â  â â â â â  â  â  abstract: â  there is a significant relationship between economic growth and the degree of urban concentration, as measured by primacy or the share of the largest city in an urban system. in accordance to urban economic theories, there is an inverse-u shape relationship between urban concentration –urban primacy- and economic growth. that is, as economy grows, urban concen...

economic growth and development of market, stock exchange and related variables are among components which influence on business, economic activities and management of society. financial repression is among economic variables greatly influencing on financial market specifically capital market and economic growth and development; so that, this concept caused to publish financial growth and devel...

The emerging information-based economy requires an educated and skilled labor force. Unfortunately this caliber of human resource is insufficient in South Africa. This is in part due to the historical experience of the apartheid educational system, which stifled human capital development among generations of South Africans. Despite commendable efforts of the government to meet the increasing de...

Knowledge has been widely recognised by economists as the most important factor of production in a “new economy”. The production and utilisation of knowledge is therefore essential for development. Some countries, Malaysia among others, have embarked on an ambitious plan to use knowledge as a base for economic development, by-passing earlier stages of industrialisation. Some commentators have, ...

COMPUTING IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING Semiconductors are indispensable to the modern economy. The semiconductor— through its synchronous increase in power and decline in price—has contributed significantly to the United States’ economic growth over the past decade.1,2 The technological advances spurred by this regular and predictable rate of growth in power (as described by Moore’s law) have enhan...

Remittance inflows represent one of the most significant sources of foreign funding for most developing countries. These funds have also proven to be one of the most stable sources of external financing for developing countries during the past few decades and in the period of the last global crisis. They are much less responsive to economic cycles and economic shocks than foreign direct investm...