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The Muslim veil in the USA and France: a comparative analysis of law and policy

Salton, Herman T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 333-367

The USA and France are often perceived as having different, if not antipodal, legal and political systems. At first sight the treatment of the Muslim veil at school confirms this impression, for this piece of clothing is seen in the USA as a private symbol of religious devotion and benefits from...

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Employment relations in German multinational companies in the UK and the future of the German model: empirical evidence on country-of-origin effects and industry internationalisati...

Tuselmann, Heinz-Josef; Heise, Arne; McDonald, Frank; … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 390-408

Interest has grown in the significance of the country-of-origin impact on the Employment Relations (ER) approaches in the international subsidiaries of Multinational Companies (MNCs). In this article, a comparative cross-sectional analysis of German subsidiaries with indigenous UK firms will be...

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Reducing non-urgent utilisation of the emergency department by the uninsured: analysis of the impact of a community-wide provider network

Caulil, Karen Van; Rotarius, Timothy; Liberman, Aaron - In: International Journal of Public Policy 3 (2008) 5/6, pp. 389-402

Post-EMTALA, proactive communities throughout the USA have strengthened their safety net systems to meet the healthcare needs of the ever-increasing uninsured population. This paper describes the evaluation of a community-wide initiative in Orange County, Florida to reduce non-urgent Emergency...

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Changing higher education landscapes - implications for South Africa

Baumert, Stefanie - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 4/5/6, pp. 281-294

In changing societal contexts, systems and institutions of higher education are in need of reorientation. In this … article, it is argued that part of the search for reorientation in the South African higher education system is confronted by … trends in higher education (such as the reference to processes of globalisation and the knowledge society) and their …

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Factors associated with hospital preference among rural Medicaid beneficiaries

Roh, Chul-Young - In: International Journal of Public Policy 2 (2007) 3/4, pp. 316-327

This study explores the reason rural Medicaid beneficiaries bypass their local rural hospitals even though their local rural hospitals provide the healthcare services that patients are seeking. Conditional logit regression was used to identify the factors that influence rural patients to bypass...

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Intellectual flexibility, innovative partnerships and collaborations in the African university of the 21st century: policy challenges and way forward

Simala, Kenneth Inyani - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 4/5/6, pp. 214-229

Policy challenges facing African universities are well documented and relate to such issues as curricula, governance, funding, roles and expectations. To meet these challenges calls for radical and strategic changes that will impact on the overall policy and practice of universities as presently...

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Global best practices, national innovation systems, and tertiary education: a critique of the World Bank's Accelerating Catch-up (2009)

Keating, Michael F. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 4/5/6, pp. 251-265

The World Bank's 2009 publication Accelerating Catch-up: Tertiary Education for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa outlines … tertiary education reforms designed to promote knowledge economies. In this document, the World Bank recognises that reforming … the tertiary education sector in sub-Saharan Africa necessitates enhanced state functions in terms of governance …

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Development of Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs): knowledge networks and collaboration

Ghosh, Tip; Marquard, Jenna - In: International Journal of Public Policy 2 (2007) 3/4, pp. 298-315

The development of Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) has become an important priority for policymaking in the USA. These development efforts have focused primarily on data exchange. In this paper, we propose the use of a research approach, based on knowledge networks and...

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Institutions and the sources of innovation: the determinants and effects of international R%D collaboration

Shapiro, Matthew A.; Nugent, Jeffrey B. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 4/5/6, pp. 230-250

This paper examines the phenomenon of international R%D collaboration in the form of cross-national patenting. Using a unique dataset on patents from the USPTO for a maximum of 125 countries over the period 1975-2005, we show that, despite the potential for technological advancement arising from...

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Migration of health workers and health of international migrants: framework for bridging some knowledge disjoints between brain drain and brawn drain

Khadria, Binod - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 4/5/6, pp. 266-280

A paradox in knowledge management paradigms is posed: that leading to a dichotomy between factor-endowment and factor-use in the health sector of any given country. While investment in acquiring health knowledge embodied in overseas health workers from other countries could lead to better health...

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