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| Kim, Hanho; Gopinath, Munisamy. |
| This paper investigates the effect of trade cost changes on the spatial productivity distribution in Korea. Data on gross value added and primary factors for 163 spatial units during 2000-2005 are assembled to estimate local TFP using a value-added function. In our application, we control for agglomeration economies so as to identify factors shifting the regional raw-productivity distribution over time. The TFP estimation results show that the Korean regional economy exhibits constant returns to scale, along with significant localization economies. We find that and trade costs reduction and infrastructure improvement significantly shift to the right all percentile values of the regional productivity distribution, while amenity does not affect the movement... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agglomeration economies; Spatial productivity distribution; Trade cost; Community/Rural/Urban Development; F1; R3. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94896 |
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| Tisdell, Clement A.; Regmi, Gopal. |
| Examines the status and well being of wives in rural India using results from interviews. Surveys were conducted in three villages in the southwest of West Bengal and in three villages in the west of Orissa. The survey in West Bengal contained a large proportion of Santal tribals and the Oriyan survey was dominated by Kondh tribals. The relationships between variables representing economic, social and cultural factors are compared with ‘dependent’ variables representing the status of wives within their family and their wellbeing. Wellbeing is indicated by whether the basic needs of wives for food and medical care are met. Status of wives is indicated by their ‘control’ over family resources, whether or not they are restricted in joining social groups... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Santal; Kondh; Wives; India; Gender inequality; Community/Rural/Urban Development; International Development. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/106952 |
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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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| Gebremariam, Gebremeskel H.; Gebremedhin, Tesfa G.; Schaeffer, Peter V.; Phipps, Tim T.; Jackson, Randall W.. |
| In this paper we develop a spatial panel simultaneous-equations model of business growth, migration behavior, local public services and median household income in a partial lag-adjustment growth-equilibrium framework and utilizing a one-way error component model for the disturbances. This model is an extension of the jobs follow people or people follow jobs literature and it improved previous models in the growth-equilibrium tradition by: (1) explicitly modeling local government and regional income in the growth process; (2) explicitly modeling gross in-migration and gross out-migration separately in order to spell out the differential effects, which used to be glossed over under net population change in previous studies; (3) explicitly incorporating... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9895 |
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| Ofori-Boadu, Victor; Yeboah, Osei-Agyeman; Bhadury, Joy; Dobie, Kathryn; Troy, Samuel P.; Williamson, Nicholas C.. |
| The North Carolina (NC) wine industry has grown rapidly over the past decade and is expected to grow even more as the worldwide wine consumption and export of wines rises. In the United States, the wine market has grown by 13.7 percent since 2002 in volume and by more than 15 percent in dollars as wine has progressed from being a beverage of an elite segment of the market to becoming a mainline beverage, taking its place alongside beer and liquor (MKF Research LLC, 2007; Oches, 2009). The Piedmont Triad Region is uniquely positioned to increase its presence in this industry. Of the 80 wineries in NC that are currently open to the public, nearly half are located in the Piedmont Triad Region. However, growing grapes and making wine is a long term commitment... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Profitability Constraints; Financial Management; Marketing; Distribution; Agribusiness; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/56384 |
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| Garrett, James L.; Downen, Jeanne. |
| An understanding of urban issues is extremely important for programming, especially for organizations that have traditionally focused on assisting poor households and communities in rural areas. Development organizations and governments frequently use rapid assessment methods because they have limited resources and little time to devote to longer-term, more complex research projects. Generally these methods employ qualitative techniques to solicit information from relatively small numbers of people. The size and diversity of the urban environment complicate the ability of these methods to generate a reliable, representative picture of urban livelihoods and the needs and constraints facing the urban poor. CARE’s experiences in Bangladesh and Tanzania... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16451 |
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| Baják, Imre; Torcsvari, Zsolt. |
| A kutatás célja a fenntarthatóság lokális, helyi (kistérségi, települési) megvalósítási lehetőségeinek, megoldási módjainak, ellentmondásainak és akadályainak feltárása. A kérdőíves vizsgálat az önkormányzatoknál és a lakosságnál is ismerethiányt és gyenge kezdeményezőkészséget jelzett. Igaz, napjainkban Magyarországon a fenntarthatóságot kormányzati és helyi szinten sem kezelik jelentőségének megfelelő helyen, s a nemzeti stratégia is csak 2007-re készült el. Útmutatók és esettanulmányok híján az önkormányzatok is csak tapogatóznak, és a lakosság sincsen tisztában a nemzetközi kezdeményezés jelentőségével. A törvényi háttér csak azt rögzíti, hogy a helyi hatóságok részt vehetnek ilyen stratégiák készítésében, de nem fogalmaz meg kötelezettségeket,... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Fenntarthatóság; Fenntarthatósági stratégia; Lokális szint; Önkormányzatok; Civil szféra; Sustainability; Sustainability strategy; Local level; Municipal Governments; NGOs; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/92528 |
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| Hite, James C.. |
| Whether or not privatization facilitates rural development depends upon what rural development means. In practice, rural development often is the result of a struggle between rent defenders and rent seekers. A positivist concept of rural development is proposed, and the institutions of public choice are examined to determine how they might influence privatization decisions. The conclusion is that whether or not privatization improves efficiency of adjustment in rural economies depends upon the specifics of political deals required to achieve a particular act of privatization. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Privatization; Rural development; Public choice; Rent-seeking; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 1993 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/15204 |
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| Zhou, Xia (Vivian). |
| The idea of elderly in-migrants as an important factor or stimulus to local economic development (Serow, 2001) has been confirmed by quite a few studies such as Bennett (1993); Carlson, Junk, Fox, Rudzitis, & Cann (1998); Day & Barlett (2000); Hodge (1991); Serow & Haas (1992); and Stallmann, Deller, & Shields (1999). Large-scale elderly in-migrants can bring several benefits to local economy. First, they can increase property and sales taxes, counties' largest source of revenues, without directly increasing their greatest expense such as public education; also, in-migrant retirees as a large portion of elderly do not compete for jobs so that most of counties consider them as net economic assets (Day & Barlett, 2000; Glasgow, 1991;... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Elderly In-Migrants; Fixed-Effect Model; And Tennessee; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103447 |
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| Fritzsch, Jana; Wegener, Stefan; Buchenrieder, Gertrud; Curtiss, Jarmila; Gomez y Paloma, Sergio. |
| The European Union (EU) introduced a special transitional semi-subsistence measure to promote the smallest agricultural producers, so-called semi-subsistence farm households (SFHs) in the enlargement process. An outlook on the future of SFHs requires comprehensive and reliable information on the phenomenon and the impact of policy measures on their development. Therefore, a survey using a standardised questionnaire was conducted in Poland (175 households), Romania (185 households), and Bulgaria (184 households) from July to September 2007. In a first step, four major types of SFHs could be identified by means of cluster analysis: (i) rural diversifiers, (ii) rural pensioners, (iii) farmers, and (iv) rural newcomers. In a second step, a multiobjective... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Semi-subsistence; Policy analysis; Transition countries; Multiobjective linear programming; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods; C61; P27; Q12. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51444 |
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| Maki, Wilbur R.. |
| The Minnesota Regional Development Simulation Laboratory (SIMLAB) was used to simulate statewide economic effects of three iron mining industry options--revitalization of the Lower Great Lakes states steel industry, gradual liquidation of this industry, and the direct reduction of iron ore to steel in Northeast Minnesota. Industry output, employment, and value added indicators for the 1970 and 1977 years are compared with corresponding economic indicators for the 1980-2000 projection period. Finally, mineral-related state tax revenue trends are presented. Changes in these trends which are associated with each of the three iron mining industry options are projected for the 1980-89 period. |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 1981 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/13480 |
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