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Tagum City: Development at the Crossroads
Gerochi, Hope - 2004
Population processes and outcomes (in this case, urbanization) influences and changes the development of an area and vice versa. In the case of Tagum City, its growing economy is presumed to be attracting considerable movement of people which proves to present both opportunities and challenges...
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Globalization and Glocalization: Experiences in the Local Philippine Context
Roldan, Ma. Divina Gracia Z. - 2010
The study examines local responses to globalization, with Cebu as a case in point. It describes the initiatives of the … government. Attendant issues and challenges concerning Cebu's glocal experience such as persistent poverty and increasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421194
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Lipa City...Emerging City for All Seasons???
Cuenca, Janet S.; Dometita, Ma. Libertad - 2004
The paper focuses on the socioeconomic development experience of Lipa in its journey to being an emerging city. Specifically, it presents the urbanization process in the city particularly the demographic and socioeconomic process with emphasis on the changing economic structure as well as the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429788
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Philippine-Japan Economic Linkages: A Case Study of Cebu
Zosa, Victorina - 2004
macro-analysis. Cebu-Japan cooperation largely hinges on Cebu's economic competitiveness which manifests itself through its … the other hand, Cebu, as a destination of Japanese investments, is hampered by the relatively high wages of both unskilled … container transport. With this, the exercise on cost-benefit analysis yielded positive gains for Cebu's economy. The foreign …
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Eine Stadt - getrennte Welten? Sozialräumliche Ungleichheiten für Kinder in sieben deutschen Großstädten
Helbig, Marcel; Salomon, Katja - 2021
Kinder können sich die Verhältnisse, in denen sie aufwachsen, nicht aussuchen. Deshalb hat der Staat eine besondere Verpflichtung, gerade ärmeren Familien unter die Arme zu greifen und Bedingungen zu schaffen, die Kindern und Jugendlichen ein gutes Leben ermöglichen. Doch die Infrastrukturen...
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An empirical analysis of competing explanations of urban primacy: Evidence from Asia and the Americas
Moomaw, Ronald L.; Alwosabi, Mohammed A. - 2003
This paper tests the relationship between primacy and economic development for countries in Asia and the Americas. It tests explanations for primacy drawn from several social-science disciplines--demography, economics, geography, political science, and sociology. The study is one of the first to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301168
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What determines local governments' technical efficiency? The case of road maintenance
Kalb, Alexander - 2009
In this paper we investigate the determinants of local governments' technical efficiency in road maintenance for a panel of German counties using a broad variety of estimation approaches. More specifically, we calculate efficiency indices using non-parametric (DEA) and parametric (stochastic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299173
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Knowledge and awareness of water quality protection issues within local authorities
Grilli, Gianluca; Curtis, John A. - 2021
The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) outlines an integrated framework for water management. The major objective of the WFD is that member states should achieve at least good ecological status of all national waters. This ambitious target can only be achieved with efficient water management...
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"Markttest" öffentlicher Dienstleistungen: Einführung von Wettbewerb durch flächendeckende Angebotsbeiziehung - Konzept des Personalrates Stadt Detmold
Hibbeler, Hermann - 1998
Seit gut fünf Jahren wird in der Stadt Detmold an der Umsetzung des Neuen Steuerungsmodells (NSM) gearbeitet. Die fortlaufenden Veränderungen, die sich letztlich an der Marktfähigkeit der erstellten Dienstleistungen und Produkte, d. h. vor allem an Effizienz und Effektivität messen lassen...
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Restrukturierung der kommunalen Dienstleistungsproduktion: Innovationsfähigkeit deutscher Kommunen in internationaler Perspektive
Oppen, Maria; Wegener, Alexander - 1998
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