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China's Internet sector reforms and the rise of ESG in the state techno‐nationalist agenda
Abstract From 2020 onward, sweeping reforms were implemented in China's domestic Internet sector that stirred debate about its future. Analyzing all Chinese government policies and penalties issued on domestic Internet enterprises from 2020 to 2022, this article provides the first systematic account of the authoritative themes that guided the design of
Anson Au
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Abstract Construction booms have dominated Albania's economy and politics since the late 1990s. These booms continued even during times of illiquidity. One of the sources of financing construction in Albania is the practice of klering (in‐kind payments).
Smoki Musaraj
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Abstract Central American countries have been described as highly exposed to the negative effects of climate change (CC). Policies dedicated to CC and climate policy integration—mainstreaming—into sectoral policies have been considered key strategies.
Luis Diego Segura Ramírez +2 more
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Abstract Whereas manufacturing seems to hold the key to modern economic growth, the role of manufacturing in economy‐wide convergence across countries is debatable. One strand of scholarship argues that productivity levels in manufacturing tend to remain stable across countries, and that economy‐wide convergence takes place through structural ...
Cecilia Lara, Svante Prado
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Abstract Classical urban geography theories determine the distribution of population, production and economic activities on geospatial features. Under this assumption, peripheral regions are rarely prosperous. Depopulation, weak industrial and employment structure and inefficient and fragmented land use form a negative feedback loop. Within the context
Yu Zhang
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Abstract Water management has become quite complex due to population pressure, climate change, and urbanization. Future young water professionals (YWPs) need to be capable of working with real‐world situations, and they need to be suitably trained so that they can effectively communicate with decision‐makers and enable innovative ideas to be adopted in
Basant Maheshwari
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Abstract Local policy experimentation was a driving force behind China's economic progress, but its results in the field of social policy are more ambiguous. This article takes a lesson‐drawing perspective on the transfer of international hospital payment reforms to Chinese cities, focusing on the Urban Employees' Basic Medical Insurance.
Armin Mueller, Tobias ten Brink
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Predation risk in tree squirrels: implications of the presence of free‐ranging dogs
In this study, we used camera trapping to investigate the activity patterns of three different squirrel species of the genus Sciurus, two species from Mexico (Sciurus aureogaster and S. oculatus) and one from the Iberian Peninsula (S. vulgaris). We compared their activity patterns with the potential predator community and their most important predators,
J. Tobajas +3 more
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Abstract This paper presents a comparative analysis of two Spanish constructions that are usually characterised as passive, namely the periphrastic or attributive passive – formed with the verb ser ‘be’ plus a participle – and the reflexive passive – formed with third‐person reflexive clitic se.
Miguel A. Aijón Oliva
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Abstract This study investigates the role of political consensus in accelerating economic reforms and finds a significant negative effect of political consensus on the speed of reform votes in the parliament in Tunisia. We analyze the number of days until a reform bill was adopted in parliament to identify the causal effect of the consensus on ...
Nizar Jouini, Manel Ben Akal
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