Spatial patterns of private sector and public sector non-agricultural jobs in rural Northeast Thailand
Employment ; North East ; Outer conurbation area ; Private sector ; Public sector ; Rural area ; Thailand ; Village ; Wage ; Wage inequality
Desigualdad de la renta ; Empleo ; Espacio rural ; Pueblo ; Salario ; Sector privado ; Sector público ; Tailandia ; Zona periurbana
This article examines the spatial patterns of private sector and public sector non-agricultural jobs in rural Northeast Thailand. The results show that public jobs are over-represented in rural–remote regions, driving up the mean wage of this type
of region. When considering private sector employment only, spatial wage and income differentials do exist, showing that workers in remote areas are economically more disadvantaged than workers in peri-urban area.
The tertiary sector and regional development policy
Development theory commonly excludes direct consideration of the role of the tertiary sector. The paper discusses the character of this sector and examines its role in the context of British development policy. Some comments on the relevance
Regional and urbanisation policy in Thailand : the tertiary sector as a leading sector in regional development
This article focuses on the issue of urban development projects and their implementation within the context of regional planning in Thailand. The use of the public service sector as a leading economic tool for the development of a selected regional
The AA. study the Paris region in order to explore the location patterns of 17 distinct high-order business service sectors. The location patterns of these services are found to be complex, each sector behaving differently and each sector displaying
combinations of concentration and dispersal. Hypotheses are put forward relating the various interlocking patterns to the markets, to the internal structure, and to the nature of each sector.
The impact of rent control on rents in the free sector
This note provides a simple analysis of the impact which rent control and non-price rationing exert on the rent in the free sector. It is shown that, depending on the rationing mechanism, rents in the free sector can be higher or lower than
Specialised credit as a means of developing agriculture and the rural sector in Jordan
Agricultural credit ; Agricultural sector ; Farming;Agriculture ; Finance ; Financial institution ; Investment ; Jordan ; Rural development
The particular interest of this paper is to examine one instrument of development in the agricultural sector, namely the provision of credit by specialised farm credit institutions.―(l'A.).
Collective facilities ; Developing countries ; Facilities ; Infrastructure ; Private sector ; Public sector ; Public service ; Sanitation improvement ; Service ; Town ; Water supply
The article compares the arguments for private-sector involvement in service provision with practice in certain countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia. The organisational arrangements through which the motives for public-sector involvement may
be fulfilled while maximising private-sector participation are identified.
Cost-benefit analysis ; Economic indicators ; Employment ; Location ; Organization ; Public sector ; Regional development ; Service ; United Kingdom
in the private sector. The paper looks at the economic benefits and costs of public sector relocation. The motivating factors are examined. Regional development agencies cannot offer the same inducements as do private services.
The AA. describe and analyze the distribution of sectoral employment over regions in Spain from 1985 to 1989, using a combination of shift-share analysis and location elasticities. New tendencies have appeared, which have been maintened
for the whole period. The growth in employment is located in the Mediterranean area, and is closely related to the services sector and to a modern and productive agriculture.
The private sector, urban water conservation and developing countries : a stakeholder theory-driven perspective from Botswana
Botswana ; Management ; Private sector ; Urban economy ; Urbanization ; Water ; Water management ; Water needs
Botswana is a semi-arid and water scare country with a fast growing urban population. The private sector is an important actor for the urban economy to remain functional and competitive. The contribution of the private sector companies in water