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Social capital as social networks. A new framework for measurement

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

The contribution of this paper to the social capital literature is twofold. Drawing on the Italian data, it firstly provides a new framework for measurement, allowing to build indicators for five different components of the multidimensional concept of social capital. Secondly, it provides a...

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A NEW APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT- INTEGRATIVE IMPROVEMENT (II)™: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AS IF PEOPLE AND THEIR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS MATTERED

Douglas, Graham - EconWPA - 2005

The purpose of this article is to outline the core principles of Integrative Improvement (II) in comparison with current development approaches, describe key features of II and briefly comment on II in relation to the Sustainable Livelihoods (SL) approach of the United Kingdom Department for...

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MRS. GANDHI GAVE NEW ECONOMIC APPROACHES

SUBRAMANIAM, DR. VSR. - EconWPA - 2004

Productivity were the Essence of the Administrative strategy of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (Late Prime Minister of India). These approaches … Agriculture, leaving a surplus for export and strides in Industry, Atomic Research, and Space Exploration in India. The author …. ================================================================ Between 1972 and 1981, the author was a Social worker in India, and a Honorary Consultant for the effective implementation and …

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REDEFINED PRODUCTIVITY & SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORIENTED MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.

DR.VSR.SUBRAMANIAM - EconWPA - 2004

In the Domain of Development Economics, Productivity is represented by Output to Input Ratio & Management Decisions related to the Inputs and Outputs ensures to keep this ratio in a favourable condition. When this is integrated with a Broad-Scope of Socio-Economic Development (SED). Qualitative...

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Singing all the Way to the Bank: The Case for Economic Development through Music in Cape Verde

Saab, Samer - EconWPA - 2005

There has been an increasing awareness within the developed world that the cultural industries may play an important role in economic development. The fact that most of the commercial cultural industries have relatively low distribution costs, and that the gains from the mass production of a...

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The Productivity Gap between East and West Europe: What Role for Sectoral Structures during Integration?

Stephan, Johannes - EconWPA - 2004

Analysis into the sources of lower levels of national productivities between Central East European Economies and the European Union is scarce and lacks comparability. These sources are assessed by analysing the role played by sectoral structures. After providing a brief overview over comparative...

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Sectoral Shift, Wealth Distribution, and Development

Yuki, Kazuhiro - EconWPA - 2005

There are two phenomena widely observed when an economy departs from an underdeveloped state and starts rapid economic growth. One is the shift of production, employment, and consumption from the traditional sector to the modern sector, and the other is a large increase in educational levels of...

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The rural non-farm economy, Livelihoods and their

Davis, Junior - EconWPA - 2005

The rural non-farm economy (RNFE) may be defined as comprising all those activities associated with waged work or self-employment in income generating activities (including income in-kind) that are not agricultural but which generate income (including remittances etc.) rural areas. In some...

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The Janus Development Strategy: Jamaica In Transition

Jones, Peter w - EconWPA - 2005

The ability to see past and present simultaneously must be of prime importance in any development scenario. This speaks to the essence of the Janus Development Strategy, whose philosophy is outlined below. .......................Janus was represented with two faces, originally one face was...

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Social Capital, Public Spending and the Quality of Economic Development.The Case of Italy

Sabatini, Fabio - EconWPA - 2005

This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and the quality of economic development in Italy. The analysis draws on a dataset collected by the author including about two hundred variables representing different aspects of economic development and...

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