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Despite attempts to induce regional competitiveness in industrial manufactures, poor productivity performances continue to plague the ability of African entrepreneurs to compete successfully in international markets. While many plausible explanations can be put forward to explain this failing,...
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This thesis examines the performance, challenges and prospects of the Chinese coalindustry under transformation in the market transition period from 1993 to date. The term'transformation' is used intentionally to distinguish it from 'transition', which is more commonly used. While issues arising...
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This study analyzes the structure of the water industry in Peru. It investigates economies of scale and cost inefficiencies in 43 water providers during the years from 1996 to 2005. Different water sources in different geographical regions directly affect the production technology of the sector,...
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This publication provides detailed documentation of the load forecast scenarios and assumptions used in preparing BPA's 1991 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study (the Study). This is one of two technical appendices to the Study; the other appendix details the utility-specific loads and...
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established ownership rights and provided irrigation districts, PUDs, and municipalities with expanded enabling powers. Financial …
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: residential, commercial, industrial, direct-service industrial, and irrigation. The data specifically supports forecasting …
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This report discusses the potential for solar-powered agricultural irrigation pumps in the San Joaquin Valley and how …
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cotton farmers in Texasusing irrigation, put options, and yield insurance. The primary objective was to analyzethe … interactions of irrigation, put options, and yield insurance as risk managementstrategies on the economic viability of a 1,000 acre … strongly preferred at lower irrigation levels. Thebenefits to purchasing put options increase with yields, so they are more …
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costs of the reservoirs. Then, I provide details about the relationship between the quantity and price of irrigation and of …
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and utilize access to production technology, namely irrigation, to assure minimum subsistence requirements in an arid and … obtained through a game played with children. The fifth chapter investigates the impact of village level irrigation projects on …-in-differences with an eight year panel, the impact of access to irrigation on poverty, agricultural production, and nutrient intakes is …
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