Search Results - subject:"Local Knowledge"

Collective Learning and Relational Capital in Local Innovation Processes

Capello, Roberta; Faggian, Alessandra - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 1, pp. 75-87

processes of local knowledge creation developed by regional economists; while in the former, the mere probability of contacts … explains local knowledge transfer, in the latter, the channels through which knowledge spills over a local area are clearly … local knowledge develops at the local level and therefore indirectly of relational capital. The different regional, sectoral …

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Determinants of Entry Mode Choice of MNCs in Emerging Markets : Evidence from South Africa and Egypt

BHAUMIK, SUMON KUMAR; GELB, STEPHEN - In: Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 41 (2005) 2, pp. 5-24

It is now stylized that the importance of foreign direct investment for developing countries and emerging markets arises from the impact of the presence of multinational corporations (MNCs) in the host country on the productivity of local firms, by way of technology diffusion and competition....

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CLIMATE CHANGE AND NATURAL HAZARDS IN NORTHERN CANADA: INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES WITH GOVERNMENT POLICY

Newton, John; Paci, C.; Ogden, Aynslie - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 10 (2005) 3, pp. 541-571

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Care Theory and ``caring'' systems of agriculture

Curry, Janel - In: Agriculture and Human Values 19 (2002) 2, pp. 119-131

Care Theory is a growing schoolof ethics that starts with the assumption ofthe relational nature of human beings. Incontrast, the dominant assumption of theautonomous view of human nature has made itdifficult to integrate ``relational'' aspects ofreality into the realm of political actionrelated...

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A General Refutation of the Law of One Price as Empirical Hypothesis / Eine allgemeine Widerlegung des „Gesetzes des einheitlichen Preises“ als einer empirischen Hypothese

Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 221 (2001) 1, pp. 45-67

Zusammenfassung Das „Gesetz des einheitlichen Preises“ spielt eine zentrale Rolle in der modernen Außenwirtschaftstheorie, insbesondere in monetären Ansätzen zu Wechselkurs und Zahlungsbilanz, aber auch in der Analyse von Dumping und anderen Bereichen des Außenhandels. Als allgemeines...

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Gender and forestry: integrating local knowledge into environmental planning and management

Martin, Adrian; Lemon, Mark - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 4 (2001) 3, pp. 265-281

This paper demonstrates the importance of local knowledge to processes of rural development that involve changes to … work with local knowledge in order to tailor initiatives to local contexts. The challenge is to both acquire and employ …

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Gender and forestry: integrating local knowledge into environmental planning and management

Martin, Adrian; Lemon, Mark - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 4 (2001) 3, pp. 265-281

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A General Refutation of the Law of One Price as Empirical Hypothesis

Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 221 (2001) 1, pp. 45-67

The Law of One Price (LOP) is of prime importance for modern international economics, in particular in the monetary theory of forward exchange, or in the theory of international trade, as in the analysis of dumping. As a general proposition about arbitrage, the LOP underlies every core...

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Farming systems research: Flexible diversification of a small family farm in southeast Michigan

Mascarenhas, Michael - In: Agriculture and Human Values 18 (2001) 4, pp. 391-401

In an era where the dominant implicitfarming policy has been ``get big or get out,''Titus Farms provides an exemplar to thecontrary. This paper explains the success storybehind a medium-sized 145-acre fruit andvegetable family farm in southeast Michigan.Using agroecosystems analysis, this case...

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Mapping the road for voluntary change: Partnerships in agricultural extension

Pence, Robert; Grieshop, James - In: Agriculture and Human Values 18 (2001) 2, pp. 209-217

BIOS and BIFS are two California-based, small-scale alternative agricultural demonstration programs that define an applied Agriculture Partnership Model of extension. This model operates through a structure of local project leadership, a process of responsive farmer outreach and a primary goal...

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