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Europäische Regionalpolitik im kooperativen Bundesstaat. Ein Politikfeld im Prozeß der deutschen Vereinigung.
Tausendpfund, Tina-Maria - 2001
Die nationale und europäische Regionalpolitik für die neuen Bundesländer im Zeitraum 1991-95 war suboptimal. Dies maß … teilweise hitzigen Verhandlungen zur Implementierungsphase der Regionalpolitik in Ostdeutschland 1994. Vor allem bei der ….Die verwaltungstechnische Umsetzung der europäischen Regionalpolitik war 1994/95 gekennzeichnet durch teilweise negative Koordination zwischen …
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Foreign-owned R&D facilities in China, England, Germany, and Sweden ? An analysis of regional entry and integration behavior
Heimann, Philip - 2005
The internationalization of corporate research and development (R&D) is an increasing trend with implications for both R&D managers and policy makers. In this research, 62 foreign-owned R&D facilities from information and communication technology (ICT) industries as well as life sciences...
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Die Bedeutung ?konomischer Globalisierung in der Agglomerationsraumentwicklung ? das Beispiel der Agglomeration Frankfurt/Main
Hoppe, Merja - 2006
Globalisierung gilt als eine der gr??ten Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Die zunehmende Dynamik internationaler Wirtschaftsverflechtungen beeinflusst nationale sowie lokale Strukturen und Entwicklungen. Insbesondere der Prozess ?konomischer Globalisierung stellt Wirtschaft und Politik dabei vor...
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Systemic Quad and Dynamic Clustering: Learning and Innovation in Penang and Johor
Rasiah, Rajah - 2006
This paper examines the impact of the embedding environment on learning, innovationand productivity in the computer and related component industries in Penang and Johor –two regions in Malaysia facing similar federal policies but different state-levelcoordination. Following a review of the...
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Potential Impacts of Bt Eggplant on Economic Surplus and Farmers’ Health in India
Krishna, Vijesh V.; Qaim, Matin - 2007
In this article, the potential impacts of Bt eggplant technology in Indian agriculture are analyzed. Several proprietary Bt hybrids are likely to be commercialized in the near future. Based on field trial data, it is shown that the technology can significantly reduce insecticide applications and...
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: AN ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES FACING INDUSTRY AND THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Spielman, David J.; von Grebmer, Klaus - 2004
Public-private partnerships offer potentially important opportunities for pro-pooragricultural research in developing countries. Yet in the international agricultural researchcommunity--and with regard to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research(CGIAR) itself--we see few...
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Harnessing market competition in PPP procurement: The importance of periodically taking a strategic view
Mols, Frank - 2010
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) procurement is routinely portrayed as offering greater scope for harnessing competitive market forces to secure Value for Money (VfM) than traditional procurement approaches (OECD 2008). The aim of this article is (a) to demonstrate the importance of...
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Quality assessment of public and private modes of solid waste collection in Accra, Ghana
Post, J.; Obirih-Opareh, N. - 2002
In the course of 5 yr, the system of solid waste collection (SWC) in Accra has undergone a fundamental turn from public to private provision. The transition was motivated by the apparent inability of the city's Waste Management Department to deal with the mounting problems of waste collection...
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Infrastructure in South Africa: Who is to finance and who is to pay?
Caltz E.; Fourie J. - 2010
Against the backdrop of shifting views on the role of government in the provision of infrastructure, this paper distinguishes between the payment for and financing of the South African Government's infrastructure investment programme. The paper argues for a clear distinction between loan...
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Public-private partnerships: overcoming project implementation problems faced by public clients and private players in infrastructure projects in Singapore
LINGF-1, L; Kumaraswamy, M; Dulaimi, M; Khalfan, M - 2011
After five years since their introduction, there remains a dearth of public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in Singapore. This paper aims to investigate the problems faced when using PPP arrangements and provide recommendations on how these can be surmounted. Face-to-face in-depth interviews...
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