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Ethiopia: Diversifying the Rural Economy. An Assessment of the Investment Climate for Small and Informal Enterprises [PDF]
The Rural Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is one of the first studies of small and informal firms in rural and semi-urban areas in Ethiopia. Little was known about the nature and size distribution of small, rural firms, the constraints they face when
Loening, Josef, Mikael Imru, Laketch
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn +4 more
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Shrinking Small Towns in Serbia: Development Challenges and Planning Policy Opportunities
Revija za GeografijoSerbian territorial policies actively supported small towns during the socialist period, fostering growth. However, the post-socialist transition brought socio-political changes, economic restructuring, and widespread depopulation. Subsequent territorial
Milica Ljubenović
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Thermal refugia and persistence of Texas horned lizards (Phrynosoma cornutum) in small towns. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Tucker MR, Biffi D, Williams DA.
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Importance of Agro-food Industry for Small and Medium-sized Towns in EU Countries; An Inter-regional SAM Analysis [PDF]
This paper examines the importance of the agro-food industry for the local economy of thirty selected small and medium-sized towns in the EU. Calculations are based on interregional SAM analysis, which were constructed for each town. On the whole, it can
van Leeuwen, Myrna
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The impact of The Warehouse on New Zealand small towns: A discussion paper with specific reference to Maori [PDF]
, 2007 This discussion paper is based on empirical material looking at the social impact of The Warehouse (TW) on small town NZ. The results of this research show that Māori have a more positive orientation to The Warehouse than the non-Māori population.
Davenport, Eileen +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aboriginal staff play a vital part in improving culturally safe and effective services and supports for Aboriginal people. Research on the Aboriginal workforce helps advance a culturally safe environment for workers and Aboriginal people accessing health and community services. This study aims to identify the barriers and enablers to workforce
F. Talbot +10 more
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New England's small cities: a mostly untapped resource [PDF]
With a different policy mind-set, small cities could boost the region’s overall competitiveness and provide appealing alternatives for suburbanites tired of living behind the wheel of a car.Cities and towns - New England ; Economic policy - New ...
André Leroux
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT For adults with intellectual disability and their families, future planning and moving out of the family home in Australia will increasingly occur within the context of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). As a market‐based, individualised funding system its impact on this transition remains largely unknown. This paper reports on a
I. Belperio +5 more
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Small Towns in Ghana: Justifications for their Promotion under Ghana’s Decentralization Programme
African Studies Quarterly, 2005 A key objective of Ghana’s decentralization programme is the promotion of small towns, particularly district capitals, as a means of reducing rural-urban migration and the rapid growth of large towns and cities. While small towns have grown significantly
George Owusu
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