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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"regional institutions"”.
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RURAL ROOTS, ACADEMIC ROADS: EXPLORING COLLEGE PERSISTENCE AMONG RURAL STUDENTS
… as they transition from K-12 to four-year regional institutions. Using quantitative analysis of secondary data from the class of 2024 at a selected institution, this study examines factors influencing graduation rates and financial aid needs. Key metrics include geographic origins, high …
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The economics of devolution: evidence from Northern Ireland 1920-1972: evidence from Northern Ireland 1920-1972
… of policy-making powers is beneficial for regional economic performance, by examining the subnational government at Stormont, between 1920 and 1972. Greater fiscal decentralisation within the UK has been put forward as a solution to growing regional inequalities in economic performance, but …
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English Sub-Regional Planning: Governance, Institutions and Outcomes in East Anglia
… experiments with top-down and formalised regionalism, the current phase in English local governance is considerably more mixed, and includes flexibly defined and bounded sub-regional institutions. If regional institutions shaped by national actors have proved to be brittle as a consequence …
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Evolution of U.S. Strategy in Latin America After the Cold War
… such as China and Russia, and the creation of regional institutions. Some of these advancements may oppose U.S. interests in the region. The research aims to identify how the U.S. strategy for addressing key national interests in Latin America evolved since the end of the Cold War and how it …
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Developing a community platform for creative learning
… serious challenges to higher education in regional host countries. While digital educational technologies from the West have the potential of mending some of these challenges, there is a lack of locally appropriate solutions. We see this as a reflection of the modest number of innovators …
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The roles of regional organisations in international peace and security in the post-modern era. The case of the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe with the Former Soviet Union Republic States.
… community that is embodied through international/regional institutions and organisations. As Robert Cooper describes, the international community consists of the three worlds in which the differences between them may be confrontational in international cooperation. While the post-modern …
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Regional innovative capacity in Italy : social and economic forces
… investors and other private or public institutions, has become of critical importance for regional innovation policies. This thesis explores regional innovative capacity in Italy, where industrial districts or clusters of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have represented a strong …
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Gunboat Diplomacy in the South China Sea
… China and the United States are the two largest regional powers and, as such, this thesis focuses on their respective policies and implementation strategies. China claims much of the South China Sea as its sovereign territory based on historical occupation and their interpretation of …
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eLearning and the crisis of mission in British universities
… away from the more vulnerable, teaching-led regional institutions left to survive in the mass market. Moreover, rapid developments in the educational use of information and communications technology (ICT) – known loosely as eLearning – have the potential to transform pedagogical practice, and …
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Extra-Sovereign Institutions; The Ties That Bind
"Governance, globalization, and regionalism are all statements regarding the nature of integration in the current international relations system, but they do not readily explain what brings nation-states together in the first place. At first glance, regional institutions seem to be established on a …
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Workplace based learning in district health leadership and management strengthening: A qualitative evidence synthesis
… offering elements of WPBL through national or regional institutions while ensuring flexibility of WPBL design and delivery.
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Accountability and regulatory governance in a cross-jurisdictional market: a case study of the all-island energy market (Ireland)
… central to democratic governance. As regulatory institutions and their associated governance arrangements have become more complex, and decision-making ever more distant from the citizen, it is imperative that such institutions and the actors within them are accountable for their actions. This …
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Capturing environmental innovation through industrial cluster programs in the United States
… strategies strive to increase local and regional competitiveness by building links among relevant companies and local institutions, while also upgrading the conditions of the business environment that raise productivity and innovation. This study examines the trajectory of two water …
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Improving the performance of regional electricity markets in developing countries : the case of the Southern African Power
… in the wholesale market and allocate costs for regional transmission investments. I also examine the design of regional institutions and their role to promote efficient investments and market behavior. The primary contributions from this work include a new method to design and incorporate …
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An Assessment of Technical Barriers in Central American Agricultural and Food Trade
… regulations, while homologous Central American regional institutions may have been more successful, with indirect support from the WTO and the US, in reducing the incidence of illegitimate regulations in intra-regional trade. Central America may implement illegitimate barriers more against …
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Regional Identities and Dynamic Normative Orders in the Global South: A Comparative Study
… over time—especially since the ‘second wave’ of regionalism beginning in the 1980s—but that this erosion has been uneven. Regional organizations in Africa and Latin America have been empowered to monitor state practices and respond to intrastate conflicts and political crises intrusively, while …
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Evaluating biosecurity law and regulation in developing countries: case studies from Belize
… regulatory agencies, private sector bodies and regional institutions play an important role, either official or de facto, in these frameworks. Governance was also an issue for the regulatory authorities. The implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
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Implications for Resident Adviser Training Programs: Using the Critical Incident Technique to Evaluate the RA Experience
… working with resident college students. Three regional institutions agreed to participate in this study and helped to diversify the data collected. This study addresses the following questions: What are the critical incidents RAs experience most often on the job? Is there a difference between …
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An Evaluation of the Communication Strategies Used By The COMESA Public Relations Unit To Disseminate Information About the Comesa Customs Union to Cross Border Traders in Selected Comesa Member States
… trading blocks pursue what is commonly known as regional integration which is simply the process in which states countries enter into regional agreements in order to enhance regional cooperation through regional institutions and rules. The main aim of regional integration is to improve the living …
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An Evaluation of the Communication Strategies Used By The COMESA Public Relations Unit To Disseminate Information About the Comesa Customs Union to Cross Border Traders in Selected Comesa Member States
… trading blocks pursue what is commonly known as regional integration which is simply the process in which states countries enter into regional agreements in order to enhance regional cooperation through regional institutions and rules. The main aim of regional integration is to improve the living …
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