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Burying Futures: Artisanal Mining Deaths and the Politics of Negligence in Zimbabwe
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the gold‐mining town of Kwekwe, central Zimbabwe, injury and death are a constant presence. Collapsing shafts, sudden explosions, gang fights, and neglected health infrastructure characterize the everyday lives of the town's impoverished residents.
Melusi Nkomo
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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 +1 more
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Discretion and street-level bureaucracy theory : a case study of local authority social work [PDF]
This thesis is a critical examination of social work discretion within adult Social Services. The topic is explored through a critical analysis of Lipsky's examination of discretion within street-level bureaucracies. The thesis first outlines Lipsky's
Evans, Antony
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The Role of Citizens' Traits on Street-Level Bureaucrats' Decision-Making.
, 2023 This study examines how different client traits in the form of financial resources (debt), mental health, age and motivation affect street-level bureaucrats' decision-making.
Niels Bjørn Grund Petersen +1 more
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Research & PoliticsDo female public servants receive a stronger negative public reaction from being involved in corruption than their male counterparts? While there are good theoretical reasons to suggest they do, the empirical evidence on this question to date, which ...
Miguel Carreras +2 more
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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
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Street-level Bureaucrats and Implementation of Non-cash Food Assistance Programs: Case Study of Indonesia [PDF]
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 +3 more
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Political Research ExchangeThe implementation of European-funded migration policies in Senegal involves diverse street-level bureaucrats. Among them are migrant returnees and local migration policy experts who implement migration information campaigns.
Katerina Glyniadaki +2 more
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Policy & Governance Review, 2019 This article concerns the efforts carried out by lower level bureaucrats in order to implement their decisions. Prior studies generally describe the decision of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs) as decisions that have already been implemented.
Deden Dani Saleh +3 more
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Multidimensional Militarisation, Evidence From Mexico's War on Drugs
International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article documents different dimensions of militarisation observed in Mexico since the start of the war on drugs. It argues that militarisation is a multidirectional phenomenon that is characterised by rationales that justify the use of illegal means to address complex issues, promising expediency and efficiency but rarely delivering on it.
Agustin Hernandez Berea
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