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This book explores the perilous situation that faced the Detroit Institute of Arts during the city's bankruptcy, when creditors considered it a "nonessential asset" that might be sold to settle Detroit's debts. It presents the history of the museum in the context of the social, economic,...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 2,0, Fachhochschule Stralsund (Fachbereich Wirtschaft), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Hansestadt Stralsund, im äußersten Nordosten, ist eine der ältesten Städte der Hanse (seit 1234) im gesamten Bundesgebiet....

Cet ouvrage se veut un bilan de l'action entreprise par l'État français dans le cadre du rééquilibrage prôné par les Accords de Matignon. L'inégalité entre les ethnies au plan de la scolarisation, du partage du domaine foncier, des équipements, du développement et de l'accès aux services...

Originally published in 1988, this book offers the first comprehensive and critical analysis of the privatisation of public housing in Britain. It outlines the historical background to the growth of public housing and the developing political debatea surrounding its disposal. The main emphasis in...

Il volume propone la ripresa della riflessione sulla ricercazione, un modo di fare conoscenza che implica azione e l’azione si traduce in cambiamento dei fattori e dell’ambiente in cui si agisce. NOTA DELL'EDITORE: la versione PDF di questo ebook è visualizzabile su Pc, Mac e tablet; tutte le altre versioni sono ottimizzate per la lettura su tablet.

Il volume contiene una serie di suggestioni progettuali a cui corrispondono altrettanti temi di policy, apparentemente diversi fra loro ma legati dal filo rosso dello sviluppo locale in una regione, la Sicilia, che, per le sue caratteristiche strutturali (geografica, politica e istituzionale) e il...

Monetary Policy and the Economy in South Africa covers both modern theories and empirical analysis, linking monetary policy with relating house wealth, drivers of current account based on asset approach, expenditure switching and income absorption effects of monetary policy on trade balance, effects...

The type of research methodologies used in analysing stock returns in the book is outlined in this technical chapter. The chapter begins with definitions of useful summary statistics, such as the mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and their interpretation. Tests statistics for inferences...

How to leverage existing resources to meet the current and future needs of cities Crumbling streets and bridges. Poorly performing schools and inadequate social services. These are common complaints in cities, which too often struggle just to keep the lights on, much less make the long-term...

In a world where half of the population lives in cities and more than 90 percent of urban growth is occurring in the developing world, cities struggle to modernize without completely losing their unique character, which is embodied by their historic cores and cultural heritage assets. As countries develop,...

The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth.

The GIS Guide for Elected Officials is a valuable resource for government officials who want to better understand how to use geographic information systems (GIS) to answer location-based questions such as the following: -Can work crews respond more efficiently to service calls? -Where...

Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 65, Aston University, language: English, abstract: The slow and deteriorating performance of the electricity power sector over the last few decades triggered the Federal Government of Nigeria to embark on a power...

This contributed volume applies spatial and space-time econometric methods to spatial interaction modeling. The first part of the book addresses general cutting-edge methodological questions in spatial econometric interaction modeling, which concern aspects such as coefficient interpretation, constrained...