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(Elsevier, 2011-01)Food marketers are at the epicenter of criticism for the unfolding obesity epidemic as societies consider banning advertising to children and taxing “junk” foods. While marketing’s role in obesity is not well understood, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2009-03)Infant feeding has received insufficient attention in the social sciences. Breastfeeding is an important public health concern because it provides many benefits for infants, mothers, and the community. Breastfeeding rates ...
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(University of Oregon, 2016-12)The ideals of popular sovereignty and equal access to involvement in the political process among all citizens are fundamental to the structure of democracy. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was passed in 1996 ...
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(2003-10)
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(University of Oregon, 2013-10-03)This study analyzes how civic engagement and collaborative governance can be used to build peace in post-conflict societies. A case study approach is used to examine the presence of civic engagement as a precursor to ...
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(Center for Community Arts & Cultural Policy, Arts & Administration Program, University of Oregon, 2017)
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(University of Oregon, 2011-09)Governments around the world provide financial incentives to encourage renewable energy generation and energy conservation. The primary goals of these efforts are to mitigate climate change and improve long-term energy ...
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(University of Oregon, 2011-06)This thesis examines the Special Assessment of Historic Property Program, a property tax incentive available to owners of historic properties in the U.S. State of Oregon. While several studies and task force reports have ...
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(University of Oregon, 2010-12)The midwifery model and the medical model constitute the two main bodies of knowledge and practice that characterize the way pregnancy and birth are viewed in the United States. The midwifery model emphasizes the normalcy ...
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(University of Oregon School of Law, 2020-01-18)The importance of courts is shrinking. This is largely due to global dejudicialization: the process of outsourcing disputes to private dispute resolution. In the last several decades, along with the triumph of neoliberalism, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2010-06)Beginning in the 1970s, states adopted sentencing reforms as a response to a growing number of concerns in the criminal justice system. These reforms included sentencing guidelines, statutory presumptive sentencing, ...
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(University of Oregon, 2010-03)To complement a varied and growing literature in health economics, this dissertation is conducted in three substantive parts. First, I investigate the effect of public policy on health use and health outcomes, exploiting ...
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(University of Oregon, 2011-06)China's housing reform has brought significant changes to housing supply and allocation. This thesis uses a 2005 survey of Beijing residents to examine how housing conditions vary among different housing sources and across ...
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(Oregon Survey Research Laboratory, University of Oregon, 2004)
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(1996-03)
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