Framework for Analysis: Agriculture and the Rural Sector in
... dwellers are thinning, although they are still common. Studies still find substantial amounts of seasonal and temporary (even though “temporary” may imply years of residence in an urban area) migration. Those districts in Bangladesh with the most outmigration are generally not the most impoverished ...
... dwellers are thinning, although they are still common. Studies still find substantial amounts of seasonal and temporary (even though “temporary” may imply years of residence in an urban area) migration. Those districts in Bangladesh with the most outmigration are generally not the most impoverished ...
Eric Vanhaute, Hanne Cottyn, Yang Wang C
... more of the population. Today, still about 35% of the world population is economically dependent on agriculture production, of which more than 95% as smallholders in the Global South. Although in sharp decline in the last century - around 1950 still two third of the world population was engaged in a ...
... more of the population. Today, still about 35% of the world population is economically dependent on agriculture production, of which more than 95% as smallholders in the Global South. Although in sharp decline in the last century - around 1950 still two third of the world population was engaged in a ...
The emergence and significance of local economic development
... welcome new source of capital. In addition, such direct investments add know-how and technology as well as channels for marketing products internationally to the local economy (De Mello 1997). FDI therefore has an important role to play in disseminating best-practices and technological advantages de ...
... welcome new source of capital. In addition, such direct investments add know-how and technology as well as channels for marketing products internationally to the local economy (De Mello 1997). FDI therefore has an important role to play in disseminating best-practices and technological advantages de ...
A southern perspective on development studies
... find themselves requiring to sell a much larger quantity of products to buy a similar proportion of manufactured goods during the next cycle. Whether it was a question of differing demand-price "elasticity’s" for their respective products and/or because the centre’s better organized homogeneous labo ...
... find themselves requiring to sell a much larger quantity of products to buy a similar proportion of manufactured goods during the next cycle. Whether it was a question of differing demand-price "elasticity’s" for their respective products and/or because the centre’s better organized homogeneous labo ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... Bureau of Economic Research
... growth to mean a continuing rise in per capita income. I have defined the term economic structure broadly to include differences in the functioning of economic systems. In a few cases, the comparison suggested is among ...
... growth to mean a continuing rise in per capita income. I have defined the term economic structure broadly to include differences in the functioning of economic systems. In a few cases, the comparison suggested is among ...
Social Complexity in the Aztec Countryside
... simple, homogeneous peasant farmers. If, however, we shifi our focus fiom complexity as an attribute of whole cultures to complexity as a feature of specific areas, settlements, or other social components, we may reveal important aspects of rural complexity. Specific material manifestations of socia ...
... simple, homogeneous peasant farmers. If, however, we shifi our focus fiom complexity as an attribute of whole cultures to complexity as a feature of specific areas, settlements, or other social components, we may reveal important aspects of rural complexity. Specific material manifestations of socia ...
A Conceptual Review of the Terms Sustainable Development and
... environmentally sustainable are also very tenuous and one of the main questions is the preservation of natural resources. The different visions of development also result in different governmental and non-governmental actions. However, it is the common consensus that the governments of various count ...
... environmentally sustainable are also very tenuous and one of the main questions is the preservation of natural resources. The different visions of development also result in different governmental and non-governmental actions. However, it is the common consensus that the governments of various count ...
Living standards in a modernizing world
... index. Take the example of the introduction of the cellular telephone in the U.S. in 1984. It took 15 years before it was included in the consumer price index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The inclusion of this consumer product had hardly any effect on the index because its price changed only ...
... index. Take the example of the introduction of the cellular telephone in the U.S. in 1984. It took 15 years before it was included in the consumer price index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The inclusion of this consumer product had hardly any effect on the index because its price changed only ...
DOCX - AgEcon Search
... 5. The production function and technical efficiency The outputs of the maximum likelihood (ML) result of the Output Oriented Distance Frontier estimation technique are presented in Table (2). Prior to the estimation, all the respective output and input variables are standardized (corrected by the ge ...
... 5. The production function and technical efficiency The outputs of the maximum likelihood (ML) result of the Output Oriented Distance Frontier estimation technique are presented in Table (2). Prior to the estimation, all the respective output and input variables are standardized (corrected by the ge ...
Modernization Theory and the Sociological Study of Development.
... The critical approach adopted reflects certain ideas about societies and hence the questions social scientists should ask; these preoccupations cannot be discussed fully within present limits but are indicated in the suggestions contained in the concluding section. The first section serves to outlin ...
... The critical approach adopted reflects certain ideas about societies and hence the questions social scientists should ask; these preoccupations cannot be discussed fully within present limits but are indicated in the suggestions contained in the concluding section. The first section serves to outlin ...
the effect of globalisation on the development of
... to as growth disasters. Real productive activities engender economic growth by ensuring a continuous improvement in the methods of production, discovery of new resources and thus creating the necessary conditions for effective utilisation of resources. A multiple sector positive performance is esse ...
... to as growth disasters. Real productive activities engender economic growth by ensuring a continuous improvement in the methods of production, discovery of new resources and thus creating the necessary conditions for effective utilisation of resources. A multiple sector positive performance is esse ...
Chapter 4: Economic growth and chronic poverty
... be rapidly lifted out of poverty by a new policy (a market reform, perhaps), a new public investment (in infrastructure, for example) or a new technology that generates higher output and raises returns on their investments (in their land and human capital, especially). Asia over the last 40 years – ...
... be rapidly lifted out of poverty by a new policy (a market reform, perhaps), a new public investment (in infrastructure, for example) or a new technology that generates higher output and raises returns on their investments (in their land and human capital, especially). Asia over the last 40 years – ...
Week Two
... Internal socio-economic conditions and political institutions are centrally important in determining whether an economy can be transformed Important socio-economic variables include: ...
... Internal socio-economic conditions and political institutions are centrally important in determining whether an economy can be transformed Important socio-economic variables include: ...
Toward a Global Systems Science of Urbanization
... that one observes in cities?" Then: "If that is the case, will urban growth ultimately lead to such important disequilibria (and potentially ruptures) in the coherence of our societies that this might result in chaos?" and its corollary: "What would need to change in the way we currently process inf ...
... that one observes in cities?" Then: "If that is the case, will urban growth ultimately lead to such important disequilibria (and potentially ruptures) in the coherence of our societies that this might result in chaos?" and its corollary: "What would need to change in the way we currently process inf ...
1 Globalisation and developing countries: diversity of causalities
... FDI in 1995-98 (5,4% in 1975-796): for instance, in 1998, it attracted the tiny amount of 5 billion US dollars in FDI (compared with 70 billion for Latin America7). They differ also in terms of education and, consequently, the supply of human capital and skills. Education was a priority for countrie ...
... FDI in 1995-98 (5,4% in 1975-796): for instance, in 1998, it attracted the tiny amount of 5 billion US dollars in FDI (compared with 70 billion for Latin America7). They differ also in terms of education and, consequently, the supply of human capital and skills. Education was a priority for countrie ...
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... placed near the top of the publ ic pol icy agenda in almost every developing country. The economics of resource allocation, which appeared to have so little to offer in the area of development strategy under conditions of static technology becomes of critical importance once the allocation of resour ...
... placed near the top of the publ ic pol icy agenda in almost every developing country. The economics of resource allocation, which appeared to have so little to offer in the area of development strategy under conditions of static technology becomes of critical importance once the allocation of resour ...
幻灯片 1
... 3. Requirements by the general logical laws in urbanization development The relationships between industrial workers and farmers, and those between urban and rural areas are natural issues and problems that all countries in the world must face and find solutions during their economic social developm ...
... 3. Requirements by the general logical laws in urbanization development The relationships between industrial workers and farmers, and those between urban and rural areas are natural issues and problems that all countries in the world must face and find solutions during their economic social developm ...
Social and Cultural Determinants of Entrepreneurship Development
... for persons starting business activities, but also through the additional posts creation by rural entrepreneurs. The economic initiative of the rural inhabitants will certainly contribute to the change of economic structure in rural areas. Non-agricultural economic activity development promotes redu ...
... for persons starting business activities, but also through the additional posts creation by rural entrepreneurs. The economic initiative of the rural inhabitants will certainly contribute to the change of economic structure in rural areas. Non-agricultural economic activity development promotes redu ...
Population geography notes - Singapore A Level Geography
... and economically independent. There is more choice and freedom as to whether they want to get married or not, unlike in LDCs where marriage is almost bound by social and cultural norms. 1b) Interruption of Stable Sexual Unions – various factors which inhibit marriage, such as the death of a spouse, ...
... and economically independent. There is more choice and freedom as to whether they want to get married or not, unlike in LDCs where marriage is almost bound by social and cultural norms. 1b) Interruption of Stable Sexual Unions – various factors which inhibit marriage, such as the death of a spouse, ...
The rationalization of rural life
... bringing the countryside closer to the cities, using natural routes such as rivers towards this end (Backhaus & Meijer 2001), an idea that clearly reflects a situation where the need to integrate spaces is present at the same as the period’s winds of change are bringing obvious signs of industrializ ...
... bringing the countryside closer to the cities, using natural routes such as rivers towards this end (Backhaus & Meijer 2001), an idea that clearly reflects a situation where the need to integrate spaces is present at the same as the period’s winds of change are bringing obvious signs of industrializ ...
Introduction One could start by considering where the name “Third
... the so-called “business environment/atmosphere”. After ten years of tax holidays, a company gets sold to another investor and the circle begins again. Another aspect related to the above mentioned is how Western nations want their multinational firms to be treated the same as domestic firms in the f ...
... the so-called “business environment/atmosphere”. After ten years of tax holidays, a company gets sold to another investor and the circle begins again. Another aspect related to the above mentioned is how Western nations want their multinational firms to be treated the same as domestic firms in the f ...
A Critical Review of the Concepts Associated with Women Entrepreneurs... Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Tebogo Mogashoa MCSER Publishing, Rome-Italy
... empowerment, as business education will lead to the financial growth of Black people, White people with assets, in South Africa, were not necessarily given those assets, in most circumstances they had to work hard for them. He further indicates that “Skills development goes hand in hand with employm ...
... empowerment, as business education will lead to the financial growth of Black people, White people with assets, in South Africa, were not necessarily given those assets, in most circumstances they had to work hard for them. He further indicates that “Skills development goes hand in hand with employm ...
Submission to: Draft Unitary Plan Draft Unitary Plan submission
... the break-even point for medium rise development in Orewa’s commercial area. Orewa’s future economic viability can only be secured by accommodating growth, limit urban sprawl and focus on the positive effects that arise from growth and development, explicitly from a social perspective. It is vital t ...
... the break-even point for medium rise development in Orewa’s commercial area. Orewa’s future economic viability can only be secured by accommodating growth, limit urban sprawl and focus on the positive effects that arise from growth and development, explicitly from a social perspective. It is vital t ...
How Do Digital Technologies Drive Economic Growth? Research
... thinking in other ways, such as Corrado et al. (2012) which shows that intangible capital investments strongly correlate with growth in labour productivity. This paper attempts to build on developments in economic growth theory with more recent evidence of the contribution of digital technologies to ...
... thinking in other ways, such as Corrado et al. (2012) which shows that intangible capital investments strongly correlate with growth in labour productivity. This paper attempts to build on developments in economic growth theory with more recent evidence of the contribution of digital technologies to ...
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... Reforms should be motivated by new cost-benefit trade-offs. Economic integration opens new opportunities, but can have adverse welfare implications if markets’ institutional structure is ill-equipped to accommodate new opportunities to trade and specialize. The EU’s labor market and growth performan ...
... Reforms should be motivated by new cost-benefit trade-offs. Economic integration opens new opportunities, but can have adverse welfare implications if markets’ institutional structure is ill-equipped to accommodate new opportunities to trade and specialize. The EU’s labor market and growth performan ...