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Catching up with drought: law and policy responses in the Netherlands. [PDF]

Reg Environ Change
Augustijn MFW, Alblas E, Richter A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England

The Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 199-205, January/March 2025.
Abstract English local government faces a perilous position owing to insufficient funding, structural issues and capacity challenges. Fourteen years of austerity have significantly reduced council budgets, while increased demand for services—particularly adult social care—has strained resources.
David Jeffery
wiley   +1 more source

Housing as the Fifth Pillar of the Welfare State: Why Spain Needs Structural Reform

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Spain's ongoing housing crisis reflects the cumulative effects of fragmented governance, underinvestment and financialisation. Despite recent reforms, structural challenges persist, threatening affordability and social inclusion. This article diagnoses the roots of Spain's housing failures, explores pathways for systemic reform and argues that
Montserrat Pareja‐Eastaway
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of free trade port construction on regional import and export: Evidence from Hainan. [PDF]

PLoS One
Zhao Z, Guan Z, Liu Z, Xie X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Governments, Home Ownership and Low‐Cost Home Ownership Initiatives

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Widening the spectrum of households who can enter home ownership has been a long‐established policy in the UK. This article explores low‐cost home ownership initiatives from the late 1970s onwards and in the context of home ownership more generally. Over the decades, government support for home ownership has shifted from making tax concessions
Peter Williams
wiley   +1 more source

Expanding the identification of key resource combinations for mid- to long-term growth in electric vehicle market entry. [PDF]

PLoS One
Cho MJ, Bae K, Byun J, Shin J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Allocating the Costs of Parental Free Exercise : Striking a New Balance Between Sincere Religious Belief and a Child\u27s Right to Medical Treatment [PDF]

, 1991
Monopoli, Paula A.
core   +1 more source

International Tourism in the Global South: Revealing an Extractive Development Process

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Hosting international tourism remains a key development strategy for many Global South countries to generate economic growth, government revenue and employment. However, this conventional wisdom can be contested: tourism may instead be seen as an extractive process that disrupts livelihoods, ecosystems and host economies.
Julia Jeyacheya, Mark P. Hampton
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking-attributable hospitalisation costs in Europe: an econometric analysis of the European Health Interview Survey, 2019. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Stazi G, López-Nicolás Á, Torrado Ortega C.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Views of Vidigal: negotiating opportunities and risks in a gentrifying favela in Rio de Janeiro Favela avec vue : négocier opportunités et risques dans un quartier en voie de gentrification à Rio de Janeiro

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The contested dynamics of slum gentrification in Rio de Janeiro came into focus during the brief period of relative peace brought by the pacification policy leading up to the 2016 Olympics. In this unprecedented moment, Rio's South Zone favela residents experienced a respite from the daily confrontations with police operations and drug trade violence ...
Angela Torresan
wiley   +1 more source