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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Economic Diversification"”.
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MARKETS AND MERCHANTS: ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA, 1700-1775
… and iron contributed little to the colony's economic output in 1701, yet by 1774 they accounted for better than a third of the value of her exports.</p><p>In tandem with the growth and diversification of her export products, Virginia's marketing structure underwent a series of changes during …
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An Assessment of Oman’s Economic Diversification Policy: Prospects and Challenges
This study offers insights into Oman’s economic diversification journey to considerably reduce its dependency on oil in relation to the policies introduced for this purpose and whether their implementation was successful. For this purpose, the study outlined a number of objectives to understand how …
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Geographic and economic diversification in the institutional residential mortgage industry
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1992.
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Incentives, investment and economic diversification : the case of manufacturing development in Botswana
… which is widely known for its remarkable economic growth and prudent macro-economic management, was one of the poorest countries in the world prior to independence in 1966. The country was primarily a subsistence economy largely founded on agriculture, with a modicum of tourism. However, …
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Adaptation and survival in government agencies : the case of western economic diversification Canada
… I examine how the federal Department of Western Economic Diversification has adapted and survived despite considerable odds. By employing variations of three survival strategies, the Department has been responsive to its stakeholders yet achieved autonomy. Furthermore, the impact of these results …
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Economic Diversification and Development in Resource-dependent Economies: Lessons from Chile and Malaysia
… investigates the role of the state in promoting economic diversification in countries that are over-reliant on the extraction of non-renewable resources. The objective of this thesis is particularly timely given the current context of commodity price bust, which has revealed the economic …
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ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION: THE CASE OF SAUDI ARABIA WITH REFERENCE TO RICH NATURAL RESOURCE COUNTRIES
… achieve this by constructing the first tailored diversification model of the Saudi Arabian Economy. The aim of second chapter is to ascertain the sectors that are either positively or negatively influenced or affected the most by trade liberalization or the openness of trade. Knowing this we …
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The Development of the Financial Sector of Qatar and its Contribution to Economic Diversification
… is to contribute to the government’s policy of economic diversification. In order to answer this question, the study focuses on analysing the sub-units that make up the financial sector such as banking, non-banking services and the insurance industry. The objective of that is to reveal the …
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Enhancing Development in the Saudi Renewable Energy Sector: A Promising Strategy for Job Creation and Economic Diversification
Unemployment, a critical modern problem, has economic as well as social costs. While its economic cost can be illustrated through the loss of the value of labor, its social costs include divorce, addiction to illegal drugs, and decisions to drop out of school. This dissertation proposes investment …
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Economic Strategies of Terminal Classic Households in the Northern Maya Lowlands: Multicrafting and Economic Diversification of a Mid- Elite Residential Compound at Xuenkal, Yucatan
… Itza is associated with a period of changes and economic growth in the northern Lowlands during the Terminal Classic (A.D. 800-1000) and Early Postclassic (A.D. 1000-1200) periods (Andrews et al. 2003:151). Although some sites continued to grow, many sites were abandoned or had drastic declines. …
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"Beyond the Sparkle" : diversification of mineral-rich economies: The case of Botswana
… depletion presents a threat to Botswana's economic growth, development and macroeconomic stability, which has created the urgent need for economic diversification to be realised in the near future. This dissertation explores the concept and theory behind economic diversification for …
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The relationship between changing economic structure and performance: diversification, diversity, growth, stability, and distribution impacts
… improve the understanding of what is meant by economic diversification and economic diversity, (ii) provide a comprehensive conceptual framework for region-specific analysis of the relationship between changing economic structure and economic performance measured in terms of the growth, …
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"The Goose that Lays the Golden Egg"?: The "Bio-Med" Industries of New Orleans
… has emerged as an attractive target for economic development in New Orleans, in Louisiana, and in the nation as a whole. Informed by economic geography and development literature, this research presents a narrative of efforts to foster the Bio-Med industries in New Orleans as a source of …
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“No Hay Guerra y No Hay Dinero” There is No War, and There is No Money: A Case Study of the Organic Coffee and Ecotourism Programs of UCA Miraflor, Nicaragua
… of the population as well as providing long-term economic diversification. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of these programs in providing actual long-term economic, ecological, and social benefits, as well as regular income, to members involved in the organic coffee and ecotourism programs. …
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“No Hay Guerra y No Hay Dinero” There is No War, and There is No Money: A Case Study of the Organic Coffee and Ecotourism Programs of UCA Miraflor, Nicaragua
… of the population as well as providing long-term economic diversification. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of these programs in providing actual long-term economic, ecological, and social benefits, as well as regular income, to members involved in the organic coffee and ecotourism programs. …
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Import Substitution Industrialization:Case Study of Zambia
… industrialization (ISI) as a strategy of economic advancement. The success of ISI performance in Zambia would have resulted in the abundance rather than scarcity of foreign exchange; economic diversification;resolution of the galloping unemployment problem; linkages in the economy with a …
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Import Substitution Industrialization:Case Study of Zambia
… industrialization (ISI) as a strategy of economic advancement. The success of ISI performance in Zambia would have resulted in the abundance rather than scarcity of foreign exchange; economic diversification;resolution of the galloping unemployment problem; linkages in the economy with a …
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Battery Blueprint: Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Foray into the Battery Value Chain
… would be pivotal for its energy transition and economic diversification goals. Key enablers such as Saudi Arabia’s commitment to renewable energy and industrial growth in adjacent sectors, including automotive and refinery, provide a foundation for entry into the battery value chain. However, …
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The role of institutional systems and government policy in securing inward foreign direct investment in Kuwait. The impact of institutional and government policy systems on the inward foreign direct investment decision in Kuwait
Promoting economic diversity is important for states reliant on natural resources as the major source of economic development. Many of these states suffer from the Dutch disease leading to negative effects, which hinders economic diversification. One of the ways to reduce dependency on national …
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The development stories of equatorial Guinea and Botswana : a game theory model of how public-private partnerships can turn resources from a curse into a blessing
… curse" phenomenon, due to their unequal level of economic diversification both within the major natural resource sector and across several industries. This Thesis firstly adopts a deep analytical approach to compare the two countries' development records and to understand the discrepancy in the …
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