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Modern apprenticeships in professional football: some policy implications

Monk, Des; Olsson, Cliff - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 6, pp. 319-324

extensive government subsidies. However, attrition rates are even higher in France than in England; at a micro level the system …

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Effects of the subsidy removal of fertilizer on rural poverty in north Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mulya Firdausy, Carunia - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 1/2/3, pp. 207-222

Examines the effects of fertilizer subsidy on the rural poor in Indonesia. Discusses the factors which lead to rural poverty and measures which have been undertaken to combat these. Describes in detail a survey undertaken in two villages to establish the effects of the removal of the fertilizer...

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Changing control and accounting in an African gold mine

Tsamenyi, Mathew; Hopper, Trevor; Uddin, Shahzad - In: Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change 13 (2017) 2, pp. 282-308

Purpose The paper aims to examine accounting changes in the Ashanti Gold Corporation (AGC) in Ghana over 120 years from pre-colonialism to recent times and whether the framework of management accounting transformations in Hopper et al. (2009) is applicable. Design/methodology/approach Mixed data...

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Jitex: a case study of apparel marketing in the Czech Republic

Loker, Suzanne - In: International Marketing Review 12 (1995) 5, pp. 49-59

As Czech apparel and textile firms have moved towards privatization following the 1989 revolution, they have reduced …

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Housing reform and the new governance of housing in urban China

Quan Zhang, Xing - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 13 (2000) 6, pp. 519-525

Discusses housing reform and its impact on the governance of housing in China. The roles of the state and work units have been shifted from providers to enablers in the market of housing supply after the introduction of privatisation and the market mechanism. However, the role of work units in...

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A comparative study of the emergence of marketing culture within three formerly nationalised companies

Lancaster, Geoff; Brierley, Gerry - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 14 (2001) 4, pp. 341-371

Examines the background to privatisation in the UK and explores current practice. The transition to change over two decades has brought about more demanding and value‐conscious customers along with an information technology revolution. Corporate culture is seen as a litmus test, shaping...

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Privatizing local authority service in Ireland

Reeves, Eoin - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 8 (1995) 4, pp. 48-58

Presents the first survey evidence of privatization of local authority services in the Republic of Ireland. The survey … privatization such as the UK, this form of privatization has evolved in Ireland without any governmental edicts or policy guidelines …. The consequence of such a development is the evolution of an array of privatization arrangements which have been …

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Privatizing road maintenance in developing countries

Larcher, Paul - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 11 (1998) 2/3, pp. 116-129

Over the past decade, there has been growing international interest in utilising private contractors to improve efficiency and reduce costs of road maintenance. In developing countries the existing private contracting sector is often too weak to take on this work. Accordingly projects to foster...

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Privatization of state enterprise: policy drivers and lessons learned

Wayne Taylor, D.; Warrack, Allan A. - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 11 (1998) 7, pp. 524-535

additional choice exists of the privatization of state enterprises. Canada is examined as a country in the process of switching …/or financing were all reasons for creating state enterprise ‐ financing is the most prevalent driver of privatization. …

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The Australian experience: managing a non‐metropolitan urban water utility ‐ paradigm shifting towards a new mindset

Sadler, Robert - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 11 (1998) 7, pp. 596-610

This paper examines the operating environment of non‐metropolitan urban water authorities in Victoria, Australia. It analyses the policy framework within which the industry operates and demonstrates that this framework generates inconsistencies between central agency driven economic outcomes...

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