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What exploitation is

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We experimentally elicit views of what exploitation is from over 2,000 subjects. Our experimental design does not test existing theories of exploitation. Rather, it focuses on more fundamental properties that are the building blocks for these theories.
Benjamin Ferguson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dictators, Repression and the Median Citizen: An “Eliminations Model” of Stalin’s Terror (Data from the NKVD Archives) [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper sheds light on dictatorial behavior as exemplified by the mass terror campaigns of Stalin. Dictatorships – unlike democracies where politicians choose platforms in view of voter preferences – may attempt to trim their constituency and thus ...
Konstantin Sonin   +2 more
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Fania (Fanny) Kaplan and the attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin: Ophthalmologic considerations

open access: yesActa Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Fania (Fanny) Kaplan (1890–1918), who was reportedly visually impaired, confessed to the attempted assassination of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) in 1918 by shooting him with a pistol. The precise nature of her visual loss is unknown and raises doubts about whether she had sufficient visual function to perform the act ...
Stephen G. Schwartz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technologized Reproduction in Space: A Space‐Bioethical Case for Assisted Procreation

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With the increasing feasibility of space colonization, the issue of reproduction in space is becoming more relevant. As new settlements on the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies emerge, ensuring generational continuity will be essential for the survival and growth of these communities.
Maurizio Balistreri, Konrad Szocik
wiley   +1 more source

Promotion of Wild Food Plant Use Diversity in the Soviet Union, 1922-1991. [PDF]

open access: yesPlants (Basel), 2022
Bexultanova G   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Entrepreneurial State as a Creative Destroyer: Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore's Creative Industries

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the limits of mission‐directed entrepreneurial states by drawing on the theory of recombinant innovation and F.A. Hayek's insights on the spontaneous growth of knowledge in society. First, the use of discretionary policymaking curtails the range of knowledge generated in the process of social interaction, limiting the scope
Bryan Cheang, Praharsh Mehrotra
wiley   +1 more source

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