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Constitutional Amendments, Statutory Revision and Referenda Submitted to the Voters by the General Assembly or by Initiative Petition, 1910-2004
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
This report summarizes how proposals to revise the Missouri Constitution and Missouri laws are submitted to the voters for approval and provides information about all measures
submitted to the voters since 1910.
Should the Missouri State Legislature Consider Early/Advance Voting?
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
In Missouri, advance or early voting has been considered by the General Assembly not necessarily because it may increase turnout, but because it is convenient for voters and could ease the problems of election administration ...
Meeting the Need: The Adequacy of Missouri's Domestic Violence Shelters
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
The first domestic violence shelters in Missouri opened in the 1970s. Since then, these shelters have provided a safe place for women and their children when an abusive partner threatens their security. However, in 2004, ...
What is the Focus and Emphasis on Calculators in State-Level K-8 Mathematics Curriculum Standards Documents?
(NCSM Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, 2006)
We conducted our own analysis of official state mathematics curriculum standards documents so that we might understand and describe the extent to which states support use of calculators in elementary and middle school ...
Sex Offender Recidivism in Missouri and Community Correction Options
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
There has been substantial public scrutiny over the release of sex offenders to the community, predominantly for individuals who have assaulted young children. The vast
majority of sex offenders, however, will be returned ...
Overview of State Government
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
General overview of the organization of Missouri state government prepared by David C. Valentine for the Missouri Legislative Academy.
Sex Offender Risk Assessment
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
Compared to clinical methods, actuarial risk instruments are a preferred method to discern sex offenders risk for sexual as well as violent recidivism because, unlike clinical practices, they are considered inexpensive, ...
Missouri's Budget Reserve Fund
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
The value of what has been called a “rainy day fund” was made obvious by several years
of minimal revenue growth in the early 1980s. Without a reserve of this kind, the State had no sources of funds to help to cover ...
Alternative Sentencing & Strategies for Successful Prisoner Reentry
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2006)
Nationally, more than two million people are serving time in prison on any given day. Missouri ranks eighth in the nation in terms of imprisonment and has experienced substantial growth in incarceration over the past two ...
Who should receive vertebroplasty?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Percutaneous vertebroplasty has been used to treat aggressive vertebral hemangiomas, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, and vertebral lesions from metastatic disease or myeloma. Consider it for patients with ...
Ethics Forum: Rural Social Work Practice
(White Hat Publications, 2006)
Management of dual relationships and confidentiality in social work practice is an essential ethical task for all professionals. Practitioners face special challenges presented by the choice of practice environment and the ...
Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
(2006-02)
Is entrepreneurship an innate ability or an acquired skill? Can entrepreneurial acumen be achieved and enhanced through education and training, or are certain people �born� to be entrepreneurs or to act entrepreneurially? ...
Mobilizing Science and Technology for Development : The Case of the Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN)
(AgBioForum, 2006)
Cassava is regarded as the crop of last resort for millions of marginal farmers and their domestic animals in tropical regions. The Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN) is addressing the major socioeconomic and agronomic ...
T.W. Schultz and the Human-Capital Approach to Entrepreneurship
(Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, 2006)
T.W. Schultz's theory of entrepreneurship is among his least known, but most interesting, contributions. While entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as important for economic organization and development, it is not ...
Bales and Balance : A Review of the Methods Used to Assess the Economic Impact of Bt Cotton on Farmers in Developing Economies
(AgBioForum, 2006)
We assess 47 peer-reviewed articles that have applied stated economics methods to measure the farm-level impacts of Bt cotton in developing agriculture from 1996. We focus on methods, although findings are also contrasted ...
Perceptions of Genetically Modified and Organic Foods and Processes
(AgBioForum, 2006)
Both organic production and the use of biotechnology have increased dramatically over the past decade. This study contributes to existing work on consumer acceptance of these practices and the resulting products through ...
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Biotech Foods in China : A Contingent Valuation Approach
(AgBioForum, 2006)
Based on a large-scale survey, this study employs the contingent valuation method to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for biotech foods in China and to account for the effects of respondents' characteristics ...
An Analysis of McLean County, Illinois Farmers' Perceptions of Genetically Modified Crops
(AgBioForum, 2006)
McLean County, Illinois farmers were surveyed in order to explore their perceptions of biotechnology and genetically modified crops, and to analyze the relationships between those perceptions and choices regarding use of ...
Who Adopts What Kind of Technologies? The Case of Bt Eggplant in India
(AgBioForum, 2006)
The public-private partnership involved in the development of Bth eggplant in India is unique in the context of developing countries, where poor farmers' access to technology is limited. The key questions arising in this ...
Bt Cotton Adoption in The United States and China : International Trade and Welfare Effects
(AgBioForum, 2006)
Many studies report that Bt cotton has led to significant yield gains, reduced insecticide use, or both in different countries. With rare exception, these studies examine adoption in one region in isolation from adoption ...