Fragmentation of governments and urban sprawl has been a subject of debate for a considerable time. The discussion … often centers on whether space (sprawl) and politics (fragmentation) make a difference in the economic development of … governance, defines fragmentation and sprawl, outlines the discussion on cost and benefits of urban sprawl, and examines …

concerning what debris fragmentation models are, their fundamentals, their weaknesses and strengths. The research provides …

The increased importance of fragmentation in world trade has created an interest among trade economists to explain the … determinants of trade in intermediate goods. A substantial part of trade in intermediates between the US and OECD countries takes … the form of intra-industry (IIT). I have divided total intra-industry trade into its horizontal and vertical components …

price per acre of landparcels sold in Texas and to analyze the presence of fragmentation of agricultural lands.Data on Texas …. Personalincome of the buyers had a greater influence on price per acre than net farm income.Fragmentation was verified by comparing …-320 acres into lessthan forty acre parcels, suggests that fragmentation has occurred. Furthermore, thepercent of sales for …

notifications of 1340/100 000 in 1996. These suburbs are characterised by overcrowding, high unemployment and poverty. It is … tuberculosis notifications were found with unemployment, overcrowding and number of shebeens per enumerator sub-district. High … tuberculosis notifications with unemployment and its associated poverty emerged as the strongest association. …