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The property tax, land use and land use regulation

Netzer, Dick (contributor) - 2003

Dick Netzer, a leading public finance economist specializing in state and local issues and urban government, brings together in this comprehensive volume essays by top scholars connecting the property tax with land use. They explore the idea that the property tax is used as a partial substitute...

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Property rights, land values and urban development : betterment and compensation in China

Tian, Li - 2014

'The Chinese leadership anticipates that one hundred million people will move from rural areas to China's cities between 2014 and 2020-perhaps the greatest migration in human history. Property ownership and use rights, compensation for when rural land is taken for urban development, and who...

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Henry George's legacy in economic thought

Laurent, John (ed.) - 2005

Henry George's Progress and Poverty sold more than 3 million copies by the time of its 50th anniversary in 1929 - outselling all other works on economics - yet today economics students can complete their courses without ever having heard of the author's name. This collection redresses this...

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Choice experiments in developing countries : implementation, challenges and policy implications

Birol, Ekin (contributor); Bennett, Jeff (contributor) - 2010

Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken into consideration when applying this...

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Innovation systems for development : making research and innovation in developing countries matter

Göransson, Bo (contributor); Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2016

development goals / Claes Brundenius -- 3. Emerging innovation systems in developing countries: Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and … Ngoc Ca -- 6. The national innovation system in Tanzania and its relevance for development / Bitrina Diyamett, Heric Thomas …) in four developing countries - Bolivia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam. Dedicated chapters on each country identify the …

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Failing to compete : technology development and technology systems in Africa

Lall, Sanjaya - 2002

performance of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Kenya -- 4. Tanzania -- 5. Uganda -- 6. Ghana -- 7. Zimbabwe. …This unique study draws on extensive fieldwork assessing technology systems in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and …

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Explaining the gender wage gap : the missing aspects of discrimination

Sielska, Alicja - 2023

"This timely book offers a fascinating contemporary analysis of research into the gender pay gap while also providing … attempted to elucidate this challenging topic. Explaining the Gender Wage Gap examines often-neglected factors that highlight … neoclassical discrimination theories whilst analysing models used to calculate the gender wage gap. They conclude that modern …

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SME performance : separating myth from reality

Watson, John - 2010

The performance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) has been a subject of continual interest to both researchers and practitioners. This enlightening book investigates the pitfalls which have affected the assessment of SME performance in much of the past research

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The 'woman question' and higher education : perspectives on gender and knowledge production in America

May, Ann Mari (contributor) - 2008

perspectives on gender, this book offers a rich, multi-layered examination and critical insights into understanding the near …1. The body in the library / Helen Lefkowitz Hororwitz -- 2. Gender, biology, and the incontrovertible logic of choice … / Ann Mari May -- 3. Gender, professional knowledge, and institutional power : women social scientists and the research …

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Growth-oriented women entrepreneurs and their businesses : a global research perspective

Brush, Candida G. (contributor) - 2006

Enterprising new firms drive economic growth, and women around the world are important contributors to that growth. As entrepreneurs, they seize opportunities, develop and deliver new goods and services and, in the process, create wealth for themselves, their families, communities, and...

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