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The significance of yardstick competition among governments is now confirmed with regard to fiscal variables. This is an important result but the significance of the mechanism must also be sought in a context broader than that of fiscal federalism and without limitation to relations and...
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This article presents estimates of the almost Ideal demand system (AIDS) for four food groups_and compares these estimates WI~h the AIDS' own linear approximate version and the linear expenditure system The AIDS IS indirectly nonadditive and has several desirable properties, making it a Viable...
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theoretical literature concerning intellectual capital, organisational and social systems theory, and “performativity”. Practical … implications - Such development of bank models and of a systems perspective is critical to the understanding of banks by bankers …
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This paper reports on the electrification using photovoltaic power of 45 schools in the rural areas near Queenstown, in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. The project was funded by the state, coordinated by Eskom and implemented by Siemens Limited (Solar Division). The University of Port...
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application of these RE technologies in an integrated systems approach. Based on the Integration Position paper, adapted to an … international framework, this paper deals with the application of RE technologies in integrated systems, i. e. RE supply systems …
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universal model throughout various industrial sectors. Complex product systems industries show peculiar features in terms of …
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black box through exploring and describing organizational structures and systems to coordinate issues emerging from virtual …. While routine-based systems increase achievement of task-related objectives, communication-based systems increase … organizational identification. Redundancy in systems increases both outcomes. Finally, the authors discuss implications for further …
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attention to the role of natural resource competition in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While significant empirical research … has focused on diagnosing the links between natural resource competition and (violent) conflict, much less has focused on … the dynamics of whether and how resource competition can be transformed to strengthen social-ecological resilience and …
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We propose a residual-based augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test statistic that allows for detection of stationary cointegration within a system that may contain both I (2) and I (1) observables. The test is also consistent under the alternative of multicointegration, where first differences of...
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A Comprehensive model of U S agriculture incorporates the spatial pattern of supply, resource use, and the technical …
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