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Internet of Things (IoT) depicts a world of networked smart objects, including cars, refrigerators, health care services, wearable devices, etc. which mark a distinctive revolution in digital world. In order for this revolution to realise a certain level of interoperability and standardisation...
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This paper provides a review of environmental governance in both theoretical and empirical fields as a means of … from six perspectives that are considered as the critical principles in implement process of environmental governance, and … coverage from 1990s to now. These principles include Accountability, Participation, Rule of law, Transparency, Effectiveness …
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public communicative spaces (Sarikakis, 2012); therefore public accountability (Bovens, Goodin, & Schillemans, 2014) by its … principles and practice of public accountability of corporations around transparency and integrity, as the new core actors in the …, hence widening the digital divide. This paper explores the processes of governing spectrum and connects to accountability …
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I present a model in which a centrist electorate leads to partisan politics and vice versa. A centrist electorate benefits from an equilibrium in which only ideological politicians are elected in so far as ideological politicians are willing to give up more rents in return for a higher chance of...
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The aim of this paper is to investigate the complex relationship between global business and biodiversity. Since business organizations impact biodiversity degradation and at the same time have to face the consequences of the loss of biodiversity, it seems necessary to further investigate the...
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In this paper, I discussed on the change of environment conservation, resource management, area promotion and their policies, and significance and problems in the case of Shimanto-river basin in Shikoku district. Shimanto-river became famous as 'the last clear river in Japan' by television...
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In this paper we are interested in the relationship between globalization, political institutions (notably, democracy … environmental cooperation. While some authors argue that democracy and globalization tend to promote international efforts to … democracy on environmental cooperation is rather diffuse and so is the effect of economic integration (trade openness). …
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This paper analyzes the link between inflation and democracy in developing countries. In order to address the … endogeneity issue of democracy, I use the date of political independence as an instrument for democratic institutions. The … positive causal relationship between inflation and democracy. It appears that democracy increases inflation because democracy …
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78 developing countries over the period 1990-2005, this paper provides econometric evidence that democracy matters for … insufficiently welfare minded. We found that high levels of democracy are specifically needed in natural resource rich countries to …
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