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Rural Community Participation, Social Networks, and Broadband Use: Examples from Localized and National Survey Data [PDF]

Although attention has been given to how broadband access is related to economic development in rural areas, scant consideration has been given to how it may be associated with voluntary participation.
Adams, Alison E., Boase, Jeffrey, Stern, Michael J.   +2 more
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Youth Entrepreneurship, Credit Access and Post‐Disaster Business Recovery: Evidence From Informal Food Enterprises in Ghana

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how access to finance (credit access) influences business recovery and entrepreneurial performance among youth‐led informal food enterprises in Ghana, with implications for financial inclusion, entrepreneurial ability and post‐crisis business resilience in developing economies.
Bernard Kwamena Cobbina Essel, Ebenezer Donkor, Ayat Ullah, Faizal Adams, Miroslava Bavorova   +4 more
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Tourism, Democracy and Economic Growth in Africa

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While numerous studies have explored the determinants of economic growth, research on the impact of tourism and democracy on economic growth remains debated in both developed and developing countries. Furthermore, studies examining the moderating role of democracy in the tourism–economic growth relationship are particularly scarce.
Toyo A. M. Dossou, Simplice A. Asongu, Kihumuro Jotham, Symphorien Zogbassè   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Political Sociology of Urban Riots

Desafíos, 2011
The phenomenon of urban riots reappeared in France in the late 1970s, it took root in the 1990s, and in 2005 it experienced an unprecedent generalization. It continues locally since then.
Laurent Mucchielli
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Does Mobile Money Adoption Improve Dietary Quality? Assessing Household and Individual Level Impacts in Cameroon

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mobile money—a digital financial service—has proliferated in many developing countries. Owing to its ability to reduce transaction costs and allow even the poor to be financially included, it has been widely adopted. While a growing body of literature has examined its welfare effects, its effects on diet quality of households and individuals ...
Francis E. Ndip, Perez L. Kemeni Kambiet   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dinamica percepției sociale a privatizării întreprinderilor de stat

Sociologie Românească, 2001
This article presents some of the most significant results from several studies dedicated to privatization of state-owned enterprises. Here are some important aspects focused in this article: a) updating information about perceptions on economic reform ...
Marilena Gânju
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The Rise of Human–Computer Integration in Marketing: A Theory Synthesis

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human–computer integration (HCInt) technologies, which merge human bodily, cognitive, and sensory functions with computational processes, are reshaping the foundations of consumer experience. Unlike traditional human–computer interaction, HCInt entails adaptive and reciprocal coupling through AI‐driven augmentation, wearables, muscle–computer ...
Carlos Velasco, Kosuke Motoki, Olivia Petit, Aram Nikolai Andersen, Marzieh Alaei, Anders Gustafsson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dinamica regională a opțiunilor politice 1996-2000

Sociologie Românească, 2000
Is voting behavior depending on geography? What can we learn from the last elections as compared with 1996? By studying changes of voting profile on regions we can disclose hidden significances of political options. For instance why voting PRM in 2000 is
Sebastian Lăzăroiu
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Reflections on Comparative Teaching in Public Administration

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article integrates our scholarly experience of teaching comparative public administration. In doing so, we offer a unique perspective as the co‐authors carry several diverse attributes, among them their countries of origin, current country in which they are teaching, and their academic experience.
Kim Moloney, Kohei Suzuki, Mehmet Demircioglu, Cristina Stanica, Srinivas Yerramsetti, Aroon P. Manoharan, James L. Perry   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

State Capacity and Path Dependence in Cape Verde's Supreme Audit Institution

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines state capacity and path dependence in the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Cape Verde, focussing on the performance and governance of the Court of Auditors. Drawing on a mixed‐methods longitudinal design covering the period from 2010 to 2024, the analysis combines international governance indicators, documentary analysis,
Ana Lúcia Romão
wiley   +1 more source