scholarly journals The Location of High Knowledge Content Activities in the Canadian Urban System, 1971-1991

2005 ◽  
Vol 42 (115) ◽  
pp. 7-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie-Hélène Bataïni ◽  
William J. Coffey
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Urban System ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Content ◽  
Peripheral Regions

It is widely recognized that certain activities have a higher capacity than others topromote economic growth and development. Many of these more dynamic activities areoften said to involve “high technology”. In this paper we first question the conceptualand operational utility of the notion “high technology”. We then propose a morestraightforward and more easily measured concept —high knowledge content—,demonstrating that activities of this nature may be found in “low tech” sectors. By means of an empirical analysis, we then attempt to contribute to a better understanding of the locational dynamics of high knowledge content activities within the Canadian urban system over the period 1971-1991. Specifically, we seek to determine if this class of activities is becoming spatially more concentrated or more dispersed across the urban system. The answer to this question is particularly important for smaller communities in peripheral regions whose economic bases are highly dependent upon “low tech” activities.

scholarly journals An Empirical Analysis of the Contribution of Mining Sector to Economic Development in Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-106
Author(s):  
David, Oladipo Olalekan ◽  
Noah, Oluwashina Afees ◽  
Agbalajobi, Sunday Ayodele
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
The Impact

Nigeria is richly endowed with vast but largely untapped natural resources including solid minerals and arable land. Mining industries have been viewed as key drivers of economic growth and development process, as lead sectors that drive economic expansion which can lead to higher levels of social and economic well being. Contributions from mining as a percentage of GDP in rich countries are usually between 2-8 percent. In Nigeria, the contribution is still low at 0.15 percent, one of the major factors responsible for this is as a result of over dependence of the Nigerian economy on the proceeds from the sale of crude oil for over four decades which is at the expense of other sectors such as mining and agriculture that contributed significantly to the Nigerian economy before the emergence of crude oil. In the light of this, the study presents an empirical analysis of the contribution of mining sector to the economic development in Nigeria from 1960 to 2012. The study employed Error Correction Model (ECM) to examine the short run and long run effect of mining sector‟s contribution to Nigeria economic development. The study harnessed time series data to evaluate the impact of the specified key sectors; crude petroleum and gas, solid mineral, manufacturing and agriculture on the economic development proxied by per capita income. Equally highlighted are the problems militating against the mining sector in Nigeria and the strategies for its transformation of the economy. The finding revealed that the value of solid mineral have strong impact on economic development in Nigeria. Thus, Nigeria needs to urgently develop her monumental mining potentials in order to diversify her economy and to achieve rapid economic growth and development.

scholarly journals Community Development and Local Social Capital

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Jordan ◽  
Bulent Anil ◽  
Abdul Munasib
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Human Development Index ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Geographical Clusters

While a substantial amount of research has been devoted to showing what social capital does, research explaining social capital itself lags behind. The literature has a long tradition of examining the effect of social capital on local economic growth and development. In this paper we examine whether local economic development can explain the variation in social capital across various geographical clusters in the state of Georgia. We begin by devising a measurement tool, a Human Development Index (HDI), to measure community development. Our social capital measure includes associational memberships, voluntary activities, and philanthropy obtained from the Georgia Social Capital Survey. The findings show that even after accounting for various demographic and economic characteristics, the HDI explains the variation in a number of social capital levels (especially those measured by associational involvement) across various geographical clusters in the state of Georgia.

Inducing Technological Change for Economic Growth and Development.

Economica ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 41 (162) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
V. N. Balasubramanyam ◽  
Robert A. Solo ◽  
Everett M. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Economic Growth And Development
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