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Stüwe, Claudia - 2009

In form of a qualitative single case study this thesis examines what people from industrialized countries such as Germany can learn about sustainability from Lynedoch EcoVillage, South Africa, and the associated 'Sustainability Institute', a non-profit trust based at and operating from Lynedoch...

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CONTESTED SPACES: AN ANALYSIS OF THE

Skinner, Katherine Mary Alicia - 2006

The dissertation tracks the media development and diversity policy positions of the SouthAfrican government with a particular focus on the establishment of the MediaDevelopment and Diversity Agency. It tracks the reasons for the reduction in theAgency’s funding and the curtailing of its...

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Variety of Methodological Approach in Economics

Dow, Sheila C. - 2007

It has been argued by some that the distinction between orthodox economics and heterodox economics does not fit the growing variety in economic theory, unified by a common methodological approach. On the other hand, it remains a central characteristic of heterodox economics that it does not...

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Money and Production: A Pluralist Analysis

Weir, Diarmid J. G. - 2008

The purpose of this thesis is to argue that the core of a monetary economy is a network of triangular contracts between banks, firms, workers and capital goods suppliers. Not only does this network give rise to the creation and valuation of money but it is the organising feature of modern...

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The management structure for research in the RSA, with a proposed management model for medical faculties

Brink A.J.; Slabbert B.R. - 1985

Government accepts responsibility for stimulating and supporting research and development for the welfare of the entire community. Research is therefore a matter of serious concern which should be approached with the greatest degree of responsibility by those trained and qualified to engage in...

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Verkehrswirkungen von Logistikansiedlungen : Abschätzung und regionalplanerische Bewertung

Wagner, Tina - 2009

Logistikansiedlungen können einen großen Flächenbedarf und erhebliche Verkehrswirkungen aufweisen und sollten daher in den Fokus der Regionalplanung rücken. Die Arbeit beinhaltet empirische Planungsgrundlagen in Form von Nutzungs- und Verkehrskennwerten für Logistikbetriebe und...

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Cointegration Analysis on the Relation between Urbanization and Economic Growth in China

LIU, Ai ying; YAO, Li fen; LI, Qing chen - 2011

empirical research on the relation between urbanization and GDP in China, and also implements a comparative analysis to the … relation between three industries and degree of urbanization, the related coeffecient is 0.97, 0.95, 0.97, 0.97. And the result … shows a long-term balance between these two factors, and the promoting effect to tertiary industry by urbanization is more …

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Effects of Heterogeneity in Residential Preferences on an Agent-Based Model of Urban Sprawl

Brown, Daniel G.; Robinson, Derek T. - 2006

"The ability of agent-based models (ABMs) to represent heterogeneity in the characteristics and behaviors of actors enables analyses about the implications of this heterogeneity for system behavior. The importance of heterogeneity in the specification of ABMs, however, creates new demands for...

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Industrial Restructuring and Urban Change in the Pittsburgh Region: Developmental, Ecological, and Socioeconomic Trade-offs

Haller, William - 2005

"This article traces the steel industry's restructuring during the 1980s and its consequences for older industrial regions tied historically to steel production. These regions contained large working class communities that declined because of deindustrialization and restructuring. This article...

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Three Essays on China's Economic Reform

Li, Lixing - 2008

This dissertation contains three essays. In Chapter 2, I investigate the causal factors of the soft budget constraint (SBC) problem. Based on a panel dataset from a survey of Chinese enterprises, the test results support the policy burden hypothesis but not the ownership hypothesis. The findings...

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