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This paper presents a techno-economic analysis to evaluate the feasibility of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) radio access network to provide fixed wireless 30 Mbps broadband access services in the rural areas of Spain. The results are compared to those of Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) technology and...
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Governance has become a central topic among policymakers. There is an international consensus that policymaking is evolving from a traditional top-down government approach towards a system of governing that focuses on engaging the citizens within an area (Cabus, 2003). New forms of governance...
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'Innovation is the ability to take new ideas and translate them into commercial outcomes by using new processes, products or services in a way that is better and faster than the competition' (Nedis & Byler, 2009). Innovation is considered as an important competitiveness factor for companies and...
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This paper investigates empirically determinants of regional growth. The scant literature that exists indicates that a region's economic growth depends to a large extent on several features of the regions themselves, which evolve slowly over time. Our results contribute to this set of...
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This article analyses recent efforts to create a different institutional framework in Pará State, Brazilian Amazon to … country. The region suffers of, what can be called a natural-resources and green curse. Para state government, knowing its … add-value to State vocation activities and connected 2 million people in 2000km of optic-fiber high speed internet to take …
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Portugal is divided in two major parts: i) the coastal zone, with a higher demographic density and where the main economic activities are concentrated; ii) the periphery, where a low economic performance and a depressed demographic dynamics coexist. Economy and demography interact, reinforcing...
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degree of state intervention in the economy during the so-called import substitution policy period meant relevant equalizer … a new growth model based on low state intervention, with a greater emphasis on the development of financial and services …
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