ln recent years, and especially in the wake of the upheavals of 1989, there has been a growing perception that the "socialist experiment" has failed and that the "free market" has finally been vindicated as the only successful, realistic model for economic activity. What has become of the...

If space may be conceptualized as a natural resource, much like gas, oil, or minerals, then its production and use can also be thought of as something to be properly managed, taken care of, and not wasted. Limiting the expansion of the footprint of built-up land in urban areas forces this...

The latter financial crisis has led in many occasions to a reconsideration of the present economic system. Before suggesting any reform, this paper intends to observe whether the root of the business cycles is indeed a tragedy of the commons in the present banking system, the aim being that...

ILO pub. Working paper on trends in the utilization of manufacturing production capacity in Ecuador from 1975 to 1980 - examines business cycles, finding production increase does not keep up with its potential in certain economic sectors; attributes fluctuations to changes in purchasing power,...

Focuses on the relationship between the overall growth of the economy and the growth of food production. Discusses the impact of relative food and agricultural prices on rural-urban wage differentials.