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The bread of Toledo: Prices and political economy, 1535–1800

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We study the market for common white bread in the city of Toledo through a new 266‐year‐long series of bread prices, obtained from the cash purchases and wholesale bread‐for‐wheat contracts of large institutions. Our data are strongly consistent with fragmentary evidence on retail price regulation, as well as with shorter series from other ...
Mauricio Drelichman, David González Agudo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unprincipled Principals in the Accountability Chain: Autonomy and Political Control Within Tax Administration in a Developing Country Context

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
wiley   +1 more source

Sometimes Resigned, Sometimes Conflicted, and Mostly Risk Averse: Primary Care Doctors in India as Street Level Bureaucrats. [PDF]

Int J Health Policy Manag, 2021
Ramani S, Gilson L, Sivakami M, Gawde N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Gender Justice in the Triple Planetary Crisis: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify and report how gender justice is conceptualised and discussed in contemporary health literature in relation to the Triple Planetary Crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, with a particular focus on the experiences of women and gender‐diverse populations, and the representation of nurses and other healthcare ...
Catelyn Richards, Micah Peters, Julia Charalambous, Lila Singh‐Peterson, Lucy Osborn, Aletha Ward, Jessica LeClair, Tracy Levett‐Jones   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Veilederblikket: Hvordan arbeidsbetingelser former Nav-ansattes syn på brukerne og deres problemer

Tidsskrift for Samfunnsforskning
Artikkelen undersøker hvordan Nav-veilederes blikk på brukerne og deres problemer formes av de institusjonelle og organisatoriske rammene de jobber under. Datamaterialet består av seks fokusgruppeintervjuer med to ulike grupper Nav-veiledere.
Silje Andresen, Maria G. Volckmar-Eeg
doaj   +1 more source

Street-level Bureaucrats and Implementation of Non-cash Food Assistance Programs: Case Study of Indonesia

Street-level Bureaucrats are bureaucrats who are at the forefront of implementing programs or policies. Their duties and functions are diverse, and based on their duties, they are expected to improve the welfare of community by implementing policies and ...
Daeng, Ernawati, Daud Niga, Jacoba, ., Nursalam, T.W.Pariangu, Umbu   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Always a Manager? Assessing the Commission's Capacity to Manage and Deepen the Post‐Brexit EU–UK Relationship Whilst Expanding Its Competencies

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the European Commission's (Commission) capacity to manage and deepen the EU–UK relationship post the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and its efforts to expand its competencies within the framework, through the use of the principal–agent theory.
David Moloney, Simon Usherwood
wiley   +1 more source

Equipping street-level bureaucrats with green skills for sustainable public policy change

npj Climate Action
The shift to a low-carbon economy requires developing green skills across sectors. This paper builds on a recent Perspective1 article examining how institutional regimes shape green skill formation. Drawing on the microfoundations of management research,
M. Kesternich, K. Kiepe, D. Reimsbach, S. Trang, P. Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Balancing Act: Navigating Policy as Street-Level Bureaucrats. A Study of Pedagogical Leadership in Early Childhood Education in Norway

Nordisk Barnehageforskning
This article focuses on pedagogical leaders’ challenges and tensions in their everyday work in early childhood education (ECE) in Norway. It investigates the relationship between policies and regulations formulated in the Framework Plan for Kindergarten
Hilde Hjertager Lund
doaj   +1 more source

Demand smoothing response by street-level bureaucrats (SLB) in delivering public services during COVID-19 scenario: A system dynamics modeling study. [PDF]

J Public Aff, 2021
Prusty SK, Mahapatra D.
europepmc   +1 more source