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Import Wheat Tenders and the Effects of the Russian Invasion

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Risk and volatility for many commodities escalated sharply following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, creating numerous uncertainties for trading firms and importers. The purpose of this study is to analyze the bidding behavior in Egyptian wheat import tenders in the pre‐ and post‐invasion periods.
William W. Wilson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Négocier les règles d’accès au marché d’eau urbain à Douala

open access: yesL'Espace Politique, 2018
In 1990s, the reforms of liberalization of urban water service led to the emergence of a private entrepreneurship, largely informal, in water distribution sector.
Virginie Nantchop
doaj   +1 more source

Population ageing and public pension reforms in a small open economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper aims to address the issue of public pension reforms under demographic ageing that is likely to occur in Europe over the next 50 years. Three possible scenarios are analysed in a Blanchard OLG framework.
Nickel, C.   +2 more
core  

Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
wiley   +1 more source

Factors That Influence the Development of Governmental Accounting in Malaysia

open access: yesAsian Journal of Accounting Perspectives, 2008
Governmental accounting is affected by its context, which includes economic development, political stance and individual perceptions. Change and development in government accounting is often associated with public sector reforms.
Zakiah Saleh
doaj   +3 more sources

Future directions for Public Health Education reforms in India

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2014
Health systems globally are experiencing a shortage of competent public health professionals. Public health education across developing countries is stretched by capacity generation and maintaining an adequate ‘standard’ and ‘quality’ of their graduate ...
Sanjay P Zodpey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Choice Theory and Administrative Reforms in Government A Comparative Perspective [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات مدیریت بهبود و تحول, 1997
Public choice theory is based  on the idea that politicians, bureaucrats, and public administrators do not devote their lives for public good and other citizens' interests.
seyedmehdi alvani
doaj  

Political Constraints and Public Support for Market Reform [PDF]

open access: yes
As concerns of "reform fatigue" in lower- and middle-income countries have become more widespread, so has the search for ways of boosting support for market-oriented reforms.
Anders Olofsg�rd, Raj M. Desai
core  

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

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