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The Interaction of Economic and Political Inequality in Latin America [PDF]
We investigate how economic inequality can persist in Latin America in the context of radical falls in political inequality in the last decades. Using data from Colombia, we focus on a critical facet of democratization - the entry of new politicians.
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Public Governance, Development Planning and Political Development in the Islamic Republic of Iran [PDF]
فرایند مدیریت و توسعه, 2023 Purpose: The purpose of this article was to examine the role of political development in the context of development planning and public governance in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Hossein Alipour, Farhad Keramat
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana +3 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang +4 more
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External factors in Yugoslav political development
, 1977 Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-79).Despite her many problems Yugoslavia is looked upon by Western scholars, with considerable justice, as an innovator in social and political development; that is, in the development of institutions for ...
Miller, Robert F.
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Political Institutions, Policymaking Processes, and Policy Outcomes in Venezuela [PDF]
, 2006 This case study of Venezuela\u27s democratic institution and policymaking processes is part of the broader regional project based on the theoretical framework developed by Spiller, Stein and Tommasi (2003).
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, 2021 The study collects the experiences and impressions of the women who own Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru, obtained during the development of the project "Mitigating deforestation in Brazil nut concessions in Madre de Dios, Peru".
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park +4 more
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Political Environment and Privatization Prices
, 2006 This paper studies the link between the political and institutional context and privatization sales prices. The latter serves as a measure for assessing the relative performance of the privatization goals. Whereas this link has been studied theoretically,
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A Critical Book Review of Civil Society and Democracy in the Middle East [PDF]
پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی, 2019 This book follows a political development in the Middle East. After World War II, at the time of the U.S. investments in Europe and the third world countries, development became a subject of study in social sciences. According to Modernization Theories,
SeyedSaeid ZahedZahedani
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