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1 – 10 of 15Last month, the budget increased education spending from 296 billion rand (22.8 billion dollars) to 321 billion rand (24.7 billion dollars), remaining constant at 6.8% of GDP and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218411
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Local election upset.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243013
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The IT sector has been an unmitigated success in recent years and formerly coexisted with the government, but internet shutdowns raised operational risks, and the industry's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256766
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This is visible now as pledges of better ties with Washington coexist with talk of joining the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) -- yet it is China that is the main source…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258122
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Economic frustrations and political corruption are eroding tribal support for the ruling monarchy. Previously, tribes were considered the bedrock of Hashemite rule. Importantly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268038
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This is the second time in 17 years the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has been defeated at the ballot box and the first time that it has lost control of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207203
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This step is essential to advancing the country’s economic reform agenda, but it promises to be tricky, putting pressure on inefficient state companies, threatening savings and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257017
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A technologically advanced ‘modern’ sector coexists with a ‘traditional’ sector in which productivity is low, technology basic and employment precarious. The government has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272711
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Labour shortages in China.
Inequality debate and empirical findings.