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Postcolonial transitions on the southern borders of the former Soviet Union: the return of Eurasianism? [PDF]
, 2003 As the Soviet Union dissolved into a new territorial reality, it released the doubly repressed histories of Tsarist and Soviet imperium. In the states to the south of the new Russian Federation, the post-soviet jostled with the postcolonial as nations ...
Bowring, Bill
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Reflections on the role of institutions on the Chinese road to a market economy [PDF]
, 2004 At the onset of transformation there has been a close to consensus view that the market system has no alternative. While this insight has found its place in the current mainstream on development economics, the so-called Washington consensus or post ...
Csaba, László
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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Richard III in Russian Theatre at the Twilight of the "Thaw" [PDF]
, 2007 Richard III was very rarely staged in Russian theatre in tsarist and Stalin’s times, because the story of inhuman tyranny provoked associations with Russian political reality.
Sokolyansky, Mark
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels +4 more
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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 +3 more
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Lessons of soviet-finnish wars for Ukraine
Історико-політичні проблеми сучасного світу, 2017 The article aims to compare the course of Soviet-Finnish wars and modern Russian-Ukrainian conflict, set the main factors and determine perspectives of its resolving.
Andriy Stetsyuk, Yurii Todosiichuk
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'Grow your own': Cold War intelligence and history supermarkets [PDF]
, 2002 Most of the records of the three British secret services relating to the Cold War remain closed. Nevertheless, the Open Government initiative in the UK and the Clinton Executive Order of 1995 have resulted in some disclosures, often from consumer ...
Aldrich, Richard J.
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New Realities: Libraries in Post-Soviet Russia [PDF]
Library Trends, 2007 The transition away from communism toward a more democratic society and the move to a market economy had profound effects on Russian libraries. Using the main public library in Bryansk, the Bryansk Region Scientific Library, as a case study, this article examines the changes in library service, including information access and the opening of ...
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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
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