Terrain ruggedness and limits of political repression: Evidence from China’s Great Leap Forward and Famine (1959-61)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2019.08.001
Abstract: Abstract Chairman Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward development plan strongly affected food security in rural China at the time, given that many of the associated policies exploited rural labor and extracted resources. A few months… read more here.
Keywords: plan; leap forward; great leap; terrain ruggedness ... See more keywords
Telemedicine and Infectious Diseases Practice: A Leap Forward or a Step Back?
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz196
Abstract: Abstract Infectious Diseases (ID) specialists pride themselves on performing a thorough history and physical exam, and developing a comprehensive diagnosis and management plan. A timely question is whether this tradition is at risk from the… read more here.
Keywords: diseases practice; infectious diseases; telemedicine infectious; leap forward ... See more keywords
Dynamics of Policymaking: Stepping Back to Leap Forward, Stepping Forward to Keep Back
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DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12301
Abstract: We study dynamic policy-making when: today’s policy agreement becomes tomorrow’s status quo; agents account for the consequences of today’s policies for future policy outcomes; and there is uncertainty about who will hold future political power… read more here.
Keywords: policy; leap forward; policymaking stepping; dynamics policymaking ... See more keywords