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The Budgeting of Portuguese Public Museums : A Dynamic Panel Data Approach

Santos, Carlos; Oliveira, Maria; Coelho, João - 2012

In this paper, the first panel on sources of funding for Portuguese publicly owned museums is explored. There has been … and to the US. We find that incremental budgeting still plays a major role on the funding of Portuguese museums, allowing … for inefficient management and moral hazard: the interests of museums’ management may diverge clearly from those of the …

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Dance Participation and Attendance in Denmark

Marvão, Catarina; Borowiecki, Karol - 2015

Dancing may be one of the most competitive professions available career-wise. The lack of job opportunities and the competitiveness, the inherent expense in costumes and training and the high risk of injuries mean that only few dancers are able to make it their profession. However, dancing is an...

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Les distances linguistiques et leurs effets sur les comportements économiques

Ginsburgh, Victor - 2015

Après avoir défini différentes manières de calculer les distances entre les langues (méthode lexico-statistique, distances de Levenshtein, distances basées sur les arbres linguistiques ou encore distances phonétiques) et entre groupes de population, ce chapitre propose d'explorer comment...

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China's Creative Industries : Concerntration and Performances

Ye, Zhen (Peter) - 2012

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African Development, Partnership and Rationality Challenge : An Exposition

Nwaobi, Godwin Chukwudum - 2013

Since 1950s, most African nations have gained independence from their colonial powers. Fortunately, independence has brought many changes to these nations and these include multi-party democratic government and western education systems. Unfortunately, the Africa's economy is the least developed...

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Work as Art : Links Between Creative Work and Human Development

Kabanda, Patrick - 2020

Creative work has enhanced human development since early times; similarly, the latter can expand the former. But the links are not automatic. Creative work can be rife with exploitation and gender bias. Writers can advance human welfare, yet illiterate people may not benefit. To expand the...

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The Arts, Africa and Economic Development : The Problem of Intellectual Property Rights

Kabanda, Patrick - 2016

The subject of this article is the application of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) to Africa's cultural economy, and its implications for development. Drawing on extensive research, including field work in Africa and interviews with key people in the field, the study explores the concept,...

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Music for Development in the Digital Age

Kabanda, Patrick - 2016

The music world has had its share of Internet-led shake-ups. Digital piracy and the advertisement rules of platforms like YouTube are major concerns. But there are also opportunities: online marketing, arts education, cultural awareness, and nation branding are particularly notable. How can...

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Napoleonic Ambition Versus Jeffersonian Virtue : The Case of Lewis Rand

Pearce, Colin D. - 2017

This paper undertakes to give a reading of Mary Johnston's 1908 historical novel entitled Lewis Rand. The novel tells the story of a young Virginia man who receives a Jeffersonian education - literally - Lewis Rand is educated by Thomas Jefferson quot;in person.quot; The young man later breaks...

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The Rambler as Rotarian : H.L. Mencken's Samuel Johnson

Pearce, Colin D. - 2009

This short essay takes stock of H.L. Mencken's portrayal of Samuel Johnson as the quot;first Rotarianquot; and as nothing more than a mouthpiece for the prejudices and defender of the authorities of his time. I suggest by contrast that Johnson was fully appreciative of the need for the writer to...

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