Decarbonizing Local Economies: A New Low Carbon, High Well-being Model of Local Economic Development

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Cox ◽  
Victoria Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Local Economies

Does Gambling Complement the Tourist Industry? Some Empirical Evidence of Import Substitution and Demand Displacement

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Przybylski ◽  
Daniel Felsenstein ◽  
Daniel Freeman ◽  
Laura Littlepage
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Import Substitution ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
Export Activity ◽  
Tourist Demand

Gambling is intuitively considered as part of the tourism ‘package’. This paper empirically assesses this perception in the context of actual casino development in Indiana and simulated impacts of a hypothetical casino in Israel. In both contexts, the sources of demand for gambling, the extent to which these are ‘tourist’ sources and the question of gambling-generated demand displacing existing tourist demand, are examined. Despite the rather different market and political contexts in Indiana and Israel, the findings on the gambling-tourism relationship and the effect of gambling on local economies, are remarkably consistent. In both cases, gambling is seen to be grounded in import-substitution rather than pure ‘export’ activity. Additionally, in both cases there is evidence that the introduction of gambling displaces tourist demand. The policy implications of these findings point to the need to differentiate between local and national impacts of gambling and between the local fiscal and local economic development impacts.

Low-Carbon Design of Adjusting Measures - Reflections on Low-Carbon Residential Design Strategies in Nanjing

2012 ◽  
Vol 209-211 ◽  
pp. 466-469
Author(s):  
Ying Lin ◽  
Jian Gong Ye
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Residential Design ◽  
Geographical Characteristics

Combining with the differences of traditional houses between northern and southern parts of China, this paper argues that different choices of low-carbon housing design should be chosen to adjust to different climate conditions, in which geographic characteristics and economic status should be considered. Such designs can not only reflect geographical characteristics, but also reduce the construction costs of low-carbon housing effectively, and they are also in line with local economic development. And the paper also explores viable design strategies which can adjust themselves to low-carbon housing design in Nanjing.

Decentralisation or deconcentration: The case of regional and local economic development in South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 026909422110184
Author(s):  
Isaac Khambule
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Developmental Outcomes ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
National Division

The widespread globalisation, democratisation and decentralisation process that took place in developing nations in the early 1990s created unique opportunities for subnational governments to play an important role in delivering developmental outcomes. Revitalising regional and local economies is one important mandate that emerged with the decentralisation process as a key function for local governments. However, the local government sphere in South Africa faces failures in driving regional and local economic development due to various institutional and market-related challenges. Against the failure of decentralised entities to drive regional and local economic development in South Africa, this article considers the utilisation of deconcentration through dedicating national administrative powers and resources to the regional level to revitalise the prospects of local economies. The article argues that there are better prospects for regional and local economic development through deconcentration due to the expertise, resources and capacities found within the national and provincial governments, as they receive a significant share of the national division of revenues. The article further demonstrates how deconcentration can be implemented through the state deconcentrating and managing its economic development functions at the regional level to municipal-owned district economic development entities tasked with stimulating regional economic development.

scholarly journals Bela Beli Kulon Progo as A Policy for Strengthening The Capacity of Local Economy

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Nunuk Dwi Retnandari
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Global Approach ◽  
Local Economies ◽  
Specific Approach ◽  
Bargaining Position

One of the reasons for the State’s presence in society is due to market’s failure in providing its citizens with better welfare. The local economy2  that serves as a source of welfare for most Indonesian communities is placed under very strenuous conditions when having to confront capitalist economy. Remarkably differing backgrounds and resources create a highly imbalanced bargaining position. There have been numerous policies in the form of local economic development programs that have been carried out by Indonesia. However, the reality indicates that as of current the contribution of local economies in the GDP remains at approximately 50%. The interventions employed using a global approach, did not consider the specification of issues confronted by local economies, the State intervention performance metrics were very simple (activities) and there was a lack of serious evaluation regarding the intervention, which led to it not bearing much fruitful results. It was the Kulon Progo Regency which developed the concept of empowering local economy by using a specific approach confronted by the local economy. The policy is known as “Bela Beli Kulon Progo”. This article discusses the process undertaken by the Kulon Progo Regency in implementing the “Bela Beli Kulon Progo” movement which succeeded in boosting local economic development performance.

scholarly journals EVOLUTION OF WELLBEING THEORIES IN THE POSTULATES OF ECONOMIC SCHOOLS AND CONCEPTS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1(13) ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Iryna M. Hrynchyshyn ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Endogenous Development

The article presents the evolution of wellbeing theories in the postulates of economic schools and concepts. It has been established that the first period of development of economic wellbeing theories was marked by polarized tendencies of market or state domination, which led to the consideration of social wellbeing by economists-theorists in the macroeconomic aspect. It has also been found out that forming the foundation of future scientific research their representatives laid the foundations for methodological understanding and development of many economic theories. The second direction of development of wellbeing theories is based on the imperatives of economic growth (location theories, neoclassical theories, theories of cumulative growth, institutional theories and new theories of regional development). It has been found that the rethinking of approaches to local and regional development at the present stage is associated with the actualization of the theory of endogenous development and the concept of local economic development (place-based theory). It has been found out that along with theories of well-being based on the economic concept, theories that determine the social status of people from the standpoint of their high standard of living and human development are widespread in international research. The third direction of wellbeing theories, related to the search for measures of human development that go beyond GDP, is now formed from an alternative flow of scientific thought in the established scientific direction. The end of the last century was marked by a significant interest in social indicators, outlined in various doctrinal forms: social progress, human development, quality of life, wellbeing in a new sense, as well as increasing attention to the individual and their original organizational groups (family, households, communities), and the definition of their weight in the relationship «state-market». Common expression of these concepts is a person whose view transformed from a purely materialist understanding of their wellbeing to a broader point of view – a person who professes values and is in collective interaction. The present study of the evolution of wellbeing theory indicates the need for the formation and implementation of public policy in the direction of intensifying local development and provision of high quality public services based on the principle of subsidiarity. Keywords: wellbeing, state, market, territorial community, economic growth, local economic development, human development, quality of life, subjective well-being

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM BASED ON LOCAL ECONOMIC IN PUJON KIDUL VILLAGE

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-120
Author(s):  
NUTTAPOL - LERTSIRISAKULCHAI ◽  
Kaewketsaya Songthan ◽  
Pannipa Muangmontre ◽  
Atika Dwi Febriyanti ◽  
Ach. Apriyanto Romadhon
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Institutional Mapping

       The development of Tourism based on local economic is very important, and in many regions with unique physical characteristics that are rich in natural resources which can be further developed to be a popular tourist destination and able to stimulate the local economy such as together The purpose of this research is to find the development of tourism based on local economic in Pujon Kidul village and to find any problems and obstacles in local economic development of local government including the well-being of the community. The main problem that may be a deterrent to development is human resources from the community, because most people in the community There is still relatively little participation in community activities, including the interest in development. The research method used in this study is a qualitative research method, including secondary data and data collection from interviews. There is a descriptive description. Tourism development is based on the local economy, with an emphasis on management in two principles, agriculture and animal husbandry, from the results of this study it can be concluded that an important step in the development of local economy-based tourism is territorial diagnosis and institutional mapping, the process of growing sensitivity, and creating a local forum / regionally. The implementation of these three steps can be said to have been successfully implemented in Pujon Kidul village.Therefore, the study concludes that local economic development and the identification of obstacles to self-government, including what can be resolved quickly, make tourism development more efficient and lead to the fact that local people Can make money To the community for a better quality of life and well-being. 

Living on a low income as a systemic impediment to socio-economic development of Ukraine

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
NATALIIA TOLSTYKH
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Subsistence Level ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Government

The article sheds light on various approaches that seek to determine how widespread poverty and life on a low income are in Ukraine nowadays. As a social phenomenon, poverty has traditionally been associated with destitution and living below the subsistence level set by the government. However, the author holds the view that life on a low income not only means living near or below the poverty line. There is another part of Ukraine’s population that should also be considered needy — those whose income is less than twice as the subsistence level, and most of them are also subject to socio-economic deprivation. Drawing upon the findings of a social survey conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the NAS of Ukraine in 2019, the paper analyses the standard of living among different income groups. Particular attention is given to consumption patterns and social well-being of respondents in the lower income brackets. From the data, it can be inferred that living conditions of many Ukrainians are inadequate to sustain and develop human potential; furthermore, the low-income households have literally to struggle every day to make ends meet. The author brings into focus the main macroeconomic factors contributing to this situation and its adverse effect on the nation’s social potential. Some of the most common social consequences of living on a low income have been identified, such as limited consumption, a person’s dissatisfaction with life and his/her position in society. The above-mentioned survey also provides the estimates of how much the current subsistence level (with regard to Ukraine) should be. Having been made by different socio-demographic and occupational groups of Ukraine’s population, these estimates are a useful source of information — given that subsistence level is considered the basic social standard. According to the survey, all these figures are at variance with the official subsistence level, which is noticeably lower, and this indicates that the current subsistence level needs an upward revision. Today, the overall socio-economic situation in Ukraine is unfavourable for neoliberal economic reforms initiated by the government. Since these policies are primarily designed to reduce the role of state in managing the economy and implementing social welfare programmes, following this path will inevitably result in the entrenchment of mass poverty and in a major loss of Ukraine’s human potential, as well as labour force. The author argues that tackling the country’s chronic low income problem is only possible if a new strategy for socio-economic development is adopted, where social welfare is prioritised.

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