Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundThe hierarchical medical system is an important measure to promote equitable healthcare and sustain economic development. As the population’s consumption level rises, the demand for healthcare services also increases.
Yongze Zhao +5 more
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Sustainability of Urban Sprawl: Environmental-Economic Indicators for the Analysis of Mobility Impact in Italy [PDF]
Sound empirical and quantitative analysis on the relationship between different patterns of urban expansion and environmental or social costs of mobility are still very rare in Europe and the few studies available provide only a qualitative discussion on
Chiara M. Travisi, Roberto Camagni
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Compounding financial repression with rigid urban regulations : lessons of the Korea housing market [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to explore the interactions between financial and urban policies, and their joint impact on the performance of the housing sector during the course of economic development. The central hypothesis is that extended periods of
INU, Renaud, Bertrand
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A városnövekedés területi eltérései Európában, különös tekintettel a járműipari városokra = Spatial disparities of urban growth with special regard to locations of automotive industry [PDF]
, 2014 In addition to the separation of the phases of the European Union urban development processes, this paper seeks to trace their special disparities. By the 21st century Europe faced a special situation, practically never experienced before in its history ...
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Impact of Economic Growth on Income Inequality: A Regional Perspective [PDF]
Impact of Economic Growth on Income Inequality: A Regional Perspective Shibalee Majumdar and Mark Partridge Egalitarianism refers to the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political, economic and social equality.
Majumdar, Shibalee, Partridge, Mark D.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang +3 more
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An Analysis of Food Grain Consumption in Urban Jiangsu Province of China [PDF]
The impacts of economic and demographic variables on the demand for food grain commodities in urban Jiangsu province of China are estimated, using both the QUAIDS and the AIDS models.
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Is the European Green Capital Award showcasing appropriate models of best practice for transition? The land use indicator. [PDF]
, 2015 The European Green Capital Award (EGCA) rewards the efforts and commitment of European cities that tackle the environmental challenges of urban areas.
Ruiz Del Portal Sanz, Angela
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