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Socio-Political Factors Contributing to Re-Demarcation Disputes in Vuwani and Malamulele Communities, South Africa

Social Sciences
Despite the aim of municipal boundaries re-demarcation to improve capacity, functionality, economic viability, and service delivery in South African municipalities, it often leads to community unrest, protests, and violent confrontations.
Fhedzisani Ash Mukhuba, Lindokuhle Denis Sibiya   +1 more
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina, Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Umpiring Federalism in Africa: Institutional Mosaic and Innovations

African Studies Quarterly, 2013
Federalism institutionalizes the division of powers and creates the circumstances that render inter-governmental disputes almost inevitable. It is therefore necessary that federal constitutions establish mechanisms for the peaceful umpiring of such ...
Adem Kassie Abebe
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Conflict of Authority in Election Disputes: The Shift from the Constitutional Court to Party Courts in Indonesia

Khazanah Hukum
The general election process in Indonesia faces serious challenges related to the resolution of election disputes. The transfer of authority to resolve election disputes from the Constitutional Court to the internal Party Court has created legal ...
Paulus Titaley, Marthinus Johanes Saptenno, Hendrik Salmon, Saartje Sarah Alfons   +3 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Les querelles de mots dans le discours politique : modèle d’analyse et étude de cas à partir d’une polémique sur le mot « rigueur »

Argumentation et Analyse du Discours, 2013
This paper aims to contribute to the description of a particular type of confrontation, often taking place between political actors in contemporary media, namely verbal disputes.
Raphaël Micheli
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Do Universal Free School Meals Improve the Dietary Quality of Food‐At‐Home Purchases?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since 2014, the number of schools offering universal free meals to all enrolled children without requiring annual meal applications has increased meaningfully. Using USDA's Purchase to Plate Crosswalk, a difference‐in‐differences framework, and a nationwide consumer panel, the effect of universal‐free‐meal exposure on the diet quality of food ...
Xueying Ma, Andres Cuadros‐Meñaca, Michael R. Thomsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differentiated Impacts of EU Rural Development Measures: A Finite Mixture Evaluation of Italian Olive Farms

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between participation in the EU Rural Development Program and the economic performance of Italian olive farms using a finite‐mixture model with inverse‐probability‐weighted regression adjustment. Based on 2010–2022 FADN panel data, it estimates heterogeneous treatment effects while correcting for selection ...
Francesco Caracciolo, Marilena Furno
wiley   +1 more source

Pendekatan Politik Hukum dalam Resolusi Konflik Teritorial Indonesia-Malaysia: Analisis Keterlibatan PBB dan ASEAN

UIR Law Review
The territorial conflict between Indonesia and Malaysia has been a long-standing debate since the colonial era. One of the most contested areas between the two countries is Sipadan and Ligitan Islands on the border of the Sulu Sea.
Rahadian Nizar Akbari Nizar, Evi Dwi Hastri   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source