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Power, culture and the production of heritage [PDF]

, 2010
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MacLeod, D.V.L.
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War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

Driven by risk: Understanding reference‐dependent preferences using simulated auto racing

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract Using data from over 56,000 simulated auto races worldwide, we analyze risk‐taking at the margins, consistent with reference‐dependent preferences. We show that participants' risk‐taking changes when a desired intermittent outcome is presented, sometimes at the expense of a more favorable expected end state.
James Hilliard, Annette Hofmann, David Weber   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Afrofuturist ambiguities: Inclusion and consolidation in South African digital finance

Big Data & Society
In recent years, two changes have begun to transform the South African banking sector. First, financial technology startups have emerged, offering payments and other services via bespoke mobile apps, powered by a combination of official access to bank ...
Maha Rafi Atal, Pamela Mondliwa
doaj   +1 more source

“Nowhere else to go”: Slow abandonment and (en)closures of long‐term care in Los Angeles

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Residential long‐term care facilities, known in California as “board and care” homes, have been closing rapidly in the last decade. Proponents assert these provide vital forms of housing and care to the poor and must be saved, while critics contend they perpetuate the institutionalization of people with disabilities and should be abolished ...
Maxwell A. Hellmann
wiley   +1 more source

Moonlighting Production, Tax Rates and Capital Subsidies [PDF]

Informal firms play a crucial role in both developing and developed countries, and there is evidence of a larger presence of moonlighting firms over ghost firms.
Bruno Chiarini, Elisabetta Marzano, Francesco Busato   +2 more
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Concealed coexistence: Reproductive choice and coercion in Timor‐Leste

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Choice is a central concept in reproductive rights. However, a discourse of choice in reproductive health can also mask precisely the act it aims to protect against: coercion. Whilst choice has been explored extensively in studies of reproductive rights and justice, understandings of coercion are fragmented and under‐theorized.
Laura Burke
wiley   +1 more source

Firm-oriented policies, tax cheating and perverse outcomes [PDF]

This paper examines the implications of firm-oriented fiscal policies, namely investment subsidies and tax allowances, in an economy where producers may potentially avoid taxes. Among our results we stress the following.
Bruno Chiarini, Elisabetta Marzano, Francesco Busato, Pasquale De Angelis   +3 more
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How Easy Is It to Pay Taxes in Croatia? [PDF]

, 2010
In 2009, Croatia ranked 42nd among 183 economies on the ease of paying taxes by small and medium-sized enterprises. Despite this still high position, Croatia went down from 2008, when its score was 39.
Bronic, Mihaela
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Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society

Middle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
wiley   +1 more source