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Organized Crime, Corruption, and Economic Growth

Journal of Regional Science, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 535-560, March 2025.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we study the relationship between organized crime, corruption, and economic growth on a data set from Italian regions for the period 1996–2013. Our working hypothesis is that organized crime can embezzle part of the public expenditure aimed at productive uses by threatening and bribing public officers. To assess the consequences
Tamara Fioroni, Andrea Mario Lavezzi, Giovanni Trovato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Faunistic inventory of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean: Diversity and spatial distribution of species of veterinary interest Inventaire faunistique du genre Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) sur l'île Maurice dans l'océan Indien: diversité et répartition spatiale des espèces présentant un intérêt vétérinaire

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Four Afrotropical Culicoides species are recorded in Mauritius with suspected or historically involvement in BTV and EHDV transmission. All species were distributed all over the island. While intra‐specific morphological variations were detected, genetic analyses did not reveal any cryptic diversity. Abstract Viruses transmitted by biting midge species
Diana P. Iyaloo, Khouaildi B. Elahee, Varina Ramdonee Mosawa, Nabiihah R. Munglee, Ishana Mahadeo, Christophe Genevieve, Hemant Bhoobun, Lorn Ribon‐Chaudat, Rosenka Lardeux, Pachka Hammami, Karine Huber, David Bru, Yannick Grimaud, Harena Rasamoelina‐Andriamanivo, Thierry Baldet, Claire Garros   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Addictive risk behaviors in health professionals in Mexico and Cuba]. [PDF]

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc
Fabelo-Roche JR, Cabrera-Ramos R, Delgado-Borja F, Iglesias-Moré S, Debrosse-Chaveco D, Arias-Barthelemy Y.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Marécages, une pollution par essence? Conditions d'une écopoétique des marais et autres zones humides au XXe siècle

Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract To expose the pollution of marshes and swamps, whether by hydrocarbons or other contaminants, the French or Francophone author of the twentieth century must first confront a literary tradition that equates stagnant water with a volatile poison and, more broadly, wetlands with toxic environments. In his article “Wetland Gloom and Wetland Glory,”
François Sagot
wiley   +1 more source

Pasado, presente y perspectivas de la formación profesional en España [PDF]

, 1991
Rodríguez Ramos, María José, Rodríguez Ramos, María José (Coordinador)   +1 more
core  

Resource Substitution: Local Governments' Issue Attention and Policy Reinvention

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on policy reinvention, where a government modifies rather than replicates policy innovations introduced by other governments, has progressed significantly, but how it is influenced by the government's issue attention has not been thoroughly examined.
Yingxin Zhang, Yixue Yao, Kaifeng Yang
wiley   +1 more source

Autónomo, un futuro muy presente [PDF]

, 2017
Amor Acedo, Lorenzo
core  

Democratic Values in Citizen Participation: What Citizens Prioritize in Participation

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Citizen participation is often initiated to strengthen democracy. While participatory innovations are typically assessed through normative frameworks emphasizing democratic values, little is known about which of these values are prioritized by citizens.
Take Sipma, Frank Hendriks
wiley   +1 more source

Coalition Breakdown and Subsystem Exit

Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why actors choose to work together (or not) to advance policy has been the central area of inquiry within the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). Existing research has mainly emphasized the pathway towards coalition formation and evolution, underscoring the stable patterns of allies and opponents observable in policy processes over a decade or
Charlie F. Thompson
wiley   +1 more source

[Emergency authorization of vaccines in countries of the Americas, August 2024Autorização de vacinas em situações de emergência nos países da Região das Américas, agosto de 2024]. [PDF]

Rev Panam Salud Publica
Pombo ML, Ibarz MT, Mata A, Marin D.
europepmc   +1 more source