economy'.The document covers accident risk in plants (including a historical review of accidents), threats from design ...
AMEC NNC Limited +2 more
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Reviewing the EU ETS review? Report of the CEPS TAsk Force on "Does the ETS market produce the 'right' price signal"? CEPS Task Force Report, 12 November 2012 [PDF]
Drawing on discussions within a CEPS Task Force on the revised EU emissions trading system, this report provides a comprehensive assessment of the pros and cons of the various measures put forward by different stakeholders to address the level and ...
Marcu, Andrei +2 more
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