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The political economy of water and sanitation in developing countries : cross-country evidence and a case study on Colombia
Krause, Matthias - 2007
on Colombia finds some evidence that low-quality governance of sub-national governments compromises the internal …Fortschritte bei der menschlichen Entwicklung sind eng damit verknüpft, den Zugang der Menschen zu Trink- und … Kolumbien zeigen, dass eine niedrige Qualität der Governance kommunaler Regierungen, sich negativ auf die Produktionseffizienz …
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Forced migration and resettlement as a strategy for development: An analysis of implications based on a study of the New Halfa Scheme in eastern Sudan
Plater, Terry Denise - 1994
Involuntary migration and resettlement is examined as a development strategy and analyzed in an intensive study of the New Halfa Scheme in eastern Sudan. New Halfa was created between 1962 and 1969 to foster economic development through large-scale irrigated agriculture and to compensate,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438455
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Understanding IT adoption and consumption within the social structure of a consumer's economy
Ting, Sherman; Dawson, Linda; Dubelaar, Chris - 2009
Research into adoption, acceptance and consumption of Information Technology (IT) within its diffusion cycle has been extensively studied in Information Systems (IS) and marketing. However, research often focused too narrowly on technology adoption rates and drivers leading to technology...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441728
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Capitalist regulation and unequal integration: The case of Puerto Rico
Benson, Jaime Eduardo - 1993
This dissertation postulates that as effect of the model of development adopted by Puerto Rican authorities since the late forties, Puerto Rico became a "Regional Armature" of U.S. intensive accumulation and monopolist regulation over the 1950-1980 period. The asymmetrical insertion of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467853
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The Influence of Environmental Values, Economic Values and Social Structure on Consumers’ Choice of Green Hotels: The Case of Luxury Hotels
Choe, Yunseon; Lehto, Xinran; Day, Jonathon - 2011
While many hotel companies have participated in various green initiatives and adopted green policy, when it came to the real purchasing decision, their willingness was not matched by action. There could be many reasons for such inconsistency. Lack of consumer demand, increasing environmental...
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Enterprise hybrids and alternative growth dynamics
Levin, Kenneth M - 2004
This dissertation argues that the impetus, growth, and financial success of many North American high-tech companies--biotechnology, computer software development and design, as well as Internet startups--are partly due to their collective way of organizing the production and distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468191
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Fashions, Habits and Changing Preferences: Simulation of Psychological Factors Affecting Market Dynamics
Janssen, Marco A.; Jager, Wander - 2007
"Markets can show different types of dynamics, from quiet markets dominated by one or few products, to markets with constant penetration of new and reintroduced products. This paper explores the dynamics of markets from a psychological perspective using a multi-agent simulation model. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468364
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Lehndienst und adelige Wirtschaftsführung im Spätmittelalter, dargestellt am Leben Dietrichs von Volmerstein
Recke von Volmerstein, Adelbert Graf von der - 2002
, sowie die rechtlichen und wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen der neuen Agrarverfassung. Ein ausführlicher Anhang nennt die …
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Projected refined product balances in key Latin American countries: A preliminary examination
2009
Over the years, the East-West Center (EWC) has developed considerable expertise in refinery modeling, especially in the area of forecasting product balances for countries, given planned capacity changes, changes in product demand, changes in crude slates, and changes in product specifications....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436759
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Effect of market structure on international coal trade
Kolstad, C.D.; Abbey, D.S. - 2009
This paper is concerned with the determinants of international steam-coal trade. Most work in projecting coal trade has been either qualitative (a consensus of experts) or, if quantitative, has been based on competitive spatial-equilibrium models. Unfortunately, the competitive model of trade...
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