Can Landscape Architecture contribute to Community Development?

Can Progressive Taxation Contribute to Economic Development ?

Financial instability has increased for many economies in the face of greater capital mobility. Eliminating capital flows, especially portfolio investment flows, may reduce volatility, but it could also result in domestic capital constraints. To overcome this dilemma, policymakers may consider alternatives, such as progressive income taxation, that could raise domestic funds. In this paper, we ...

How Can Ontologies Contribute to Software Development?

The aim of this article is to discuss some directions in software development where using ontologies can lead to a considerable progress. The basic concepts related to ontologies are considered. It is shown that ontologies can be a basis for domain analysis and simulation in software development. Ontologies can be used for interactive design of objects such as dances, musical compositions, user...

Community-Based Electric Micro-Grids Can Contribute to Rural Development: Evidence from Kenya

Please (2009) Summary.— In this paper we clarify the mechanisms through which rural electrification can contribute to rural development. Through a detailed case study analysis of a community-based electric micro-grid in rural Kenya, we demonstrate that access to electricity enables the use of electric equipment and tools by small and micro enterprises, resulting in significant improvement in pr...

How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health: A Response to Gagnon and Colleagues

Why and How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health? Proposals for Collaborative Research Avenues

Written by a group of political science researchers, this commentary focuses on the contributions of political science to public health and proposes research avenues to increase those contributions. Despite progress, the links between researchers from these two fields develop only slowly. Divergences between the approach of political science to public policy and the expectations that public hea...