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Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Capello, Roberta (ed.); Nijkamp, Peter (ed.) - 2019 - revised and extended second edition

geography and other recent theories / Kieran P. Donaghy -- 5. Leadership, institutions and regional economic development and …. Institutions and regional development / T.R. Lakshmanan and Ken J. Button -- 26. Regional policy: Rationale, foundations and … also be a useful tool for experts in international institutions researching regional growth …

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Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Nijkamp, Peter (contributor); Capello, Roberta (contributor) - 2009

Regional economics - an established discipline for several decades - has gone through a rapid pace of change in the past decade and several new perspectives have emerged. At the same time the methodology has shown surprising development. This volume brings together contributions looking at new...

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Population and Development in the Sahel : Policy Choices to Catalyze a Demographic Dividend

Shekar, Meera - 2016

The demographic transition in the Sahel region has been slower than that in the rest of the world. Although child mortality rates have declined in recent decades, they are still higher in West Africa than in other regions. Furthermore, the fertility decline has progressed very slowly, with some...

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Beginning a Family and Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle : A Review of the Global Experience

Moucheraud, Corrina - 2015

Decisions during youth have great long-term impacts on human development, which is key to poverty alleviation and economic development. During adolescence, two of the primary transitions are beginning a family and adopting a healthy lifestyle. Youth face many choices and challenges around these...

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Early Childhood Development : A Review of the Global Evidence

Nadeau, Sophie - 2015

Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a holistic concept that refers to the physical, cognitive, socio-emotional, and linguistic development of young children until the time they transition to primary school. This policy brief highlights that developmental gaps in the early years of a child's...

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Early Childhood Development : A Review of the Global Evidence

Nadeau, Sophie - 2016

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Beginning a Family and Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle : A Review of the Global Evidence

Moucheraud, Corrina - 2016

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Creative knowledge cities : myths, visions and realities

Geenhuizen, Marina S. van (ed.); Nijkamp, Peter (ed.) - 2012

This book adopts a holistic, integrated and pragmatic approach to exploring the myths, concepts, policies, key conditions and tools for enhancing creative knowledge cities, as well as expounding potentially negative impacts of knowledge based city policies. The authors provide a critical...

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Comparative environmental economic assessment

Willis, Kenneth George (contributor); … - 2002

Over the last decade, economists have increasingly recognized the role of meta-analysis and value transfer in synthesizing knowledge and efficiently exploiting the existing pool of knowledge. Comparative Environmental Economic Assessment explores the potential significance of using these...

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The economics of cultural diversity

Nijkamp, Peter (ed.); Poot, Jacques (ed.); … - 2015

The populations of many countries in the world are becoming more culturally diverse. This spurs a growing need for an informed debate on the socio-economic implications of cultural diversity. This book offers a solid statistical and econometric perspective on this topical subject by bringing...

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