Browsing by Subject "Regional studies"
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Essays on Entrepreneurship and Local Labor Markets
(2020)This dissertation explores the relationship between external shocks local labor markets and entrepreneurship. The first and main essay investigates the effects of a large firm's geographical expansion (anchor firm) on local ... -
From "Education Beyond Utility" to Utility for Legitimacy: Contemporary Opposition to Article 9 Revision in the Context of the Soka Gakkai's Historical Development
(2012)This study examines the contemporary debate over proposals to revise the Japanese "Peace Constitution" from the perspective of its meaning to the Soka Gakkai. To the present, the LDP's chief target for revision has been ... -
Jesus Among Luke’s Marginalized
(2017)Many first-century Jewish leaders considered the marginalized outside the reach of God’s mercy. But Jesus seemed to challenge this social and religious value. This study explores the paths to restoration for society’s outcasts ... -
Reimagining the Office of the Korean Methodist Church: Insights from the Reformation
(2018)This thesis endeavors to understand and analyze the issue of hierarchy in the leadership structure of the Korean Methodist Church by using the lens of the Reformed Tradition. There are both pros and cons to its structure, ...
