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Disaggregating hybridity
Millar, Gearoid - In: Journal of Peace Research 51 (2014) 4, pp. 501-514
The term ‘hybrid’ has been widely incorporated into recent peacebuilding scholarship to describe an array of … peacebuilding endeavors, including hybrid peacekeeping missions, hybrid criminal tribunals, hybrid governance, and the hybrid peace …. However, while widely deployed, hybridity itself is under-theorized and variably applied by scholars. Major concerns arise …
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"Embedded" assistance: Finn Church aid's secondment in Somalia
Lepistö, Rauli S.; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Ojala, Jussi - 2015
Donors face distinct challenges in operating in fragile states and supporting the building of state capacity. This paper explores one type of assistance - the 'embedding' of highly-skilled staff members within local government agencies - through a unique case study of Finn Church Aid's...
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Does local business ownership insulate cities from economic shocks?
Kolko, Jed; Neumark, David - 2009
We assess a prominent argument for local economic policies that favor locally-owned businesses - namely, that locally-owned firms are more likely to internalize the costs to the community of decisions to reduce employment and hence help to insulate cities from adverse economic shocks. We test...
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Short-term volunteering and international development : an evaluation framework for volunteer tourism
Gilfillan, Daniel - In: Tourism analysis : an interdisciplinary tourism & … 20 (2015) 6, pp. 607-618
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'Embedded' assistance : Finn Church aid's secondment in Somalia
Lepistö, Rauli S.; Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Ojala, Jussi - 2015
Donors face distinct challenges in operating in fragile states and supporting the building of state capacity. This paper explores one type of assistance - the 'embedding' of highly-skilled staff members within local government agencies - through a unique case study of Finn Church Aid's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496102
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Role of signals in consumers' economic valuation of restaurant choices
Lin, Michael S.; Sharma, Amit; Ouyang, Yuxia - In: Journal of hospitality & tourism research : JHTR ; the … 44 (2020) 7, pp. 1080-1100
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Locally-owned convenience stores and the local economy
Rybaczewska, Maria; Sparks, Leigh - In: Journal of retailing and consumer services 52 (2020), pp. 1-7
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Does Local Business Ownership Insulate Cities from Economic Shocks?
Kolko, Jed; Neumark, David - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We assess a prominent argument for local economic policies that favor locally-owned businesses – namely, that locally-owned firms are more likely to internalize the costs to the community of decisions to reduce employment and hence help to insulate cities from adverse economic shocks. We test...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005015470
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Justice Sector Reform in Afghanistan: From a ‘Lead Nation’ Approach to a ‘Mixed Ownership’ Regime?
Tondini, Matteo - In: Transition Studies Review 15 (2009) 4, pp. 660-673
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Local Ownership as Private Information: Evidence on the Monitoring-Liquidity Trade-Off
Gaspar, José-Miguel; Massa, Massimo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
This Paper investigates the impact of ownership patterns on the way the firm is monitored, on the liquidity of its shares, and on its stock price. Building on the literature showing that local mutual funds (funds holding geographically close firms) enjoy superior returns due to private...
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