Regional and urban economics Books

City Integration and Tourism Development in the Greater Bay Area, China explores the tourism development related issues of city integration in the Greater Bay Area (GBA).This book starts with a general introduction to the background of the Greater Bay...

This timely and significant book explores the characteristics and complexities of Asian urban tourism, considering the extent to which Western paradigms can be transferred to Asian settings and the striking contrasts that exist within the region. In an...

List of Tables List of Figures Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations Glossary of Terms and Organizations Series Editor's Preface Introduction The Approach of this Book to the Study of External Shocks and Policy Analysis External Shocks and External...

List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations and Acronyms List of Contributors Preface PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies since Independence: An Introduction and Overview; C.Mumbengegwi & R.Magubu PART II:...

Hindutva in India is a chauvinist and majoritarian political ideology that conjures up the image of a peaceful Hindu Self visàvis the threatening minority Other. It is pornonationalism in its obsessive preoccupation with the predatory sexuality of the...

Providing high-level climate risk assessments for cities in Armenia, Georgia, and Uzbekistan, this report is designed to mainstream mitigation and adaptation into urban planning to help ensure climate resilient growth. For each country, it harnesses...

The Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor provides data and analysis as a resource for evidence-based policy design. This year's edition focuses on South Asia.This first volume reviews micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) at the...

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2013 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, Xiamen University, language: English, abstract: The paper employs revealed comparative advantage (RCA) to assess the competitiveness of the case study countries...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 2,0, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Seminar für empirische Wirtschaftsforschung), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die in den tagesaktuellen Nachrichten...

Originally published in 1988, this book offers the first comprehensive and critical analysis of the privatisation of public housing in Britain. It outlines the historical background to the growth of public housing and the developing political...

1. Einleitung 2. Festivalisierung der Stadtpolitik: Gründe, Ziele und Folgen 3. Mega-Events im Globalen Süden: Die FIFA-Weltmeisterschaften 2010/2014 3.1. Strukturelle Besonderheiten 3.2. Die FIFA-Weltmeisterschaft 2010: Südafrika 3.3. Die...

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2012 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: none, Xiamen University (Research School of South-east Asian studies), course: World Economy, language: English, abstract: The rise of China may well be...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 12,00 Punkte - Gut, Fachhochschule der Deutschen Bundesbank - Schloss Hachenburg (Deutsche Bundesbank), Veranstaltung: Duales Studium zum Diplom-Betriebswirt FH:...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 2,0, Universität Leipzig (Institut für Wirtschaftspolitik), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im Jahr 1997 gerieten mehrere asiatische Volkswirtschaften in Finanz- und...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 1,0, Universität zu Köln, Veranstaltung: Sozialpolitik, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: ...Das erwartete Renteneinkommen der zweiten Säule in den USA basiert...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 1,3, Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie Essen , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: „Neuseeland Experiment", „Globalisierung eines Wohlstandstaates", „Kiwi-Wunder" oder die...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 1,3, Universität Hamburg (Institut für Finanzwissenschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Eine Duale Einkommensteuer, wie sie in Skandinavien in unterschiedlichen...

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 1,85, Hochschule Osnabrück, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Bis vor nicht all zu langer Zeit brachte man Rumänien eher mit Kinderarmut, Straßenhunden und...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of long-term changes in the car market of an emerging economy, with a focus on its spatial and temporal dimensions. Poland, the case study in question, represents a unique "laboratory of automobile revolution"...

Megaprojects, also referred to in the literature as Large Engineering Projects or Major Projects, are generally defined as large-scale investment initiatives worth 1b€/$ or more and, facing similar problems independent of the country where they are...

The economic system of competitive capitalism has proven to be both resilient and flexible over time and has contributed to the economic welfare of citizens in liberal and coordinated market economies in diverse regions and countries. At the same time,...

Road pricing (tolls, etc.) as a means of generating revenue for infrastructure investment has become a major policy option in both Europe and North America. It can also be used as a policy in the management of traffic demand...

This book is about an art in which the Netherlands excels: strategic planning. Foreign observers will need little convincing of the merits of Dutch planning. They will want to know whether routine explanations (small country,...

New Directions in Computational Economics brings together for the first time a diverse selection of papers, sharing the underlying theme of application of computing technology as a tool for achieving solutions to realistic...

This monograph analyses the role of border cities in promoting territorial development processes in border regions across the world. It not only embraces the scientific fields of regional and urban studies but also addresses territorial (urban, local,...

Imagine living in a city where people could move freely and buildings could be replaced at minimal cost. Reality cannot be further from such. Despite this imperfect world in which we live, urban planning has become integral and critical especially in the...

An in-depth analysis of one of the most important and complex issues of the post-Soviet era, namely the (re-)integration of this highly interconnected region. The book considers the evolution of "holding-together" groups since the collapse of the Soviet...

Cities are the engines of an innovation-based economy where research and new ideas are the core input of production. Urbanisation is becoming synonymous of economic growth. People flock into cities, both in the developed and developing world, since here...

and Feldman, 1996 or Audretsch and Stephan, 1996) show that unformalized knowledge may playa major role in the innovation of new products. Now if unformalized knowledge is communicated personally, distance will be an important...

Several interesting results on the economics of industrial districts are collected in this book. The first part investigates over internal determinants of industrial district competitiveness looking at internal productivity, at...

Cities are growing worldwide and their sprawl is increasingly challenged for its pressure on open spaces and environmental quality. Economic arguments can help to decide about the trade-off between preserving environmental...

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: B.Sc in Environmental Science, , language: English, abstract: Recent accidents happening in most companies in Bangladesh should be a source of worry to everyone. Most...