rising global financial crisis and the necessities of facing its negative effects and taking advantage of opportunities rendered by crisis, should be noticed by economic authorities. in order to achieve above-mentioned purpose, this essay, in addition to present roots of financial crisis in the world economy, also will consider the crisis from theoric and economic aspects. considering dimension...

Introduction Refugees and host populations Changing opportunities in the local context Agricultural opportunities Competition for scarce resources Economic opportunities Infrastructure and development resources Social dynamics Varying host experiences during the refugee presence Vulnerable individuals: older persons and people with disabilities Poor farmers and casual laborers Employees on fixe...

A main operating assumption of Community Change Initiatives (CCIs) is that communities in general, and community-based organizations in particular, can improve economic opportunities and outcomes in their communities through community economic development.1 It is hoped that by stimulating business activity in the local neighborhood, community economic development programs can enhance the qualit...

Two main arguments are presented in current debates on women and economic empowerment. The right-based argument focuses on increasing women's job opportunities and their freedom to work in security and dignity. The economic argument emphasises women's economic capacities and potential contribution to economic growth. The economic argument draws on the fact that women tend to reinvest their inco...

Kirzner’s (1973) theory of entrepreneurship emphasizes the equilibrating role of entrepreneurship. When the market is not in equilibrium, profit opportunities exist, and entrepreneurs discover and act on these profit opportunities to equilibrate the market. Because Kirzner focuses on entrepreneurial actions when profit opportunities exist, and does not describe where they come from, one could i...