This Feasibility Study is designed to form the base strategy document detailing operational guidelines for a proposed Alliance between Ipswich City Council's Water & Sewerage Services, and Aquatec-Maxcon Pty Ltd. The proposed entity name of the Alliance is Sunshine Water (Pty Ltd). The Project...

This study investigates regional marital fertility differentials in Egypt and their relationship to the level of modernization of the region: defined as economic development and social and cultural change. The intermediate variables (Davis and Blake, 1965) underlying these regional levels and...

This paper analyses the development of software in India and Ireland. The development patterns of the software industry in Ireland and India clearly show both the advantages and disadvantages of being a follower. The most obvious advantage is the ability to sustain growth without a broad based...

The 2002 New Zealand Transport Strategy states that in the long run, economic development and transport activity need not be directly related. This implies that a degree of „decoupling‟ is required – that economic development needs to occur without similar growth in transport. Before...

Contributed Paper prepared for presentation at the International Association of AgriculturalEconomists’ 2009 Conference, Beijing, China, August 16-22, 2009.

Most of the world's equipment is produced in a small number of rich countries. In 1996, countries in the top decile of cross-country income distribution produced 61% of world equipment and countries in the bottom decile produced only 0.2%. Rich and poor countries also differ in their dependence...

Fiscal stress, changing public expectations and shifting responsibilitiesfor services due to devolution have prompted many local governments toconsider restructuring service delivery. This web site is designed toprovide local governments with information on restructuring trends andinnovations in...

in cooperation with the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Georgetown

Infrastructure is a key ingredient in the recipe for regional economic prosperity—a constantrequirement as the U.S. economy evolves. Roads and rail connect cities, the electric gridconnects industry with energy, and telephone lines connect businesses with customers. Thecurrent economy places a...

This project reviewed literature discussing the fiscal impacts of development and offers relevantcommentary and recommendations in light of Delaware’s governance and growth characteristics.Chapter 1 reviews a broad set of literature outlining the fiscal impacts of growth anddevelopment,...