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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"growth policies"”.
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System thinking approach to economic growth and poverty reduction in Cote d'Ivoire
… to propose a pathway to a sustainable economic growth and a fast reduction of poverty in Cote d'Ivoire. Poverty is a major social phenomenon that affects more than 50% of the world's population. In Cote d'Ivoire, 49% of the population is living under the poverty line with less than $1.25 a day, …
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A model for smart growth housing development along Boston's commuter rail system
… reduce expected population and economic growth. In addition, the region is expected to see a shift in demand from single-family homes to multifamily apartments as younger people enter the workforce and look for housing in urban areas. If the region's housing stock does not adapt and …
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The effectiveness of the policies on renewable electricity in China
… Law, China's government established a series of policies to promote renewable energy source electricity (RES-e) from 2005-2012. The effectiveness of the policies varies depending on different perspectives of different stakeholders. Explaining this phenomenon, this research comprises interviews of …
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Investigating the relationship between private sector credit extension and economic growth: A case study of Namibia
… has an important role to play in an economy’s growth. As such, economies with better financial institutions for lending and borrowing funds have the potential to grow faster. This is so because better financial systems alleviate external financing constraints that may hinder business growth and …
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The parking policy and smart growth disconnect : obstacles to establishing and implementing smart growth parking policy
… segregated land uses, and many other government policies established over the last 80 years. Parking is one part of the complex and problematic system of traditional urban development that can benefit from a Smart Growth approach to urban livability. Parking is increasingly understood to be an …
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An analysis of financial development and economic growth nexus evidence from the South African Development Community
While there is vast evidence on finance-growth literature, the lack of consensus in the literature calls for continuous, renewed and more robust evidence. This study extends the empirical analysis of finance-growth nexus, by examining the possible non-linear relationship that could exist for the …
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Systems Economics: Bringing complexity into post-Keynesian economics to address the 21st Century’s problems
… a complex array of challenges for society. Growth in economic prosperity is stalling and growing inequality, both within and between countries, is leading to social and political tensions. The financial sector, previously seen as a driver of economic development, has become a source of …
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Barriers to MSMEs growth and performance in the Free State Province: a focus on DFI funded enterprises
… services, and capacity building for sustainable growth. Policies can enable the provincial government, banking institutions, and DFIsto improve access to low-cost capital. When used in conjunction with financial literacy courses, they have the potential to help reduce MSME's underperformance and …
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Decoding Sponge City in Shenzhen : resilience program or growth policy?
… (LID) and Green Infrastructure (GI), and (2) a growth policy justifying the new investment in urban construction sector and the experimental field of financial innovation to involve private investment such as Public-Private Partnerships (PPP). However, a central contradiction has been widely …
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Exploring the potential of cassava for agricultural growth and economic development in Nigeria
… to a host of factors ranging from unsustainable growth policies, inadequate funding and infrastructures, low levels of value added through processing, low commodity prices, unstable markets, poor extension services and low rates of literacy. It is now well recognised that there is a need to …
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Do Globalization and China’s WTO Accession Affect Social Spending in Its Eleven Neighboring Countries? An Empirical Study of the China Shock
… Thailand. These countries have enjoyed economic growth from intra-regional trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). Due to Chinese liberalization of trade and FDI-led growth policies, China became the favorite destination for foreign investors because of the large population providing enormous …
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State zoning legislation and local adaptation : an evaluation on the implementation of Massachusetts Chapter 40R Smart Growth Legislation
The Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District Act (M.G.L. Chapter 40R, the Legislation) was issued in March 2005 with the mission to substantially increase the supply of housing, especially for low- and moderate-income households, and to incentivize Smart Growth land development patterns. Municipalities …
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Stadspolitik i Malmö : Politikens meningsskapande och materialitet
In international research there is a near consensus that the importance of cities is growing. As the policymakers of contemporary cities redirect their policy orientations away from the goal of redistribution towards achieving economic competitiveness, and as they introduce new structures of …
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An exploration of primary care policy and practice for reducing inequalities in mental health
… political emphasis on accelerated economic growth. Policies express a general expectation that all public sector services have addressing health inequalities built in to their functions, but there is evidence to suggest that primary care has not yet found its place in meeting this …
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The role of urban spatial structure in reducing VMT and GHG emissions
… reduce GHGs, and empirically shows how both policies can support GHG mitigation. 1) The influence of urban form on greenhouse emissions in the household sector This study comprehensively investigates the diverse paths through which urban form influences an individual household’s carbon …