Conspiracy theories are part of mainstream public life, with the potential to undermine
governments, promote racism, ignite extremism and threaten public health efforts …

This research lays out the debates and contradictory findings regarding the impacts of
corruption on forest loss in a cross‐national context, specifically in low‐and middle‐income …

Purpose Several studies link Islamic finance to economic growth. There are at least two
major limitations in these investigations. First, the proxy used to measure Islamic finance …

For nearly three years with the COVID-19 pandemic, China has implemented a set of strict
policies to control the flux of potential virus carriers in cross-border flights: The so-called …

Against the backdrop of the current political developments in Central and Eastern European
(CEE) countries, such as Ukraine, Poland, and Romania, the question arises as to the role …

Due to the world's population growth, poor air quality (PAQ) has become a major health and
environmental issue. Cities, in particular, have had to face the challenge of PAQ as a result …

La mayor parte de la investigación sobre la corrupción se ha realizado a nivel nacional,
porque su estudio a nivel regional o local es más complejo. Aunque hay muchos estudios …

Human insecurity is omnipresent due to the negative effects of globalization and multi‐crisis.
A global analysis based on club convergence was conducted for 162 countries and covers …

We evaluate changes in the perception of Romanians about their own economic prosperity
and the overall economy during the transition to free markets. We use ten questions from the …

E‐government presents one of the utmost opportunities and challenges for development
and offers solutions to tackle corruption. Corruption generates even erratic impacts in …