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The size of the underground economy in Japan [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper empirically analyzes the size of the underground economy in Japan. The results show that (i) the size of the underground GDP peaked in the early 1990s but has been declining since; (ii) the underground economy reached its peak in around 1992 ...
Kanao, Koji, Hamori, Shigeyuki
core  

How Violence Shapes Place: The Rise of Neo‐Authoritarianism in the Global Value Chain and the Emergence of an ‘Infernal Place’ in the Bangladesh Garment Industry

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how and to what extent violence has become a pivotal tool for conducting business in places integrated into the global value chain. It also explores the roles stakeholders play in silencing workers' resistance within these places.
Shoaib Ahmed
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Populism and Representative Politics: On Why Fossil Fuel Firms Speaking for ‘The People’ Is a Bad Idea

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite growing recognition that countries around the world must transition to a low‐carbon economy, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. One way that decarbonization has been obstructed, we argue, is by fossil fuel firms intentionally conflating their agenda with ‘the people’, evoking notions of national identity, security and ...
Daniel Nyberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robots in mine search and rescue operations: a review of platforms and design requirements. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Robot AI
Bakzadeh R   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

UNDERGROUND ECONOMY AND FISCAL POLICIES MODELING* [PDF]

open access: yes
Over the last decades a growing concern over the phenomenon of the underground economy has increased attention among officials, politicians, and economists.
Albu, Lucian Liviu
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Building blocks of criminal investigations: A novel vignette study on investigative decision‐making

open access: yesLegal and Criminological Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim This study investigates the decision‐making processes of Dutch district police teams during high‐volume criminal investigations, exploring which investigative activities are selected and explaining variation across teams. Additionally, we present the focal concerns guiding decisions in these investigations.
Natascha de Leeuw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home sweet harm: Confinement and tranquilidad in post‐asylum Peru

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how Peru's Community Mental Health (CMH) model contributes to the exclusion and home confinement of mentally ill individuals. Based on the experience of a woman diagnosed with schizophrenia and her mother, I show how CMH's emphasis on community‐based care often fails in practice, as neighbors respond to people with mental
Julio Villa‐Palomino
wiley   +1 more source

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