Roads, electrical generation for facilities, hospitals, schools, housing, and recreational facilities are investments that are often made by mining enterprises in communities where they are operating. Often these enterprises argue that the services generated by this community infrastructure are...

Before discussing the specific proposal of the resource rent tax developed in the paper by Ross Garnaut and Anthony C. Ross the advantages and disadvantages inherent in the four broad takes applicable to the mining sector are considered. In this way, we will have a better understanding of the...

The Fourth Fisheries project in Bangladesh has been developed as part of the comprehensive fisheries policy implemented by the Government of Bangladesh. The project hopes to generate economic benefits while being financially sustainable. The fishermen stand to gain considerably as they can reap...

The proposed El Kureimat Plant (module II) project is one of 19 new generation plants that the public electrical utility of Egypt plans to setup over its current planning horizon of 2005-2012. This paper reports on an integrated investment appraisal of the project. The project involves the...

This paper reports on an integrated investment appraisal of a Pan African Development rural satellite projects. The project's main aim is to provide telecommunication services in rural areas of Africa on a large scale at very low costs by using appropriate technology. The objective is to...

This paper deals with the feasibility of a communal irrigation project in the Philippines where the farmer beneficiaries pay for the infrastructure cost and are responsible for the operating and maintenance cost of the irrigation system. A financial analysis from the investment, equity, and...

This paper reviews how the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Civil Service and Social Security pension systems in North Cyprus enabled policy makers to make promises to the Turkish Cypriot residents to retain them on the Island following a long protracted civil war. Unfortunately, the success of this policy...

It has been a challenge for the Limpopo Provincial Government to tackle the eradication of poverty and the acceleration of the pace of economic growth in the province. It is of importance for the Government to provide the basic infrastructure facilities such as roads, water, electricity, and...

Over the past decade, South Africa has experienced a rising pace of economic and social development which has facilitated the expansion of the basic social programs, especially in health and education. The education sector has been given a high priority by the National and Provincial authorities...

This paper is an attempt to evaluate the way the monetary policy in the United States influences the behavior of the Canadian economy. The analysis of this question is approached by estimating a simple reduced form model of the Canadian economy where try to find the extent to which nominal...