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Intergovernmental transfers and fiscal equalization across the north-eastern states of India: Evidence from panel data 印度东北部各州的政府间转移支付和财政均衡：来自面板数据的证据

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-06-04 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2872

Gargee Sarmah, Prasant Kumar Panda

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Beyond the Z-score: A novel measure of bank stability for effective policymaking 超越Z分数:一种用于有效政策制定的银行稳定性新指标

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-05-13 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2866

Rachita Gulati

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Impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh's agriculture sector and the ways forward to recovery: An overview 2019冠状病毒病对孟加拉国农业部门的影响和复苏途径：综述

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-05-09 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2862

Md. Sayemul Islam, Md. Emran Hossain, Festus Victor Bekun, Md. Hayder Khan Sujan

{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh's agriculture sector and the ways forward to recovery: An overview","authors":"Md. Sayemul Islam, Md. Emran Hossain, Festus Victor Bekun, Md. Hayder Khan Sujan","doi":"10.1002/pa.2862","DOIUrl":"10.1002/pa.2862","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 outbreak has left an indelible effect on Bangladesh's agriculture sector, like that of most developing countries. Considering that agriculture is the cornerstone of Bangladesh's economy, we made an effort to compile a detailed scenario of COVID-19's effect on it through a relevant literature review. Since no significant studies outlined a complete picture of the pandemic's impact on agriculture, our study ventured to reveal the circumstances of each sub-sector of agriculture. During the early phases of the pandemic, farmers engaged in agriculture production got poor prices, with the majority of them incurring losses. Labor shortages and input scarcity were the most prevailing hindrances across all the sub-sectors. The export volume seemed to shrink hugely, hurting the country's GDP. The supply chain for agricultural commodities was disrupted as a result of the lockdown and mobility restrictions, which resulted in the elimination of the majority of intermediaries. Unprecedented challenges occurred in the input and output markets, as well as in the agro-industries, exacerbating the situation. However, while the vegetables and poultry sub-sectors recovered utterly and the dairy sub-sector somehow managed to stabilize, other sub-sectors are still grieving. This study highlighted some policies that can mitigate the miseries of the agriculture sector and overcome further potential threats in Bangladesh and other agriculture-led developing countries.","PeriodicalId":47153,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Public Affairs","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49090589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Upward mobility implications on the aspirant middle class in emerging economies 新兴经济体中上进心强的中产阶级向上流动的影响

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-05-08 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2865

Tinashe Mushayanyama, Margaret Chitiga-Mabugu, Adrino Mazenda, Mary S. Mangai

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Public administration in smart city: A bibliometric analysis 智慧城市中的公共管理：文献计量学分析

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2863

Salvatore Principale, Antonietta Cosentino, Rosa Lombardi, Andrea Rocchi

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Performance management system in developing countries: A case study in Jordan 发展中国家的绩效管理制度:以约旦为例

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2864

Mo'men Hani Mahmoud, Rosly Othman

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International financial reporting standards convergence in the Indian context: Insights from practitioners 印度背景下的国际财务报告标准趋同：从业人员的见解

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2861

Shigufta Hena Uzma

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The antecedents of voter loyalty and the mediation role of party attachment: A case study from Turkey 选民忠诚的前因与政党依恋的中介作用——以土耳其为例

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-04-11 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2860

Erdi Topçuoğlu, Melih Başkol, Metin Argan, Mehpare Tokay Argan

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on financial health and food security in Nigeria: A survey-based analysis 2019冠状病毒病疫情对尼日利亚金融健康和粮食安全的影响：基于调查的分析

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-04-10 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2859

Simeon Oludiran Akinleye, Risikat Oladoyin Sunmola Dauda, Onyebuchi Iwegbu, Oluwaseyi Omowunmi Popogbe

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Driving citizen engagement through Twitter: The case of COVID-19 vaccination drive in India 通过推特推动公民参与：印度新冠肺炎疫苗接种运动案例

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Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2023-04-05 DOI: 10.1002/pa.2858

Balamurugan Annamalai, Shabana Chandrasekaran, Atul Arun Pathak

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