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Provision of most public goods (e.g., health care, libraries, education, police, fire protection, utilities) can be … libraries. Our findings suggest that ideological stance of the local government, wealth and density of the local population and …
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Discrimination in access to public services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of public services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to...
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Discrimination in access to public services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of public services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011388210
, archives and libraries generally store externally generated research data - what also applies to publication-related data …
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, archives and libraries generally store externally generated research data - what also applies to publication-related data …
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social networking and lack information on which to make decisions. This paper explores the role that libraries may play in … demonstrates the role played by libraries as the provider of public Internet access. It also shows that this role is not without … its difficulties - inadequate levels of resources have been provided to fulfil the multiple roles played by libraries in …
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libraries. From a contemporary survey on public libraries, we construct a unique dataset on municipalities which received … existing libraries. We show that the innovation advantage also persisted in the long run and had no impact on human capital. …
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read in homes, classrooms, and libraries over the last century. We find that more characters with darker skin color appear … in libraries that serve predominantly White communities. Lastly, we show that the types of children's books purchased in …
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In both public administration and economics, efficiency is brought forward as an important criterion for evaluating administrative actions. Clearly, its value as an assessment principle depends on our ability to adequately measure efficiency. This article argues that citizen's coproduction in...
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of cultural attractions. Libraries, as cultural institutions, may contribute significantly to the development of cultural …
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