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State Capacity and Path Dependence in Cape Verde's Supreme Audit Institution
Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines state capacity and path dependence in the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Cape Verde, focussing on the performance and governance of the Court of Auditors. Drawing on a mixed‐methods longitudinal design covering the period from 2010 to 2024, the analysis combines international governance indicators, documentary analysis,
Ana Lúcia Romão
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DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MARKET OF MANDATORY PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS IN ROMANIA [PDF]
Annals of the University of Craiova: Economic Sciences Series, 2016 Starting from 2008, Romania has a pension system that is based on three pillars: re-distributive type pension scheme (Pay As You Go) - Pillar I, mandatory private pension funds - Pillar II and facultative pensions - Pillar III. This system is inspired by
Gheorghe Matei, Constantin Durac
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Supplementary pension coverage in Britain [PDF]
The 1986 Social Security Act introduced far-reaching changes to the supplementary pension environment in Britain, encouraging the growth of defined contribution pension plans and especially personal pensions.
Armando Barrientos
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Remote sensing studies show that ephemeral forest regeneration is widespread in the tropics, limiting the climate and biodiversity benefits from net increases in forest cover. Socioeconomic, biophysical and landscape variables can help explain the spatial distribution of reforestation reversals.
Francis H. Joyce
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Technical wildness: Modernity, romanticism, and the technocratic turn in Scottish rewilding
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Technical wildness is a new and increasingly influential culture of nature. This paper marks its emergence in Scotland in the early 2020s. Focusing on Scotland's rapidly evolving land management sector, the paper traces how private rewilding companies position science‐led land management and natural capital markets as the most effective ...
Theo Stanley
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"The Trouble with Pensions: Toward an Alternative Public Policy to Support Retirement" [PDF]
Pension funds have taken a big hit during the current financial crisis, with losses in the trillions of dollars. In addition, both private and public pensions are experiencing significant funding shortfalls, as is the government-run Pension Benefit ...
L. Randall Wray, Yeva Nersisyan
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Investigating the intention of purchasing private pension scheme based on an integrated FBM-UTAUT model: The case of China. [PDF]
Front Psychol, 2023 Wu G, Gong J.
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Unlocking Financial Inclusion: The Dynamics of Bank Account Ownership in Urban Slums
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Financial inclusion is a key driver of sustainable development, contributing to poverty reduction (SDG 1), gender equality (SDG 5), and reduced inequalities (SDG 10). Despite extensive financial‐inclusion policies in India, residents of urban slums remain largely excluded from formal banking systems.
Davide Moro +3 more
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Evaluation of the 3rd pillar pension funds in Lithuania
Journal of Business Economics and Management, 2014 The article emphasizes the increasing importance of the 3rd pillar pension funds and necessity of their assessment in Lithuania. Identified private pension funds evaluation criteria and the expert survey carried out in this paper allowed to ascertain ...
Daiva Jurevičienė, Marina Volkova
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Cost-Free LTC Model Incorporated into Private Pension Schemes. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 De La Peña JI +2 more
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