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| McGranahan, David A.. |
| The economic health of many rural towns and regions depends on their ability to maintain a competitive manufacturing sector. In a recent ERS survey, rural manufacturers reported that, more than any other factor, the quality of local labor hindered their competitiveness. Other frequently cited local problems included State and local taxes, environmental regulations, the attractiveness of the area to managers and professionals, and the quality of local schools. The extent of these problems varies by region more than along a rural-urban dimension. Labor quality problems were more likely to be reported by manufacturers who paid below average wages, hired less-educated workers, and used advanced technologies. Advanced technology users in counties that... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33765 |
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| Ilvento, Thomas W.; Loveridge, Scott. |
| This study used a telephone survey of coordinators of local Business Retention and Expansion Programs (BR&E). The focus of the of the study was to survey BR&E coordinators who conducted programs in the last five years to better understand the factors that lead the community and the coordinator to undertake a BR&E program. We used state program leaders to identify coordinators in six participating states: Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and West Virginia. The states represented programs that had a similar approach to BR&E in terms of a community approach which used volunteers by design. A total of 94 Coordinators were identified, and 80 responded to the survey during the summer and fall of 1998 (85% response rate). Of... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15819 |
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| Sakurai, Seiichi; Yokoyama, Shigeki. |
| This study investigates the effect of community factors on the development and diversification of rural Japan. Diversification is a matter of concern in rural communities as a means of revitalizing regional socio-economies. To establish new diversified activities, cooperation between rural residents is essential. Social capital (SC) is an important community factor that facilitates collective community action. The area analyzed in this study is the Awa area, where various kinds of agro-related activities have emerged, including rural-urban exchanges and agro-tourism. Traditional customs are also preserved in the area. We conducted both community and household-level surveys to collect data and investigate the general characteristics of the study area.... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Institutional and Behavioral Economics; M2; O18; Q13; Q26; R0. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25550 |
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| Zhang, Xiaobo; Fan, Shenggen. |
| This paper aims to quantify the driving forces behind the observed divergence of Indian economy. The results show that in a closed economy with agriculture as the predominant mode of production, the comparative advantage is mainly determined by the difference in land quality and climate across regions within a country. However, when the economy opens its door to the rest of the world, a region's comparative advantage is evaluated in a broader global context. Therefore, regions adjacent to more developed economies, or with better infrastructure such as ports and airports, enjoy a far better location advantage for trade and development than landlocked regions. More investment in physical infrastructure such as roads will bring the interior regions... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/19902 |
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| Jaenicke, Edward C.; Goetz, Stephan J.; Wu, Ping-Chao; Dimitri, Carolyn. |
| This paper investigates the certified organic handler sector, a specialized component of the middle part of the farm-to-table marketing chain, and documents the impacts of firm agglomeration (or firm clusters) on firm-level performance or firm-level decisions. After accounting for endogeneity in firm clustering, our findings confirm that firm clusters have significant impacts, though the estimate of the impact depends on how a firm cluster is defined. For example, significant impacts on sales per employee range from an additional $0.17 million to $1.47 million, depending on whether a small or large number of firms is used as the minimum number to define a firm cluster. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Firm clusters; Organic; Treatment effects; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49205 |
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| Vanek, Jiri; Brožová, Ivana; Jarolimek, Jan; Simek, Pavel; Vogeltanzova, Tereza; Cervenkova, Eva. |
| The present paper deals with the creation of maps for the sake of a special map portal using the database of eco farms in the Czech Republic. The map output is being developed and implemented within the framework of the Research Program in mutual cooperation of the Department of Information Technologies, Information and Consulting Centre, other departments of the Faculty of Economics and Management CULS Prague with external partners, especially with the Ministry of Agriculture (Environment and Ecological Agriculture Section, Department of Ecological Agriculture) and the Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information (UZEI) - Division of Agro-environmental Policy in Brno. The maps are visualized by means of MPPR 1.0 system and have been processed – in... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Map portal; Web browser; Google Maps; Eco farm; Ecological agriculture; Act No. 242/2000 Coll; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management; GA; IN. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99229 |
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| Maki, Wilbur R.. |
| Alternate regional economic forecasting approaches were reviewed, including demographic, geographic, gravity/potential, location quotient, economic base, input-output, shift-and-share, and econometric. The current status of regional forecasting systems in state government was reviewed, also. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1979 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13981 |
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| Sibly, Hugh; Tooth, Richard. |
| This paper proposes a market-based reform that would introduce competition into the provision of urban water. This proposal calls for a decoupling of infrastructure control and ownership of water whereby the property rights to water would be transferred to private hands. The proposal involves periodically allocation (e.g. by auction) of existing water stock held in urban catchments to virtual suppliers who then compete in providing bulk water. This change when coupled with effective third party access and retail competition would lead to a competitive market for the provision of urban water. The approach aims to address concerns over inefficient pricing and infrastructure provision under the current arrangement. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Urban water; Water utilities; Efficient water pricing; Market power mitigation; Introducing competition; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118541 |
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| Feher, Alajos; Czimbalmos, Robert; Kovacs, Gyorgyi; Szepesy, Edit. |
| A statisztikai adatok szerint a magyar mezőgazdaság munkaerő-felhasználása folyamatosan csökken. Cikkünkben rávilágítunk arra az ellentmondásra, ami a deklarált foglalkoztatási célok és a versenyképességet szolgáló gépberuházási támoga¬tások növekedése, valamint hatásai között feszül. E támogatások hozzájárulhatnak ahhoz, hogy a gazdák birtoknövelési törekvéseit erősítsék, s fokozzák a mezőgazdaság munkaerő-kibocsátását. Nem igazán halad a folyamatot potenciálisan mérséklő tevékenységdiverzifikáció sem. Három LEADER kistérségben 104 gazdálkodóra kiterjedő felmérésünkkel feltártuk a gazdák és gazdacsaládok gazdaságfejlesztési motívumait, a gazdaság diverzifikációjának helyzetét, a multifunkciós mezőgazdálkodással kapcsolatos terveiket, s az ezeket segítő és... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Vidékgazdaság; Vidéki foglalkoztatás; Multifunkcionális mezőgazdaság; Rural economy; Rural employment; Multifunctional agriculture; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/99119 |
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