The task of monitoring Africa's development progress and aid flows requires basic empirical data. This publication acts as a starting point for obtaining that data, with 15 chapters presenting the relevant data for 1970-1996. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction on the nature of the data.
Based on the largest data set available on state campaign finance, this work analyzes contribution and spending patterns at the state level in the USA. A range of issues are explained, including the rise in campaign costs and how spending patterns relate to the outcome of the elections.
Based on the largest data set available on state campaign finance, this work analyzes contribution and spending patterns at the state level in the USA. A range of issues are explained, including the rise in campaign costs and how spending patterns relate to the outcome of the elections.
This collection of papers addresses the issues of regional constitutional change, regional autonomy, regional planning and policy. With the use of experience from Europe and North America, the forms of federalism and networking which are appropriate to regional economic and constitutional autonomy, the evolving ideas associated with regional ......
Robbins (1898-1984) dominated the economics department at the London School of Economics for decades, shaped British and international economic policy during and after World War II, and helped develop economics education and administration. Here are 26 of his academic articles on theory, policy, an
In his final work, one that distills decades of research and thought, a distinguished economic thinker turned social scientist and philosopher confronts three crucial questions facing the world at the end of the century: How and in what form can a harmonious and stable post-cold war world order be created? How can the world maintain the economic ......
Assessing state-of-the-art urban economic development, this book addresses such pertinent issues as the importance of `quality of life' in location decisions, and whether industry targetting is a viable economic development strategy. Each chapter is followed by commentaries - one written by an academic addressing research methodology, the other by a practitioner addressing both the question and the evidence. Each chapter's author then responds to the issues raised by the commentators. The result is a productive dialogue between academics, practitioners and citizens concerned with economic development.
The contributors assess the state of the art of the urban economic development field. Commentaries on ea ch chapter assess research methodology, the question posed a nd the evidence given. Chapter authors then give a direct re sponse to the commentaries. '
