Reverse share tenancy, i.e., sharecropping between a poor landlord and a rich tenant, is common throughout the developing world. Yet it can only fit the canonical principal-agent model of sharecropping under specific circumstances. This paper develops and tests between three theoretical explanations for reverse share tenancy based respectively on (i) risk-aversion on the part of both the landlo...

Tenancy sustainment is fundamental to a sustainable exit from homelessness. Although growing attention has been placed on housing outcomes, there limited research the maintenance of settled home following The aim this study was understand process for individuals as they transitioned services sustained tenancies an occupational science perspective. A constructivist grounded theory conducted with...

We estimate the role of private investments in irrigation in farm productivity growth in West Bengal, India between 1982-95. Using a state-wide farm panel, we find falling irrigation costs generated significant growth in value added per acre for farms. However, changes in irrigation capacity and costs were stimulated by tenancy registration programs implemented by local governments. This helps ...

The retail sector is a significant contributor to any industr ialised economy and, as a result, a major consumer of energy. Large retailers are aware of the contribution energy makes to their operational costs and of many opportunities available for efficiency measures. However, many retailers are tenants rather than owner-occupiers greatly complicating the implementation of energy and carbon s...

BACKGROUND There are a number of supported housing options for people with severe mental illness (SMI), but limited knowledge about residents' experiences. The aim of this study was to explore how people with SMI experienced sheltered housing consisting of both a private fully equipped apartment and a shared accommodation room for socializing. METHODS Fourteen people with SMI living in shelte...

Information und Informationsverarbeitung gehören mittlerweile zu den wichtigsten Faktoren wirtschaftlichen und wissenschaftlichen Erfolges. Gleichzeitig wollen Unternehmen und Forschungsorganisationen diesen Bedarf möglichst kosteneffizient befriedigen in Zeiten des Cloud-Computings am besten als einen extern verwalteten Service. Im ersten Teil dieses Vortrags werden Datenbanksystem-Erweiterung...

Für Multi-Tenancy-Applikationen und Software as a Service (SaaS) stellen sich konventionelle Datenbanksysteme oftmals als ungeeignet heraus. In einem solchen Umfeld müssen Anforderungen, wie Erweiterbarkeit und Verfügbarkeit, trotz geringer Kosten für den Service Provider erfüllt werden. Dieser Beitrag spezifiziert Anforderungen an ein Datenbanksystem, das eigens für den Einsatz in Multi-Tenanc...