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Oct 29, 2025Open Access
Due to its failure to meet the Condorcet criterion, the Borda count has historically been widely criticized. This study challenges that criticism by arguing that Borda’s divergence from Condorcet reflects the strength of preferences rather than a mere defect. The goal is to show that the Borda count is the only option that can balance the strength of individual preferences with majority rule when reexamined using Eric Maskin’s axiomatic framework. This article reinterprets Arrow’s well-known axi...
Sep 30, 2025Open Access
The sources, tools, and methods of funding infrastructure assets must drastically change in response to the growing demand for infrastructure financing in developing nations. The same applies to Zimbabwe like other countries of the world where the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires investment in fundamental economic and social infrastructure in addition to the funding needs of traditional infrastructure. Amongst budgetary constraints, Zimbabwe is confronted with a si...
Aug 26, 2025Open Access
This paper deeply explores the strategy of how Zhangjiagang City drives leapfrog development with high-quality population development. Through analyzing the current population status and development trend of Zhangjiagang City, the importance of high-quality population development in economic growth, social progress and urban competitiveness improvement is expounded. From multiple dimensions such as education enhancement, employment optimization, talent introduction, population structure improvem...
Jul 29, 2025Open Access
This cross-sectional study investigated women’s empowerment and its associated covariates with 445 women from Iganga and Bugiri districts in eastern Uganda. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, and the principal component and logistic regression analyses were applied. The results indicate a concerning trend, with almost all (97.3%) of women failing to achieve empowerment, revealing a prevalent state of disempowerment. Women on average were inadequate in six out of ten empowerme...
Jul 28, 2025Open Access
The objective guiding this systematic literature review was to assess the role of market efficiency in spices production. The study reviewed 44 international publications from ScienceDirect published from 2010 to 2023 that address the effect of access to market information on spices production, guided by PRISMA-2020 framework. Results from this systematic review suggest that market efficiency has a substantial influence on spice production; access to perfect market information has a significant ...
Jul 22, 2025Open Access
Background: This study sought to optimize agricultural supply chain management practices to address food insecurity among agro-based SMEs in Lira City. Using a concurrent triangulation research approach, the study relied on quantitative data to provide a comprehensive understanding of how supply chain management practices impact food security. The main focus was on the role of food marketing, transportation, processing and inputs management in predicting food security. M...
Jul 18, 2025Open Access
This study investigates the determinants of patient satisfaction in Burundi’s national reference public hospitals, with a specific focus on healthcare institutions in Bujumbura. The analysis aimed to identify key factors influencing patients’ perceptions of care quality. Findings indicate that patients generally expressed satisfaction with various dimensions of service quality, including reliability, responsiveness, assurance, tangibility, and empathy. However, significant variations in satisfac...
Jul 11, 2025Open Access
The digital economy has become the primary driving force for the innovative development of the cultural and tourism industry and plays a significant role in promoting the integrated development of culture and tourism. This article analyzes the influence mechanism of the digital economy in empowering the integrated development of culture and tourism, and elaborates on strategies for the digital economy to empower the high-quality development of urban cultural and tourism integration from multiple...
May 30, 2025Open Access
This paper explores the complex dynamics influencing the appreciation of parallel market rates in African nations amidst tight liquidity conditions. The research identifies key economic factors such as the scarcity of foreign currency, inflationary pressures, interest rate differentials, and speculation, which drive individuals and businesses toward parallel markets. Additionally, social dimensions, including public perception, increased informal transactions, and the role of remittances—are fou...
May 27, 2025Open Access
In the context of the Rural Revitalization Strategy, rural e-commerce has become an important engine for activating the rural economy and thus directly affects farmers’ income and industrial competitiveness. The “Caofan Walnut” from Zhangqiu, Shandong, as a representative of characteristic agricultural products in North China, has an annual output of over 5 million pounds. However, its online sales account for less than 10%, which is far below the national average level of rural e-commerce incom...
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