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Seeds of change: The impact of Ethiopia's direct seed marketing approach on smallholders' seed purchases and productivity

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract While multiple factors explain low adoption rates of improved varieties by small‐scale farmers in sub‐Saharan Africa, a key supply‐side constraint is the limited availability of seed embodying new traits in the volume, quality, price, and timeliness required by farmers. This constraint is partly attributable to classical failures in the market
Dawit Mekonnen, Gashaw T. Abate, Seid Yimam, Rui Benfica, David J. Spielman, Frank Place   +5 more
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
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Kto się boi Krajewskich? Narodziny dyskursu antykomunistycznego w polskim polu sztuki lat 80.

Artium Quaestiones
Helena and Juliusz Krajewski were iconic figures of Polish socialist realism who, unlike the entire generation of their contemporary artists, never renounced this trend. The purpose of the article is to show that the art field’s changing approach toward
Zofia Rohozińska
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CONVERTING NATIONALISM INTO SOCIALISM THROUGH FOLK MUSIC IN STALINIST ROMANIA

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica, 2022
When a political change occurs, either in democratic or under authoritarian circumstances, the institutional dimension is the first that manifests the control exerted by the new power. We know that the socialist realism was imposed by politicians but in
Otilia-Maria BADEA
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The inherently self-destructive nature of Socialist Realism [PDF]

, 2013
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Kovel, Kyle
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The political economy of the Jospin government [PDF]

, 2002
This article explores the political economy of the French Socialist Party (PS), beginning with the neo-liberal U-turn of 1983. It then charts the re-evaluation of the PS's political economic foundations after the 1993 defeat, the rejection of the neo ...
Ben Clift, BLANCHARD O.-J., CAMERON D., DELORS J., DELORS J., DUPIN E., DYSON K., FITOUSSI J.-P., FRIEND J., GRAHAM R., GRAY J., GRAY J., HABERT P., HALL P., HELD D., JOSPIN L., JOSPIN L., LEVY J., LEVY J., MOSCOVICI P., MUET P.-A., MUET P.-A., PIERSON C.   +22 more
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Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
wiley   +1 more source

An Interview with Hermann Kant

Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature, 1979
In an interview with Joan E. Holmes (University of Kansas), Hermann Kant, novelist and current president of the Writers Union of the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany), discusses his own work, literary developments since 1949 in the GDR ...
Joan E. Holmes
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Does Managerial Ability Improve Environmental Performance and Overall ESG Ratings? The Impact of the European Sustainability Reporting Mandate

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the role of managerial ability in driving environmental performance and overall environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings in the context of the European Union sustainability reporting regulations. Using a sample of 7242 firm‐year observations over the period 2015–2023, our results indicate a structural change in ...
Mihaela Ionașcu, Ion Ionașcu, Elena Turuianu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life Phases of Canon – Exemplified by Socialist Realism [PDF]

Slovenska Literatura, 2013
The presented article enters into the professional discussion with several goals. On the one hand, it has the ambition to introduce Socialist Realism in the context of German literary-historical reflection and, on the other hand, the article offers new ...
Hans Günther
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