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The Socioeconomic Factors of Female Child Trafficking and Prostitution: An Empirical Study in the Capital City of Bangladesh
Khandaker Mursheda, Farhana; Kazi Abdul, Mannan - 2024
, and gender violence. These findings emphasize the need to implement existing anti-trafficking laws and raise awareness of …
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Culture - the elephant in the room Meticulous analysis, grandiose synthesis and their oscillations
Hanappi, Hardy - 2024
A few decades ago, a field of research called cultural studies suddenly experienced a surge of interest. Why? There are many reasons why it is worth taking a closer look. At first glance, you might think it was simply a fad at the time. Fashions are an omnipresent phenomenon in science, as in...
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L’environnement du point de vue des économistes
Josué, ANDRIANADY; RAVELOSON, Rojo Armel - 2024
This manual offers a comprehensive overview of key economic theories applied to environmental issues. It covers classical views of nature as a resource, externalities theory, and critiques of the "Tragedy of the Commons" by Hardin and Ostrom. Behavioral economics concepts, such as status quo...
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Isolating Warm Glow in Charitable Auction Giving
Remoundou, Kyriaki; Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Koundouri, … - 2013
We use a novel experimental design to isolate warm glow and measure its extent in an auction that contributes the revenues by highest bidders to a charity. A sample of consumers bid to upgrade an agricultural product from a river basin that is not in good ecological status. Charitable donations...
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Information Spillovers in Irrigation Technology Diffusion: Social Learning, Extension Visits and Spatial Effects
Genius, Margarita; Koundouri, Phoebe; Nauges, Celine; … - 2013
In this article we investigate the role of information spillovers in promoting irrigation technology adoption and diffusion. In particular, we investigate the effect of different channels of information spillovers, namely informal social learning and formal extension services, while...
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Transformative Communication in Development Organisation: Strategic Engagement and Celebrity Influence
Xu, Tao - 2024
This essay uncovers the evolving paradigm of communication for development, then with a focus on the strategic engagement of celebrity influence. Contextualised against the historical dominance of the Euro-Americentric modernisation discourse and with the multi-step communication framework, it...
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AI Startups And The Economy - Fueling Growth In The 21st Century
Challoumis, Constantinos - 2024
Startups in artificial intelligence are transforming the landscape of the global economy, serving as laboratories of innovation and productivity. These enterprises are not merely creating new technologies; they are reimagining entire industries, driving efficiency, and enhancing human...
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Project NeoWave: A Comparative Analysis of Conservatism and Gender Dynamics Impacting Women and Families in the USA and India Since 2010, with Policy Recommendations
Gupta, Shivansh - 2024
This study examines the impact of conservative ideologies on gender dynamics in the USA and India since 2010, focusing … conservative movements, policies, and cultural norms have influenced gender roles and expectations. Data collection includes an …-driven ideologies, traditional gender roles, and systemic oppression. The study traces the historical evolution of conservatism in India …
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When Polanyi Met Schumpeter: Social Trust and Entrepreneurship
Xu, Tao; Zhu, Weiwei - 2022
This research identifies the causality between entrepreneurial behaviour and informal institutions of social trust within the context of China’s development. Revisiting the Polanyi-Schumpeter theoretical framework, entrepreneurship embedded in social relations interlinked by trust is a dynamo...
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Russian Election Reform and the Effect of Social Conformity on Voting and the Party System: 2007 and 2008
Coleman, Stephen - 2009
In 2007 Russian voters elected representatives to the State Duma under new electoral procedures that President V. Putin had instituted. A presidential election followed in 2008 leading to Putin’s new role as Prime Minister. To many observers, the reforms and the election campaigns resulted in...
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