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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
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Assessment of obstetric analgesia in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic-international study 2022. [PDF]
J Anesth Analg Crit CareGrochová M +9 more
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PRODUCTION DISTORTIONS IN THE SLOVAKIAN GRAIN SECTOR RESULTING FROM AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES [PDF]
A Policy Analysis Method, based on social benefit-cost analysis, is applied to five production areas of the Slovak Republic to analyze production distortions resulting from direct systematic subsidies in Slovakia. Three grains are analyzed: wheat, barley,
Goodwin, Harold L., Jr. +2 more
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The Erosion of Constitutionalism via Constitutional Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Slovakia
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract The 2023 Slovak general election resulted in an illiberal coalition keen to transform the political regime following its Hungarian neighbour's post‐2010 example. Using the Slovak case, this article shows the key role of political party leaders’ constitutional entrepreneurship in the erosion of constitutionalism. Constitutional entrepreneurship
Darina Malová, Max Steuer
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Convertibility of Cultural Capital: A Longitudinal Study of University Students From 2017 to 2024
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A defining feature of cultural capital is its propensity for accumulation and the potential of its convertibility. However, there are a lack of studies that would explore how different forms of cultural capital could be employed as an advantage.
Ondřej Špaček
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Nematode infections in Slovak children hospitalised during 2008–2009
Helminthologia, 2010 Königová A. +6 more
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Global Inequality of Opportunity in Education Decreased During the 20th Century
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We document changes in global inequality of opportunity in education for women and men born between 1941 and 1983, using individual‐level census and survey data on 46.7 million individuals from 95 countries, representing all major regions of the world.
Michael Grätz +2 more
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Does Inequality Blur Class Lines? Meritocratic Attitudes in Comparative Perspective
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Scholars of inequality generally find that lower‐class individuals are more skeptical of meritocratic narratives that link economic success to individual work effort. However, past research has yielded inconclusive findings about how economic inequality affects meritocratic attitudes across different class groups.
Roshan K. Pandian, Ronald Kwon
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, 2013 Vladimir Mečiar, the first Prime Minister of independent Slovakia, is often criticized for his suppression of free media, political repression, and the widespread corruption of his government from 1993-1998. Mečiar has also been attacked for his economic
Wemer, David A
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