Analysis of Regional Comparative Advantages of Economic Crops in Henan Province Based on the Data Panel of 18 Urban Agriculture from 2017 to 2019

The article considers proper legislation as an essential prerequisite for actualization of NPOs comparative advantages. Restrictions imposed on NPOs are reasonable if they are compensated by benefits from greater trust. The rigidity of constrains and requirements should be optimized while accounting for peculiarities of a social medium, the state of the nonprofit sector, and the governments readiness to encourage the development of the latter. As empirical data suggests, Russian NPOs being on different stages of maturity need separate legal treatment. In the meanwhile, interests that prevail in the NPOs community are not always conducive to rapid changes.

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Principles of Evolutionary Modernization of Transition Economies

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2009-7-85-96 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 85-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E. Rustamov

Keyword(s):

National Culture ◽

Transition Economies ◽

Transition Economy ◽

World Economic Forum ◽

Governance Mechanisms ◽

Beneficial Use ◽

Strategic Issues ◽

The World ◽

Comparative Advantages ◽

World Economic

The article considers strategic issues of modernization of the transition economy. The analysis is based on the methodology of the World Economic Forum where special attention is paid to the sequence of the transformation stages. The main conclusion is that modernization should combine implementation of the governance mechanisms with the beneficial use of comparative advantages of the national culture. In fact, modernization of the transition economy should be evolutionary. It is precisely this course of development that is relevant for Azerbaijan which has successfully upgraded its economy in the recent years.

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Gardening as More than Urban Agriculture: Perspectives from Smaller Midwestern Cities on Urban Gardening Policies and Practices

Case Studies in the Environment ◽

10.1525/cse.2018.001545 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Christopher Strunk ◽

Ursula Lang

Keyword(s):

Urban Agriculture ◽

Green Space ◽

Private Property ◽

Community Gardens ◽

Public Land ◽

Vacant Lots ◽

Urban Gardening ◽

Privately Owned ◽

Policies And Practices

For the most part, research and policymaking on urban gardening have focused on community gardens, whether in parks, vacant lots, or other public land. This emphasis, while important for many Midwestern cities, can obscure the significance of privately owned land such as front yard and back yard and their crucial connections with gardening on public land. In this case study, we examine how policies and practices related to gardening and the management of green space in two Midwestern cities exceed narrow visions of urban agriculture. The article explores the cultivation of vacant lot gardens and private yards as two modes of property in similar Midwestern contexts and argues that the management of green space is about more than urban agriculture. Instead, we show how urban gardening occurs across public/private property distinctions and involves a broader set of actors than those typically included in sustainability policies. Gardening also provides a key set of connections through which neighbors understand and practice sustainability in Midwestern cities.

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