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Fiscal descentralization and the quality of government: evidence from panel data [PDF]

In this paper we focus on the relationship between fiscal decentralization and government quality. In a sample of 29 developing and developed countries over the period 1984-1997, fiscal decentralization has a positive effect on institutional quality but ...
Andreas Kyriacou, Oriol Roca sagalés
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Joint social‐ecological outcomes of private land conservation: An evidence synthesis with a well‐being perspective

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Private land conservation (PLC) can contribute to sustainability by improving biodiversity and human well‐being but can also result in negative outcomes for people and nature if poorly designed. Informing PLC design to achieve objectives for joint biodiversity and well‐being is challenging because most evaluations assess ecological and social ...
Erica Cseko Nolasco, Brooke A. Williams, Angela M. Guerrero, Anazelia M. Tedesco, Nanda Kaji Budhathoki, Kerrie A. Wilson, Ayesha Tulloch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficiency in the management of urban water services. What have we learned after four decades of research? [PDF]

The analysis of efficiency in the management of urban water services offers valuable information both for the managers of this service and for public bodies in order to introduce improvements in business practices and in the design of public policies ...
Francisco González Gómez, Miguel Angel García Rubio   +1 more
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Fish loss in tropical coastal ecosystems can jeopardise nutrient supply to traditional fishing communities: A case study from Northeast Brazil

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Fisheries constitute one of the major benefits that oceans provide for people. Yet anthropogenic pressures and global changes are disrupting coastal systems, eroding marine biodiversity and threatening the food security of traditional populations.
Fabricio C. Albuquerque, Guilherme O. Longo, Luiza S. Waechter, Mariana Bender, Filipe M. França   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Control de la actividad administrativa Vol. 26 Num. 72.

Estudios de Derecho, 1967
Control de la actividad ...
Jairo Duque Pérez
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The future of multimodal corpora O futuro dos corpora modais

Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 2011
This paper takes stock of the current state-of-the-art in multimodal corpus linguistics, and proposes some projections of future developments in this field.
Dawn Knight
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Addictive goods and taxes: A survey from an economic perspective [PDF]

In this paper we present an overview of the empirical evidence about the effectiveness of using taxation to influence addictive behaviour, and we address the normative question: should greater use be made of sin taxes to fund health care? First, we raise
Andrew M. Jones, Nuria Badenes-Plá
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The importance of integrating herbarium records into conservation plans: a case study on Honduran ferns and lycophytes

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Herbarium collections are powerful, yet underutilized, tools for global biodiversity conservation and protected area management. By integrating digitized herbarium records with existing biodiversity data, previously unknown plant species were uncovered, exposing critical gaps in conservation knowledge.
Sven P. Batke, Thom Dallimore, Johan Reyes‐Chávez, David G. Hill, Wendy Atkinson, Eric van den Berghe, Geraldine Reid   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aprendizaje con MOODLE

Revista Multi-Ensayos, 2019
La plataforma virtual MOODLE es un Sistema de Gestión de Aprendizaje en el que los docentes universitarios pueden diseñar y facilitar diferentes asignaturas, dado que posee una interfaz fácil y proporciona un conjunto de herramientas y ambientes que ...
Marlene Rizo Rodríguez
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Recursos y enlaces sobre comunidades de aprendizaje

Educar, 2005
Obras y artículos sobre el proyecto Comunidades de Aprendizaje desarrollado en el Estado español. Fundamentación teórica de las comunidades de aprendizaje.
Gerard Ferrer Esteban
doaj   +1 more source