Enhancing the economic benefits of tourism at the local level.

2009 ◽  
pp. 16-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Stoeckl
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Economic Benefits

Reducing the Impact of Unemployment through Work-Sharing: Some Industrial Relations Considerations

1983 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noah M. Meltz ◽  
Frank Reid
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
National Level ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
Work Sharing ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Impact

The Canadian Government has introduced a work-sharing program in which lay offs are avoided by reducing the work week and using unemployment insurance funds to pay workers short-time compensation. Compared to the lay-off alternative, there appear to be economic benefits to work-sharing for both management and employees. Reaction to the scheme has been generally positive at the union local level and the firm level, but it has been negative at the national level of both labour and management. These divergent views can be explained mainly as a result of short-run versus long-run perspectives. Managers at the firm level see the immediate benefit of improved labour relations and the avoidance of the costs of hiring and training replacements for laid-off workers who do not respond when recalled. The national business leaders are more concerned with work incentive and efficiency aspects of work-sharing.

scholarly journals Pelindungan Hukum Hak Kekayaan Intelektual Pada Produk Ekonomi Kreatif (Protection Of Intellectual Property Rights On Creative Economic Products)

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulasi Rongiyati
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Legal Protection ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
The Government

As a result of creativity, the creative economy product is an intellectual property that needs to be recognized as an intellectual work that has economic value and gets legal protection. This study analyzes the regulations established by the Government in providing protection against intellectual property rights (IPRs) to ekraf products and the application of such regulations in the city of Surakarta, Central Java and Denpasar City, Bali. Through normative and empirical juridical research methods, secondary and primary data are processed and analyzed qualitatively. The result of the research stated that IPRs protection policy toward creative economy product has been done by the government through IPRs legislations and regional policy related to IPRs protection for creative economy product referring to national policy. Preventive protection is provided through law in the form of economic benefits for the actors who register IPRs of creative economy product. However, the level of public awareness and understanding of the importance of IPRs, the communal nature of creative economy actors in Indonesia, and the nature of IPRs that must be registered for legal protection, cause IPRs protection for creative economy perpetrators is not optimal. At the level of implementation, the awareness and understanding of the perpetrators of the property rights become the key to the success of IPRs protection by the government. The lack of regional alignments has an impact on the not yet optimal economic benefits received by creative economy actors. Therefore, the government should intensify the socialization of IPRs and facilitate the registration of IPRs  for the perpetrators of creative economy. Institutional and regulatory support at the local level is also important to develop and protect the creative economy product.AbstrakSebagai suatu karya kreativitas, produk ekonomi kreatif (ekraf) merupakan kekayaan intelektual yang perlu mendapat penghargaan sebagai suatu karya intelektual yang memiliki nilai ekonomi dan memperoleh pelindungan hukum. Penelitian ini menganalisis mengenai regulasi yang dibentuk Pemerintah dalam memberikan pelindungan terhadap hak kekayaan intelektual (HKI) terhadap produk ekraf dan penerapan regulasi tersebut di kota Surakarta, Jawa Tengah dan Kota Denpasar, Bali. Melalui metode penelitian yuridis normatif dan empiris, data sekunder dan primer diolah dan dianalisis secara kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menyebutkan, kebijakan pelindungan HKI terhadap produk ekraf telah dilakukan oleh pemerintah melalui peraturan perundang-undangan bidang HKI dan kebijakan daerah terkait pelindungan HKI untuk produk ekraf mengacu pada kebijakan tingkat nasional. Pelindungan preventif diberikan melalui UU berupa manfaat ekonomi bagi pelaku ekraf yang mendaftarkan HKInya. Namun, tingkat kesadaran masyarakat dan pemahaman pentingnya HKI, sifat komunal pelaku ekraf di Indonesia, dan sifat HKI yang harus didaftarkan untuk mendapat pelindungan hukum, menyebabkan pelindungan HKI untuk pelaku ekraf belum optimal. Pada tataran implementasi, kesadaran dan pemahaman pelaku ekraf atas kekayaan intelektualnya menjadi kunci keberhasilan pelindungan HKI yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah. Minimnya keberpihakan daerah berdampak pada belum optimalnya manfaat ekonomi yang diterima pelaku ekraf. Oleh karenanya pemerintah perlu menggiatkan sosialisasi HKI dan memfasilitasi pendaftaran HKI untuk pelaku ekraf. Dukungan kelembagaan dan regulasi pada tingkat daerah juga penting dilakukan untuk mengembangkan dan melindungi produk ekraf. 

scholarly journals CURRENT PROBLEMS OF THE ECOSYSTEM ASSETS ASSESSMENT OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES

2021 ◽  
pp. 50-56
Author(s):  
Iryna Patoka
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Ecosystem Approach ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Asset Valuation ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Assets Assessment ◽  
Community Budget

The article is aimed at introduction of the up-to-date approaches to the economic assessment of ecosystems and their implementation while determining the priority tasks of the territorial communities development. The necessity is substantiated of the ecosystems economic assessment for determining the priority tasks of the territory development taking into account the ecosystem approach. It is emphasized that the achievement of the goals of sustainable spatial development at the local level is ensured via full mobilization of all types of local resources, in particular by taking into account the value of ecosystem assets and ecosystem services produced by them in the interests of local communities. The necessity of forming an integrated strategic approach to the introduction of ecosystem asset valuation at the local level is substantiated. The ecosystem assets of territorial communities are proved to be a continuous flow of the community ecosystem resources produced as a result of the system of functionally interconnected components of the natural environment involved in economic circulation, the use of which will contribute to economic benefits. It is shown that the economic assessment of ecosystem assets at the local level makes it possible to assess both the market value and value of ecosystems from direct and indirect use, and to identify real prospects for possible financial revenues to the community budget from their operation. Differentiated are economic approaches to estimate the ecosystem benefits at the local level. The structure and tasks of payments for the biodiversity conservation at the level of territorial communities are studied. The structural scheme of information support for estimating the ecosystem assets values of territorial communities is proposed The tasks of local authorities as to the community ecosystems management are outlined and the stages of assessment of ecosystem assets of the territorial entities are defined. The targets for application of the results of assessment of ecosystem assets of territorial communities have been determined. It is shown that the introduction of an ecosystem approach in the management of communities will contribute to the financial content of local budgets.

scholarly journals Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Border Region Development: West Southeast Maluku, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-80
Author(s):  
Nuzula Anggeraini ◽  
Yeremias T. Keban ◽  
Jun Matsunami
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Local Level ◽  
State Level ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
International Borders ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
Depth Interviews

Border regions are geographically presented with potential economic benefits. However, some of these areas have not been able to take advantage of their strategic geographic locality. This is also the case for border areas in Indonesia. There is a spectrum of perceptions by stakeholders on how border regions, particularly international borders, should be developed. This study sought to capture the perspectives of Indonesian stakeholders on border region development, and the extent of influence such perspectives have in the policy of border areas development with a case study in West Southeast Maluku The research was conducted using qualitative method with in-depth interviews as the primary collecting data technique. The results show that despite perceptions of stakeholders who view West Southeast Maluku as an area of insecurity, they also see the potential of the area to be developed as a gateway, area of opportunity, zone of contacts and zone of cooperation. However, the current policies and strategies of the development of border areas do not exemplify such perceptions, and the formulation of such policies is likely to be dominated by state-level stakeholders, despite the fact that local level stakeholders have a more comprehensive understanding of the needs of their areas.

Evidence-based policy analysis? The strange case of the randomized controlled trials of community-led total sanitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale Whittington ◽  
Mark Radin ◽  
Marc Jeuland
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trials ◽  
Treatment Effects ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Evidence Based Policy

Abstract Our purpose in this paper is to review the findings of 14 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of community-led total sanitation (CLTS) and recent rural sanitation interventions to assess their usefulness and implications for sanitation policy-making in low- and middle-income countries. The results of the RCT research programme to evaluate CLTS and related sanitation interventions suggest that the magnitude of the treatment effects was much smaller and uncertain than proponents once anticipated. For example, of the ten studies that reported results for reductions in childhood diarrhoea, only three found statistically significant decreases. Surprisingly, the RCT research teams and their funders do not seem to have thought about how their multi-million dollar research agenda would support decision-making on sanitation. Information on the parameters needed for cost-effectiveness analysis or benefit–cost analysis was not collected. However, making reasonable assumptions about the missing information on parameter values, we show that cost–benefit analysis may still ‘save’ CLTS because small treatment effects may still yield net positive economic benefits if the costs of implementing CLTS programmes are modest. We also discuss the need to move beyond the desire for sanitation policies that are proven to be effective globally, and the importance of focusing on analysis of the local sanitation situation. We describe the data needed to make this shift in policy focus from the global to the local level and stress the importance of interdisciplinary communication between the proponents of RCTs and ‘evidence-based policy’, and economists who will be responsible for the economic analysis of investments in CLTS and other sanitation interventions. We also argue that the results of these RCTs highlight the importance of coordinating investments in piped water and sanitation with investments in improved housing.

scholarly journals Community participation in the planning of local destination management

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Marko Koščak ◽  
Tony O’Rourke ◽  
Dinko Bilić
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Participatory Planning ◽  
Success Factor ◽  
Participatory Process ◽  
The Future

In this paper we suggest that modern tourism planning of a destination should include participation from all levels of the community (direct stakeholders, local residents and differing age groups) if the participatory process is to be extensive and universal within the community. We see participatory planning as a critical success factor in seeking to satisfy the requirements of the modern paradigm of sustainability and responsibility in tourism. A community-based approach to tourism development is a prerequisite to sustainability. This focuses on community involvement in the planning and development process, and developing the types of tourism, which generate real social and economic benefits to local communities. Representing the interests and fulfilling the needs of various users is one reason for enabling their participation. Interestingly, children & youth are often overlooked in this regard even though adults may not adequately represent their needs. An important outcome of participatory planning is the process of collective learning that takes place through the underlying process of dialogue. We will refer in the paper to parallel research conducted with colleagues in Slovenia focusing in detail on the role of children & youth in the participatory process of developing sustainable tourism at a local level. This includes a view that planning for sustainable tourism development is an effort to shape the future. Among stakeholders and community participants, children & youth have a significant voice in the future and to a strong degree should have the right to engage in development. The paper seeks to assess the role of participatory structures in planning and development and in the role of children & youth as stakeholders in the planning of local destination management.

scholarly journals Protected areas and community incentives in savannah ecosystems: a case study of Tanzania’s Maasai Steppe

Oryx ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Sachedina ◽  
Fred Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Direct Payment ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
Private Lands ◽  
Direct Income ◽  
Maasai Steppe

AbstractTwo issues of central importance to conservation are developing an improved understanding of the relative roles of state protected areas and local institutions and developing effective strategies for creating community-based incentives for conservation. We provide a case study of northern Tanzania’s Maasai Steppe to explore these issues in the context of a savannah ecosystem where wildlife is mobile and depends extensively on community lands for seasonal habitats. We compare the impacts and outcomes of four approaches to developing local incentives for wildlife conservation on community lands: protected area benefit-sharing, trophy hunting donations, village–private tourism concession contracts, and a direct payment scheme for habitat conservation. Tourism and direct payment concession areas have resulted in large areas of community land being protected for wildlife by villages as a result of the conditional and contractual nature of these ventures. By contrast, other approaches that provide economic benefits to communities but are not conditional on defined conservation actions at the local level demonstrate little impact on wildlife conservation on community lands. In spatially extensive ecosystems where protected areas cover limited areas and wildlife relies heavily on community and private lands, strategies based on maximizing the direct income of communities from wildlife are fundamental to the sustainability of such systems.

scholarly journals Can Tourism Social Entrepreneurship Organizations Contribute to the Development of Ecotourism and Local Communities: Understanding the Perception of Local Communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 11031
Author(s):  
Harshavardhan Reddy Kummitha ◽  
Naveen Kolloju ◽  
András Jancsik ◽  
Zsófia Csilla Szalók
Keyword(s):  
Social Exchange ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs

The literature emphasizes that tourism social entrepreneurs play an important role in the adoption of sustainable strategies to achieve social, environmental, and community development. Yet, there is limited research that aims to understand the relationship between local communities and tourism social entrepreneurship empirically. Building around social exchange theory and Weber’s theory of substantive and formal rationality, this study addresses the following research question: how do local communities perceive the role of tourism social entrepreneurship (TSE) in the development of ecotourism destinations? A total of 362 community employees of two ecotourism organizations in India participated in the survey. Analytically, this study validated the measurement model and tested hypotheses using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings reveal that the economic benefits and environmental sustainability are the main influencing factors that are appreciated by the communities. However, we found variance in the community perceptions with regard to several factors being studied in the two TSEs we studied. This study recommends that in order to contribute to the development of ecotourism and local communities there is an urge to build strong ties among different stakeholders at the local level.

scholarly journals Ship Sinking Policy and Socio-Economic Welfare: A Case Study in Sebatik Island, Nunukan District, North Kalimantan Province

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-292
Author(s):  
Maria Agustini Permata Sari ◽  
Sujarwoto Sujarwoto
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Maritime Security ◽  
Border Zone ◽  
Illegal Fishing ◽  
Bargaining Position ◽  
The Social

As an archipelago country, most of Indonesia’s country are located on the sea. Due to this geographic position, illegal fishing becomes an important issue that threatens the country’s maritime security. To solve this issue, the government of Indonesia has implemented "ship sinking policy" since 2014. This research aims to explore the social and economic consequences of "ship-sinking policy" at the local level. A single case study was used to identify and explore the social and economic consequences of the policy in Sebatik Island, Nunukan district, North Kalimantan. The case of Sebatik was unique as the island is located at the border Indonesia and Malaysia and its historical conflict between two countries and its communities. Our findings highlighted the economic benefits of the policy as production value of fish captured by Sebatik fisherman significantly increased following the policy. We also found strengthening bargaining position of fish market on the island following the policy. Keywords: Ship Sinking Policy, Maritime Security, Maritime Border Zone Abstrak Sebagai negara kepulauan yang sebagian besar wilayah perbatasannya berada di laut, illegal fishing merupakan salah satu isu penting yang dihadapi Indonesia. Untuk mengatasi isu tersebut, sejak tahun 2014 Pemerintah Indonesia telah mengimplementasikan kebijakan penenggelaman kapal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis bagaimana konsekuensi sosial ekonomi dari kebijakan “penenggelaman kapal, khususnya terhadap masyarakat lokal. Studi kasus tunggal digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis konsekuensi sosial ekonomi dari kebijakan penenggelaman kapal di Sebatik, Kabupaten Nunukan, Provinsi Kalimantan Utara. Kasus di Sebatik dianggap unik, karena pulau ini terletak diperbatasan Indonesia dan Malaysia serta memiliki konflik historis, baik antar negara secara umum, maupun masyarakatnya secara khusus. Dari hasil temuan diketahui bahwa manfaat ekonomi dari kebijakan penenggelaman kapal yang dirasakan oleh masyarakat adalah meningkatnya nilai produksi ikan yang ditangkap oleh nelayan Sebatik secara signifikan. Konsekuensi lain yang muncul dari kebijakan penenggelaman kapal adalah adanya penguatan posisi tawar pasar ikan Pulau Sebatik. Kata Kunci: Kebijakan Penenggelaman Kapal, Kemanan Laut, Zona Perbatasan Laut

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