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Local Economic Development Policies [PDF]
A revised version of this paper appears as "Economic Development" in J. Richard Aronson and Eli Schwartz, eds. 2004. Management Policies in Local Government Finance (5th Ed.). Washington, DC: International City/County Management Association, pp. 355-390.
Timothy J. Bartik
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Promoting sustainable local economic development initiatives [PDF]
This book endeavours to outline case studies that promote sustainable Local Economic Development (LED) initiatives. It is generally believed that local governments are the foot soldiers of LED.
Eastcott-Layton, Maxwell T. +16 more
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Learning for a Better Future [PDF]
Various international scholars and associates of the PASCAL (Place, Social Capital and Learning Regions) International Observatory (Africa hub), under the auspices of the Centre for Local Economic Development (CENLED) based at the University of ...
Kearns, Peter +21 more
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How Do Migrants Fare in Latin America and the Caribbean?: Mapping Socio-Economic Integration [PDF]
Over the last decade, the migration landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has changed significantly. In this context, the socio-economic integration of immigrants is an increasingly high priority on the regional development and policy agenda.
Inter-American Development Bank
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Lifelong learning and local economic development [PDF]
Lifelong learning is increasingly seen as being important for the future well-being of local economies. The paper considers the macro-context for lifelong learning and local economic development by reviewing what is meant by lifelong, or lifetime, learning, and argues why lifelong learning is important for local economies in terms of: improving the ...
McQuaid, Ronald
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Islamic banks and finance and the possibility of agricultural investments in the Republic of Serbia [PDF]
Financing the economy and agriculture as well in the Republic of Serbia in recent past present was realized and has been implemented with the financial and credit support of the state, as well as through expensive commercial bank loans and financial ...
Kačar Bahrija +2 more
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The creation of an accurate simulation of future urban growth is considered to be one of the most important challenges of the last five decades that involves spatial modeling within a GIS environment.
Anasua Chakraborty +3 more
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Our research aims at unveiling the various drivers that can have an impact on urban densification. Unlike the usual logistic modelling techniques, our study considers multi-level built-up densities ranging from low to high built-up density.
Anasua Chakraborty +2 more
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College Openings and Local Economic Development
We study how the presence of a college affects the local economy using administrative data. Our analysis exploits the opening of new institutions of tertiary education across Germany in the 1980s and 1990s. The new college substantially increased the student population and share of high-skilled workers in the region.
Berlingieri, Francesco +2 more
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Women’s leadership in local government in the Caribbean
Women and men are traditionally cast in different roles, with males being leaders in the workplace, home and government. In contrast, communities promote women as caregivers who support male leaders and shape future generations as mothers, mentors and ...
Kizzann Lee Sam
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