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Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Understanding relationships among grass traits, fire, and herbivores may help improve conservation strategies for savannas that are threatened by novel disturbance regimes. Emerging theory, developed in Africa, emphasizes that functional traits of savanna grasses reflect the distinct ways that fire and grazers consume biomass ...
Ashish N. Nerlekar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why does currency denomination in external liabilities of small island developing states matter? Evidence from Fiji

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 447-464, September 2022., 2022
Abstract The valuation effects on international investment position induced by the exchange rate volatility are not uniform or easily manageable in small and vulnerable economies when compared with larger developing or developed countries. To investigate the underlying dynamics, we developed a foreign currency exposure index over the period 2006–2019 ...
Devendra Kumar Jain   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 408-429, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Popular political attitudes surveys have been conducted globally for several decades, but the Pacific region remains an exception. This paper presents the findings of the first Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Samoa from December 2020‐January 2021.
Michael Leach   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Escaping the trap of 'blocking': a kinetic model linking economic development and political competition [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2015
In this paper we present a kinetic model with stochastic game-type interactions, analyzing the relationship between the level of political competition in a society and the degree of economic liberalization. The above issue regards the complex interactions between economy and institutional policies intended to introduce technological innovations in a ...
arxiv  

Foundations of Political Economy. [PDF]

open access: green, 1906
L. L. P., William Bell Robertson
openalex   +1 more source

Innovating to amplify the voices of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The meaningful participation of young people from marginalized ethnic backgrounds in civic processes is central to the social cohesion of increasingly diverse liberal democracies, but their participation is compromised by a range of barriers resulting in decision‐making that is disconnected from their lives.
Kelsey L. Deane   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The path to kina convertibility: An analysis of Papua New Guineaʼs foreign exchange market

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 465-482, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Papua New Guinea (PNG) has faced a foreign exchange (forex) shortage since 2015. The Bank of PNG has resorted to forex rationing to protect reserves, leading to a large backlog of orders and import compression. This paper surveys the structure of PNGʼs forex market and analyses recent market conditions.
Martin Davies, Marcel Schröder
wiley   +1 more source

Implications of state policy context for the well‐being of immigrant families with young children

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract There is notable variation in state‐level social policy exclusions for immigrant parents and their children. Little research has investigated how these exclusions impair the well‐being of immigrant families. This study examined how state‐level social policy exclusions for immigrants are associated with the well‐being of immigrant parents and ...
Kevin Ferreira van Leer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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