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Cross Country Comparison and Concluding Remarks

open access: yes, 2019
Political, economic and cultural elites in the Western Balkans share common views on the role of religion in society, but different perspectives on the challenges and concerns related to interreligious ...
Borovska, Viktorija
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Brain circulation and the role of the diaspora in the Balkans - Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Countries of the Western Balkans constitute an important part of the contemporary system of migration. Three important factors shape the current migration flows in the region: the socialist legacy, existing migrant networks, and migration policies ...
Cipusheva, Hristina   +8 more
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Long‐lasting health effects of Soviet education

open access: yesEconomica, EarlyView.
Abstract Education systems serve various purposes, including the enhancement of later‐life health, though effects can differ by sociopolitical regime. This paper examines the effect of communist education, which exposed children to a distinct curriculum and ideological content, on later‐life health.
Joan Costa‐Font, Anna Nicińska
wiley   +1 more source

The War of the Pacific and Chilean public revenues: Reallocation of the tax burden and institutional change

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract A substantial body of literature has considered warfare a fundamental driver of fiscal capacity. We argue that the nature of the tax base available to governments can either foster or constrain the ability and incentives of central elites to impose their legitimacy once the war is over.
Oriol Sabaté, José Peres‐Cajías
wiley   +1 more source

From ‘Balkanization' to ‘Europeanization': The Stages of Western Balkans Complex Transformations [PDF]

open access: yesL'Europe en Formation, 2008
Résumé Cet article s’intéressera aux trajectoires qu’ont suivies les Balkans Occidentaux après 1990, passant du paradigme de balkanisation à celui d’européisation. Bien qu’il soit reconnu que ces transformations avaient et ont toujours lieu, et qu’il n’y ait pas de séparation claire entre la fin et le début d’un autre processus.
openaire   +2 more sources

The Impoverishing Effect of Ill Health: Evidence from the Western Balkans [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper investigates the extent to which the health systems of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo) have succeeded in providing financial protection against adverse health events.
Caryn Bredenkamp   +2 more
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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
wiley   +1 more source

MIGRATION PANORAMA | The Western Balkans migratory route: perspectives and persisting challenge. EPC Report December 2016 (2nd Edition) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In the past few years, the EU’s capacities have been stretched thin as it grappled with multiple challenges, leaving the Western Balkans and the EU membership aspirations of the countries in the region somewhat marginalised.
Anderson, Kristine   +5 more
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Nursing Doctorate Issues, Challenges and Expected Changes Across Europe: A Rapid Review and Experts' Opinion

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims Updating recent reviews and enriching the available evidence with expert opinions on the challenges and expected reforms needed in doctoral education across Europe. Design A dual design based on a rapid review and an online survey. Data Source/Review Method The PubMed, CINAHL and Scopus databases were searched for studies published ...
Alvisa Palese   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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