Migration and Social Transformation
... nexus have become highly politicised issues, leading to a demand for policy-relevant data, research and analysis? I would like to think the former, but I fear it is much more the latter. Thus one of my main themes today is the ambivalence of the proliferation of migration research. The rapid growth ...
... nexus have become highly politicised issues, leading to a demand for policy-relevant data, research and analysis? I would like to think the former, but I fear it is much more the latter. Thus one of my main themes today is the ambivalence of the proliferation of migration research. The rapid growth ...
1. Problems in analyzing economic development
... growth in the different countries. As this sort of analysis takes more variables into account and stretches over a longer time, it requires us to set limits to our study both in time and place. Our focus will be on India, Indonesia and Japan in the twentieth century. This is the period when the larg ...
... growth in the different countries. As this sort of analysis takes more variables into account and stretches over a longer time, it requires us to set limits to our study both in time and place. Our focus will be on India, Indonesia and Japan in the twentieth century. This is the period when the larg ...
National report
... In a global context in which poverty is on the decline, the effects of repeated economic crises and of climate change have nonetheless accelerated the process of human migration, to dramatic effect. At the same time, the percentage of individuals surviving on less than 1.25 dollars a day has dropped ...
... In a global context in which poverty is on the decline, the effects of repeated economic crises and of climate change have nonetheless accelerated the process of human migration, to dramatic effect. At the same time, the percentage of individuals surviving on less than 1.25 dollars a day has dropped ...
Utatlan: The Constituted Community of the K`iche Maya of Q`umarkaj
... Geoffrey Braswell (2003b) summarized the archaeological, linguistic, and ethnohistoric data to conclude the K’iche’ development did not require migration of a Chontal-Nahua or other Mexicanized people to the Quiche Basin. Braswell questioned the arguments based on archaeological traits that were cla ...
... Geoffrey Braswell (2003b) summarized the archaeological, linguistic, and ethnohistoric data to conclude the K’iche’ development did not require migration of a Chontal-Nahua or other Mexicanized people to the Quiche Basin. Braswell questioned the arguments based on archaeological traits that were cla ...
Sustaining Investment in Innovation in Oil Rich Gulf Countries
... respective economies away from hydrocarbon dependence. However, each Gulf State is severely constrained in key areas, such as educational achievement, innovation, economic incentive regime, and lack of coherent science, technology and innovation policy. Wilson (2011) goes on to add that the successf ...
... respective economies away from hydrocarbon dependence. However, each Gulf State is severely constrained in key areas, such as educational achievement, innovation, economic incentive regime, and lack of coherent science, technology and innovation policy. Wilson (2011) goes on to add that the successf ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: Capital Formation and Economic Growth
... moneys), whether official or nonofficial, is a generalized medium of exchange (i.e. what sorts of things other than money can be exchanged for it and in what quantities). The term monetary capital will be used to refer to any money that may be exchanged for two or more goods that are not free goods. ...
... moneys), whether official or nonofficial, is a generalized medium of exchange (i.e. what sorts of things other than money can be exchanged for it and in what quantities). The term monetary capital will be used to refer to any money that may be exchanged for two or more goods that are not free goods. ...
Gauteng Rural Development Strategy
... dignity might be just as important to those whose livelihoods need to be improved. Livelihood systems incorporate the present situation, the short-term and long-term perspective. The objective is not only to preserve current patterns of consumption, but also to avoid destitution or sacrificing futur ...
... dignity might be just as important to those whose livelihoods need to be improved. Livelihood systems incorporate the present situation, the short-term and long-term perspective. The objective is not only to preserve current patterns of consumption, but also to avoid destitution or sacrificing futur ...
Economic Backwardness in Political Perspective
... groups may block the introduction of new technologies in order to protect their economic rents. In the context of development economics, this idea was first discussed by Kuznets (1968), developed at length by Olson (1982) and Mokyr (1990), and formalized by Krusell and Rı́osRull (1996) and Parente a ...
... groups may block the introduction of new technologies in order to protect their economic rents. In the context of development economics, this idea was first discussed by Kuznets (1968), developed at length by Olson (1982) and Mokyr (1990), and formalized by Krusell and Rı́osRull (1996) and Parente a ...
Terms
... Why has the city been undertheorized in anthropology? Urban analysis has been left to a group of scholars who draw from architecture, history, geography, planning, sociology, and economics (33, 43, 79, 80, 210, 216, 222, 224, 254), bringing their unique interdisciplinary skills to the study of the c ...
... Why has the city been undertheorized in anthropology? Urban analysis has been left to a group of scholars who draw from architecture, history, geography, planning, sociology, and economics (33, 43, 79, 80, 210, 216, 222, 224, 254), bringing their unique interdisciplinary skills to the study of the c ...
i foundations of rural sociology
... Though rural society exists since a long long time, but rural sociology had then not emerged due the static and unchanged nature of the rural social life. In recent years, the components of dynamism and change have escalated the capability to comprehend the complex problems of life. During the 18th ...
... Though rural society exists since a long long time, but rural sociology had then not emerged due the static and unchanged nature of the rural social life. In recent years, the components of dynamism and change have escalated the capability to comprehend the complex problems of life. During the 18th ...
Cultural and Creative Index: an approach to Latin America and the
... strengths, weaknesses and best practices is inadequate. In 2012, researchers at the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) proposed a Creative City Index (CCI-CCI) that they called a “new approach to the measurement and ranking of creative ...
... strengths, weaknesses and best practices is inadequate. In 2012, researchers at the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) proposed a Creative City Index (CCI-CCI) that they called a “new approach to the measurement and ranking of creative ...
Managing Natural Resources for Human Development in
... transparent institutions that can help the government manage the proceeds from natural resources is important. In fact, one could argue that establishing strong institutions prior to the exploitation of the resource is the safest way to avoid the curse. Acemoglu, Johnson & Robinson (2006), for examp ...
... transparent institutions that can help the government manage the proceeds from natural resources is important. In fact, one could argue that establishing strong institutions prior to the exploitation of the resource is the safest way to avoid the curse. Acemoglu, Johnson & Robinson (2006), for examp ...
IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
... Population growth also leads to the growth of physical capital; it has been proven recently that the growth of physical capital stock depends to a considerable extent on human capital formation, which is the process of increasing knowledge, the skills, and the capacities of all people in the country ...
... Population growth also leads to the growth of physical capital; it has been proven recently that the growth of physical capital stock depends to a considerable extent on human capital formation, which is the process of increasing knowledge, the skills, and the capacities of all people in the country ...
Socio-economic impact of allocating 700 band to mobile in Asia Pacific
... These materials may be used for informational purposes only. Any person or entity other than BCG's client ("Third-Parties") may not, and it is unreasonable for any Third-Party to, rely on these materials for any purpose whatsoever. To the fullest extent permitted by law (and except to the extent oth ...
... These materials may be used for informational purposes only. Any person or entity other than BCG's client ("Third-Parties") may not, and it is unreasonable for any Third-Party to, rely on these materials for any purpose whatsoever. To the fullest extent permitted by law (and except to the extent oth ...
Unspoken Crimes: Sexual Assault in Rural America
... the greatest barriers to reporting and services? There are few clear answers to such questions because crime statistics are not very revealing with regard to sexual assault, and especially with regard to rural sexual assault, and few practitioners have written on the topic. This means that we know l ...
... the greatest barriers to reporting and services? There are few clear answers to such questions because crime statistics are not very revealing with regard to sexual assault, and especially with regard to rural sexual assault, and few practitioners have written on the topic. This means that we know l ...
`Limits to growth` and
... The ecologists’ concern was with the physical limits to economic growth. Mishan’s focus is on the limits to social welfare that can be derived from growth. Hirsch (1976, p. 4) adds to the picture by postulating social limits to growth, distancing himself from the ecologists’ critique with the words: ...
... The ecologists’ concern was with the physical limits to economic growth. Mishan’s focus is on the limits to social welfare that can be derived from growth. Hirsch (1976, p. 4) adds to the picture by postulating social limits to growth, distancing himself from the ecologists’ critique with the words: ...
Guidance notes for institutional analysis in rural development
... nature of poverty calls for more holistic solutions that address not only its symptoms, but also its structural causes. As our understanding of poverty has grown more sophisticated, the ways in which institutional factors can affect poverty, both positively and negatively, have become more apparent. ...
... nature of poverty calls for more holistic solutions that address not only its symptoms, but also its structural causes. As our understanding of poverty has grown more sophisticated, the ways in which institutional factors can affect poverty, both positively and negatively, have become more apparent. ...
Cities and the Creative Class
... trying to get away from those kinds of environments. To a certain extent, participants acknowledged the importance of community, but they did not want it to be invasive or to prevent them from pursuing their own lives. Rather, they desired what I have come term “quasi-anonymity.” In the terms of mod ...
... trying to get away from those kinds of environments. To a certain extent, participants acknowledged the importance of community, but they did not want it to be invasive or to prevent them from pursuing their own lives. Rather, they desired what I have come term “quasi-anonymity.” In the terms of mod ...
Urban Metabolism at UCL – A working paper
... Debates and interventions on urban sustainability have been heavily influenced by concepts in ecology and biological sciences. One such concept is that of “urban metabolism”, which refers to ...
... Debates and interventions on urban sustainability have been heavily influenced by concepts in ecology and biological sciences. One such concept is that of “urban metabolism”, which refers to ...
The Vitality and Turmoil of Urban Life, 1877– 1920
... Mass entertainment and mass culture had a nationalizing effect; however, even though show business provided new opportunities for women, blacks, and immigrants, too often it reinforced prejudicial stereotypes—especially concerning black Americans. Furthermore, in an America that was becoming more cu ...
... Mass entertainment and mass culture had a nationalizing effect; however, even though show business provided new opportunities for women, blacks, and immigrants, too often it reinforced prejudicial stereotypes—especially concerning black Americans. Furthermore, in an America that was becoming more cu ...
Study Guide - Cengage Learning
... Urban areas also had to contend with crime and violence. Whether crime actually increased or was merely more conspicuous can be debated, but in many cases native whites blamed crime on those they considered to be “outsiders” in American society—foreigners and blacks. The ethnic diversity of the citi ...
... Urban areas also had to contend with crime and violence. Whether crime actually increased or was merely more conspicuous can be debated, but in many cases native whites blamed crime on those they considered to be “outsiders” in American society—foreigners and blacks. The ethnic diversity of the citi ...
Agricultural Policy Choices in Developing Countries: A
... Price stabilisation can limit the impact of adverse shocks on producers and consumers, but often proves to be fiscally unsustainable. A preferable option is targeted social programmes, including cash transfers, although these may be difficult to implement in the poorest economies. Over the long-term ...
... Price stabilisation can limit the impact of adverse shocks on producers and consumers, but often proves to be fiscally unsustainable. A preferable option is targeted social programmes, including cash transfers, although these may be difficult to implement in the poorest economies. Over the long-term ...
Australian Agriculture the real story - Ben Rees
... of farm consolidation of dairy farms that embraced compensation for farmers exiting an industryix. Policy focus began a shift from closer settlement to enlarging farm size. From 1971x, Australia embarked upon a policy of restructuring agriculture. Policy sought to encourage economies of scale in rur ...
... of farm consolidation of dairy farms that embraced compensation for farmers exiting an industryix. Policy focus began a shift from closer settlement to enlarging farm size. From 1971x, Australia embarked upon a policy of restructuring agriculture. Policy sought to encourage economies of scale in rur ...