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AI‐Ready Bureaucracies? Assessing Capacity‐Building Approaches in European National AI Strategies

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global expansion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategies is reshaping expectations about state capacity, yet the role of civil servants in this transition remains insufficiently theorized. This study examines how EU Member States address the civil service workforce in their national AI strategies, employing content and cluster analysis ...
Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, Sergio Medina‐Bernabé, J. Ignacio Criado   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergent media narratives on land conflicts in a global biocultural diversity hotspot

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Land conflicts (LCs) represent major challenges in regions where limited resources are contested by diverse actors. The triple frontier of the bioculturally diverse Alto Paraná Atlantic Forests (APAF) ecoregion concentrates some of the most intense LCs in South America.
Alberto Anticoli, Jonathan von Below, Ana Alice Eleuterio, Ritwik Kulkarni, Ahuvit Trumper, Aníbal Orué Pozzo, Enrico Di Minin, María Piquer‐Rodríguez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Brief: Brazil's open ecosystems—Carbon stocks overlooked by climate finance

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The equitable recognition of the world's open ecosystems is critical for climate justice and societal well‐being. These ecosystems provide essential services, like carbon storage, water security, and biodiversity protection, that strengthen resilience to climate change. Yet, they remain overlooked in climate finance and policy frameworks that privilege
Franciele Parreira Peixoto, Gerhard Ernst Overbeck, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Newton La Scala Jr, Alexandre Bonesso Sampaio, Giselda Durigan, Amy E. Zanne, Larissa Verona, Valério D. Pillar, Ellane Van Wyk, Rafael S. Oliveira, Alessandra Bassani, Camila Carvalho de Carvalho, Natashi Pilon   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

International Studies Journal
Research Problem Intergovernmental relations in Nigeria have become increasingly characterized by excessive centralization of powers, weak institutional coordination and growing fiscal dependence of state and local governments on the federal government.
NURUDDEEN MUHAMMAD KOKO, ZAYYANU MUHAMMAD, ABDULSALAM ZAINAB   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Climate Crisis, Human Mobility and Security Challenges in the MENA Region: Implications for Sustainable Development and Regional Stability

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the interplay between climate change, violent conflict and forced migration in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), focusing on asylum flows to the European Union (EU). By integrating high‐resolution climate, conflict and socioeconomic data spanning 2000 to 2023, we develop a comprehensive empirical framework to ...
Shifa Mathbout, George Boustras, Pierantonios Papazoglou, Javier Martin‐Vide, Joan A. Lopez‐Bustins   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subnational government bailouts in Germany [PDF]

The paper presents an investigation of subnational government bailouts in Germany. In a first part we briefly describe the fiscal federalism system in Germany. The main part of the paper examines the bailout of two West German states.
Seitz, Helmut
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Supplemental Material, Online_Appendix_0630_(3) - Natural Disasters and Financial Implications for Subnational Governments: Evidence from China

, 2019
Supplemental Material, Online_Appendix_0630_(3) for Natural Disasters and Financial Implications for Subnational Governments: Evidence from China by Qing Miao, Can Chen, Yi Lu and Michael Abrigo in Public Finance ...
Michael Abrigo (8097206), Qing Miao (103511), Can Chen (675404), Yi Lu (6211)   +3 more
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Localising the Sustainable Development Goals. A Place‐Based Analysis of Sustainable Development in Rural and Urban Areas

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There are increasing calls for a place‐based approach towards the Sustainable Development Goals that show their territorial diversity at subnational level. Based on 33 indicators, covering 13 SDGs and aggregated in three sub‐indexes (economy, social and environment), this paper develops a Sustainable Development Index for Rural and Urban Areas
Lucas Olmedo, Paul Holloway, John Barimo, Mary O'Shaughnessy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability and Corporate Performance in the Global South: The Influence of the Environmental Pillar and Institutional Quality

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate sustainability in the Global South unfolds under heterogeneous institutional conditions, where firms face simultaneous pressures from global ESG standards and local governance constraints. This study examines the relationship between ESG‐aligned environmental practices and corporate financial performance, considering the moderating ...
Paulo Sérgio Reinert, Tércio Pereira, Fernando Cesar Lenzi, Nicole Cristina Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subnational insolvency : cross-country experiences and lessons [PDF]

Subnational insolvency is a reoccurring event in development, as demonstrated by historical and modern episodes of subnational defaults in both developed and developing countries.
Waibel, Michael, Liu, Lili
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