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Author: Judy L. Baker
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: mumbai, case, transport, poverty, urban
Number of Pages: 81
Published: 2005
eBookDB-ID: GGKEY:YLRR
The poor who live in zones 1-3 (central Mumbai) live closer to the non-poor than do poor households in the suburbs. They also live closer to higher-paying jobs for unskilled workers. Workers in these households, on average, commute short distances (less than 3 kilometers), although a non-negligible fraction of them (one-third in zone 2) take public transit to work. It is true that the cost of housing for the poor is higher in central Mumbai than in the suburbs, but the quality of slum housing is at least as good in central Mumbai as in the suburbs. The poor who live in the suburbs of Mumbai, e
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Author: China Knowledge Press Pte Ltd
Publisher: China Knowledge Press
Keywords: china, plant, successful, building
Number of Pages: 736
Published: 2005-08-08
ISBN-10: 9814163031
ISBN-13: 9789814163033
This groundbreaking guide helps investors navigate through the vast web of China’s industrial parks, economic and technological development zones, hi-tech parks, free-trade zones, and export-processing zones. The culmination of three years of intensive research, this valuable tool aids investors who are trying to choose the most suitable industrial park for their business needs by offering a unique rating system. In addition, the volume’s three sections explore vital business issues, including China’s macro- and micro-economy and the corporate set-up process for foreign investors. A list
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Author: Gokhan Akinci
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: challenges, future, directions, emerging, progress, economic, zones, special
Number of Pages: 347
Published: 2011-08-01
ISBN-10: 0821387634
ISBN-13: 9780821387634
For countries as diverse as China and Mauritius, Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been a powerful tool to attract foreign investment, promote export-oriented growth, and generate employment; for many others, the results have been less than encouraging. While the benefits and limitations of zones will no doubt continue to be debated, what is clear is that policymakers are increasingly attracted to them as an instrument of trade, investment, industrial, and spatial policy. Since the mid 1980s, the number of newly-established zones has grown rapidly in almost all regions, with dramatic growth i
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Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Keywords: business, weak, governance, zones, conducting, enterprises, report, oecd, guidelines, multinational, annual
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2006-12-01
ISBN-10: 926402901X
ISBN-13: 9789264029019
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are recommendations to international business for conduct in such areas as labour, environment, consumer protection and the fight against corruption. The recommendations are made by the adhering governments and, although not binding, governments are committed to promoting their observance. This Annual Report provides an account of the actions the 39 adhering governments have taken over the 12 months to June 2006 to enhance the contribution of the Guidelines to the improved functioning of the global economy. One highlight of this reporting
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Author: Jon Micheal Wertjes
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Keywords: traffic, control, display, communications, monitoring, speed
Number of Pages: 59
Published: 1996-06-01
ISBN-10: 0788144804
ISBN-13: 9780788144806
A research report to identify or develop a speed monitoring display suitable for use in interstate highway work zones, & evaluate the display's effectiveness in reducing speeds in interstate work zones. A review of the literature & current practice was conducted to identify product availability & other state transportation use. Speed monitoring display alternatives were identified & evaluated according to essential requirements & project evaluation criteria. A lidar laser radar device was tested with a changeable message sign. The speed monitoring display was effective in reducing speeds highe
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Author: Ripusudan L. Paliwal
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Keywords: production, am�lioration, tropicales, zones, ma�s
Number of Pages: 404
Published: 2002
ISBN-10: 9252044574
ISBN-13: 9789252044574
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