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(English) Representation of migrants in Italian history and geography textbooks (Italiano) Rappresentazione dei migranti nei libri di testo italiani di storia e geografia
Valente, Adriana; Castellani, Tommaso; Caravita, Silvia - Istituto di Ricerca sulla Popolazione e le Politiche … - 2014
. In this working paper we analyze how the phenomenon of human migrations is dealt in Italian history and geography school … migrations and the information contained in the textbooks, and of revealing the value system conveyed implicitly and explicitly … il fenomeno delle migrazioni umane nei libri di testo scolastici italiani di storia e geografia. La scelta di …
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Multi-objective evaluation of intermodal freight terminal location decisions
Sirikijpanichkul, A.; Ferreira, L. - 2005
In the movement of freight across the supply chain, terminals play an important role as points of transfer between different modes. The location of terminals is one of the most crucial success factors bearing directly and indirectly on the main stakeholders involved including policy makers,...
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Economic model of regenerative agriculture and factors of agri-food system change
Trifan, Daniela; Toaders, George; Enea, Cătălin-Ioan; … - 2021
The basis of regenerative agriculture is represented by its main element, namely the soil. Ensuring good soil health will lead to many beneficial effects on agricultural ecosystems. Among the main beneficial effects of soil health we can list the management of groundwater resources and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013346280
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Politics of Randomness
Epstein, Gil S.; Nitzan, Shmuel - 2002
The main drawback of the public-policy contest is that the notion of contest success function, a crucial component of the contest model, does not have micro-foundations and, therefore, the random behavior of the government seems ad-hoc. In the present paper we propose a partial micro-foundation...
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Comparative study between Malaysia and Nigeria formal low cost housing policy issues
Ubale, Mohammed Yahaya; Martin, David; Seow Ta Wee - 2013
The current practice housing policies of Malaysia and Nigeria did not highlight on the affordability of formal low cost houses. There are no laws, sections or guidelines regulating the affairs of formal low cost housing. The current policies did not consider the beneficiaries of the formal low...
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Politics of randomness
Epstein, Gil S.; Nitsan, Shemuʾel - 2002
The main drawback of the public-policy contest is that the notion of contest success function, a crucial component of the contest model, does not have micro-foundations and, therefore, the random behavior of the government seems ad-hoc. In the present paper we propose a partial micro-foundation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011513996
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Lobbying and Compromise
Epstein, Gil S.; Nitzan, Shmuel - 2005
The compromise enhancing effect of lobbying on public policy has been established in two typical settings. In the first, lobbies are assumed to act as 'principals' and the setters of the policy (the candidates in a Downsian electoral competition or the elected policy maker in a citizen-...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261146
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Economic model of regenerative agriculture and factors of agri-food system change
Trifan, Daniela; Toaders, George; Enea, Cătălin-Ioan; … - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : realities and …, (pp. 99-104). 2021
The basis of regenerative agriculture is represented by its main element, namely the soil. Ensuring good soil health will lead to many beneficial effects on agricultural ecosystems. Among the main beneficial effects of soil health we can list the management of groundwater resources and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013185650
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Health Financing in Vanuatu : Challenges and Options
Anderson, Ian - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Population growth, an unfinished agenda of communicable diseases and maternal health and nutrition, and the rapid rise of Non-communicable diseases are putting increasing strain on not just the Ministry of Health budget, but also the broader financial position of the government as a whole. These...
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Contracting for Primary Health Care in Brazil: The Cases of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
Araujo, Edson; Cavalini, Luciana; Girardi, Sabado; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
This study presents two case studies, each on a current initiative of contracting for primary health services in Brazil, one for the state of Bahia, the other for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The two initiatives are not linked and their implementation has independently sprung from a search for...
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