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A comparative study on communication structures of Chinese journals in the social sciences

, 2010
We argue that the communication structures in the Chinese social sciences have not yet been sufficiently reformed. Citation patterns among Chinese domestic journals in three subject areas -- political science and marxism, library and information science,
Allen, Beaver, Beaver, Ben-David, Boisot, Cheng, Cronin, Dong, Edge, Egghe, Gibbons, Hicks, Hicks, Kyvik, Lemaine, Leydesdorff, Leydesdorff, Leydesdorff, Leydesdorff, Lin, Moed, Mulkay, Naughton, Price, Qiu, Ren, Ren, Ren, Riskin, Van den Besselaar, Van der Meulen, Weingart, Worboys, Zhou, Zhou, Zhou, Zhu   +36 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

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

When the post-revolutionary state decentralizes: the reorganization of political structures and administration in Mozambique

Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2004
The authors of this article draw from an analyticalperspective which defines clientelism in Africa as a potential resource for political participation and accountability, in order to then discuss the logic of decentralization in Mozambique under the ...
Elísio Macamo, Dieter Neubert
doaj   +1 more source

Political Gridlock:The Ongoing Threat to American Democracy

, 2020
My paper answers the question: What are the origins of extreme political gridlock in the United States government and how can it be solved? I use quantitative research in order to measure the exact periods of split government and I note its effect on the
Campbell, Jalen A.
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Adapting to Changing Rainfall and Developing Off‐Farm Employment: Implications for the Adoption of Direct Seeding in Rice Production

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rice is the main staple food for more than half of the world's population and the income from rice is an essential source for livelihoods of millions of households. We examine whether direct seed in rice production is an adaptation of rice farmers to rainfall changes and farm labor scarcity.
Manh Hung Do
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

Theoretical Approaches to Political Stability: How Do Theories Interpret the Factors Influencing It?

Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University
Political stability is a crucial concept within political science, yet its theoretical foundations and influencing factors are often dispersed across various perspectives.
Armen Mirzoyan
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Public Administration and Social Culture [PDF]

مدیریت بهره وری, 2007
This article aims to study the interplay between public culture and public administration from various angles. The public administration is evolved in the cultural breeding-ground on the one hand and the social culture is formed and developed with an eye
Ali Akbar Farhangi
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Political Parties of Thailand – Examination for Democratic Stability

Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право, 2018
On the threshold of elections designed to be held in February 2019,  the first after the military junta seized power in 2014, it is important  to define the role of parties in the political process of Thailand, which  as other developing countries of ...
N. G. ROGOZHINA
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