Journal articles: 'Market centres'

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Juniarti Puspita Wulandari and Moch Doddy Ariefianto. "Integration of ASEAN Capital Markets with Developed Countries: Spillover Analysis for the 2003-2019 Period." JURNAL SOSIAL EKONOMI DAN HUMANIORA 8, no. 4 (December 29, 2022): 466–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.29303/jseh.v8i4.164.

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This study aims to determine the spillover effect on the ASEAN stock market, which is influenced by the turmoil of the world's financial stock market centres, namely the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, and to determine the pattern of influence of financial centres on countries in ASEAN. The data used in this research is time series data. Then an analysis of each country index was carried out, which the author obtained from the 2003-2019 period, and then the author used it to find emerging markets that were influenced by developed countries. This study uses the Dynamic Conditional Correlation-Generalized Autoregressive Heteroscedatic Model (DCC-GARCH) so that it is possible to examine the transmission of volatility between two different stock markets together. Based on the research results, it was found that there was a spillover effect from financial centre countries to emerging market countries in ASEAN. Besides that, there is also a finding that the spillover effect between the stock market of financial centers and developing country markets has varying results in the observation period. The 2008 financial crisis, which stemmed from the US financial crisis, caused significant changes to the ASEAN-5 stock market. This can be seen from the increasing influence or spillover effect of the American stock market, namely the SP500 and FTSE100, the most significant impact during and after the 2008 crisis.

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Marić, Ivan, and Ante Šiljeg. "Application of Huff model in analysing market competition – example of shopping centres in the settlement of Zadar." Geoadria 22, no. 1 (November 9, 2017): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.15291/geoadria.1335.

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The object of the research is market competition between the shopping centres in the settlement of Zadar. The research is based on the spatial data collected by using various methods and techniques, which were analysed by applying the tools of geographic information system (GIS) with respect to specific laws of market economy. A categorization of shopping centres was made in order to define a broad trade area where the competition between the centres was analysed. A demographic raster was used to define the density of potential consumers within a broad market area. The competition analysis included the determination of the centres’ market zones, the occurrence of potential market cannibalism and the definition of the dominant shopping centre according to a variable of choice probability. The market zones were determined based on the attribute of duration of drive (min). On-site research, calculation of non-linear distance and the analysis of shopping centres’ density, led to a conclusion that market cannibalism occurs between the centres. For the purpose of predicting market dominance, Huff model was used to calculate average values of preference of centres within the zones of overlapping and the broad trade area. The results of Huff model confirm the market reality that a larger number of consumers within the zones of overlapping and the broad trade area prefer a more attractive shopping centre. The difference in number of people that visit a more attractive shopping centre was quantified by overlapping the demographic raster and the Huff model.

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Forssell, Anders, and Lars Norén. "construction of a customer of primary health care." Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration 16, no. 2 (June 15, 2012): 25–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.58235/sjpa.v16i2.16216.

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A new quasi-market model commonly referred to as a “choice of care” model is introduced in Swedish primary health care. In such models citizens are expected to choose primary healthcare centres they want to be treated by. The care centres are expected to compete based on differences in the quality of the services they provide in the market. In this paper the accreditation document (AD) and the way it specifies the regulated choice of the patient is explored. Two case studies of primary care markets in Sweden is the empirical point of departure. The conclusion is that the ADs define the conditions for the choice of care. The ADs define an almost unconditional right for the patient to choose between care centres of a specified minimum level of quality based on political requirements. The ADs also specify a procedure for payment – a voucher – that follows the pa- tient to the chosen care centre. Finally, the ADs specify procedures of quality evaluation that create differences between care centres. The AD in itself contributes actively to the market because it specifies the requirements of a McPatient. Primary healthcare centres respond to the AD even if patients do not make any choices.

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Rantlo, Ashby Montoeli, Molulela Tsoako, and Brian Muroyiwa. "Institutional Factors Influencing Diary Farmers Participation in Formal and Informal Milk Markets in Maseru Urban, Lesotho, South Africa." Journal of Agricultural Extension 24, no. 2 (May 10, 2020): 48–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v24i2.6.

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The study assessed institutional factors influencing participation in milk markets in Maseru urban. Thirty (30) diary farmers were selected using structured questionnaires. Data were analysed using percentage and logit regression model. Results showed that dairy farmers (60%) used formal market channels more than informal market channels (40%). Market information (0.083), membership in organization and collective action (0.088), government support (0.036) and contractual agreements (0.034) influence participation in formal markets while social capital (0.036), path dependency (0.043), delayed payments (0.084) and distance to milk collection centres (0.054) influence participation in the informal markets. Advance payments should be introduced; institutional support system developed as well as the decentralisation of the milk collection centers or points. Keywords: Market participation, institutional factors, milk markets, dairy farmers

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Haro-González, Mónica, Raquel Pérez-Ordas, Marta Leyton-Román, Alicia Caamaño-Guadix, and Alberto Nuviala. "Grupos de usuarias del mercado deportivo femenino (Groups of users in the women sports market)." Retos, no. 34 (November 18, 2017): 123–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.47197/retos.v0i34.59193.

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La industria deportiva sabe que las necesidades e intereses de la población femenina no son las mismas que las de los varones y por ello en el mercado han aparecido centros deportivos y de fitness exclusivos para mujeres. El objeto de este estudio fue segmentar a mujeres que realizan prácticas físico deportivas en centros deportivos, utilizando como variables de agrupación diferentes tipos de motivación (intrínseca, integrada, identificada, introyectada, externa y desmotivación) y comprobar las diferencias entre las usuarias que acuden a centros mixtos y las que acuden a centros exclusivos femeninos. La población objeto de estudio estuvo conformada por 745 mujeres con una edad media 32.97±14.11 años, pertenecientes a 62 centros deportivos y de fitness. El 36.60% de las mujeres eran usuarias de centros exclusivos. Los resultados establecieron dos grupos. Los factores motivación identificada y desmotivación fueron los más relevantes para distribuir a las mujeres en los segmentos. El grupo uno mostró valores más altos en motivación integrada, identificada e intrínseca. El grupo dos presentó valores más altos en motivación introyectada, externa y desmotivación. En el grupo uno se encuentra la mayoría de las usuarias de centros exclusivos, mientras que un 40% de las usuarias de centros mixtos están enmarcadas en el grupo dos. Los resultados muestran que existen dos grupos de usuarias de servicios deportivos y de fitness, uno con niveles altos de motivación autodeterminada conformado principalmente por usuarias de centros exclusivos y un segundo grupo con niveles bajos de motivación autodeterminada, pertenecientes en su mayoría a centros mixtos.Abstract. Sports industry knows that needs and interests of the female population are not the same as those of men. Therefore, sports and fitness centres exclusive to women have appeared in the market. The aims of this study were to segment women who do physical-sports activities in sports centres, using different kinds of motivation (intrinsic, integrated, identified, introjected, external and lack of motivation) as a grouping variable, and to verify the differences among users who attend mixed centres and those who go to exclusive female centres. The subjects of the study were 745 women with a mean age of 32.97 ± 14.11 years, belonging to 62 sports and fitness centres. 36.60% of the women were users of exclusive centres. Results established two groups. Identified motivation and lack of motivation were the most relevant factors to distribute women in the segments. Group one showed higher values in integrated, identified and intrinsic motivation. Group two presented higher values in introjected, external motivation, and lack of motivation. In group one, the majority of users attended exclusive centres, while 40% of the users of mixed centres were placed in group two. Results show that there are two groups of users of sports and fitness services, one with high levels of self-determined motivation (composed mainly of users of exclusive centres), and a second group with low levels of self-determined motivation, mostly belonging to mixed centres.

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Schenk, Catherine R. "The origins of the Asia dollar market 1968–1986: regulatory competition and complementarity in Singapore and Hong Kong." Financial History Review 27, no. 1 (April 2020): 17–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0968565019000271.

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Offshore financial centres have attracted considerable critical attention over the past few decades as havens for lightly taxed funds that circulate outside the regulatory oversight of major financial centres. This article addresses the emergence of an offshore market in US dollars in Singapore from the late 1960s using a range of archival sources to identify the motivations of the host, participant banks and regional rivals. The development of the Asia dollar market is particularly striking because Singapore was not the most likely venue for an Asian offshore financial centre. The main regional financial centre was Hong Kong, but the Hong Kong authorities made a deliberate choice not to host an offshore market in Hong Kong, a decision that was initially supported both by the state and by incumbent banks, although the banks later changed their view as the Singapore market grew. This case thus opens up discussion of the influence market actors exert over regulators when they are engaged in regulatory arbitrage as well as regulatory competition between states. Evidence is also presented about the efforts of the Bank for International Settlements to encourage greater transparency in offshore financial centres in the 1980s.

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Reddy, Amarender. "Market integration of grain legumes in India: the case of the chickpea market." SAARC Journal of Agriculture 10, no. 2 (March 11, 2014): 11–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sja.v10i2.18320.

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The present study assesses the market integration of chickpea in India from 2003 to 2010. The month end prices of chickpea for twelve markets in north India were used for the study. Out of twelve markets, only three markets are cointegrated, indicating weak integration of chickpea markets in India. However, the terminal markets located in major consuming (Delhi) and export/import locations (Dohad/Gujarat) clearly play an important role in price discovery and influences other domestic markets indicating the relevance of the import prices and large consuming centres on local market prices. Error correction terms indicate that the adjustment process from short-term disequilibrium in prices to long run price equilibrium is very slow. Overall, there is evidence of weak cointegration in the chickpea markets in North India and imports and major consuming centres are playing an important role in price discovery in domestic chickpea markets.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/sja.v10i2.18320 SAARC J. Agri., 10(2): 11-29 (2012)

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Welch, David J. "Late Prehistoric and Early Historic Exchange Patterns in the Phimai Region, Thailand." Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 20, no. 1 (March 1989): 11–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022463400019810.

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Based on archaeological evidence from the Phimai region and elsewhere in Northeast Thailand, late prehistoric exchange patterns, focused on local and regional centres of redistribution and perhaps markets, formed the foundation of the Khmer temple and market centred economy. Early regional exchange networks and the Khmer economic system into which they evolved were adaptive responses to the unpredictability of a monsoonal climate.

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Hashimoto, Tom. "The agency of reformers in new European financial centres: A historically informed financial geography." Finance and Society 7, no. 1 (May 4, 2021): 57–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.2218/finsoc.v7i1.5591.

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While institutional frameworks are the dominant approach to analysing the geography of finance, this article focuses on how individual policymakers influence the characteristics of financial institutions and set, or even alter, financial centre development. The historical narratives from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) that this article presents reveal post-socialist reformers’ contrasting philosophies and approaches, despite their shared goals of market liberalisation and European integration. These reforms (or lack thereof) differentiated the securities markets in Warsaw, Prague, and Budapest, especially with respect to financial intermediary mechanisms. Although the legacies of such reforms continue to shape an uneven landscape of financial centres in CEE, this article proposes reformer-centred narratives as an alternative to deterministic institutional thinking. The article argues that historical narratives that foreground the actions and ideas of key policymakers need to be included in the observation framework of financial centre development, in a similar way to how scholars analyse foreign policy by focusing on the heads of governments and ministers.

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Furlow, Bryant. "US cancer centres market misleading survival data." Lancet Oncology 14, no. 4 (April 2013): e140. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70106-2.

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Shah, Dipesh, and Pawan Chugan. "IDENTIFICATION OF KEY DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES (IFSCS) WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA THROUGH GLOBAL FINANCIAL CENTRE INDEX (GFCIS) ANALYSIS AND FACTOR ANALYSIS." International Journal of Management, Public Policy and Research 2, no. 1 (January 29, 2023): 17–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.55829/ijmpr.v2i1.103.

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The History of International Financial Services Centers (IFSCs) is very long, dating back more than 150 years. Many countries established International Financial Centres (IFCs) to offer International Financial Services (IFS) at various stages of their economic growth. Over time, some of the important hubs for international financial services included London, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Frankfurt and Singapore. These Centers created a large number of jobs and helped the economies of the countries in which they operate to grow. Around 119 centres have been established worldwide to meet the need for international financial services in over 196 countries (GFCI, 2015-2022). India's economy was opened in 1991, but capital account convertibility hasn't been achieved, therefore its influence on the world financial market is viewed as minimal. One of the world's largest economies and a significant consumer of IFS, India very recently announced the creation of IFSC in April 2015. Given how closely the global market is connected via technology, it is essential for India to set up IFSC and appear on the map of the world's financial centre. It is predicted that India is losing US $50 billion year (2015) without an IFSC, and that loss will increase to US $ 120 billion by 2025. This paper identifies key determinants of success for IFSC in India by using the two analytical tools namely Global Financial Centre Index (GFCI) analysis in global context and the Factor Analysis in Indian context and finds that IFSC in India, though being a new financial service centre, can certainly increase its competitiveness and become a sustainable successful financial centre more quickly by focusing on the factors identified in this study and the economic impact of IFSC growth in India would be profound.

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Szmytkie, Robert. "Wybrane ośrodki turystyczne w Sudetach jako lokalne rynki pracy." Central European Review of Economics and Management 16, no. 2 (July 23, 2016): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.29015/cerem.183.

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The main subject of this paper is to analyse the influence of tourism on local economies of small towns functioning as tourist centres. The analysis was carried out on the example of 8 small towns in Lower Silesia (Duszniki Zdrój, Karpacz, Kudowa Zdrój, Lądek Zdrój, Polanica Zdrój, Szczawno Zdrój, Szklarska Poręba and Świeradów Zdrój). The mentioned tourist centres have great economic potential, but their economies are based on large amount of small and very small business entities from the service branch. The specificity of local labour markets in the case of tourist centres can be described by stability of the labour market in the range of the number of workers, marked significance of exogenous functions, advantage of the number of job places over the number of dwelling places, and the existence of the local zones of intensive commuting to work, comprising few communes neighbouring the given town.

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Kowalczyk, Marlena, Beata Gotwald, Pankaj Deshwal, and Olena Shaumian. "Science centres in post-pandemic reality – educational and market context." Kultura i Wychowanie 20, no. 2 (April 2022): 73–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.25312/2083-2923.20/2021_05mkbg.

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Science centres are an important element of the cultural and educational landscape of the modern world. Their role is changing. Due to the diverse activities of these centres, they are of interest to academics and experts from many disciplines. Their classification stands at the border of education and culture, non-profit and for-profit and this makes them especially interesting. The goal of the paper is to present the role of science centres in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Keywords: science centres, new customer, post-pandemic education, hybrid education

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Grougiou, Vassiliki, and Alan Wilson. "Call Centres: The Attitudes of the Grey Market." Journal of Customer Behaviour 3, no. 2 (July 1, 2004): 147–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1362/1475392041829519.

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Sokhatska, Hanna. "Creation of Adaptive LMS Systems in Postgraduate Education." Journal of Education in Black Sea Region 5, no. 1 (December 25, 2019): 36–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.31578/jebs.v5i1.186.

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The article considers the development of the market for postgraduate education in the context of requirements of Industry 4.0. The composition of the main providers of the educational services market has been determined. Among them are groups of universities, consulting and educational centres and business schools. The most significant for retraining of personnel are traditional universities and corporate training centres. They allow to effectively achieving students the required level of competence through a highly specialized training program. Universities also build a curriculum based on a competence-oriented approach. However, in fact, the actual needs of business in qualifying personnel are insufficiently taken into consideration in state education standards, which leads to the labour market imbalance. For adapting the existing training system to the new conditions a flexible LMS model has been proposed. It is based on the interaction of business, training centers and the labor market (student). Filling the LMS in such an ‘ecosystem’ occurs in accordance with the needs of enterprises in the field of qualification of the necessary personnel. As a result, the university or training center provides the necessary tools in the modular LMS, taking into account the prospects for the development of markets in the Industry 4.0. The student sets up the LMS for his individual needs and obtains precisely those skills and competencies that will enable him to become a competitive employee. Therefore, the company receives qualified personnel with a set of necessary competencies. Such an ‘ecosystem’ allows a flexible adaptation of the content of the educational process to the needs of all participants in the training. Using the proposed approach will ensure sustainable competitiveness of companies by providing the necessary personnel, students - to get the most popular skills and high qualifications, and training centers - to ensure high quality and demand for their educational services.

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Hassan, Hasliza, Abu Bakar Sade, and Muhammad Sabbir Rahman. "Patrons’ behaviours towards Malaysian slimming centres: paradigm of marketing mixes." International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 12, no. 3 (July 19, 2019): 225–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhrh-06-2018-0041.

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Purpose Slimming centres have become a hot spot for people to reduce their size and reshape their body figure through the sophisticated and modern treatments that are provided by the therapists. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of price, place and promotion on the behavioural intention to consume the slimming treatments. Design/methodology/approach This research is a cross-sectional study in which 308 primary data were collected for descriptive analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling. The data were collected through a survey questionnaire that was distributed to respondents who have experience in consuming slimming treatment at a slimming centre. Findings The majority of slimming centre consumers are working women aged 25 and above from urban areas. As an attraction, the pricing strategy is a very important influence on consumers to consume the slimming treatment at slimming centres. Although the main target market for slimming centres is career women who are earning an above average income, an excessively high price might weaken the behavioural intention of the consumer to consume the service since Malaysian women are very price conscious. The findings also indicate that there is a significant correlation relationship between price and promotion as well as place and promotion. Originality/value This research is expected to contribute in terms of providing more knowledge about this industry, since there are still limited findings pertaining to slimming centres, especially in the Malaysian market.

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Debrezion, Ghebreegziabiher, Eric Pels, and Piet Rietveld. "The Effects of Railway Investments in a Polycentric City: A Comparison of Competitive and Segmented Land Markets." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 39, no. 9 (September 2007): 2048–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a39180.

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The paper analyzes the effect of railway investment on land prices and land use in a polycentric city under various regulatory regimes of land markets. The introduction of a fast mode of transport (train), accessible in discrete locations, leads to an increase in city size. The stations of the fast mode induce dense residential settlements in their vicinity. As a result, the average residential and commercial land rents increase in both competitive and segmented land-market situations, compared with the unimodal transport case. When rail investments serve only one particular centre, this leads to the growth of the advantaged centre at the expense of the other centre. An investment in the fast mode results in city growth and an increase in rent receipts. However, the effect of the investment for individual centres and their corresponding residential areas depends on the underlying land-market conditions. Restrictions on commercial land use lead to increases in commercial rents, but this is more than offset by the decrease in residential land rents.

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Blažek, Jiří, Tereza Hejnová, and Hynek Rada. "The impacts of the global economic crisis and its aftermath on the banking centres of Europe." European Urban and Regional Studies 27, no. 1 (October 24, 2018): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776418807240.

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This paper aims to unravel the impacts of the global economic crisis upon European banking centres on the basis of the evolution of key economic indicators, such as total assets, profitability and the level of risk to the banking sector over the 2004–2015 period. Counterintuitively, the European leading banking centres (London, Paris and Frankfurt), despite their extensive exposure to capital markets, displayed a high level of resilience, which contrasts with the evolution of the other major Western European centres, which clearly lagged behind the European leaders. From a macro-regional perspective, banking centres in Western Europe exhibited the first signals of both the crisis and the recovery, which were subsequently diffused across Europe. Surprisingly, the profitability of low-ranking banking centres in Central and Eastern Europe remained the highest over the whole 2004–2015 period, as these banks operate predominantly within a regional (national) market. Overall, during the 2004–2015 period, London, Paris and Frankfurt clearly strengthened their dominance among European banking centres.

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Michel, Lutz P. "Call Centres in Germany: Employment Market and Qualification Requirements." Economic and Industrial Democracy 22, no. 1 (February 2001): 143–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143831x01221006.

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Congreve, Susan, and John Burgess. "Remote art centres and Indigenous development." Journal of Management & Organization 23, no. 6 (November 2017): 803–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jmo.2017.66.

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AbstractArt centres fulfil many functions in remote regions as a source of Indigenous identity and creativity; as a link to the global art market; as centres for community engagement and participation; and as a source of social capital providing a range of services for local communities. They are dependent on funding from State and Federal authorities and they are identified as one of the success stories in remote community development. However, they face an uncertain future in the light of their multiple functions and their position as both a source of traditional identity and a link to an external art market. The article highlights the challenges faced by government in the evaluation of their effectiveness and contribution; and in particular discusses the suitability of the hybrid economy model as a representation of their functions.

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Chamboko, Tafireyi, Emmanuel Mwakiwa, and Prisca H. Mugabe. "Determinants of Milk Market Participation and Volume of Sales to Milk Collection Centres of the Smallholder Dairy Value Chain in Zimbabwe." Journal of Agricultural Science 9, no. 10 (September 13, 2017): 156. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v9n10p156.

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At the attainment of Zimbabwe’s independence, government of Zimbabwe established the smallholder dairy development programme to encourage smallholder farmers to participate in formal milk markets. Although now more than three decades since the government established this programme, smallholder contribution to the national formal market remains low at 5%. This study was undertaken to determine factors affecting milk market participation and volume of sales to milk collection centres of the smallholder dairy value chain. Four smallholder dairy schemes were purposively selected on the basis of whether the scheme participated in the semi-formal or formal dairy value chain. A total of 185 farmers were then selected through simple random sampling and interviewed using a pretested structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Heckman two-stage selection econometric models. Results show that resources (represented by dairy cows, household size), knowledge (educational level, access to information and extension), experience (household head age) and agro-ecological region significantly determined farmers’ participation in milk markets. The study also shows the determinants of milk sales volumes to be resources (number of dairy cows and landholding size); market access (distance to milk collection centre); ambition of the farmer (age); and natural climatic conditions (agro-ecological region). Government policy interventions therefore need to be targeted at increasing the number of dairy cows, taking into account landholding and market access, targeting educated, young farmers located in agro-ecological regions I and II, providing them with adequate, appropriate information and extension packages in order to enhance milk market participation and volume of sales.

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JAINI, MAHIMA, SAHIR ADVANI, KARTIK SHANKER, MEERA A. OOMMEN, and NAVEEN NAMBOOTHRI. "History, culture, infrastructure and export markets shape fisheries and reef accessibility in India's contrasting oceanic islands." Environmental Conservation 45, no. 1 (August 18, 2017): 41–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s037689291700042x.

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SUMMARYIslands offer unique model systems for studying fisheries development in relation to the growing global seafood trade. This study examines how export-driven fisheries in India's oceanic islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands) differ significantly as a result of their varied history, culture, available infrastructure and market access. Despite being geographically closer to export centres on the Indian mainland, processing and transport infrastructure in the Lakshadweep Islands are limited. This only allows for the trade of non-perishable commodities like dried tuna that are caught using traditional pole-and-line fishing techniques, restricting reef exploitation to local preference-based consumption and opportunistic export. The Andaman Islands, on the other hand, with multiple daily flight connections and large private and government processing facilities, are better connected to export markets. The relatively recent and multicultural fisheries of these islands supply marine commodity chains for reef fishery goods such as dried shark fins, frozen snapper fillets and chilled groupers. The Nicobar Islands are furthest away from mainland export centres and are mostly populated by indigenous communities – fishing here is mostly for subsistence and local sale. Revised estimates of travel times to export market centres are counterintuitive in terms of geographical distances and are significantly different from travel times to local markets.

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Palicki, Sławomir, Stoyan Stoyanov, Ivo Kostov, Tsvetelina Atanasova, and Patrycjusz Ostrowski. "An Assessment of the Functioning of Shopping Centres in Central‑Eastern Europe on the Example of “Posnania Mall” in Poznań (Poland) and “Grand Mall” in Varna (Bulgaria)." Geomatics and Environmental Engineering 15, no. 3 (April 27, 2021): 99–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.7494/geom.2021.15.3.99.

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The article explores the issue of the function of shopping centres, in particular the analysis of the impact of their presence on society and the local development of cities and regions. Regarding the empirical aspect, the examples of Poznań (Poland) and Varna (Bulgaria) will be presented. As a result of similar socio‑economic conditions and joining the European Union at almost the same moment, all comparative studies reflecting preferences and market reactions seem both viable and interesting. In addition, the two cities chosen for the studies occupy a similar place in the hierarchy of the settlement network in their countries. They are large, well‑developed centres that attract the attention of investors from various segments of the real estate market. The research is part of the modelling of preferences of shopping centre customers areas, which in particular supports the investment decisions of developers operating in the analysed real estate market, and at the same time permits a diagnosis of social satisfaction. A derivative of the research is also the reconstruction of the effects of the functioning of large‑scale shopping malls in two Central‑Eastern European countries.

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Bursiewicz, Natalia. "Regeneration of market squares in historic town centres: ideas, discussions, controversies." Urban Development Issues 60, no. 1 (December 31, 2018): 67–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/udi-2018-0036.

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Abstract In Poland, the last 15 years have been marked by various, numerous regeneration projects of historic cities that were supposed to improve the citizens quality of life and their security, as well as to create an attractive tourist offer. Those programs were often focused on the renewal, reshape and modernization of public squares. Such changes never go unnoticed. On contrary, these are frequently associated with criticism, debate and disagreements. The research has been focused on the analysis of regeneration projects from selected Market Squares in historic cities and town centres in Lower Silesia. The main aim was to exhibit the medieval origin of those squares and recently introduced contemporary layout. Moreover it was to present diverse opinions regarding square’s form and function, that can be crucial in understanding the architects, planners and citizens’ points of view and their ‘feelings’ towards the space.

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Beka, Arlinda, and Pleurat Stublla. "Comparing Public-Private Partnership of Vocational Education and Training Schools and Centres of Competence in Kosovo." European Journal of Educational Research 11, no. 4 (October 15, 2022): 1981–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.11.4.1981.

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<p style="text-align: justify;">Kosovo's education system has two different vocational education and training schools: professional schools and centres of competence. The local authorities-municipal directorates of education manage the professional schools, while the centres of competence are managed at the national level by agency for vocational education and training and adult education (AVETAE), operating under the Ministry of Education. This paper compares the collaboration between public schools, centres of competence, and private businesses. For this research, we used the mixed research methodology by interviewing coordinators of career centres from two professional schools and two centres of competence, and four managers of different firms. The research included a questionnaire filled by teachers from both institutions, prepared using the Likert scale. We analysed the data from this research to identify the differences in how those institutions develop partnerships with private businesses to secure better internship opportunities for their students. The study will provide data about the sustainability of cooperation between these two institutions in the creation of employment opportunities for their graduates. The outcomes will help professional schools and centres of competence to improve their cooperation with the labour market. It will help the career centre coordinators and business owners to create new job opportunities for development.</p>

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Trupac, Igor, and Elen Twrdy. "More Competitiveness of the Port of Koper Through Supply Chain Integration." PROMET - Traffic&Transportation 22, no. 4 (March 1, 2012): 251–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v22i4.190.

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With the European Union growing eastwards and with the establishment of important production facilities in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the hinterland potential is bound to grow even more. The strategic goal of the Port of Koper is to become one of the best ports in the Southern Europe, to develop from a handling port into a commodity distributional centre. Penetrating and exploiting these markets demands cooperation (integration) with the existing inland terminals (logistic centres) and establishing of new ones positioned between Eastern and Western Europe. This paper aims to present and analyse: (I) supply chains of the flow of goods through the Port of Koper to/from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, (II) the current state and strategies to optimize the flow of goods, (III) market potential, investments in new terminals and capacities. KEY WORDS: Port of Koper, strategies, goals, supply chains, integration, new terminals, market potential, investments

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Donaghy, Matthew. "Between Tradition and Law: The Sociolegal Conditions of Bank Confidentiality in Monaco." Social & Legal Studies 10, no. 1 (March 1, 2001): 61–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/a016324.

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This article adopts a sociolegal perspective in analysing the sociological conditions underpinning the emergence of a bank confidentiality law in the 'offshore' financial centre of Monaco. It utilizes three analytical distinctions in approaching the social, legal and political dimensions of the law and moves beyond superficial claims that Monaco's proposed law merely represents a codification of hitherto informal principles and practices. Issues surrounding the globalization of Monaco's banking market and its effects upon the legal culture of confidentiality are explored. However, changes in the legal culture of offshore financial centres should not be equated with an erosion of the state, which is shown to play a constitutive role in sociolegal transformations. In the final section of the article, the implications of the discussion for the sociolegal dimensions of offshore financial centres are drawn out, offering a blueprint for future comparative study on the legal cultures of globalized financial centres.

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TOFTGAARD, JENS. "Marketplaces and central spaces: markets and the rise of competing spatial ideals in Danish city centres, c. 1850–1900." Urban History 43, no. 3 (June 5, 2015): 372–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0963926815000218.

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ABSTRACTThe traditional open-air markets on the central squares of Danish cities were thriving in the middle of the nineteenth century. However, the markets were soon challenged by new urban ideals of the city centre as a place for shopping and capital investment. At the same time, urban reformers made efforts to improve the market trade to meet modern standards. The rivalling interests struggled over the question of modernization or relocation of the central square markets and ultimately the definition and use of the central urban space. In particular, this article will examine the struggle over the construction of a fish market hall in Odense as it serves to reveal the different conceptions of the central urban space that affected the fate of the street markets.

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McNicol Kincardine, Laura Jane, and NR Alloa. "Private A&E centres will create a wider market." Nursing Standard 17, no. 52 (September 10, 2003): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ns.17.52.31.s45.

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Martin, D., and H. C. W. L. Williams. "Market-Area Analysis and Accessibility to Primary Health-Care Centres." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 24, no. 7 (July 1992): 1009–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a241009.

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In this paper, postcoded data are used to develop spatial interaction models for the registration of individuals with different health centres. With use of a cell-based representation of urban space, indices of accessibility to and market areas for such services are devised. The empirical work relates to a study area in the City of Bristol, and reveals patterns of use of general practitioners at a level of detail not previously available. Some implications for locational planning in the primary health-care sector are also considered.

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Grougiou, Vassiliki, and Alan Wilson. "Financial service call centres: Problems encountered by the grey market." Journal of Financial Services Marketing 7, no. 4 (June 2003): 360–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.fsm.4770100.

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Lesniewski, Jacob, and Ramsin Canon. "Worker centres, cities and grassroots regulation of the labour market." Community Development Journal 51, no. 1 (January 2016): 114–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsv059.

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van Jaarsveld, Danielle, Andries de Grip, and Inge Sieben. "Industrial Relations and Labour Market Segmentation in Dutch Call Centres." European Journal of Industrial Relations 15, no. 4 (December 2009): 417–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680109344369.

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Romeo, D., and B. Smulders. "Financial Centres Within the Single Market--the Example of Gibraltar." Yearbook of European Law 13, no. 1 (January 1, 1993): 361–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/yel/13.1.361.

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Faishal Ibrahim, Muhammad, Loo-Lee Sim, and Fei Sze Chen. "Positioning of Shopping Centres Within the Retail Market of Singapore." Pacific Rim Property Research Journal 9, no. 1 (March 2003): 61–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14445921.2003.11104137.

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Nelson, Larry, and Steven Henderson. "Best Value and the Market Orientation of UK Recreation Centres." Local Government Studies 31, no. 2 (April 2005): 237–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03003930500032171.

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De Poet, Philippe Taxis Du, and Masanori Osumi. "Providing the tools for EU-Japan industrial cooperation." Impact 2019, no. 9 (December 20, 2019): 22–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2019.9.22.

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The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is a unique venture, co-managed and co-funded by the European Commission Directorate General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) and the Japanese government under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry (METI). It is a non-profit organisation established in 1987 aimed at promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan and at improving EU and Japanese companies¡ competitiveness and cooperation by facilitating exchanges of experiences and know how between them.<br/> The Centre is also an operational instrument for implementing EU and Japan policy initiatives, building economic intelligence and helping our businesses access each other¡s market. The pace of the development of technologies is growing exponentially and universities and research centres play a pivotal role in this regard both in the EU and Japan. Europe and Japan should look to each other and send a signal to the world that the EU and Japan are committed to keeping the world economy working on the basis of open, fair and regulated markets. This article describes some of the tools offered by the Centre to promote and support cooperation between Japanese and EU companies

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Marzuki, Muhammad Jufri, and Graeme Newell. "The emergence of data centres as an innovative alternative property sector." Journal of Property Investment & Finance 37, no. 2 (March 4, 2019): 140–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpif-08-2018-0064.

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Purpose As one of the increasingly important alternative property sectors, data centres are a technology-focused property sector that is taking advantage of the growing investment intensity in technology-related infrastructure, against the backdrop of constant innovation and advancement in technology. The purpose of this paper is to assess the preliminary risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits of data centre Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in the USA, Australia and Singapore. The strategic implications going forward for data centres as an innovative property sector in the property investment space are also highlighted. Design/methodology/approach Using monthly total returns, the average annual return, annual risk, risk-adjusted performance and portfolio diversification benefits of data centre REITs in the USA, Australia and Singapore over 2016–2018 are assessed. Optimal asset allocation analysis is performed to investigate the value-added role of data centre REITs in a mixed-asset portfolio. Findings Data centre REITs delivered strong average annual return performance, outperforming the composite REITs in all three markets. This also sees data centre REITs being riskier than the overall REIT sector due to the non-traditional and maturing status of the data centre property sector. On a risk-adjusted basis, competitive performance was recorded for data centre REITs, with data centre REITs in the USA and Singapore outperforming their respective composite REITs. This performance is also delivered with significant portfolio diversification benefits with the stock market, resulting in data centre REITs contributing to the US mixed-asset portfolios across a diverse risk spectrum. Practical implications Institutional investors are now giving increased emphasis to alternative property sectors with better risk-return trade-offs. Improved performance and diversification benefits are achieved by supplementing existing property portfolios with non-traditional property sectors with counter-cyclical risk-return profiles, one of which is the data centre property sector. This sees data centres as an important alternative property sector, having technology-based drivers and being recognised as having a clear path towards institutionalisation with the major investors in the near future. Originality/value This paper is the first published empirical research analysis that specifically assessed the preliminary performance and diversification benefits of data centre REITs in the USA, Australia and Singapore. This research enables empirically validated, more informed and practical property investment decision making by institutional investors regarding the future strategic role of the data centre property sector as an innovative sector in the institutional property investment space.

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Johnson, Timothy C. "Discourse ethics for debt markets." Finance and Society 2, no. 1 (October 24, 2016): 62–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.2218/finsoc.v2i1.1664.

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This article develops a pragmatic theory of finance in which markets are considered to be centres of communicative action in the face of uncertainty. This contrasts with the conventional approach that portrays markets as centres of strategic action in the face of scarcity. The argument follows Habermas and entails that a financial market must address the truthfulness, truth, and rightness of the statements made by its participants (i.e., the prices quoted). I claim that these discursive norms have been implicit in historical financial markets as expressed in the norms of sincerity, reciprocity, and charity. I conclude by proposing that ‘trust’ in commerce is a synthesis of the three discursive norms. The motivation of the article is to address the crisis of legitimacy that the financial system is experiencing, particularly in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US).

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Lawal, Olanrewaju, and Okey Onuchuku. "Modelling catchment area of economic activity using GIS-based Huff Gravity Model: A case of Edo State, Nigeria." Ghana Journal of Geography 12, no. 1 (July 25, 2020): 171–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjg.v12i1.11.

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The need for rapid economic development to match increasing population in Nigeria cannot be overemphasised. For this need to be met, it is pertinent that resources in each state and region of the country are efficiently and effectively utilised to maximise return on investments. Thus, it is necessary to identify the catchment area of the current markets to provide an understanding of the market structure which exists at different scales. This study utilised a Geographic Information System (GIS) -based Huff Gravity model to identify the economic catchment areas of major centres. Results show that 13 out of the 14 centres attracted nearby subregions (SRs). The top 7 centres identified accounted for 86% of the potential economic activities. There is a tendency for limited spatial interaction for some SRs in the south in contrast to northern SRs. In conclusion, there is more competition for economic activities among centres in the northern part with the potential to create some winners and losers. Therefore, place-based policies which can enhance economic development across all regions are necessary.

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Mörtenböck, Peter, and Helge Mooshammer. "Spaces of encounter: informal markets in Europe." Architectural Research Quarterly 12, no. 3-4 (December 2008): 347–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1359135508001267.

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In the past two decades numerous large-scale informal markets have emerged on the fringes of European cities in the wake of global geopolitical transformations. Relying on individualised long-distance connections and adapting to diverse local situations, they produce a proliferating array of unregulated urban architectures while providing habitats for millions of undocumented existences. One such case is the infamous Arizona Market not far from the north Bosnian town of Brc̆ko, a place that has been transformed from a border guard post into a major hub for people trafficking and prostitution and now into a multi-ethnic centre of ubiquitous consumption. Another one, Izmailovo Market in the north-east of Moscow, the largest informal trading centre in the region with links to all parts of the Russian Federation and beyond, has grown into a Babylonian site of 15 specialised trading areas that rivals the Moscow Kremlin both in terms of size and visitor attractiveness. And when the 22nd World Congress of Architecture was held in Istanbul under the motto ‘Grand Bazaar of Architectures’, a bazaar of a very different kind traded outside the tourist centres: a vast network of provisional, informal street markets that establish themselves right alongside the building sites of official urban regeneration, beneath terraces of motorways and next to newly constructed tram lines. Before exploring the dynamics of these spaces in more detail, let us address briefly the socio-economic conditions underlying the rise of informal markets.

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Lok Kris Li, Chun, and Simon Xiaobin Zhao. "The rise of international financial centres in bank-based and market-based financial systems." Banks and Bank Systems 13, no. 4 (December 28, 2018): 161–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/bbs.13(4).2018.15.

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“International Financial Centres” (IFCs) such as London or New York are one of several contributing factors toward the continued economic success of their respective countries in the twentieth-century. Other countries have attempted to create their own IFCs with mixed successes. This study examines factors that might predict the appearance of IFCs and the differences in financial scale. Of particular interest is the debate between ‘bank-based’ versus ‘capital-based’ financial systems and how it impacts the growth and success of IFCs. Results suggest that bank-based systems are marginally more effective at promoting and benefitting from IFCs. Stronger financial market regulations are also positively associated with the growth of IFCs and the resulting benefits that they provide to the rest of the economy. Together, this suggests that the optimal policy mix to promote IFCs may involve some degree of government involvement beyond strictly maintaining free and fair financial markets for the private sector.

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Srofenyoh, Francis. "Maize Market Integration: A Case Study of Maize Marketing In Ghana." International Journal of Technology and Management Research 1, no. 4 (March 12, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.47127/ijtmr.v1i4.33.

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Agricultural marketing remains a challenge; this is because a large proportion of the population is engaged in a form of small-scale agricultural production and marketing that is characterised by a multitude of constraints and market imperfections. Paramount among the constraints are limited land availability, poor physical and legal infrastructure, high transaction costs and few available and alternative livelihood support systems. For some of these constraints to be removed, there is the need for information flow. Thus, it is believed that, spatial price transmission or market integration measures, the degree to which markets at geographically separated locations share common long-run price or trade information on a homogenous commodity. Using the co-integration approach, the results of the study using either Techiman or Kumasi as the producer markets of maize, the following markets Bolga, Wa, Ho, Tamale, Mankesim, Koforidua, Accra, Cape Coast and Takoradi/Sekond (as consumer markets) shows that there is a long run price transmission relations with the consumer markets. However, Bolgatanga market is the only exception. It is recommended that the Ministry of Food and Agriculture should intensify collection and dissemination of data on maize prices to both consuming markets and producing markets. This can be enhanced by Government establishing market information centres in these markets where both traders and farmers could go for information on the price trend of the commodity in other market(s).Keywords: Co-integration; Marketing; Market Integration; Non-stationarity; stochastic process.

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FAVA, NADIA, MANEL GUÀRDIA, and JOSÉ LUIS OYÓN. "Barcelona food retailing and public markets, 1876–1936." Urban History 43, no. 3 (June 5, 2015): 454–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s096392681500022x.

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ABSTRACTThis article is a contribution to comparative research between specific urban markets trajectories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and it aims to juxtapose southern European food market experiences, particularly the Barcelona case, with west European ones. Like other big cities in southern and central Europe, Barcelona consolidated a sturdy polycentric system of district markets between 1876 and 1936, just when such markets were beginning to decline in ‘first comers’ cities of Britain and France. In the inter-war period, the market halls of southern European cities played a prominent role in the everyday food trade and as functional and socializing centres in neighbourhoods. They were poles of dense residential and kinship relations for stall vendors, especially women vendors, and foci of a large part of the food retailing business in many neighbourhoods. Barcelona's particular historical circumstances made the public covered market system a fundamental element of neighbourhood commerce and a long-term urban asset.

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Brito, Pedro Quelhas, Peter J. McGoldrick, and Umesh Ramchandra Raut. "Shopping Centre Patronage: Situational Factors Against Affect." Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective 23, no. 2 (May 9, 2019): 189–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972262919844619.

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The objective of this study is to understand to what extent hedonic and utilitarian consumer profiles are affected by situational factors and how in turn they impact shopping centre patronage. A six step multiple regression analysis corresponding to six different shopping centres has been applied to two clusters of consumers. The data are based on consumers’ hedonic/utilitarian customer profile. First, results show that in general the impact on shopping centre patronage is largely affected by proximity, convenience and accessibility variables, which are more relevant among the utilitarian profile consumers. On the other hand, in the hedonic profile segment, affect, that is, the experience of feeling or emotion is the relevant variable explaining patronage. Second, the predictive contribution of these variables on patronage varied according to the shopping centres’ positioning. With the findings of the present study, retail managers can formulate marketing strategies, which will attract retail consumers towards their shopping centre and also help them to enhance the significant factors that influence retail store consumer’s purchase decision. Also, this investigation contributes to the diagnosis of how consistent is the retailers’ in their positioning strategy in targeting the market segments. The present research integrates both situational factors and hedonic as well as utilitarian consumer profiles along with the role of situational dynamics to explain shopping centres’ patronage.

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Açik, Abdullah. "Hierarchical modelling of volatility spillovers in ship demolition markets." Scientific Journal of Gdynia Maritime University, no. 117 (March 31, 2021): 7–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.26408/117.01.

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he offered demolition prices are as important as the freight rates in the market in shipowners' decisions to send their ships for demolition. This study aims to determine the most affected and the most affecting countries in the ship demolition market by examining the hierarchical price movements among the prices offered for demolition in major centres around the world. In this direction, integrated causality in variance, Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM) and MICMAC (Matrices d’Impacts cross-multiplication appliqúe a classmate) analysis are used. According to the obtained results, the price dependence on Turkey is the lowest, while the price dependence in Bangladesh is the highest. Volatility in the market is spreading to other markets from Turkey. These results are thought to be useful in understanding price behaviour in the ship demolition industry, which is a relatively small market.

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Schüller, David, and Jan Pekárek. "Market Attractiveness Classification of European Union Countries for Establishing Logistics Centres." Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 24, no. 5 (August 1, 2016): 3–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.18267/j.aop.554.

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Doellgast, Virginia, Rosemary Batt, and Ole H. Sørensen. "Introduction: Institutional Change and Labour Market Segmentation in European Call Centres." European Journal of Industrial Relations 15, no. 4 (December 2009): 349–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959680109344366.

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Ke, Qiulin, and Wencan Wang. "The factors that determine shopping centre rent in Wuhan, China." Journal of Property Investment & Finance 34, no. 2 (March 7, 2016): 172–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpif-04-2015-0021.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors that affect the retail rent of shopping centres in Wuhan, an important city in central China. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses a data set of 68 shopping centres in urban Wuhan. A regression model is constructed to estimate the impact on retail rent of a composite range of variables that would capture the physical characteristics, spatial characteristics, potential attractiveness of shopping centres and market condition. Findings – The empirical findings suggest the ceiling height, closeness to metro line station, being situated in commercial central area, vacancy rate and income have significant impact on rental level. Unexpected, the retail mix has a significant negative impact on rent. The impact of the more determining factors found in Western research – size, age, parking space and anchor tenant – is not supported in the Wuhan study. Practical implications – While 68 shopping centres are included in the test, the sample size is relatively small. The comparatively short history of retail market in Wuhan would not allow to test the rent adjustment process. Originality/value – This is the first paper to investigate retail rent determinants in a second-tier city in China. The results of the study give designers, developers and investors critical insights into the determinants of retail rent in an emerging market.

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Schenk, Catherine R. "The Hong Kong Gold Market and the Southeast Asian Gold Trade in the 1950s." Modern Asian Studies 29, no. 2 (May 1995): 387–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0026749x00012786.

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AbstractIn the 1950s Hong Kong was the centre of the Southeast Asian gold trade due to its traditional facilities as an entrepot. In the postwar period, however, this trade took place illegally, which distorted the direction of the trade. This article surveys the British attitude to the gold market in the immediate postwar period, using archival records from the British Treasury and the Bank of England. The changing pattern of the gold trade between the major centres of Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand is then described. The gold market offers an almost unique view of the pattern of smuggling trade in the region due to detailed reports in the local press and investigations at the time by the Bank of England.

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