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Accessibility and Economic Development in Europe

Regional Studies, 1999
VICKERMAN R., SPIEKERMANN K. and WEGENER M. (1999) Accessibility and economic development in Europe, Reg. Studies 33 , 1-15. There is continuing debate on the role of transport infrastructure and changes in accessibility on regional economic development.
Roger Vickerman, Klaus Spiekermann, Michael Wegener   +2 more
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THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC ACCESS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE

Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1976
A conceptual framework is described for analysing the provision of public access in the countryside for recreational purposes. Private and public institutions are seen as negotiating the reallocation of property rights for the purpose of access, and a threefold classification scheme of the ways in which this may be achieved is drawn up.
K. J. Thomson, M. C. Whitby
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Economic dimensions of telecommunications access

International Journal of Social Economics, 2001
As wealth and income increase, so too does the desire and ability to communicate with others. Suggests the opposite conclusion: that the link between telecommunications access and income levels is a causality that runs in the opposite direction – increased telecommunications access leads to increases in incomes.
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Economic Activity and Transportation Access

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2005
Several studies of transportation and economic development impacts have recognized the extent to which changes in accessibility triggered by transportation improvements may translate into business cost savings and contribute to a region's economic competitiveness. This paper specifies and empirically tests a general model that captures the intensity of
Felipe Targa, Kelly J. Clifton, Hani S. Mahmassani   +2 more
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The welfare economics of equal access

Journal of Public Economics, 1991
Abstract This paper discusses alternative definitions of equal access to a good and derives policy implications of the only definition that seems consistent with the literal meaning of access and not obviously inconsistent with the views of at least some people who say that they favor government action to reduce inequality of access to particular ...
Edgar O. Olsen, Diane Lim Rogers
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The economics of open access

2010
Scholarly communication process ...
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Economic Barriers to Information Access

The Bottom Line, 1994
In these days when there is growing pressure to be accountable for an increasingly strained budget, it is easy to think in terms of charging for services, whether to charge back added costs or simply to levy fees for specific services. This move is not always accompanied by a clear understanding of what is involved.
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The economics of the limited access order [PDF]

, 2015
Violence and coercion are key to understanding economic and social interactions in any society. This premise was used by North et al. (2009) to distinguish three `patterns of social organization' that societies have used to solve the problem of violence. We model one of these, the `limited access order', that is still dominant today.
van Besouw, Bram, Ansink, Erik, van Bavel, Bas   +2 more
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The economics of access to literature and information [PDF]

, 2005
This paper will focus on the importance of cost and economics as a factor in access to information and literature. Both the broader macroeconomic context and the more focused microeconomic (South African) environment will be referred to. The following aspects will be explored: - An examination of the assumption that the economic development of a nation
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Transport accessibility and economic growth: Implications for sustainable transport infrastructure investments

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 2021
Keechoo Choi
exaly