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Panhandlers' impact on business : merchants' perspectives / Colin W. Harris

Harris, Colin W. - 2007

This study investigated the behaviors and perceptions of New Haven commercialdistrict retailers elicited by panhandling. This research is important because itprimarily focuses on the victimization of merchants. Previous research focuses onthe panhandler from a humanistic approach or with a law...

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Examining Connecticut's Inter-Municipal Economic Development Collaboration as Affected by the EDA's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Framework

Hill, Meredith E - 2010

practice among Connecticut's municipal practitioners. The creation of a CEDS document is a prerequisite for municipalities … primary data collection, including interviews and the surveying of two Connecticut CEDS regions and one control region that … the benefits and limitations of the CEDS process to economic development practice in Connecticut.This study finds …

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Higher education and the public, private and non-profit sectors: Equal partners in promoting regional economic development

Hughey, Aaron W - 2003

Institutions of higher education throughout the world are increasingly aware of the importance of working more systematically and productively with community and business leaders in order to create better local economies and, ultimately, better societies. This article presents an overview of how...

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Chamblee, Georgia: Home Grown Industries and the New Faces of the Entrepreneurs

Wilkins, Joy - 2000

When Kodak and other Fortune 500 companies closed their plants in Chamblee,Georgia, it devastated the small city's economy. Chamblee began a process of"asset-based community development," but fell short of identifying itscompetitive advantage. The 1990 Census, however, revealed a unique asset -...

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Report on Georgia's Innovation Forums of 2006

Wilkins, Joy; Brown, Mac - 2006

Each year the Southern Growth Policies Board conducts a major policy research project to explore a vital issue related to economic development. A central component of the research project is to gather the opinions and experiences of citizens across the South. Partners are recruited across the...

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Building the Next Workforce: Georgia Discussion Forums

Wilkins, Joy; Brown, Mac - 2007

Workforce development was widely viewed by stakeholders across Georgia as an areaof critical challenges and opportunities for the state that must be addressed. Thefuture workforce – the state’s youth - was widely described as needing greaterpreparation for today’s jobs and tomorrow’s...

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A methodology to improve third sector investment strategies: the development and application of a Western Cape based financial resource allocation decision making model

Smit, Andre de Villiers - 2005

South Africa has high levels of social need which are steadily growing. While the thirdsector is large and contributes substantially to social service provision, it together withgovernment is seemingly incapable of providing adequate social services, particularlyin the more poverty-stricken...

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Community building for economic empowerment in rural Mozambique: An exploratory study in the Maganja da Costa District

Saide, Eusebio M. - 2006

Though the Maganja da Costa District in Mozambique has potential for the developmentof natural resources, the District is neither economically self-reliant nor empowered andis the poorest within the country. Thus, the research question set for this study is: Whatare the main factors that inhibit...

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Assessing community participation in development planning and service delivery : a case study of the Omusati Regional Council

Nekwaya, Joel Hishi - 2007

Community participation is a concept adopted to ensure participation and give opportunities to communities to determine their own destination in terms of their needs. It is a means of empowering people by developing their skills and abilities to enable them to negotiate with the development...

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ASSETS AND CONSTRAINTS RELATING TO THE LOCATION DECISIONS OF SMALL MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES IN VERMONT

Liang, Chyi-Lyi Kathleen; King, Lauren; Halbrendt, … - 1999

The goal of this research is to identify the assets and constraints that exist specific to small business manufacturers in Vermont. To satisfy this goal, the study examines factors that influence location decisions as well as identifying what obstacles business owners have experienced. The idea...

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