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Industrial Resources: Breathitt County - Jackson, Kentucky Library Research Collections Jan 2000

Industrial Resources: Breathitt County - Jackson, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Breathitt County

"Resources for Economic Development: Jackson, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Breathitt County Industrial Authority, 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Mccreary County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Jan 2000

Industrial Resources: Mccreary County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

McCreary County

"Resources for Economic Development: McCreary County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the McCreary County Deputy Judge Executive, Whitley City, Kentucky, January 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Wolfe County - Campton, Kentucky Library Research Collections Jan 2000

Industrial Resources: Wolfe County - Campton, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Wolfe County

"Resources for Economic Development: Campton, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Wolfe County Government, Campton, Kentucky, January 2000. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources,markets, and climate.


Price, Legislation And Demand For Gasoline In Malaysia, Yan Ne Lim Jan 2000

Price, Legislation And Demand For Gasoline In Malaysia, Yan Ne Lim

Student Works (2000-2009)

The study sets out to examine the demand for gasoline in Malaysia using econometric model. The purpose is to establish the relationship between gasoline demand and price, income as well as vehicle stocks. Secondly, it is also to review the role and involvement of the government in this oligopolistic market. The hypothesis of this study is : "demand for gasoline in Malaysia is influenced by price, income level, vehicle stocks as well as legislation". In this paper, the relationship between gasoline demand, national income, price of gasoline and vehicle stocks is empirically examined using linear regression method. The time frame …


The Effects Of Selective Capital Controls On Malaysia's Sustainable Economic Growth, Seok Foon Ong Jan 2000

The Effects Of Selective Capital Controls On Malaysia's Sustainable Economic Growth, Seok Foon Ong

Student Works (2000-2009)

The adoption of selective capital controls by Malaysia since September 1, 1998 remains a controversial issue. Among the opponents, selective capital controls would retard the economic growth of the country. The proponents argue that this measure is necessary to aid the government in regaining autonomy in monetary policy formulation and stabilizing the economy. The objectives of the study are: (i) to understand the contributory role played by the selective capital controls in coping with the recent currency crisis, (ii) to examine the appropriateness and effectiveness of the selective capital controls in relation to the fixed exchange rate, government fiscal and …


A Rejoinder To Abraham Hirsch, Samuel Hollander, Sandra J. Peart Jan 2000

A Rejoinder To Abraham Hirsch, Samuel Hollander, Sandra J. Peart

Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications

The dispute between Hollander and Peart, and Hirsch, turns on the nature and role of verification in Mill’s perception of the appropriate method for Political Economy. Professor Hirsch maintains against us that, for Mill, the models constructed by political economists are insulated from verification. His case is based on two counterclaims. First, that when Mill writes of “verification” in Book III of the Logic, he has in mind a procedure differing from that appropriate for Political Economy, which allows only “indirect verification” (outlined in Book VI). Hirsch finds that Hollander and Peart confuse the two. Secondly, since the contexts …


Beyond Efficiency And Procedure: A Welfarist Theory Of Regulation, Matthew D. Adler Jan 2000

Beyond Efficiency And Procedure: A Welfarist Theory Of Regulation, Matthew D. Adler

Faculty Scholarship

Normative scholarship about regulation has been dominated by two types of theories, which I term "Neoclassical" and "Proceduralist." A Neoclassical theory has the following features: it adopts a simple preference-based view of well-being, and it counts Kaldor-Hicks efficiency as one of the basic normative criteria relevant to the evaluation of regulatory programs. A Proceduralist theory is concerned, not solely with the quality of regulatory outcomes, but also with the governmental procedures that produce these outcomes: it gives intrinsic significance to the procedures that regulatory bodies follow. (One example of a Proceduralist theory is the civic republican theory of regulation advanced …


The Cleveland Charrette On Sustainable Urban Environments: Elevating The Stature Of Urban Redevelopment, Thomas Bier, Ziona Austrian Jan 2000

The Cleveland Charrette On Sustainable Urban Environments: Elevating The Stature Of Urban Redevelopment, Thomas Bier, Ziona Austrian

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

The main focus of this charrette -- the stature of urban redevelopment relative to suburban "greenfield" development -- was epitomized by two Cleveland-area newspaper items (see Appendix A). One item announced an $850,000 federal grant to a suburb located at the rural fringe of the Cleveland metropolitan area. The grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce was for construction of a road that would open 250 acres of virgin land for industrial development.


Best Practices In Workforce Development: A Chamber Of Commerce Perspective, Patricia Burgess Jan 2000

Best Practices In Workforce Development: A Chamber Of Commerce Perspective, Patricia Burgess

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

Changes in the economy--at the local, regional, state, and national levels--as well as technological advances have altered how and where people work, which has brought attention to the issue of workforce development. Many public and private entities, Chambers of Commerce among them, now engage in some form of workforce development. This report examines a number of such efforts to determine the “best practices” of workforce development for Chambers of Commerce. This report first considers the complex world of workforce development. The workforce consists of several distinct sub-populations: existing workers, new entrants, the unemployed, and the underemployed. Each has its own …


1999 Missouri-Madison Recreation Survey: Tables Of Visitor Characterisitics By Recreation Site, Brian Glaspell Jan 2000

1999 Missouri-Madison Recreation Survey: Tables Of Visitor Characterisitics By Recreation Site, Brian Glaspell

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Four reports were produced following the 1999 Missouri-Madison Recreation Survey administered by ITRR for PPL Montana from May 1999 through September 1999. The primary purpose of the study is to provide an update to the information from the 1994-95 study which was used for development of the comprehensive recreation management plan for the corridor.This report presents tables of results from the study organized by recreation site.


The Effectiveness Of Malaysian Personal Income Tax Policy (1977-1997), Saidatulakmal Mohd Jan 2000

The Effectiveness Of Malaysian Personal Income Tax Policy (1977-1997), Saidatulakmal Mohd

Student Works (2000-2009)

This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Malaysian Personal Income Tax Policy for the year 1977 - 1997. The areas of concentration are tax burden, poverty level, savings incentives, progressivity index and Inland Revenue Board's objectives. The methodologies to accomplish the mission are regression analysis, mathematical calculation, and index of progressivity. The research concludes that there is no significant relationship to explain any kind of relationship between the tax rates and the poverty level. Another finding shows that Malaysian personal income tax policy seems to be a good policy to induce private savings. Regression analysis, both under the …


Implementing Cost-Benefit Analysis When Preferences Are Distorted, Matthew D. Adler, Eric A. Posner Jan 2000

Implementing Cost-Benefit Analysis When Preferences Are Distorted, Matthew D. Adler, Eric A. Posner

Faculty Scholarship

Cost-benefit analysis is routinely used by government agencies in order to evaluate projects, but it remains controversial among academics. This paper argues that cost-benefit analysis is best understood as a welfarist decision procedure and that use of cost-benefit analysis is more likely to maximize overall well-being than is use of alternative decision-procedures. The paper focuses on the problem of distorted preference. A person's preferences are distorted when his or her satisfaction does not enhance that person's well-being. Preferences typically thought to be distorted in this sense include disinterested preferences, uninformed preferences, adaptive preferences, and objectively bad preferences; further, preferences may …


Industrial Resources: Perry County - Hazard, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Perry County - Hazard, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Perry County

"Resources for Economic Development: Hazard, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the City of Hazard, Hazard, Kentucky, December 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Pulaski County, Somerset, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Pulaski County, Somerset, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Pulaski County

"Resources for Economic Development: Somerset, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Somerset/Pulaski County Development Foundation, Somerset, Kentucky, December 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Scott County - Stamping Ground, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Scott County - Stamping Ground, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Scott County

"Resources for Economic Development: Stamping Ground, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the City of Stamping Ground, Stamping Ground, Kentucky, December 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Bracken County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Bracken County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Bracken County

"Resources for Economic Development: Bracken County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, Bracken County, and the City of Brooksville, 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Knott County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Knott County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Knott County

"Resources for Economic Development: Knott County" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the city of Hindman, December 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: labor markets, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate.


Industrial Resources: Grant County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Grant County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Grant County

"Resources for Economic Development: Grant County, Kentucky” prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Grant County Industrial Development Authority, 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Casey County - Liberty, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Casey County - Liberty, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Casey County

"Resources for Economic Development: Liberty – Casey County, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, the Economic Development Authority of Liberty/Casey County, 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Boyle County - Danville, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Boyle County - Danville, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Boyle County

"Resources for Economic Development: Danville, Kentucky (Boyle County)" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research, and the Boyle County Industrial Foundation, 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Bourbon County - Paris, Kentucky Library Research Collections Dec 1999

Industrial Resources: Bourbon County - Paris, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Bourbon County

"Resources For Economic Development: Paris (Bourbon County)" prepared by the Paris-Bourbon County Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research, December 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Vol. 22 No. 3-4 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1999

Vol. 22 No. 3-4 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …


Introduction: Defining And Understanding Sustainability In Small Island States, Charles J. Stevens Dec 1999

Introduction: Defining And Understanding Sustainability In Small Island States, Charles J. Stevens

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Development, Sustainability, And The Deforestation Of Samoa, Paul Shankman Dec 1999

Development, Sustainability, And The Deforestation Of Samoa, Paul Shankman

Pacific Studies

The forests of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) are rapidly disappearing. This article reviews the history of Samoan deforestation, particularly during the last four decades, in the context of ideas about development and sustainability. It also examines the role of village agriculturalists in the process of deforestation. Recent economic, technological, and organizational changes have increased village agricultural expansion and, consequently, deforestation.


Contributors: Vol 22 No. 3-4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1999

Contributors: Vol 22 No. 3-4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 22 (1999): Pacific Studies Full Issue 3-4


Accounting For Change: Bringing Interdependence Into Defining Sustainability, Karen L. Nero Dec 1999

Accounting For Change: Bringing Interdependence Into Defining Sustainability, Karen L. Nero

Pacific Studies

“Sustainability,” the key word of international development bodies currently intervening in the restructuring of the Marshall Islands economy, is defined within Western economic conceptualizations. I argue that such characterizations are incomplete: they fail to capture the full nature of the ongoing Marshallese economy by focusing too narrowly on transfers related to the Compact of Free Association and by their partial understanding of Marshallese food systems and easy dichotomies between imported and local foods. The segregation of external interventions by sector further distorts their possible impact. Structural imbalances within the Marshallese and other Pacific nations’ economies have been exacerbated by the …


Shrinking Kin Networks In Italy Due To Sustained Low Fertility, Cecilia Tomassini, Douglas A. Wolf Dec 1999

Shrinking Kin Networks In Italy Due To Sustained Low Fertility, Cecilia Tomassini, Douglas A. Wolf

Center for Policy Research

Among the closely watched demographic trends of the late 20th Century is a pronounced drop in fertility rates throughout much of the world. Italy presents a particularly interesting case for study: in 1960, Italy’s total fertility rate (TFR) was 2.41; by 1995 it had fallen to 1.17. According to United Nations projections, by 2050 Italy will be the second oldest country in the world, with 3.4 persons aged 60 or older for each person under age 15. Besides overall population aging, another implication of sustained low fertility is smaller families and kin groups. We investigate the consequences of projected changes …


The Assault On The Global Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum Dec 1999

The Assault On The Global Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

The global economy is under assault by a strange alliance of radical groups and several mainstream environmental organizations. The outfits from the far left are long-term opponents of the capitalist system, both at home and abroad, so their opposition to trade between nations is neither new nor newsworthy. It is surprising, however, that organizations like the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth have joined this effort to oppose the modern economy. This paper attempts to respond to these views. Isolationist policies are a foolhardy, futile pursuit in today's interconnected, globalized economy.


Industrial Resources: Lyon County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Nov 1999

Industrial Resources: Lyon County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Lyon County

"Resources for Economic Development: Lyon County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division or Research in cooperation with the Lyon County Chamber of Commerce, Eddyville, Kentucky, November, 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.


Industrial Resources: Marshall County, Kentucky Library Research Collections Nov 1999

Industrial Resources: Marshall County, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Marshall County

"Resources for Economic Development: Marshal County, [Kentucky]" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, Division of Research in cooperation with the Marshall County Government, Gilbertsville, Kentucky, November 1999. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets, and climate.