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Importance of health care issues in 2005 presidential elections in Croatia [PDF]

, 2006
Health and health care provision are among the most important and politically sensitive public service areas. Politicians carefully incorporate health care program changes in their political agendas to gain votes.
Brborović, Ognjen, Džakula, Aleksandar, Pavleković, Gordana, Polašek, Ozren, Vončina, Luka, Šošić, Zvonko   +5 more
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

TEACHER’S APPRECIATION: POLITICAL PRIORITY, TENSION OR UNCERTAINTY?

Cadernos de Pesquisa, 2019
Abstract The article aims to analyze the representations of teacher appreciation by senior Pedagogy students. In the first part, we reflect on teacher appreciation in educational policies, based on the description of the teaching profession in Brazil and its “instability”, taking the political ideology as a “social constant”. In the second part, we use
Romilda Teodora Ens, Marciele Stiegler Ribas, José Luis de Oliveira, Rui Trindade   +3 more
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Assessing political priority for reproductive health in Ethiopia [PDF]

Reproductive Health Matters, 2015
Ethiopia is among the top six countries contributing to the highest numbers of maternal deaths globally. The Ethiopian total fertility rate was estimated at 4.8 in 2011, and the use of contraceptives by married women was 29%. Lack of knowledge, cultural stigma surrounding abortion, and barriers to access of services contribute to persistently high ...
Ndola, Prata, Anna, Summer
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THE MFF PROPOSAL: WHAT’S NEW, WHAT’S OLD, WHAT’S NEXT? Bertelsmann Stiftung Policy Brief 21 May 2018 [PDF]

, 2018
On 2 May 2018, the European Commission released its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), covering the years 2021-27. In its own words, the Commission tabled ‘a new, modern long-term budget, tightly geared to the political ...
Eulalia, Rubio, Haas, Jörg, Schneemelcher, Pola   +2 more
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Improving democratic governance through institutional design: civic participation and democratic ownership in Europe [PDF]

, 2010
In this article we provide a conceptual and argumentative framework for studying how institutional design can enhance civic participation and ultimately increase citizens’ sense of democratic ownership of governmental processes.
Arnstein, Bache, Banthien, Barnes, Beck, Bohman, Cain, Casella, Dryzek, Edelenbos, Etzioni-Halevy, European Commission, European Council, European Council, Fishkin, Fung, Fung, Fung, Goodin, Grote, Hajer, Hajer, Hajer, Hendriks, Hirst, Jessop, John, Kettl, Kickert, Klijn, Klijn, Kooiman, Koppenjan, Mair, Majone, Majone, Majone, March, Mayntz, Moravcsik, Mouffe, Newman, Niemi, Olsen, Osborne, Piattoni, Provan, Rhodes, Sandel, Scharpf, Scharpf, Schillemans, Schutter, Skelcher, Skelcher, Smith, Stoker, Sørensen, Sørensen, Sørensen, Torfing, Torfing, Van Deth, Verba, Warren, Webb   +65 more
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accounting for Substitution: Improving Estimates of GHG Reductions From Cattle‐Based Product Demand Shifts

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Estimates of reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from lower demand for cattle‐based products must account for substitution effects. This study collected data through two surveys—one on ground beef and another on dairy milk—to evaluate substitution effects and potential GHG reductions.
Brandon R. McFadden, Sara Gardner Hedgecock, Lawton L. Nalley, Alvaro Durand‐Morat, Aaron Shew, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Silent Revolution in Europe: Intergenerational Change in Post-Industrial Societies [PDF]

, 2017
A transformation of basic political priorities may be taking place in Western Europe. I hypothesize: (1) that people have a variety of needs which are given high or low priority according to their degree of fulfillment: people act on behalf of their most
Inglehart, Ronald
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Tax Policy and Farm Organization

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced substantial changes to the tax code, affecting farms' organizational incentives. This study examines farms' responses to the TCJA along extensive and intensive margins, focusing on organizational and labor expense adjustments.
Tia M. McDonald, Katherine Lacy
wiley   +1 more source