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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Model of development"”.
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Bringing regulation to the fore of food regime theory: The neoliberal model of development in agriculture and beyond in theory and practice
… works to bring in a critically revised version of regulation theory in order to address impasses in food regime theory. This theoretical innovation enables me to identify McMichael’s (2005; 2009a; 2009b; 2013) third food regime as the neoliberal model of development in agriculture (NMD in …
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Changing Nature: Globalization and Economic Reforms in Brazil
… some scholars argue, weakens the ability of nation-states to retain their authority over individuals and corporations. However, nation-states are highly adaptable and they have the power to maintain their primacy .</p> <p>Governments have the ability to choose which model of development …
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Mixed-use development as a neighborhood revitalization strategy : obstacles and approaches to financing
The focus of this research paper is to identify and explore the obstacles to financing neighborhood mixed-use development. This model of development has proven to be an important neighborhood revitalization strategy for many inner-city neighborhoods. However, the difficulties in financing mixed-use …
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Governance and Sustainability of Entrepreneurship During the Covid-19 Era in South Africa
… entrepreneurial-based activities. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine how governance in South Africa affected creative industries during the Covid-19 era. This article argues that a country can only sustain and benefit from the growth potential of creative industries when there …
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Shanghaization of Mumbai: visions, displacements, contestations
A central question in the field of global studies is how does the development planning of emerging economies address social inequality? The emerging economies have achieved remarkable economic success in recent years; however, this success has also accompanied new challenges of mega-urbanization, …
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Campesino Participation in Rural Paraguay: Practical and Theoretical Challenges
In 1997, the community of Guayaki-Cua, Paraguay underwent a dramatic political and social transformation allowing campesinos to take a more active role in decisionmaking processes. This change established safety and security for local residents, and brought about the involvement of the Paraguayan …
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Individual Differences in Spatial Memory Performance at 12 Months of Age: Contributions from Walking Experience and Brain Electrical Activity
… experience-expectant and experience-dependent model of development was used to examine EEG power values among infants with different levels of walking experience (non-walkers, novice, experienced). In accordance with this model, a trend was shown for novice walkers to have higher EEG power …
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The middle kingdom in Africa: a quantitative study of support for the China model
… paper provides a quantitative empirical study of support for the China model in Africa. Using comprehensive and previously unpublished data from Afro barometer's sixth round (2014-2016) the paper offers the first large-n (n= 46741) multicounty (n=31) empirical evaluation of support for the …
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Town of Airfield : creating a prototype for suburban development at the Naval Air Station site in South Weymouth
The accumulation of negative externalities associated with the rapid expansion of many metropolitan areas in the United States suggests that the current suburban development model is no longer a viable option for efficiently managing growth, Because sub~lrban settle~ents , traditionally produce …
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As territorialidades que emergem na gestão das águas: um caminho para a Agenda 21
… National Policy, contrasting the possibilities of these territorialities, with the classic context of absence of effective processes to transpose obstacles that has been observed in the growth of the cities, which usually result in the territorial arranges. The social relationships gave …
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The Influence of Technology on Adolescent Development: An Eco-Cultural Analysis of Cybersocial Activity
The introduction of new technologies into society inevitably results in culture-wide changes that affect the way people work, learn, and experience leisure time. For those American adolescents with access to technology, the use of the Internet to develop and maintain relationships is quickly …
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Compiling high-level scripting languages to performant code
The popularity of data- and scientific-oriented applications, the abundance of on-demand compute resources, and the scarcity of domain expert programmers have given rise to high- level scripting languages. These high-level scripting languages offer a fast way to translate ideas into code, but tend …
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Privilege and Vulnerability: Early Study Abroad Experiences and Policy Enactment in a Superdiverse Secondary School
This dissertation explores the lived experience of Early Study Abroad (fee-paying international) students in a publicly funded Ontario secondary school. I situate my research in the broader context of international education, particularly the recruitment and hosting of students from abroad. The …
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Peasants and Policymakers, Agricultural transformation in Java under Suharto
… success story Indonesia also subscribed to a model with increased productivity, income and equity through modernisation of agriculture. When it was hit by a severe crisis in 1997, Indonesia was regarded as one of the up and coming tigers of Southeast Asia. The crisis indicated that something …
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Does Aid Really Help? The Nexus Between Development Aid and State-Society Resilience in Fragile Situations
<p>This study aims to determine how development aid impacts state-society resilience, and how such resilience impacts aid flows in fragile situations. It particularly examines if development aid builds state-society resilience in fragile situations listed in the harmonized list of World Bank, …
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Well-Being And Academic Performance In Immigrant Students: The Role Of Inequality Of Country Of Origin And Resilience
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Research on the psychology of immigrants has primarily focused on their socioeconomic status, but has not factored in macroeconomic indicators. These provide a deeper understanding of the stressors experienced by immigrants through the lens of cultural gaps between home and host …
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The slow zone : designing alternative paths for the future of North Bali
On the surface, Bali's narrative is one of dualism between rural and urban, traditional and modern, local and foreign. However, flows of commodity and patterns of human migration reveal that these dichotomies are irrelevant, as all coexist in different intensities to balance its two main economies: …
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Resolution limits and process latitude of comformable contact nano-lithography
… resolvable feature size and process latitude of Conformable Contact Lithography. Beginning with a review of current lithographic patterning techniques, choice of Conformable Contract Lithography as an exposure technique is discussed. A design for a trilayer stack that optimizes optical …
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Understanding the Development of Young Children with Complex Additional Support Needs
This thesis presents a body of work for the award of the Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology. It is comprised of two projects and a literature review, all of which are united by a broad interest in supporting children with complex additional support needs and by a specific interest in …
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The First Life Journey of Many: The Lived Experience of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning Individuals Who Were Raised Within the Catholic Church on Their Coming Out Process
… to develop a rich description and understanding of the experience of LGBTQ individuals’ coming out process in relation to the practice of Catholic religious beliefs. The central research question that guided this inquiry was the following: What are the lived experiences of persons who identify as …
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