This paper addresses the timing of a location's historical transition from rural to urban activity. We test whether urbanization occurs sooner in places with higher agricultural potential and comparatively lower transport costs, using worldwide data that divide the earth's surface at half-degree...

В статье раскрыт научно-методический подход к численной оценке риска реализации программы инвестиционного развития агропромышленного комплекса (АПК), на...

The volume contains the papers accepted and published in the proceedings of the 8th International symposium entitled: “Agrarian Economy and Rural Development - Realities and Perspectives for Romania', organized by the Institute of Research for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development,...

The present volume is the collection of the conference papers presented on the 11th International Symposium Agricultural economics and Rural Development - Realities and Perspectives for Romania, organized by the Research Institute for Agrarian Economy and Rural Development during 19 of November,...

While India’s per capita income is converging towards that of the richer countries, inequality has drifted up. Spatial inequality – across states and between urban and rural areas – is pronounced, with large differences in output per capita and in access to core public services, such as...

California has long been a leader in both its attempts to preserve land devoted to agricultural production and in its approach to funding its state and local governments. Recently it has become the leader in creating a statewide policy (AB 32) to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases generated...

The volume contains the papers accepted and published in the proceedings of the 9th International symposium entitled: "Agrarian Economy and Rural Development - Realities and Perspectives for Romania", organized by the Research Institute for Agriculture Economy and Rural Development - Bucharest,...