A tale of two capitals : Pietermaritzburg versus Ulundi
Bantustan ; Capital city ; Choice ; KwaZulu-Natal ; Political reform ; Social change ; South Africa ; Spatial organization
The political and social transformation of the 1990s required the bantustans to be spatially reintegrated into mainstream South Africa. There has been some academic and media speculation about the fate of the capital cities of the former bantustans
. The problems of integrating KwaZulu and Natal, were reflected in the temporary bi-capital compromise. - (AJC)
Technical inefficiency and public capital in U.S. states : a stochastic frontier approach
Capital ; Disparités régionales ; Economie régionale ; Efficacité économique ; Etats-Unis ; Fonction de production ; Investissement ; Productivité ; Secteur public
Capital ; Economic efficiency ; Investment ; Production fonction ; Productivity ; Public sector ; Regional disparities ; Regional economy ; United States of America
important au niveau et à la composition des capitaux publics. Les niveaux d'inefficacité des Etats sont corrélés positivement au ratio capital public/capital privé.
Berlin ; Capital city ; Federalism ; Germany ; Location ; Policy ; Urban function
The decision of locate the effective capital of germany (i.e. one performing all major capital functions) in a federal state with history so unique and complicated as german history is, was proceeded by a long parliamentary and public discussion
. This paper is an attempt at tracing and analysing this debate, with special consideration give to the peculiarity (or uniqueness) of the concept of the german capital city, its position and role within the German federal system. An important aim of the paper
is to indicate which factors in the debate turned out to be the decisive ones; which of the arguments finally determined the location of the capital in Berlin : both the symbolic capital city and the seat of parliament and government. - (BJ)
Alleviating poverty : entrepreneurship and social capital in rural Denmark 1800-1900
Association ; Capital social ; Coopérative ; Danemark ; Entreprise ; Espace rural ; Géographie historique ; Organisation ; Pauvreté ; Réseau ; Siècle 19
Association ; Cooperative ; Denmark ; Enterprise ; Historical geography ; Network ; Nineteenth Century ; Organization ; Poverty ; Rural area ; Social capital
The fact that larger groups actually do organize in local areas cannot be explained in strict economic terms. The AA. offer another solution, namely the presence of social incentives called social capital which is derived from regular face-to-face
and stocks of beneficial social capital of an inclusive nature. Entrepreneurs voluntary organized larger groups which provided collective goods locally, thus contributing to economic growth in former poor, rural areas.
The geographical structure of capitalism at the origin of cultural protest against globalization as expressed in contemporary politics of identity
Capitalism ; Civilization ; Cultural studies ; Far-right ; Hinduism ; Identity ; Islam ; Nationalism ; Policy ; Political party ; Power ; World system
The A. argues that the failure of capitalism to bring about universal prosperity is at the origin of the rise of the politics of identity. It fails to secure decent living conditions for unskilled workers in the core states of Western Europe
California's golden road to riches : natural resources and regional capitalism, 1848-1940
California ; Capitalism ; Economic development ; Economic history ; Industrialization ; Industry ; Living standard ; Nineteenth Century ; Regional development ; Resource management ; Time series ; United States of America
Jusqu'à la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale, l'économie californienne a reposé sur ses richesses minières, son agriculture, le bois de ses forêts et ses pêcheries. Cette situation s'est accompagnée d'un niveau de vie élevé, d'une accumulation du capital
, une accumulation rapide du capital et un Etat qui s'appuie sur la société capitaliste.
Capital social ; Civilisation ; Espace public ; Espace urbain ; Recherche ; Secteur privé ; Secteur public ; Urbanité ; Ville
L'A. pose la question du devenir des espaces publics à l'heure où le secteur privé tend à monopoliser la fonction d'urbanité sous la forme de centres commerciaux. Ils ont représenté un capital social tout au long de l'histoire, compte tenu de leur
Forestry villages in the Russian North - social capital and subsistence at the margins
mises en oeuvre dans ce contexte économique par les habitants des villages de ces régions, telles que l'émigration, la bifurcation des ménages, l'utilisation des ressources domestiques et environnementales, ainsi que l'importance du capital social
. Conclusions sur l'interaction entre dépopulation rurale, capital social et marginalisation dans ces villages.
Estate agents as interpreters of economic and cultural capital : the gentrification premium in the Sydney housing market
ouest de Sydney. En adaptant les travaux de P. Bourdieu sur les classes sociales, l'A. établit que la relation goût-prix du logement accapare l'interaction du capital culturel et économique, le rôle intermédiaire de l'agent permettant d'explorer celle-ci
. L'esthétique de l'embourgeoisement est dynamique et exige un capital financier croissant au détriment du capital culturel, afin de préserver une distinction de classe.
Building a national capital in an age of globalization : the case of Berlin
Architecture ; Berlin ; Capital city ; Germany ; Globalization ; Multinational firm ; National identity ; Perception of the urban environment ; Town ; Urban structure ; Urbanism
Community-based development, non-governmental organizations and social capital in post-apartheid South Africa
Agricultural cooperative ; Cooperative ; Development ; Development strategy ; Economic aid ; Human capital ; Irrigated farming ; Local development ; Marketing ; Non-governmental organization ; Rural community ; Self-management ; South Africa