First, the A. outlines the nature of market intelligence and its value to producers based on the existing literature and empirical research in the Canadian software product sector. Second, she investigates the spatial dimensions of the process.
Transitions on the Hungarian labour market : main trends and regional disparities
Employment ; Hungary ; Labour ; Labour market ; Labour mobility ; Regional disparities ; Unemployment
This paper gives a detailed analysis about the regional differentiation of the Hungarian labour market. First two concepts of regional labour markets and labour market mobility flows are clarified, then an overview about the main trends
of the Hungarian labour market as well as a description of the old and new disparities observed on the Hungarian regional labour markets are presented. - (Zoltán Kovács).
Investigation of trade in medicinal and aromatic products (MAP) from the rural areas of Gorkha District in central Nepal to the wholesale markets in India over two-year period. Authors found 36 products, almost all of which were exported unprocessed
to India. They found the MAP markets to suffer from limited price information and poor market integration. A small number of Terai wholesalers earned excessive profits. Governments reforms, but not direct intervention in the markets (e.g., parastatals
Overseas market development : a strategy for Australian renewable energy industries
Australia ; Economic strategy ; Energy ; Energy consumption ; Export ; International aid ; International trade ; Joint company ; Market ; Renewable energy
The AA. look at the relationship between the development of domestic and overseas markets for Australian renewable energy. It is argued that encouraging the promotion of Australian renewable energy technology in overseas markets could be a practical
strategy for developing the Australian industry. Foreign aid and trade organisations could play an important role in assisting the industry via market research, technology transfer. Cooperation between companies and research institutes would be beneficial.
Towards a property market paradigm of urban change
Barcelona ; Berlin ; Birmingham ; Economic restructuring ; Europe ; Hamburg ; Madrid ; Milano ; Real estate market ; Redevelopment ; Town ; Urban change ; Urban development ; Urban economy ; Urban environment ; Urban function
The AA. argue that, given the complexity of property market process (the disparate nature of market actors and institutions, the constraints imposed by the built environment), simple adaptative adjustment is unlikely to take place. These factors can
be expected to play an important part in shaping urban growth and development outcomes. The AA. propose a property market paradigm of urban change and examine its relevance in the context of six major European urban regions. This approach can provide a more
Do municipal residency laws affect labour market outcomes ?
Economic impact ; Legislation ; Local labour market ; Police ; Public service ; Residence ; Taxation system ; Town ; Urban policy
Studies investigating the economic effects of residency laws on municipal labour markets have not obtained consistent results. The A. re-examines the effects of residency laws using newer data, relatively large samples and cities with a wide range
Economic crisis ; Economic restructuring ; Employment ; Labour market ; Large city ; Manpower ; Mexico ; Urban economy ; Urban hierarchy
The objective of the paper is to examine the main changes in the metropolitan labor markets associated withe economic restructuring in Mexico during the late 1980s and beginning of the 1990s. The analysis refers to the four largest metropoles
Geographical variation in the labour-market adjustment process : the UK coalfields 1981-91
Coal ; Coalfield ; Employment ; England and Wales ; Heavy industry ; Labour ; Local labour market ; Mine ; Professional qualification ; Unemployment ; United Kingdom
The AA. explore the consequences of the great loss of workforce for different coalfields and individual districts by means of labour-market accounts. The impact of job loss on recorded unemployment shows little variation, but this disguises greater
diversity in other labour-market flows. There is evidence that much unemployment has become hidden and that the disparities between areas are much larger than official figures suggest.
Authoritarianism in the age of market liberalism in Sri Lanka
Capitalism ; Development ; Development strategy ; Liberalisation ; Market economy ; Political geography ; Political regime ; Social class ; Sri Lanka ; State
their housing preferences in a situation of limited supply in the housing market. The case studies are taken from the cities of Utrecht and Amsterdam. - (AGD)