scholarly journals Reinvesting Government: Financing Options for Military Base Redevelopment

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 405-423
Author(s):  
Kenneth N. Hansen ◽  
Theodore J. Stumm
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Public Enterprise ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Military Base ◽  
Government Financing ◽  
Market Solutions

This paper explores the issues of “privatization in place” versus public enterprise with regard to military base redevelopment. Three case studies are used to examine three research proposals having to do with public involvement, market solutions and policy outcomes. We find that while politically popular, privatization provides little in the way of civilian job creation and income replacement at former military bases. Instead, the case of Alexandria, Louisiana, supports the idea that public enterprise authorities can and do provide economic recovery for their communities. The federal government seems to agree given that privatization was not an option for base conversions in the 2005 closure round.

Analysis of Regulative Systems for Heritage Protection in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 245592962110015
Author(s):  
Bola Fajemirokun
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Job Creation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Rapid Population Growth ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Heritage Protection ◽  
Competitive Economy

Rapid population growth in Nigeria means that the contestation for land, housing and infrastructure will intensify with serious implications for heritage protection. The federal government is currently implementing its economic recovery and growth plan (ERGP) with the aim of reducing poverty and inequality through job creation and restoring economic growth in a more diversified and competitive economy. The ERGP prioritizes tourism and the creative industries but is mainly silent about heritage protection. The problem is that the focus on economic benefits and yields from non-material and propagative aspects of culture obscures the critical issues that are affecting the regulative systems for heritage protection. This article therefore presents a detailed analysis of the nature and scope of these regulative systems in Nigeria with a view to determining the extent of their efficacy and impacts and it further makes recommendations on the way forward.

Alberta's economic woes have political consequences

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Oil Sands ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Structural Unemployment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Remaining Oil ◽  
Keystone Xl

Significance With steep reductions in public spending affecting education and social programmes, the budget signals an era of austerity in what had been Canada’s wealthiest province. One consequence is likely to be greater tension between the provincial government and the federal government in Ottawa. Impacts Major international funds will continue to divest from the oil sands sector, further depressing output as subsidies are cut. Remaining oil sands production will be increasingly automated, meaning that structural unemployment will persist. Ottawa’s refusal to contest US cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline has raised tensions with the UCP government in Edmonton. The national broad-based economic recovery expected this year will largely bypass Alberta.

The U.S. Federal Market as an Early Adopter of SMRs

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Barattino ◽  
Scott Foster ◽  
James Spaulding
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Prime Power ◽  
The United States ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Private Ownership ◽  
Early Adopter ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
The U.S

The Federal Government accounts for about 2% of energy usage within the United States, with electricity accounting for approximately one-fifth of this usage. The Department of Defense (DOD) is the largest energy consumer across all Federal Agencies, accounting for nearly half of total use and has implemented programs to assure sustainable energy supplies for meeting mission critical operations. As prototype systems of Small Modular Reactors mature during the remainder of this decade, there is growing interest at senior levels of government to use the secure confines of military bases for electricity generated with SMRs to service power requirements of the DOD base and possibly the surrounding communities. This paper explores the potential for using DOD as an early adopter of SMRs from perspectives of the size of the market and adaptability of the current procurement process for private ownership of SMRs on military bases. Such an approach is shown to be consistent with DOD Sustainability objectives, as well as ensuring a continuation of the projected erosion of diversity mix for prime power generation within the U.S. A review of contract types for energy services are evaluated from the perspective of including SMRs. Required modifications for SMRs to be a part of this energy mix for Federal Agencies are presented.

Iraqi Kurds’ economic recovery will be limited

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Oil Exports ◽  
Economic Outlook

Subject The economic outlook for Iraq’s Kurdish region. Significance The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has seen a limited economic recovery over the past year. It suffered catastrophically following the central government's imposition of sanctions following the region’s abortive 2017 independence bid. Impacts A likely larger federal government allocation to the KRI in the 2019/20 budget will facilitate economic recovery. Increased US pressure to boost Iraqi oil exports to Turkey will increase local government revenues. As both local and federal government revenues depend on oil, falling prices would cause another contraction.

scholarly journals GERMAN ECONOMY IN THE PERIOD OF CORONAVIRUS: CONSEQUENCES AND NEW CHALLENGES

2021 ◽  
pp. 88-103
Author(s):  
Inna Chuvychkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
German Economy ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
The Relationship

The pandemic has had a negative impact on the socio-economic situation of many German citizens. Measures taken by government bodies to contain the spread of coronavirus infection significantly limit economic activity. The coronavirus crisis sets new challenges for the German federal government in terms of maintaining employment, stabilizing social security and strengthening the manufacturing sector. The paper examines the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for the German economy and the prospects for its development. Pays special attention to the relationship between the rates of economic recovery and the quality of human capital.

scholarly journals Public involvement processes in forest management in Canada

1998 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen Blouin
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Laws And Regulations

Eighty-five percent of Canadian forests are owned by the provinces; the balance is owned by the federal government (9%) and private individuals and corporations (6%). Provincial crown forests have traditionally been managed by the forest industry under long term agreements with the provinces, primarily to meet timber objectives. Recent trends towards forest management for both timber and non-timber values have led to greater public involvement in decision-marking. Canadians have input into management of all three forests indirectly via laws and regulations, and directly by public participation. A variety of processes for public involvement are underway. The cornerstones to success are: equitable representation; access to information; fair and open processes; and informed participants.

scholarly journals The Geography of Demilitarisation: Do Regional Economic Disparities Affect the Spatial Distribution of Military Base Closures?

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-266
Author(s):  
Jan ŽEnka ◽  
Bohuslav Pernica ◽  
Jan KofroŇ
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Economic Disparities ◽  
Military Base ◽  
Military Base Closures ◽  
Base Closures ◽  
Regional Economic Disparities

Abstract Very few researchers have focused on the question of: if and to what extent, regional economic disparities affect military base closures. In this paper, we aim to explain regional patterns of military base closures in the Czech Republic, a country that has experienced a sharp decline in military employment and expenditures since the beginning of 1990s. Three groups of predictors of closure were considered: local (size, age, location and hierarchical position of the military base); regional (wages, unemployment, city size, the initial level of militarisation of the district); and national-level predictors (geostrategic priorities and restructuring of the Czech Armed Forces). Our research is informed by the theory of public choice and its application to the decision-making processes concerning military base closures and realignments. We employed a combination of regression models to determine which group of the above-mentioned factors affected the spatial distribution of military bases in the period 1994–2005. While geostrategic factors (such as distance from the border with West Germany) and restructuring of the army (type of a military base) were the most important, regional economic disparities showed no significant correlation with the intensity of military base closures/downsizing. We did not demonstrate that military bases in economically lagging regions had been systematically protected in the Czech Republic.

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