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The Muslim veil in the USA and France: a comparative analysis of law and policy

Salton, Herman T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 10 (2014) 6, pp. 333-367

The USA and France are often perceived as having different, if not antipodal, legal and political systems. At first … sight the treatment of the Muslim veil at school confirms this impression, for this piece of clothing is seen in the USA as … angle. By adopting a comparative perspective, it looks at the treatment of the Muslim veil in France and the USA before 2004 …

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Pivotal change in US policy: how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act affected internal auditing and its relationship to external auditing

Smith, L. Murphy; Drake, Michael S.; Shaub, Michael K. - In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and … 6 (2010) 4, pp. 346-367

Accounting regulation is one aspect of the government's role in protecting the investing public's interest. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was an effort by the US Congress to remedy negative effects of earlier major accounting failures. Requirements of SOX highlight the critical role of...

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Employment relations in German multinational companies in the UK and the future of the German model: empirical evidence on country-of-origin effects and industry internationalisati...

Tuselmann, Heinz-Josef; Heise, Arne; McDonald, Frank; … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 4, pp. 390-408

Interest has grown in the significance of the country-of-origin impact on the Employment Relations (ER) approaches in the international subsidiaries of Multinational Companies (MNCs). In this article, a comparative cross-sectional analysis of German subsidiaries with indigenous UK firms will be...

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Confronting college readiness in the USA: a public policy review and recommendation

McCormick, Kathy L.; Johnson, Ane Turner - In: International Journal of Public Policy 9 (2013) 4/5/6, pp. 277-291

Educational policymakers in the USA face the challenging task of defining the value of a high school diploma. Research … contend with college readiness in the USA are not enough, that policy solutions that bridge secondary and postsecondary …

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The business method patent: a barrier to global harmonisation of intellectual property rights?

Hemphill, Thomas A. - In: Global Business and Economics Review 8 (2006) 3/4, pp. 179-186

, especially in the context of computer technology, cyber networks, or as a method of e-commerce. In recent years, the USA has …-related application. This article focuses on the public policy issues related to business method patents in the USA, and subsequently …

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The role of accounting in the corporate personhood debate

Peace, Bob - In: International Journal of Critical Accounting 4 (2012) 3, pp. 265-271

A recent US Supreme Court decision, Citizens United v. Federal Elections Committee affirmed the treatment of corporations as persons under the law. This interpretation of the Constitution provides corporations with the same freedoms that protect individual citizens. Of most importance is the...

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Asset price bubbles, monetary policy and financial crisis

Atesoglu, H. Sonmez - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 1/2/3, pp. 195-202

In this paper, asset price bubbles in equities and housing that were developed from August 1987 to September 2008 are examined. Monetary policy reaction functions are estimated. Results revealed that, although not successful in pricking the bubble, the Federal Reserve System did follow a...

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Healthcare access, socioeconomic factors and late-stage cancer diagnosis: an exploratory spatial analysis and public policy implication

Wang, Fahui; Luo, Lan; McLafferty, Sara - In: International Journal of Public Policy 5 (2010) 2/3, pp. 237-258

Patients diagnosed with late-stage cancer have lower survival rates than those with early-stage cancer. This paper examines possible associations between several risk factors and late-stage diagnosis for four types of cancer in Illinois: breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and...

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The role of regulation for sustainable infrastructure innovations: the case of wind energy

Walz, Rainer - In: International Journal of Public Policy 2 (2007) 1/2, pp. 57-88

effects of environmental and natural monopoly regulation explicitly into the analysis. Case studies for Germany and the USA …

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The failure of the new macroeconomic consensus: from non-ergodicity to the efficient markets hypothesis and back again

Allington, Nigel F.B.; McCombie, John S.L.; Pike, Maureen - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 1/2/3, pp. 4-21

The subprime crisis raised some fundamental questions about the usefulness of mainstream economics. This paper considers the shortcomings of the new neoclassical synthesis and the new macroeconomic consensus in analysing the causes and consequences of the crisis. It demonstrates that the major...

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