The present study investigates the culture of development in Hawrami proverbs. Analysis of development-related variables is the basis of sociology. As collective phenomena, proverbs are part of the oral culture of a society and their investigation can sociologically explain cultural and social foundations of the society. This research attempts to specify 6 development-related parameters in Hawr...

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This paper analyses how local authorities address the challenges of prolonged austerity by making use collaborative innovation, financed through bidding for instrumental technology-based projects. Based on two case study projects within a authority in England, analysis shows managers change their role, from brokers before and during bidding, to institution-builders implementation, networkers wh...