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Principles for Sequencing Public Financial Reforms in Developing Countries [PDF]

, 2014
A substantial number of developing countries are currently undertaking public financial management (PFM) reforms. A central aspect of such reforms is proper sequencing which is currently highly debated in the donor community.
Bietenhader, Daniel, Bergmann, Andreas
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Introduction to the Special Issue: Restructuring and Resisting Education Reforms in Chicago’s Public Schools

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2017
In this paper, guest editors Gutierrez and Waitoller introduce the special issue, Restructuring and Resisting Education Reforms in Chicago’s Public Schools.
Rhoda Rae Gutierrez, Federico R. Waitoller   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Sector Reforms in Modern Russia

RUDN Journal of Economics, 2011
The article deals with problems of the public sector performance in Russia, the main tasks, phases and challenges of the reform. The data of federative relations and municipal government’s features and results, the reform of housing and community ...
E V Ponomarenko
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

Public Personnel Reforms and Public Sector HRM in Europe [PDF]

, 2018
This review of the literature on public personnel reforms and public sector HRM concentrates on three major topics. First, studies show that NPM continues to infuence public personnel policies across Europe, not so much by a further decentralization and ...
Leisink, P.L.M., Knies, E.
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Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parcerias público-privadas: análise comparativa das experiências britânica e brasileira

Cadernos EBAPE.BR
As Parcerias Público-Privadas (PPPs) fazem parte das reformas adotadas pelo governo brasileiro na busca por maior atratividade para o setor privado em setores carentes de investimentos públicos.
Alketa Peci, Filipe Sobral
doaj   +1 more source

A reconceptualização dos modos de produção de saúde no contexto da reforma hospitalar portuguesa

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2009
This article focuses on the recent reforms that have taken place in the Portuguese hospital sector, namely the implementation of New Public Management principles, a political option that is neither innovative nor exclusive to Portugal.
Tiago Correia
doaj   +1 more source

Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Becca B. R. Jablonski, John Bovay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source