Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 10,372
Cover Image
Involvement of small and medium sized enterprises in the private realisation of public buildings
Heinecke, Bastian - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Technische … - 2002
This paper explores the procurement of public buildings in local authorities in the UK under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and its consequences for small and medium sized enterprises. Following an outline of the development of PFI in the UK, the paper explains the peculiarities of local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009207054
Cover Image
Alltagsmobilität - neue Handlungsräume für Arbeiten, Einkaufen, Freizeit... ? Einführung
Planinsek, Simone; Reuter, Ruth - In: Schneller, öfter, weiter? Perspektiven der …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266701
Cover Image
Auf dem Weg zu einem Grundangebot von Mobilität in ländlichen Räumen: Probleme, Ursachen und Handlungsoptionen
Küpper, Patrick - In: Schneller, öfter, weiter? Perspektiven der …
Der Beitrag geht der Frage nach, wie in ländlichen Räumen ein Grundangebot von Mobilität gewährleistet bzw. hergestellt werden kann. Dazu werden zunächst die Besonderheiten der Mobilität in ländlichen Räumen im Vergleich zu urbanen Gebieten herausgearbeitet sowie aktuelle Trends,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266711
Cover Image
Typology of rural areas in the Central and Eastern European EU new member States
Baum, Sabine; Trapp, Christian; Weingarten, Peter - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2004
Rural areas in Central and Eastern Europe are very often associated with a backwardness in terms of income and employment opportunities, a high dependency on agriculture, the outmigration of young, skilled people, a low population density and an insufficient infrastructure. In this paper 3...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526803
Cover Image
Interregionale Disparitäten und Entwicklung ländlicher Räume als regionalpolitische Herausforderung für die neuen EU-Mitgliedstaaten
Baum, Sabine; Weingarten, Peter - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2004
Seit Beginn der Transformation haben in den Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas (MOEL) die interregionalen Disparitäten zugenommen. Insbesondere die Stadt-Land-Gegensätze haben sich verstärkt. Dieser Beitrag zeigt die Entwicklung der Disparitäten auf und diskutiert auf der Basis theoretischer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008526806
Cover Image
Social and labour consequences of the decentralization and privatization of municipal services the cases of Australia and New Zealand: working paper
Paddon, Michael - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2001
Focuses on water and electricity services.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966873
Cover Image
Una exploracion completa de los costes de servicio de residuos solidos
Queralt, Germa Manel Bel - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2003
The economics literature on urban solid waste collection is scarce, although this type of services has undergone organizational as well as regulatory reforms. This research studies the cost structure of solid waste collection in order to explain why the costs caused by this service vary among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022407
Cover Image
Which Enterprises (Believe They) Have Soft Budgets? Evidence on the Effects of Ownership and Decentralization in Mongolia
Anderson, James H.; Korsun, Georges; Murrell, Peter - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - 1998
To ascertain the prevalence of soft budgets and to find causes of softness, we surveyed Mongolian enterprises, asking whether state aid was expected when financial difficulties arose. One-quarter of enterprises expected soft-budgets, a large proportion of which have central government ownership....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005764505
Cover Image
Intermunicipal cooperation and privatization of solid waste services among small municipalities in Spain
Bel, Germà; Mur, Melania - Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat de Barcelona - 2008
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of intermunicipal cooperation and privatization on the delivery costs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004971434
Cover Image
Do public sector reforms get rusty? An empirical analysis on privatization of solid waste collection
Bel, Germa; Costas, Anton - EconWPA - 2004
concentration and bidding competition decrease in the privatized sector may have outweighed eventual gains coming from privatization …. On the other hand, the threat that privatization may represent for public unit managers may have stimulated them to … recent privatization are associated with lower costs. Instead, old privatization is not associated with lower costs. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125882