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Public Enforcement of Law [PDF]

This entry for the forthcoming The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Second Edition) surveys the economic analysis of public enforcement of law — the use of public agents (inspectors, tax auditors, police, prosecutors) to detect and to sanction ...
A. Mitchell Polinsky, Steven Shavell
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A sustainable business ecosystem: a case study demonstrating biochar's potential

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract The need for renewable, climate‐friendly resources has become urgent as legislators worldwide have sought to find ways to cut emissions while ensuring resource security for consumers. The use of biochar could help to achieve these goals. This study examines the current state of commercial biochar production and the maturity of the related ...
Kivijakola Juuso, Erkheikki Eemeli, Lukka Viljo, Tervonen Pekka, Harri Haapasalo   +4 more
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Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law [PDF]

This paper contains the chapters on public enforcement of law and on criminal law from a general, forthcoming book, Foundations of Economic Analysis of Law (Harvard University Press, 2003).
Steven Shavell
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Chlorella vulgaris biorefineries: sustainable biofuels and high‐value carbon capture

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Global reliance on fossil fuels has created urgent economic and environmental challenges, yet large‐scale use of algal biomass remains limited by production costs. Industrial scaling is constrained by inefficient harvesting and the technical challenges of processing recalcitrant cell walls.
Sandyelle Ferreira Alcântara Araújo, Antonio Átila Menezes Ferreira, Lucia Andrea Sindeaux de Oliveira, Dayana Nascimento Dari, Devany Quintela Soares, Eliana Elisa Francelino Mavie, Francisco Leonardo Alves de Moraes Sousa, Jessica Lopes da Silva, João Vitor Gomes de Araújo Silva, Thiago Queiroz da Silva, Ana Karine Portela Vasconcelos, Kelma Maria dos Santos Pires Cavalcante, John Hebert da Silva Felix, José Cleiton Sousa dos Santos   +13 more
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Private Ordering, Collective Action, and the Self-Enforcing Range of Contracts. The Case of French Livestock Industry [PDF]

Contract enforcement is acknowledged as a major issue in Law and in Economics. Contrasting substitution and complementary perspectives with respect to the role of private versus public enforcement institutions, this article analyses how contract law can ...
Claude Ménard, Armelle Mazé
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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OVERRIDING MANDATORY RULES IN THE INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW

Pravo, 2018
Overriding mandatory rules fall within the context of the unilateralism in the International Private Law. This implies that there are certain norms outside the corpus of the conflict of laws norms applying to the legal situations with a foreign element ...
Jelena Stojšić Dabetić
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Private opportunity, public benefit? [PDF]

The newly elected Labour government has pledged to ‘reinvigorate the Private Finance Initiative’, as part of the new emphasis on ‘public/private partnerships’ in the delivery of core public services.
John Hall
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Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
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