Two previous CTAHR Economic Issues publications, EI-3 (Agriculture’s Contribution to Hawaii’s Economy—An Update) and EI-4 (The Linkages of Agri­ culture to Hawaii’s Economy) have examined agricul­ tural industries’ economic contribution and their link­ ages to the rest of Hawaii’s economy (see Notes, p. 11). The present publication examines the growth and sta­ bility of agricultural production ...

Since the reform and opening up, the growth mode of China’s economy has essentially featured a heavy reliance on investment and exports and intense input of low-cost resources and factors. Such a mode was reasonable to some extent when China lagged behind in economic development and its economic aggregate accounted for a relatively small proportion of the world economy. With China’s continuous ...

the dependence of iran's economy to oil revenues and affecting the political and economic issues on income have caused the vulnerability of the economy. one way to meet these challenges is expanding such products, on the one hand improving the domestic economy and on the other hand increasing the exports. among the agricultural products, medicinal plants have a special role in the domestic...

With the transformation of economic form from industrial economy into economy based on knowledge and the transformation of enterprise’s nature from “economic man” into “social-ecological-economic man”, enterprise’s sustainable growth becomes a more complex task. The objectives of the company should be derived by balancing the conflicting claims of the various 'stakeholders' in the firm, and max...

Knowledge is increasingly recognised as the key to determining competitiveness in the 21st century, emphasising the role of information, technology and learning in economic performance. The objective of this paper is to identify the importance and characteristics of a knowledge-based economy and to describe the current position of Korea in the process of transformation from a traditional resour...

The "new economy" has become a buzzword to characterize the American economy, with positive connotations but imprecise meaning. Sometimes it is used to refer only to selected high technology sectors, specifically computers, semiconductors, software, and telecommunications. But usually the term implies significant changes in the US economy as a whole. At its most dramatic, the term suggested tha...