This paper studied the performance and issues in functioning of Tourism Services in Kashmir Valley. The key goal is to identify the significant weaknesses and challenges and enable tourism authorities to act accordingly. For analysis, the perceptions of tourism stakeholders, namely tourists,...

Income volatility challenges the effectiveness of the safety net that USDA food assistance programs provide low-income families. This study examines income volatility among households with children and the implications of volatility for eligibility in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)....

Income volatility challenges the effectiveness of the safety net that USDA food assistance programs provide low-income families. This study examines income volatility among households with children and the implications of volatility for eligibility in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)....

During the 20th century, Western nations have adopted socialprotection as a way to stem conflict between capital and labor, and toensure economic growth. Measures such as employment protection,unemployment insurance, and wage bargaining have helped pave theway for an era of social stability in...

Viešojo sektoriaus ekonomikos magistro baigiamojo darbo objektas – Lietuvos ekonominio saugumo veiksniai pokyčių sąlygomis – nauja mokslinių tyrimų sritis, valstybės ekonominės politikos strateginė kryptis. Temos aktualumas – valstybės ekonominis saugumas yra nacionalinio saugumo...

The purpose of the paper is examining the potential implications for the UK sugar beet sector of the EU sugar regime reform. Although the reform has yet to be formalised, the initial proposals centre on price and quota cuts. Using panel data from the Farm Business Survey for England, the paper...

The elimination of the marketing quota system that regulated the peanut market since the 1930s has been accompanied by the emergence of marketing contracts between farmers and peanut buyers (mainly peanut shellers). Two types of contracts have been observed, forward contracts for delivery at...

The aim of this study is to contribute to the explanation of consumer behaviour.To do so, it is not sufficient to identify the product characteristics most relevant tothe consumer. Moreover, the reasons why consumers attach meaning to the productattributes have to be found out, whereas the...