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Chasing the perfida Albione: Anglo‐Italian productivity gap in the late 1930s

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper presents new estimates of Anglo‐Italian labour productivity levels in manufacturing in the late 1930s, derived using the standard single‐deflation approach. The findings confirm a substantial productivity gap between Italy and the United Kingdom at the aggregate level, alongside pronounced intersectoral heterogeneity.
Tancredi Salamone
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An overview of consent requirements for HIV and viral hepatitis B and C testing in Europe

HIV Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Complicated consent procedures for bloodborne virus (HIV, HBV and HCV) testing present barriers to implementation, particularly in non‐specialist healthcare settings. European and global guidelines no longer recommend written consent. An overview of testing consent requirements in Europe is lacking. Methods An online survey on legal
Annemarie Rinder Stengaard, Ann K. Sullivan, Daniel Simões, Josephine Diderichsen, Dorthe Raben, Jürgen K. Rockstroh, on behalf of the EuroTEST Steering Committee, Ann K Sullivan, Ben Collins, Brian Gazzard, Carlos Mejia, Cary James, Casper Rokx, Daniela Rojas Castro, Deniz Gökengin, Ferenc Bagyinszky, Francesco Negro, Igor Karpov, Irith De Baetselier, Jack Lambert, Jens D. Lundgren, Johanna Brännström, Jordi Casabona, Jürgen Rockstroh, Olesia Murha, Lella Cosmaro, Liudmyla Maistat, Loreta Kondili, Magnus Unemo, Maria Prins, Michael Rayment, Milosz Parczewski, Mojca Matičič, Nicoletta Policek, Nikos Dedes, Nino Tsereteli, Olga Grozdetska, Sara Croxford, Tom Platteau, Valerie Delpech, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Anastasia Pharris, Stela Bivol, Thomas Seyler   +43 more
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Emergent Regionalism in the Post-Soviet Space [PDF]

Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 2013
openaire   +2 more sources

Turkmenbashy : the propagation of personal rule in contemporary Turkmenistan

, 2007
Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov (known as Turkmenbashy, or “father of Turkmens”), the longest-serving leader in post-Soviet space, has ruled his country with increasing repression and megalomaniacal idiosyncrasy over the past decade.
Mills, Courtney Anne
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Neoliberal Governmentality and English Private Tutoring Among Rural Secondary School Students in Kazakhstan: A Quantitative Inquiry

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the nature, effectiveness, and implications of English private tutoring (EPT) among Grade 11 students in rural Kazakhstan. Drawing on survey responses from 160 students within a larger sample of 740, the study examines participation patterns, motivations, perceived benefits, and the financial and social costs ...
Anas Hajar, Mehmet Karakus
wiley   +1 more source

L2‐Mediated Personal Competence as a Dimension of Identity Development Among International Students in Kazakhstan: A Mixed Methods Study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kazakhstan has emerged as a non‐traditional destination for international students through the expansion of English‐medium instruction and government‐funded scholarship schemes. This convergent mixed‐methods study examines how degree‐seeking international students from non‐Commonwealth of Independent States countries adapt to academic ...
Kymbat Yessenbekova, Anas Hajar
wiley   +1 more source

The ‘Geopolitical Commission’: 40 Years in the Making?

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract In 2019, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised MEPs she would deliver a ‘Geopolitical Commission’ during the five years of her term in office, unbeknown that the COVID‐19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine were around the corner.
Robert Kissack
wiley   +1 more source

Vernacularizing the Best Interests of the Child: Comparative Insights From Three Legal Systems

Journal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study investigates how the Best Interests of the Child principle in the UN Children's Rights Convention (Article 3) has been adapted in custody disputes in Egypt, Sweden, and Uzbekistan. Although the Convention on the Rights of the Child offers a common normative benchmark, divergent legal cultures shape its domestic meaning: Egypt is ...
Anna Lundberg, Monika Lindbekk, Anna Sonander, Rustamjon Urinboyev   +3 more
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Figures of an Agrarian Nation: Indonesia's Agricultural Census, 1963–2023

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why have Indonesia's decennial agricultural censuses defined their key unit of analysis, the ‘agricultural household’, differently? How do changes to that category shape knowledge production among those who rely on census data? This paper compares definitions of the agricultural household across seven censuses with international ...
Colum Graham
wiley   +1 more source

Geographical Dimensions of Russian Energy Developments [PDF]

For decades, energy production and use have been of primary importance for the economy of Russia and the former Soviet Union. These newest energy plans support the country's economic connections with the west and global economy.
Markku Tykkyläinen
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