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Belonging to the tertiary sector of the national economy, tourism plays the role of a barometer that strictly measures its development, and the changes that occur in the economy bear upon it. Tourism plays a dual role: a direct economic... more

Belonging to the tertiary sector of the national economy, tourism plays the role of a barometer that strictly measures its development, and the changes that occur in the economy bear upon it. Tourism plays a dual role: a direct economic role, which consists in generating revenues and creating receipts that feed the national income and an indirect economic role, that

Klong Luang is a rapidly urbanizing district to the north of Bangkok with a high concentration of factories. The factories employ predominantly young, unmarried immigrant women workers, who have a specific housing demand: low-cost rental... more

Klong Luang is a rapidly urbanizing district to the north of Bangkok with a high concentration of factories. The factories employ predominantly young, unmarried immigrant women workers, who have a specific housing demand: low-cost rental apartments which are ...

This paper investigates, on the basis of work by Jean Baudrillard and David Harvey, what we can define as neo-liberal global culture. Harvey's ideas on time-space compression and management of such within production systems are in the... more

This paper investigates, on the basis of work by Jean Baudrillard and David Harvey, what we can define as neo-liberal global culture. Harvey's ideas on time-space compression and management of such within production systems are in the paper combined with Baudrillards thoughts on the symbolic culture and consumerism. The paper concludes that the neo-liberal global culture is a of constructing cultural demand and controlling class determined production.

Community, in the policy context, is defined on the basis of fixed in place socio-political unit having residential proximity to the resource or according to state recognized political units. With the boundaries drawn at the village level... more

Community, in the policy context, is defined on the basis of fixed in place socio-political unit having residential proximity to the resource or according to state recognized political units. With the boundaries drawn at the village level and the custodial rights of the common lands vested with various departments of the state, it is difficult on the part of the communities to manage such resources. With the advent of participatory forest management powers have been devolved to the communities for protection and use of the resources. Apart from the institutions at the village level, many of the discussions in recent times have focused on the need for nested institutions at various levels to help conserve and protect large landscapes. The need for nested institutions emerges to resolve conflicts and work towards reshaping the boundaries to establish stable governance of the resource. Despite the regulated use of the resources by community institutions, the resources have tended to ge...

The development of a region is subject to its ability to attract business activities and the right blend of people to run them. This ability depends on a number of factors and previous research as well as historical evidence show that the... more

The development of a region is subject to its ability to attract business activities and the right blend of people to run them. This ability depends on a number of factors and previous research as well as historical evidence show that the region’s location is a key factor among them. Hence, isolated regions are at a disadvantage in attracting business

Wherever consumers obtain electricity supply from an integrated network, altering supply to any one consumer generally affects the cost of supplying remaining consumers connected to the network. In particular, an anticipated expansion of... more

Wherever consumers obtain electricity supply from an integrated network, altering supply to any one consumer generally affects the cost of supplying remaining consumers connected to the network. In particular, an anticipated expansion of demand in one location could affect the type and level of capital investment in many parts of the network. This consideration is particularly important in a country such as Mexico that is likely to experience not only a rapid expansion in total demand for electricity over the next decade but also a geographical pattern of demand growth that differs somewhat from the historical experience. In this paper, we first present a model for forecasting electricity demand in Mexico. The model has two components. Forecasts of the aggregate demand for electricity are derived by fitting a time series model to the aggregate production data. Using data disaggregated to the regional level we also estimate a model of regional demand shares. The two models are then c...

Reports the results of a survey of wholesalers and retailers of giant clam shells in Southeast Queensland undertaken in August 1989. The most common variety of clam shell was that of Hippopus hippopus (the horseshoe clam) with that of... more

Reports the results of a survey of wholesalers and retailers of giant clam shells in Southeast Queensland undertaken in August 1989. The most common variety of clam shell was that of Hippopus hippopus (the horseshoe clam) with that of Tridacna squamosa (the fingernail clam) being the second most frequent. Shells of Tridacna porcellanus (the china clam) and of Tridacna gigas were also available but in extremely short supply. Only shells of these species appear to be in real demand. Shells of other species have unsatisfactory characteristics but shells of the species in demand are not perfect substitutes - the market is segmented. Information is presented on prices and quantities of clam shells sold. Currently, there seems to be an Australian market for about 100,000 to 120,000 clam shells per year. Practically all clam shells were imported from the Philippines but supplies are becoming scarce as CITES takes effect and natura1 stocks become exhausted. This is reflected in the unavailability of larger shells and the sale of shells of lower quality than in the past. Tourists possibly account for 60 - 70 per cent of sales of clam shells but only a small percentage (10%?) of sales are to overseas tourists because of weight problems. A reasonably high proportion of clam shells appear to be purchased by restaurants and directly by householders. Practically all shell outlets expressed interest in obtaining clam shells from farms and provided information on the type of shells which they would like to see produced. Most thought that there would be a ‘good’ market for clam shells obtained by mariculture.

The global transition towards service orientation is posing challenges in cost estimation for manufacturers driven by the uncertainties that arise at the bidding stage of long-lasting performance-based contracts (i.e. availability).... more

The global transition towards service orientation is posing challenges in cost estimation for manufacturers driven by the uncertainties that arise at the bidding stage of long-lasting performance-based contracts (i.e. availability). Service uncertainty is driven by the quality of information flow and knowledge across a given service network; however, it commonly suffers from the unavailability of useful data to assist cost predictions. Currently, consideration of cost uncertainty for an industrial product–service system is lacking in literature. To fill this gap, this paper combines literature in service and uncertainty in cost estimation to propose the components of a service delivery system, classification of sources of uncertainty based on supply and demand and the suitable uncertainty modelling methods for service cost estimation. The paper categorises service uncertainties in a demand and supply approach, whilst also allocating the types of uncertainty into aleatory and epistemic to propose suitable uncertainty modelling approaches. For future research, various areas such as consideration of a holistic approach to account for service uncertainties and development of a framework to support inter-linkages across a service network are proposed.

Paper focuses on the Czech capacity to absorb the EU Structural Funds. In spite the huge amount of money was spent for the increasing of absorption capacity, it is still insufficient on both demand and supply side. We show that this... more

Paper focuses on the Czech capacity to absorb the EU Structural Funds. In spite the huge amount of money was spent for the increasing of absorption capacity, it is still insufficient on both demand and supply side. We show that this capacity is critically influenced: i) not only by ability of the applicants to prepare projects, ii) but also by the whole system of implementation, monitoring and auditing, prohibiting in-effective use, or even misuse of funds.

Fruit and vegetables are important agricultural products of our country. These product industries consist of many crops and products, each has very different marketing channels and demand and supply. Although most of these products (more... more

Fruit and vegetables are important agricultural products of our country. These product industries consist of many crops and products, each has very different marketing channels and demand and supply. Although most of these products (more than hundreds) are commercially produced and sold and bought, a few major products dominate in this industry. When we compare with other countries in the

The PIDS Discussion Paper Series constitutes studies that are preliminary and subject to further revisions. They are be-ing circulated in a limited number of cop-ies only for purposes of soliciting com-ments and suggestions for further... more

The PIDS Discussion Paper Series constitutes studies that are preliminary and subject to further revisions. They are be-ing circulated in a limited number of cop-ies only for purposes of soliciting com-ments and suggestions for further refine-ments. The studies under the Series are ...

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