Bologna Process: At the Threshold of the Third Decade by Valentin I. Baidenko

“…The paper reviews a present state of the Bologna reforms in terms of their analysis made at the Paris Conference of European Ministers responsible for higher education. …”
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Some Thoughts on the Administration of the Regional Development in the Member States of the EU – In the Light of the Role of the Municipal Bodies by István Hoffman

“…The regional approach of the structural funds was a catalyst for the territorial reforms in several EU Member States. Although originally the regional reforms were based on the NPM-related reforms the changes were supported by the post-NPM paradigms (especially by the Good Governance paradigm) as well. …”
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Impact of zero-markup consumable policy and national procurement of coronary stents on hospitalization expenses: an interrupted time series analysis by Shao-long Wu, Shao-long Wu, Kun Wang, Xin Yang, Ning Liu, Ning Liu, Wen-xin Zou, Xiao-wei Li, Dan-hua Huang, Tian-hao Yu

“…BackgroundAfter the successful reforms of drug pricing, China has implemented two significant reforms to reduce medical consumables expenses: the elimination of markup on prices (zero-markup policy) and the implementation of centralized procurement of high-value medical consumables (national procurement policy). …”
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Local Leadership During the Territorial Amalgamation Process – The Case of Latvia by Malvīne Stučka

“…Design: The article examines the role of mayors in local government reforms, particularly in the context of the recent territorial amalgamation reforms in Latvia. …”
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Mauritius: The Drivers of Growth – Can the Past Be Extended? by Katsiaryna Svirydzenka, Martin Petri

“…Our baseline suggests future growth rates around 3¼ percent, but growth could reach 4–5 percent with strong pro-active policies including (i) improving investment and savings rates; (ii) improving the efficiency of social spending and public enterprise reforms; (iii) investment in education and education reforms; (iii) labor market reforms; and (iv) further measures to reduce bottlenecks and increase productivity. …”
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Le féminisme pris aux pièges by Gail Pheterson

“…This erosion of feminist coalitions, however conflictive they may be, represents a decentering – or erasure – of radical feminism in favour of protectionist reforms, on one side, and integrationist reforms, on the other.…”
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Institutional innovation for accountability: The National Anti-Corruption System in Mexic by Alejandro Monsivais-Carrillo

“…The adoption of comprehensive institutional reforms that will establish the basis for improving the rule of law and accountability is needed to combat corruption. …”
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The implementation of neo- and nonbinary pronouns: a review of current research and future challenges by Emma A. Renström

“…Additionally, I will examine resistance to gender-inclusive language and linguistic gender reforms, with a particular emphasis on nonbinary pronouns and the politicization of such reforms, which represents a significant barrier to the adoption of gender-inclusive language. …”
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Chine : une transition salariale à hauts risques by Muriel Périsse

“…A growing category of rightless workers has been developping during the reforms in China : powerless wage-earners whose origin must be found in the obstacles to the enforcement of labour and social laws, and in the difficulties to built bargained solutions to the highly adversarial industrial relations. …”
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PROSPECTS OF USING IN RUSSIA OF EXPERIENCE OF CHINA BANKING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT by L. Ryabchenko

“…The author analyzed the development of China’s banking system from the beginning of economic reforms to the present hasbeen analyzed. The evolution of functions of both the central bank of China and commercial banks has been revealed. …”
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Does Context Matter? Governance Models in Local Administration by Stefanie Vedder, Benjamin Friedländer, Simon Bogumil-Uçan, Tanja Klenk

“… Purpose: Over the past decades, public administration scholars and practitioners around the world have experimented with various administrative reforms to design governance models suitable to fulfil the tasks of public administration. …”
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Inside trade system development in Lithuanian province in 1861-1914 by Aelita Ambrulevičiūtė

“… Till the 1861 years reforms town's and township's dwellers bought goods usually at dolly-shops, shops, markets, and marts. …”
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The rights and wrongs of private schooling by John White

“…It looks at proposed and actual measures to abolish or curtail them; educational proposals to limit the power of meritocracy, including reforms to the school examination system. It also discusses how likely it is that suggested reforms of any of these kinds will actually take place.…”
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Individual determinants of extended working lives: A systematic review of the literature by Rodolfo Gutiérrez, Fermín López-Rodríguez, Aroa Tejero

“…This review can be of benefit both for detecting the areas on which future research should focus and for guiding the discussions on potential pension system reforms while considering the heterogeneity of individuals’ profiles. …”
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Affects et dimensions collectives dans l’activité d’ajustement lors d’épisodes d’improvisation by Pierre-Alain Filippi, Frédéric Saujat

“…Since the end of IUFM, the masterisation (2010), the ESPE (2014) and the INSPE (2019) have followed. These reforms in initial teacher training have greatly transformed the work of professionals in these settings. …”
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Theoretical Review of Pay Restructuring in Uganda's Public Service Health Sector. by Olum, Samson, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Ocan, Johnson

“…This article examines the impact of wage reforms on service delivery, financial stability, managerial efficiency, and donor influence and focuses on the public health sector in Uganda. …”
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Women's Health Crisis in Pakistan by Zafar Mirza

“…Key Words: Gender disparity, Reproductive health, Malnutrition, Anemia, Healthcare reforms …”
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Engulfed by the family: women in the Colombian Development State between 1966 and 1990 by Helena Alviar Garcia

“…Understanding that many legal reforms have been unable to redistribute resources across gender lines because of their inability to foreground economic development models and its consequences in macro policy framework, the main objective of this article is to make explicit the limitations imposed to women by them. …”
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Den allmänna repressionsnivån och brottens relativa allvar by Sigrid Nikka

“…This article demonstrates what a more repressive criminal law would mean by providing an overview of punitive reforms proposed in Sweden between 2010 and 2023. …”
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Exploring alternative preschool education methods in Georgia: Enhancing accessibility by N. Kitoshvili

“…Persistent disparities in preschool systems across the region, as illustrated by reform initiatives and staffing issues in Georgia, highlight the need for continuous reforms. …”
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