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The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1919 n ...
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Public Opinion and Public Policy [PDF]
, 2010 Abstract The key function of representative democracy is to provide a mechanism through which public opinion and public policy are regularly connected. On one hand, there should be policy representation; public preferences for policy should be reflected in policy itself.
Christopher Wlezien, Stuart Soroka
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Agriculture, 2021 In this study, we apply the hypothesis of private amenity which simulates that the nonindustrial livestock farmers are assured an ex-ante normal minimum operating profitability rate for their investments in the production systems of livestock species ...
Pablo Campos +2 more
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Pact for Life and the Reduction of Homicides in the State of Pernambuco
Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2014 The Pact for Life, the Public Security Policy implemented in Pernambuco in 2007, is identified as a successful policy that produced a large reduction in homicides in Pernambuco.
José Luiz Ratton +2 more
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SSRN Electronic Journal, 2014 There are many ethical dimensions of public policy. Public policy as actions to solve the collective problems includes directly or indirectly making ethical judgments. Public policy takes into account reconciliation of conflicting interests of individuals, groups, and organizations which is based on the values agreeing which influences on the ...
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Justifying abuse of women migrant domestic workers in Lebanon: the opinion of recruitment agencies
Gaceta Sanitaria, 2020 Objective: Gender-based violence against women migrant domestic workers (WMDW) is a serious public health concern in the Middle East region. The current study is the first to explore abuse of WMDW as perceived by recruitment agency managers.
Ali Ghaddar +2 more
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Women's protection public policies: evaluation of health care for victims of sexual violence.
Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2017 Violence against women has increased over the years and is a serious violation of human rights. This study aimed to evaluate public policies, women's rights legislation and health care for victims of sexual violence.
L. S. S. Pinto +5 more
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The influence of education on the access to childhood immunization: the case of Spain
BMC Public Health, 2018 Background In order to enhance childhood vaccination uptake and the health consequences for the whole society, there is a need to study predictors that might help in understanding parents’ behaviour in relation to childhood vaccination schemes.
T. Mora, M. Trapero-Bertran
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How do tobacco control policies work in low-income and middle-income countries? A realist synthesis
BMJ Global Health, 2022 Background The burden of tobacco use is disproportionately high in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). There is scarce theorisation on what works with respect to implementation of tobacco control policies in these settings. Given the complex nature
Gera E Nagelhout +6 more
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Paradigms and Public Policies on Drought in Northeast Brazil: A Historical Perspective
Environmental Management, 2015 This paper describes the evolution of drought-related public policies in Northeast Brazil (NEB). Using a historical approach, we show that the evolution of public policy has not been characterized by abrupt shifts, but has instead been shaped through ...
J. Campos
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