Floods, communal conflict and the role of local state institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102511
Abstract: Abstract Does the occurrence of flood disaster increase the risk of communal conflict and if so, does trust in state political institutions mitigate the adverse effect? This study addresses these questions by studying the intervening… read more here.
Keywords: state; state institutions; local state; institutions sub ... See more keywords
Compassionate revanchism, homelessness, and the divided local state: the case of Spokane, WA
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DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2024.2391715
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study deepens our understanding of compassionate revanchism in the spatial management of homelessness in a relatively understudied, midsize city: Spokane, WA. Spokane has observed consistently increasing levels of homelessness in recent years and… read more here.
Keywords: compassionate revanchism; homelessness; spokane; local state ... See more keywords
Revenue Reconsidered: Exploring the Influence of Changes in Local and State Appropriations on Online Enrollment at Community Colleges
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DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2020.1752851
Abstract: ABSTRACT Community colleges in the United States continue to face financial difficulties related to declining enrollment numbers and lower levels of public funding when compared to four-year institutions. Previous scholars have suggested that community colleges… read more here.
Keywords: community colleges; enrollment; community; local state ... See more keywords
Global restrictions under local state discrimination
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DOI: 10.1103/physreva.111.042422
Abstract: We investigate how local distinguishability can restrict global properties of states shared between two parties. We begin exploring how nonlocality becomes limited by local state discrimination and observe a nontrivial tradeoff between Clauser-Horne-Shimony-Holt (CHSH) violation… read more here.
Keywords: restrictions local; discrimination; state discrimination; local state ... See more keywords
Rhetorical and Revealed Opposition to Compromise Among Local and State Legislators
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DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70034
Abstract: Policymaking in democratic governments requires compromise, yet polarized legislators face mixed incentives around compromise. These incentives also vary by gender and party, with women and Democrats facing greater pressure to express support for compromise. I… read more here.
Keywords: state legislators; compromise; local state; women democrats ... See more keywords
Beyond consensus and conflict in housing governance: Returning to the local state
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DOI: 10.1177/1473095218790988
Abstract: This article contends that the de-politicizing tendencies in urban planning that are often interpreted through a post-political frame of analysis might alternatively be investigated via the analytical lens of a transforming local state. Examining the… read more here.
Keywords: housing; local state; beyond consensus; post political ... See more keywords
The Interplay of Local- and State-Level Alcohol Policies in the US.
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DOI: 10.15288/jsad.23-00381
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Most research on alcohol control policies in the U.S. has focused on the state-level. In this study, we assessed both local and state policy prevalence and restrictiveness in a nationwide sample of cities. METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: local state; policy; alcohol; state level ... See more keywords
Power, Patronage, and the Local State in Ghana by Barry Driscoll (review)
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DOI: 10.2979/at.00025
Abstract: key arguments: intense interparty competition magnifies the clientelistic allocation of benefits because political parties would rather rely on active members to secure votes within their communities than win over opposition voters. The rest of the… read more here.
Keywords: power patronage; barry driscoll; local state; patronage local ... See more keywords
Examining How Stakeholders at the Local, State, and National Levels Made Sense of the Changed Kindergarten
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DOI: 10.3102/0002831218804152
Abstract: Kindergarten in the United States has fundamentally changed. It is the new first grade where children are taught increased academic content and experience more standardized testing. There is much debate among education stakeholders about these… read more here.
Keywords: made sense; state national; local state; changed kindergarten ... See more keywords
The Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions of Local State-Owned Enterprises: The Role of Home Country Government Involvement
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DOI: 10.3390/su12073020
Abstract: Existing literature tends to treat enterprises as a whole when measuring government intervention. However, in Chinese region-specific institutional development, ultimate control (i.e., local government) tends to control multiple enterprises. This paper considers the enterprises controlled… read more here.
Keywords: cross border; local state; government; government intervention ... See more keywords