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This study seeks to demonstrate the subtle ways in which changes in the language associated with economic issues are reflective of a gradual but quantifiable conservative ideological shift. In this rigorous analysis, David George uses as his data a century of word usage within The New York Times, starting in 1900. It is not always obvious how the changes identified necessarily reflect a stronger prejudice toward laissez-faire free market capitalism, so much of the book seeks to demonstrate the subtle ways in which the changing language indeed carries with it a political message. This analysis is made through exploration of five major areas of focus: the broader "economics rhetoric" scholarship and the growing "behavioral economics" school of thought; the increasingly negative flavor of the discourse associated with government and taxation; the changing meaning of "competition," and "competitive," and the increasingly favorable contexts in which these words appear; changing attitudes toward labor; and the increasing celebration of growth at the same time that economic justice and social equality decline in the attention they are given.

The article is devoted to the comparative analysis of the normative and law-enforcement aspects of the prevention of conflict of interests in government and municipal service. Revealing gaps in the legislation and the competition of the norms the author of the paper suggests shifting the accents of the qualification of conflict of interests and paying more attention to objective criteria characterized as a potentially compromising situation instead of subjective ones

Purpose
The participation of society is a valuable aspect of the governability of cities, for it strengthens the citizens' collaborative component. Such participation, which is seen as social, is considered an essential element for the design of a smart city. This study aims to identify the factors that contribute to social participation in the definition of budgetary instruments' planning.


Design/methodology/approach
Concerning the methodological instruments, this study is characterised by a quantitative and descriptive approach and uses a multivariate data analysis with a sample of 235 respondents.


Findings
The study's findings identified a framework that portrays elements that collaborate with the social participation in the definition of the public administration's budgetary instruments, which are considered as elements that are able to develop the role of the popular participation and are characterised by the definition of a smart city by enabling more assertiveness in society's needs.


Practical implications
Identification of a framework that brings out elements that are able to develop the popular participation in the definition of budgetary instruments. Then, one scale of elements that contribute to social participation in the definition of the public administration's budgetary instruments theoretically represented and statistically validated, thus contributing to the continuity of studies on social participation.


Social implications
Through studies on social participation in budgetary planning, it is possible to guarantee a better allocation of public resources through intelligent governability.


Originality/value
The research can bring theoretical elements about social participation in the definition of budget instruments for a statistical convergence through the perception of the sample.

In der vorliegenden Untersuchung, die vom Zentralinstitut für Jugendforschung im Auftrag der SED-Bezirksleitung Leipzig 1976 in der Stadt und im Kreis Grimma 1976 durchgeführt wurde, wurde die Frage zu den aktuellen Zukunftsvorstellungen über den Kommunismus und den Lebensbedingungen der Menschen gestellt. Es wurden 788 Jugendliche aus neun Industrie- und Landwirtschaftsbetrieben und drei Schulen - neunte bis 12. Klasse - zu diesem Thema befragt. An der Befragung nahmen 445 Jugendliche teil. Aus der größten Anzahl der Aussagen geht hervor, daß "sich die Jugendlichen sehr für die künftige gesellschaftliche Entwicklung im Kommunismus interessieren". Die Mehrheit der Jugendlichen hat globale gesellschaftstheoretische Vorstellungen vom Kommunismus und "sieht im Kommunismus eine Weiterentwicklung der gesamtgesellschaftlichen und individuellen Existenzbedingungen". Allerdings haben aber auch zehn Prozent der Jugendlichen Vorbehalte, Zweifel und äußern sich gegen den Kommunismus. (psz)

"Aylan, Isis, Begum, Grenfell, Trump. Harambe, Guantanamo, Syria, Brexit, Johnson. Covid, migrants, trolling, George Floyd, Trump. Gazing over the fractured, contested territories of the current global situation, Watkin finds that all these diverse happenings have one element in common. They occur when biopolitical states, in trying to manage and protect the life rights of their citizens, habitually end up committing acts coercion or disregard against the very people they have promised to protect. When states tasked with making us live, find themselves letting us die, then they are practitioners of a particular kind of force that Watkin calls bioviolence. This book explores and exposes the many aspects of contemporary biopower and bioviolence: neglect, exclusion, surveillance, regulation, encampment, trolling, fake news, terrorism and war. As it does so it demonstrates that the very term 'violence' is a discursive construct, an effect of language, made real by our behaviours, embodied by our institutions, and dissemination by our technologies. In short, bioviolence is how the contemporary powers that be make us do what they want"--

Introduction: The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Ten Years On 1. A Topology of the Mainstream Media: Newspapers and Television 2. Scepticism and Resistance: Scientists and Independent Journalists 3. The Struggle for ⁰́₈Japan⁰́₉: The Intellectuals of the Humanities and Social Sciences 4. Documentary Films and Nuclear Power: Grassroots Movements, Democracy, and Oppositionto the Mainstream Media Conclusions

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Class Character of Boys Don't Cry -- 2. Queer Visibility and Social Class -- 3. Every Queer Thing We Know -- 4. Recognition: Queers, Class, and Dorothy Allison -- 5. Queer Relay -- 6. Plausible Optimism -- Conclusion: A Cultural Politics of Love and Solidarity -- Notes -- References -- Films -- Television Programs -- Index -- About the Author

This dissertation is a compilation of papers on entrepreneurship which investigate related research questions. The unifying element of the different parts is the focus on two important concepts in entrepreneurship research, namely human capital and social capital. Briefly, the four main chapters deal with the origins of human and social capital, its use in different stages of the entrepreneurial process and its impact on entrepreneurial success. Regarding the two main concepts of this thesis, human capital is the central topic in Chapters 3 and 4. Thereby, Chapter 3 studies the origins of a specific aspect of human capital, namely the balance of skills and their performance effects in the nascent phase. The paper presented in Chapter 4 focuses on human capital in entrepreneurial teams. Specifically, the venture performance advantages and disadvantages of functional heterogeneity in the post-nascent phase are investigated. Chapters 2 and 5 are mainly dedicated to social capital. In Chapter 2 the role of regional characteristics in the formation of individual social capital as well as the subsequent impact of social capital on the decision to engage in concrete venture creation is studied. Chapter 5 sheds light on the use of social capital in the nascent phase and its performance implications in the post-nascent phase.

This dissertation is a compilation of papers on entrepreneurship which investigate related research questions. The unifying element of the different parts is the focus on two important concepts in entrepreneurship research, namely human capital and social capital. Briefly, the four main chapters deal with the origins of human and social capital, its use in different stages of the entrepreneurial process and its impact on entrepreneurial success. Regarding the two main concepts of this thesis, human capital is the central topic in Chapters 3 and 4. Thereby, Chapter 3 studies the origins of a specific aspect of human capital, namely the balance of skills and their performance effects in the nascent phase. The paper presented in Chapter 4 focuses on human capital in entrepreneurial teams. Specifically, the venture performance advantages and disadvantages of functional heterogeneity in the post-nascent phase are investigated. Chapters 2 and 5 are mainly dedicated to social capital. In Chapter 2 the role of regional characteristics in the formation of individual social capital as well as the subsequent impact of social capital on the decision to engage in concrete venture creation is studied. Chapter 5 sheds light on the use of social capital in the nascent phase and its performance implications in the post-nascent phase.

The operations policy on Development Policy Lending (DPL), approved by the Board in August 2004, requires that the Bank systematically analyze whether specific country policies supported by an operation are likely to have "significant effects" on the country's environment, forests, and other natural resources. The implicit objective behind this requirement is to ensure that there is adequate capacity in the country to deal with adverse effects on the environment, forests, and other natural resources that the policies could trigger, even at the program design stage. DPL operations are associated with a whole array of policies such as macro policy reforms, fiscal policies, and specific sectoral policies, particularly in key sectors such as agriculture, health and education, energy, etc. In some cases, the operation may deal directly with reforms in certain environmentally sensitive sectors such as energy, transport, water and sanitation, agriculture, and forestry. In these cases, there is an obvious need for careful analysis of environmental, natural resource, and forestry impacts. In other cases, such as public sector reform and governance, there is less potential for likely significant impacts on the natural environment and natural resources. The toolkit is designed to be concise and user-friendly. It consists of three specific modules. The first module identifies relevant transmission channels through which the proposed reform would have a likely effect on the identified environmental, forest, and other natural resource priorities. The second module provides assistance in identifying key environmental issues in the country, regions, or sectors likely to be influenced by the DPL program. The third module presents different tools and methodologies for rapid assessment of the likely significant effects of each reform.

PurposeThe concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged over the past 30 years to occupy a significant role in certain aspects of the organizational theory. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of CSR and firm's operational competitive performance in terms of cost, quality, flexibility and delivery, as well as the overall performance, from a developing country's environment.Design/methodology/approachStructural equation modeling was used to study the relationship between CSR, competitive operational capabilities and the overall organizational performance using a survey of informants.FindingsUsing data from firms in Ghana, the work demonstrates that CSR initiative by firms will have a positive relationship with firm's operational competitive performance in terms of cost, quality, flexibility and delivery performance, as well as overall performance. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that competitive operational capabilities in terms of cost and flexibility will lead to firms' overall performance from the Ghanaian business environment, whereas delivery and quality seems to have no positive effect on overall performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe results indicate the relevance and the implications of CSR initiatives on firms' performance in a developing country such as Ghana. Specifically, the results indicate that when organizations invest in CSR initiatives, they are likely to achieve cost reductions, improved quality, flexibility, improved delivery and overall performance.Practical implicationsThe research shows how CSR initiatives can enhance firm's operational competitive performance and overall performance.Originality/valueThe work illustrates and provides some insights and builds on the literature in the area of CSR in a developing country's environment.

This article makes an attempt to assess the process and outcomes of faith-based non-governmental organizations' (FBNGOs) interventions toward community empowerment in social development. Data are derived from contemporary literature using a Qualitative Interpretative Meta-Synthesis (QIMS). Results show that there are very few publications that directly examine the contributions of FBNGOs toward community empowerment. There are some publications which indirectly examine the role of the components of community empowerment, such as community participation, community capacity building, local leadership development, or community resource mobilization, though these are mostly concentrated in Western and African countries. After 9/11, much literature has shown that the role of Islamic NGOs has emerged as a significant aspect in social development discourse. The findings will be of interest to policymakers, donors, and development practitioners.