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Yak Herding in Gatlang, Nepal: The Shift From Traditional to Market-Driven Practices

open access: yesMountain Research and Development
This article explores shifting yak herding practices in Gatlang, a Tamang village in Rasuwa district, Nepal. It argues that the customary, community-based agropastoral system, known as the Choko system of the Tamangs, is shifting from community-regulated
Indra Mani Rai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

From small business promotion to creating an entrepreneurial society [PDF]

open access: yes
Mittelstandspolitik, Unternehmer, Wissenstransfer, EU-Staaten, Deutschland, Small business policy, Entrepreneurs, Knowledge transfer, EU countries ...
David B. Audretsch
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Tunisia [PDF]

open access: yes
Whether policy support should be designed differently for women entrepreneurs is a particularly relevant question. To answer this, and to inform the design of policies to provide appropriate support for women entrepreneurs, the paper compares male and ...
Drine, Imed, Grach, Mouna
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

The eye of every storm: policy entrepreneurs to strengthen the role of energy efficiency in EU climate policy

open access: yesEnergy, Sustainability and Society
Background Improving energy efficiency on a global scale is crucial to meet climate targets of the Paris Agreement and the UN sustainable development goal on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Fredrik von Malmborg
doaj   +1 more source

A Yin-Yang Perspective of Street-Level Policy Entrepreneurs

open access: yesAmerican Business Review
We introduce a cultural perspective, Yin-Yang logic, to explore how street-level policy entrepreneurs (SLPEs) formulate policy and foster inter-local collaborations across 14 Chinese cities.
Monica Ren, Hua Xing, Puyao Xing
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and Current Situation of China's Meat Sector

open access: yesAnimal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the world's largest meat producer, consumer, and importer, China's meat sector has undergone profound transformation over the past decade, driven by biological crises (e.g., African Swine Fever), environmental policies, and global market integration. This study analyzes the sector's production restructuring, consumption diversification, and
Zengyong Zhu
wiley   +1 more source

Appropriations and Stem Cell Research Arlen Specter’s Senate Legacy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Pennsylvania Republican Senator Arlen Specter sat at the center of battles over stem cell research. Focusing on Specter’s efforts allows sustained exploration of policy entrepreneurship in the Senate.
Kelly, Sean Q.
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