Purpose – Although international franchising has occurred in East Asia over the past 20 years, surprisingly very little academic research has been undertaken to understand key dynamics of this marketing phenomenon. The purpose of this paper is to examine franchise resources, which is a key...

Purpose – China has embarked on a major concerted strategy to arrest grassland degradation and livelihood problems in the western pastoral region. The paper aims to provide a framework through which this strategy can be understood and refined into the future. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – A tax based on land value is in many ways ideal, but many economists dismiss it by assuming it could not raise enough revenue. Standard sources of data omit much of the potential tax base, and undervalue what they do measure. The purpose of this paper is to present more comprehensive...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present an integrated approach concerning intertemporal choices and the location of economic activity under a simple endogenous growth model. The idea is that time analysis concerning the choices about present and future consumption and the choices on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the functions of material possessions and economic resources in peer relationships among third grade children. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 48 Swedish children aged nine were interviewed in focus groups, using a projective vignette...

Purpose – This article aims to explore, and compare, the perceived association between economic resources and peer relationships among two age groups of Swedish tweens. Design/methodology/approach – The data consist of 101 drawings by Swedish tweens, aged nine, and aged 12. The children were...