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2018
This chapter takes a closer look at the people- vs. place-prosperity distinction as a way of conceptualizing enablement in informal settlements. While Winnick popularized this distinction as a formal regional planning apparatus during the 1960s, the pros and cons of its relevance to informal settlements are discussed here. Whether physical upgrading in
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This chapter takes a closer look at the people- vs. place-prosperity distinction as a way of conceptualizing enablement in informal settlements. While Winnick popularized this distinction as a formal regional planning apparatus during the 1960s, the pros and cons of its relevance to informal settlements are discussed here. Whether physical upgrading in
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Asymmetric Information and the Settlement of Insurance Claims
The Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2001The authors present a version of Spier's (1992) dynamic model of litigation and use it to derive predictions about the duration of legal claims against motor insurers. Those predictions are tested against a unique set of case data collected from an English motor insurer. The main predictions are supported, with one exception.
Fenn, P, Rickman, N
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Urbanisation and informal settlements
Development Southern Africa, 1989(1989). Urbanisation and informal settlements. Development Southern Africa: Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 522-523.
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Sharing of Information Prior to Settlement or Litigation
The RAND Journal of Economics, 1989In this article the voluntary sharing of information prior to settlement negotiations is studied in a model where one type of litigant--plaintiffs, to be exact--possesses private information. In equilibrium, plaintiffs whose expected judgments would exceed a certain threshold will reveal their information (if they can credibly establish it) and settle ...
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