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Public sector efficiency and political culture [PDF]
The capability of a country's public sector to provide high-quality goods and services in a cost-effective way is crucial to fostering long-term growth. In this paper we study the determinants of public service efficiency (PSE) and in particular the role
Pietro Tommasino, Raffaela Giordano
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Muslim Women Political Leaders and Electoral Participation in Muslim-Majority Countries [PDF]
, 2015 This paper focuses on Muslim women political leaders and their agency in the modern world. While some Muslim women have a difficult time participating politically, others actively act in policy and government.
Rolland, Abby M.
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Integrity Versus Ideology in Automated Assessment: The Jobseeker Snapshot
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article analyses the entanglement of political ideology and digitalisation in the Australian approach to online assessment of claims for income security, with a focus on job seeker classification. In the Australian social security system, the Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) has been used to screen and ‘score’ income security ...
Angelika Papadopoulos
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Political cultures in conflict: Profiles in the global dialogue on social issues [PDF]
, 1974 Karin Dovring
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Politicians’ Motivation, Political Culture, and Electoral Competition [PDF]
We study electoral competition among politicians who are heterogeneous both in competence and in how much they care about (what they perceive as) the public interest relative to the private rents from being in office. We show that politicians’ incentives
Klaas J. Beniers, Robert Dur
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Critique [of Institutional Racism] [PDF]
, 1982 Vine Deloria’s incisive analysis of institutional racism in western culture applies equally well to the related problem of institutional sexism. Both women, and minorities especially individual members of minority racial groups who are immediately ...
Hickok, Kathleen
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Development of cultural identity is understood to be central to well‐being; however, it is not always prioritised for children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC). This paper examines current policy and practice designed to support the cultural identity and connection of non‐Indigenous culturally and linguistically diverse children (CALD) in OOHC, who ...
Rebekah Grace +8 more
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Transforming Masculinist Political Cultures? Doing Politics in New Political Institutions [PDF]
In the devolved legislative assemblies of Scotland and Wales the proportion of women representatives is approaching parity. This is in marked contrast to Westminster where one in five MPs are women.
Charlotte Aull Davies +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hearing loss is a poignant issue in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and, without sufficient support, it can also contribute to disabling life experiences. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is intended to provide support to eligible people experiencing disability, however, to effectively serve this ...
Hannah Lack +4 more
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Political Culture and Political Change in Communist States. Edited by Archie Brown and Jack Gray. New York: Holmes & Meier, 1977. xiv, 286 pp. $24.00. [PDF]
, 1978 Vojtech Mastny
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