The test on the presence of full insurance that is commonly employed does not take intoaccount that households also rely on buffer stocks to shield their consumption from incomeshocks. In this paper a test is developed that deals with this omission. It is shown that in thepresence of partial...

At the center of the devolution debate are issues of spatial and territorial organization, natural resources management and fiscal resource allocation. Devolution protagonists argue for space for increased popular participation and substantive powers to the local people in their quest for...

The problem of delays in the construction sector is a global phenomenon and the construction sector in Zimbabwe is no exception. This research seeks to empirically investigate the factors affecting construction delays in Zimbabwe. A questionnaire survey was used for data collection. The research...