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Do Classics Exist in Megaproject Management?

This special issue asks, “Do classics exist in megaproject management?” We identify three types of classics: conventional, Kuhnian, and citation classics. We find that the answer to our question depends on the definition of “classic” employed. First, “citation classics” do exist in megaproject management, and they perform remarkably well when compared to the rest of the management literature. A preliminary Top Ten of citation classics is presented. Second, there is no indication that “conventional classics” exist in megaproject management, i.e., texts recognized as definitive by a majority...

Big Meat: The rise and impact of mega-farming in China’s beef, sheep and dairy industries

The rise of large-scale sheep and cattle industries in China follows a worldwide trend in the growth of factory farming. This article explains the policy and market forces behind this trend in China, as well as the impact of large-scale beef, sheep and dairy production on diets, ecology and livelihoods. Published online at http://apjjf.org/2017/17/DuBois.html

The Determinants of Aggregate Demand Function of Sudan

The main objective of this study is to estimate the determinants of the aggregate import demand function for Sudan during the period 1978 to 2014. The year 1978 was chosen because was the first year of devaluation as recommended by the IMF, and the year 2014 where the data were available. The study tests the stationary of individual series namely, domestic income, relative prices and exchange rate using the widely used the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Phillips-Peron (PP) statistics and Johansen co-integration techniques to estimate import demand function in the longrun. The estimated...

The World Bank and the political construction of structural adjustment programs in the 1980s

The article discusses the administration and operation of World Bank structural adjustment programs during the 1980s, contextualizing the theme in a framework of on-going broader changes in the international political economy. The work questions the relationship between the World Bank and its most powerful member-state, the United States, showing the tensions between the executive and Congress in relation to the definition of US policy for the institution. A set of pressures on the Bank are shown to have helped constrain its field of action. Also discussed is how the set of structural...

Band-Aids Don't Fix Bullet Holes

Hayes, Juarez, and Escoffery-Runnels (2014) analyzed the educational philosophies and pedagogical practices of two educators to understand how personal and professional experiences individually and collectively influenced their approach to teaching. Using oral histories, they presented an argument of why culturally relevant and social justice– oriented teaching has historically been an effective tool in educating students of color, and why it is necessary for teacher preparation in today's so-called post-racial climate. We suggest that that the education system is merely a microcosm of...

The Nexus Among Road Transport and The Economic Growth in Nigeria

This study has examined the impact of road transport in Nigerian between the periods 1995-2014. It also examined the trend and pattern of the length of federal roads in Nigeria over the years under coverage. This study made use of secondary data obtained from National Bureau of Statistics Statistical Bulletin 2014. Descriptive statistics and econometric techniques were employed in analyzing the data. In descriptive statistics I made use of table while in the area of econometrics, I employed the ordinary least square technique to determine the impact of explanatory variables viz; the...

Estimating GDP growth in Greater Yangon using nightlights data

We provide estimates of GDP growth in Greater Yangon between 1992 and 2013 by exploiting nightlights data. Subnational estimates were derived by calculating the elasticity of luminosity with respect to GDP for Myanmar as a whole using time series luminosity and GDP data and then converting observed luminosity values for Yangon in GDP by applying the national level elasticity estimates. The results suggest that Yangon's GDP grew at an average annual rate of 4.45 percent between 1992 and 2013 and by 11.17 percent per annum during the reform period beginning in 2008. This method may be useful...

URUGUAY III CENTURY STRATEGY Productive Aspects-ESTRATEGIA URUGUAY III SIGLO Aspectos productivos (Co-authorship-Trabajo en coautoria)

URUGUAY III CENTURY STRATEGY productive aspects serie EUIIIS 02 (in spanish) publication date Aug 2009 publication description Presidency of Uruguay-Office of Planning and Budget publication description The following is a brief extract from the introduction: "[...]This document constitutes the first stage closure of a prospective analysis carried out by the OPP to contribute to the development planning in Uruguay focused forward in the medium and long term, horizon in 2030 and beyond This document, first milestone in what we call Uruguay III Century Strategy (UIIIS) summarizes this view...

A behavioral blueprint for improving health care policy

Behavioral policy to improve health and health care often relies on interventions, such as nudges, which target individual behaviors. But the most promising applications of behavioral insights in this area involve more far-reaching and systemic interventions. In this article, we propose a series of policies inspired by behavioral research that we believe offer the greatest potential for success. These include interventions to improve health-related behaviors, health insurance access, decisions about insurance plans, end-of-life care, and rates of medical (for example, organ and blood)...

Beyond Planning: The Role of Institutions and the Colonial Origins of Singapore's Economic Development

The purpose of this study is to explain the remarkable economic development of the city-state of Singapore since its independence in 1965. I argue that Singapore’s economic growth is in part due to the strength of its market-friendly institutional matrix. In particular, I examine the evolution of a specific set of institutions inherited from the colonial era and developed as a product of contingent historical forces. This account of Singapore’s economic growth stands in sharp contrast with accounts which attribute this success solely to state-led industrial policy. I argue that the heavy...