resources’ scarcity, especially in developing countries, has caused allocation essentially among competing activities to create value. the importance of resource allocation would be more understood if we pay attention to growing complexity in societies and economic development problems they face. in the context of the national economic development literature, the notion of “key or critical sect...

extended abstract 1. introduction within the economic structure of rural areas in developing countries, agriculture is considered the main pillar of people’s livelihood and, similarly, in most development plans, agriculture is the only and the most important aspect of any village’s economy. lack of diversity in economic infrastructure and job opportunities, specifically for the growing workforc...

Persistently poor rural areas may suffer from spatial mismatches similar to those found in urban inner cities due in part to commuting distances and lack of employment opportunities. Economic development strategies for improving economic outcomes in such persistently poor rural areas can include the strategic placement of higher education campuses. This paper examines the impacts and effects of...

Introduction The role of education in local, state and national economic development has become a central public policy issue in recent years. Rural localities, in particular, which typically have lower education levels among the adult population than urban areas, view increased educational investments as an important component of an economic development strategy. At the same time, rural commun...

Protected areas in Kenya constitute 7% of the total land area with over 75% of wildlife in the country being found on private or communal land. Rural communities in Kenya, where protected areas generally exist, face a range of development issues with limited resources and livelihood opportunities. In this context, community-based biodiversity conservation has the potential to promote ecotourism...

The term entrepreneurship is often used in the place of entrepreneur. But they are conceptually different. entrepreneur a business leader, person who performs several functions. Those functions which performed by an entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship described as ability to uncover, create, or invent opportunities and put them good use for benefit society. This turn brings prosperity entreprene...

Copyright © 2000, Idea Group Publishing. There is an emerging need for all sectors of society to find ways to optimize the opportunities which Information and Communications Technologies present. Research and development work in Information Systems and Information Technology has accepted a model of computing where the individual interacts directly with the computer and, through the computer and...

Indian cities are experiencing an accelerated pace of growth since independence and are now emerging as centres of domestic and international investments in an era of economic reforms, liberalisation and globalization. This has created opportunities for technologists and planning professionals to guide and develop the process of planned development and management utilizing modern technologies. ...

Editorials 775 If the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were one country, its gross domestic product would be the seventh largest in the world. 1 The launch of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 will reduce tariffs, increase the flow of goods, services, labour and capital between the Association's member states, and lead to greater economic integration and improved economic outco...