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Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Action: Lessons From a Dramatic Increase in Access to Alcohol. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev
Giesbrecht N, Farkouh EK.
europepmc   +1 more source

Philanthropy for the Disenfranchised

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Philanthropy has an uneasy relationship with democracy. It distributes decision‐making power plutocratically, in proportion to wealth. It allows unelected, unaccountable, and often untrustworthy individuals to shape social outcomes. And it does so in domains where democracy should be authoritative. Yet, at the same time, philanthropy does much
Jacob Barrett
wiley   +1 more source

An analysis of submissions on regulations to implement Aotearoa New Zealand's tobacco endgame policies. [PDF]

Health Promot Int
Hoek J, Ozarka E, Gartner C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Is Capitalism Bad for Democracy? A Review of Lisa Herzog's The Democratic Marketplace

Philosophy &Public Affairs, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In The Democratic Marketplace, Lisa Herzog offers a damning indictment of democratic capitalism. Among other things, she argues that capitalism has led to increased inequality, fosters an unhealthy culture of competition, that it is bad for the environment, and that it is ultimately bad for democracy itself.
Adam F. Gibbons
wiley   +1 more source

Taxpayers' Share of US Prescription Drug and Insulin Costs: a Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

J Gen Intern Med
Schrier E, Himmelstein DU, Gaffney A, McCormick D, Woolhandler S.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Bonds on the Ballot: What Voters (Don't) Know About Debt Financing and Why It Matters

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract American subnational governments commonly require voters to approve bond proposals, reflecting historical concerns about legislative shortsightedness. Yet voters need an understanding of how bond financing works to make choices consistent with preferences. Existing literature makes it unclear whether voters have such knowledge.
Shanna Pearson‐Merkowitz, Joshua J. Dyck, Edward L. Lascher Jr., Corey Lang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Regard to McClure et al. [PDF]

Adv Radiat Oncol
Devlin PM, Likhacheva A, White G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Other People's Money: Political Embeddedness on Pension Boards, Alternative Assets and Investment Fees

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract State‐administered pension plans report paying roughly $20 billion each year in fees to external asset managers, much of it for high‐cost, high‐risk “alternative” assets such as private equity and hedge funds. These outcomes involve trillions in pension investments that affect the retirement security of millions of public sector workers and ...
Jeffrey C. Diebold, Cody R. Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

Some parasites like it hot, some don't. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Jokela J.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Framework for Sales Tax Base Expansion: Food Taxation in North Carolina and Applications for Other States

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract The review of sales tax exemptions represents a significant undertaking for states across the United States. This analysis introduces a set of tax policy criteria to evaluate these exemptions in response to prevalent stakeholder considerations. We implement these criteria in the context of North Carolina's exemption of unprepared food from the
Whitney Afonso, Alex Combs
wiley   +1 more source