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On the effect of fiscal zoning on land and housing values
(Elsevier, 1976-01)
The note is a comment on and extension of "The Effect of Zoning on Land Value," by J. C. Ohls, R. C. Weisberg, and M. J. White. It is suggested that some of the results of that paper are very sensitive to the way in which ...
The Cost and Composition of Indian Exports
(1972-05)
India has a long history of export promotion policies amounting to a drive for export maximization. These policies have been applied without regard to comparative advantage and this study indicates the high cost of India's ...
An Evaluation of Expatriate Labor Replacement in the Ivory Coast
(1976-04)
This study addresses several problems of educational policy posed by the replacement of highly skilled expatriates in the Ivory Coast's labor force. Conceptualizing expatriate replacement as an import-substitution activity ...
Internal Effects of Devaluation
(1973)
Many economic advisors believe that one of the few crucial policies in the economy of an underdeveloped country, within its controls, is a correct exchange rate. This, in turn, has a strategic influence on the structure ...
American Economic Interests in Foreign Countries: An Empirical Survey
(1974-04)
The objective of this paper is to provide a firm factual basis for analyzing the economic stake of the United States in foreign countries. The paper consists essentially of an annotated series of tables documenting the ...
Unit Equivalent Scales for Specific Food Commodities: Kinshasa, Zaire
(1976-08)
In demand analysis a per capita specification of the household is not always adequate. Per capita expenditures do not reflect the wide differences in the amount spent on food attributable to differences in the household's ...
Pragmatism and the Primary School : The Case of a Non-Rural Village
(1973)
The aim of this paper is to analyze the educational needs of one small community in Kenya in terms of its changing socio-economic patterns, and to show how attitudes towards the school system have their roots within this setting.
Some Problems in the Analysis of Urban Proletarian Politics in the Third World
(1976-03)
This paper assesses the link hypothesized by Marx and his followers between capitalist economic development and the emergence of a sizable and politically progaressive urban proletariat capable of mobilization for revolutionary ...
Money in a Developing Economy: A Reappraisal
(1970)
At an earlier date, the author of this papers proposed a theory to explain how the money supply in a developing country is determined which allows for factors other than the traditionally assumed control by a central bank. ...