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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"Institutional frameworks"”.
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Legal and institutional frameworks as determinants of access to capital by developing countries
… was to draw a relationship between legal and institutional frameworks in a country, and the competitiveness of that country as a destination for investment either as real investment or portfolio investment for infrastructure development.
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New information technologies in public participation : a challenge to old decision-making institutional frameworks
… quantitatively. On the other hand, observing the institutional responses and constraints during the process, my findings strongly suggest that the current institutional and regulatory context, inherited from old frameworks, is an impediment to fully set in place the improvements enabled by these …
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A Critical Assessment of the Sustainability of South Africa's Fiscal Policy and Related Institutional Frameworks
Historically, there are many examples of countries that have had to deal with the unpleasant consequences of economic mismanagement. A recent example is Venezuela, which has imploded into hyperinflation. It is therefore important to consider the question of fiscal sustainability in the South …
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A performance linked management accounting typology within contingency and institutional frameworks in the Malaysian manufacturing industry.
This study aims to establish a discernible typology of manufacturing firms that adopt and rely on combined features of management accounting systems and practices/techniques in Malaysia. In particular, a systems approach employing cluster analysis is used to determine the existence of a management …
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A critical analysis of the legal and institutional frameworks for the realisation of the rights of persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean society views persons with disabilities (PWDs) ‘as useless liabilities that have no role to play in society.’ The Zimbabwean Government has also forgotten PWDs since they are not mentioned in all the country’s national budgets. This has led to uncountable barriers faced by PWDs in …
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Patterns of influence in management decision making. Analysis of decision processes in four types of Brazilian organizations.
… decisions is analysed in relation to institutional frameworks and characteristics inherent to decision topics. Distribution of influence is defined as the concentration of participants in decision process and their specific capability to influence decision outcomes. This definition …
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Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation
… change through adaptation in their legal and institutional frameworks. This includes related developments in Namibia and South Africa as SADC Member States. The study advocates for regional consensus to design a holistic policy framework and effective governance on adaptation to climate change …
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Institutional Dynamics of State-Minority Relations in Slovakia and Azerbaijan
The research aims to introduce an institutional analysis approach to understanding of state-minority relations, and more specifically to explore how the newly independent states in the broader post-Soviet and post-socialist space developed their institutional frameworks for national minorities. For …
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Water governance & international cooperation over trans-boundary water courses in Southern Africa: the case of the Okavango River Basin
… between riparian states is a result of strong institutional frameworks, at a river-basin, regional and international level. Cooperation is further reinforced through development functionalism which plays an important role in facilitating cooperation through the advancement of regional …
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On Our Terms: Exploring Lived Experience Advocacy Movements to End Homelessness in Canada
… advocacy and policymaking. Despite growing institutional commitments to inclusion, lived experts encounter implicit and explicit practices and attitudes that marginalize their knowledge and constrain their participation. These practices also serve to suppress the political and transformative …
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Balancing Confidentiality and Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration
… and transparency are managed under these institutional frameworks. It further explores the practical challenges faced by parties and arbitrators in maintaining confidentiality while complying with emerging transparency obligations. Given the nature of international arbitration, which often …
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Trade in Shadow ASEAN-China Trade Relations amidst South China Sea Conflicts
… and ultimately suppress trade. Liberal and institutionalist traditions, by contrast, suggest economic interdependence can restrain conflict (Keohane, 1989; Moravcsik, 1997). It does so by increasing the opportunity costs of escalation and by embedding state behavior within institutional …
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Examining Drug Policy in Portugal and Greece
… programs have remained resilient due to stronger institutional frameworks and public support, while Greece continues to struggle with funding issues and prison overcrowding. This comparative analysis demonstrates how historical context, political commitment, comprehensive service networks, and …
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A Historical Comparative Analysis of Influential Factors on Wind Sector Development in Alberta and Ontario
… diffusion (investment and capacity), political (institutional frameworks, policies, and government in power), and socio-economic (state-level public discourse and cost to consumers) factors are examined. Developing an understanding of the interaction between the different variables provides …
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Community based solid waste management strategies for Kamanga compound in Lusaka
… the strategies. An examination of the legal and institutional frameworks supporting the adopted strategies was also done to asses their effectiveness in waste management.Investigations into the problem of solid waste management in Kamanga involved the administering of questionnaires and interview …
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Community based solid waste management strategies for Kamanga compound in Lusaka
… the strategies. An examination of the legal and institutional frameworks supporting the adopted strategies was also done to asses their effectiveness in waste management.Investigations into the problem of solid waste management in Kamanga involved the administering of questionnaires and interview …
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Making space for environmental problem solving: a study of the role of "place" in boundary choices using Georgia's statewide planning process as a case
… a state agency to advise the development of an institutional framework for statewide water planning – engaged in problem bounding both conceptually and in their choice of a spatial structure for ongoing water management. My particular focus is on the multiple ways in which the "place" an …
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Exploring employment equity in leadership positions in the public sector: a case study of the Western Cape Education department
… facing significant challenges in restructuring institutional frameworks and promoting equity in development. Despite various efforts, the advancement of black professionals and the achievement of racial equality in the workplace remain significant obstacles, with under-representation persisting …
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"What if We're on the Wrong Side?": Police Brutality, Protest, and Player Culpability in Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human
… both the presence of personal choice and the institutional frameworks which inhibit agency in order to maintain power. In addition, the racial tones of <em>Detroit: Become Human </em>offer at times subversive readings of police brutality while maintaining dominant narratives of protest that …
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Interactions between community traditions and geospatial technology in natural resource management: case studies from common property regimes in rural southern Mexico
… at different levels of engagement with institutional frameworks of payments for ecosystem services in Chiapas, Mexico. The purpose was to examine the impacts of such an intervention and evaluate whether it had the potential to enhance collective understanding of natural resource …
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