Results 21 to 30 of about 804,960 (305)

Estimation of Technical, Allocative, and Economic Efficiencies for Smallholder Broiler Producers in South Africa

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
The prevailing economic conditions as a result of COVID-19, climate change, and the Russia–Ukraine conflict, have led to renewed global interest in the efficiency of the agricultural sector.
Lindikaya W. Myeki   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Mandate of Forensic Investigations Unit in the Fight Against Fraud, Corruption, Financial Misconduct, Irregularities and Maladministration in the Public Sector of South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
This article examines the mandate of Forensic Investigations Unit in the fight against fraud, corruption, financial misconduct, irregularities, and maladministration in the public sector of South Africa.
Tumiso D. Mokhomole*
doaj  

Can the district development model deliver development in South African local governments?

open access: yesRozwój Regionalny i Polityka Regionalna, 2022
With the advent of democracy in South Africa, local government was targeted for transformation to be more representative of and responsive to local communities’ needs.
Verna Nel, Stephanus Minnie
doaj   +1 more source

Decentralization of land management in Madagascar : Process, innovations and observation of the first outcome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Since 2005, Madagascar has committed itself into a deep land reform, based on modernization of the land administration and on decentralization of the land management to the Communes.
Andrianirina Ratsialonana, Rivo   +3 more
core  

Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Logic of Urban Land System Reform in China—A Policy Analysis Framework Based on Punctuated-Equilibrium Theory

open access: yesLand, 2022
Land system reform is inseparable from land policy evolution in the reform process. Understanding land system reform from the perspective of policy evolution is crucial for the further deepening of the reform.
Shangxun Xiong, Hui Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Tax Policy and Farm Organization

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced substantial changes to the tax code, affecting farms' organizational incentives. This study examines farms' responses to the TCJA along extensive and intensive margins, focusing on organizational and labor expense adjustments.
Tia M. McDonald, Katherine Lacy
wiley   +1 more source

Optimum gamma irradiation doses for mutagenesis in Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranean L.) genotypes

open access: yesReproduction and Breeding
Genetic diversity enhancement to select Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc. 2x = 2n = 22) breeding lines with economic traits is imperative to improve the crop's utilization in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Maliata Athon Wanga   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investment Promotion, Tax Competition, and Industrial Land Price in China—Evidence from the Corporate Tax Collection Reform

open access: yesLand, 2022
Fiscal arrangements have significant influences on the use of land in China. The tax collection reform in 2002 stipulates that firms establish after the reform are levied by the state tax bureau while those established before the reform continue to be ...
Huasheng Song, Guili Sun
doaj   +1 more source

LAND REFORMS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [PDF]

open access: yesMacroeconomic Dynamics, 2010
We examine the nexus between land transfers and human capital formation. A sequence of land redistributions enables the beneficiaries to educate their children and thus to escape from poverty. A successful land reform allows the transition of a society from an agriculture-based state of poverty to a human capital–based developed economy. We find that a
Gersbach, Hans, Siemers, Lars
openaire   +3 more sources

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy