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Working, Shirking, and Sabotage

open access: yes, 1997
Bureaucrats perform most of the tasks of government, profoundly influencing the daily lives of Americans. But who, or what, controls what bureaucrats do?John Brehm and Scott Gates examine who influences whether federal, state, and local bureaucrats work, shirk, or sabotage policy.
John Brehm, Scott Gates
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Getting on the grid: A field experiment on bottom‐up political pressure and access to essential public services

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Water is essential for human life, yet governments frequently leave vulnerable citizens to rely on informal channels for access. What can motivate governments to provide public services such as water to citizens trapped in informality?
Nikhar Gaikwad, Anjali Thomas
wiley   +1 more source

Ritual Adat Nawu Nu Maje Di Masyarakat Desa Petuntawa Dan Riangbao Dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam

open access: yesAn-Nawa: Jurnal Studi Islam
At the beginning of the planting season, the people of Riangbao and Petuntawa villages will perform the Nawu Nu Maje ritual with the aim that all kinds of plants and harvests will not be eaten by pests so that it is carried out every year at the ...
Iskandar Iskandar   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bureaucrat assignments as instruments of political control: Theory and evidence from land administration officials in India

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how politicians use the assignment of officials to geographical posts—a personnel system found in many countries—as a system of incentives to control, and possibly corrupt, bureaucratic behavior. The argument is developed with a matching model and tested with a nationwide survey of Indian officials who administer land ...
Anustubh Agnihotri   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staff Preferences for Operating Theatre Scrub Attire

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
A Children's Hospital operating theatre staff survey showed preferences for dark blue over light blue scrubs, and those with an elastic waistband and trouser style pockets. Thematic reasons include: comfort/fit/availability, professionalism, functionality/practicality, dignity/self‐esteem, modesty/privacy, stains/sweat/dirt and safety.
Rachel Kelly   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tinjauan Syirik dalam Perspektif Ibnu Qoyyim Al-Jauziyah Tentang Akulturasi Budaya Lokal Terhadap Ajaran Islam

open access: yesJurnal Multidisiplin Ibrahimy
This research aims to criticize the forms of syirikk in the traditions of Indonesian society due to the acculturation of local culture with Islamic teachings, using the framework of Ibn Qoyyim Al-Jauziyah's thought.
Husen Alfaruq, Roni Ali Rahman
doaj   +1 more source

Crushing and Cutting: Shape Variation and Morphological Integration Between the Claws of Two Swimming Crab Species (Brachyura: Portunidae)

open access: yesActa Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated shape variations and morphological integration between the components of crusher and cutter claws in two species of swimming crabs, Callinectes danae and Callinectes ornatus. The propodi and dactyli of the claws were analysed in males and females of both species, using geometric morphometric techniques to identify ...
Julia Tadiotto   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Menggugat Syirik Intelektual Bersama Nasr Hâmid Abû Zayd dan Amina Wadud

open access: yesTeosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan Pemikiran Islam, 2015
The article discusses gender issue which has still become a global discourse within 21st century. The discourse will always become an actual issue as it constantly emerges from women and community’s consciousness who find strategic discrepancy and ...
Kunawi Basyir
doaj  

« Arrêtez de m’appeler sire !!! ». Les enjeux du refus du pouvoir à travers la fantasy médiévaliste

open access: yesL'Atelier du CRH, 2018
In a great majority of fantasy novels, rejection of power is one of the main feature of heroes: they shirk responsibility, they abandon their thrones, they refuse their titles and they disguise themselves as wandering knights.
Florian Besson
doaj   +1 more source

Incentives and latent shirking

open access: yesLabour Economics
In a simple model of bureaucracy under imperfect information, we show that increased potential for shirking can lead to higher effort levels and productivity. As even non-shirkers benefit from compensation schemes designed to deter opportunistic behavior, the latent propensity to shirk can create a positive spillover effect on dedicated bureaucrats. We
Rosaria Distefano, Francesco Reito
openaire   +2 more sources

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