Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Determinants of Urban Household Poverty in MalaysiaT. Y. Mok, C. Gan, A. SanyalSince independence in 1950s Malaysia has been recognized as one of the more successful countries in fighting poverty: head count ratio came down to 5.7% by 2004. However the recent process of rapid urbanization has led to an increase of urban poverty aggravated further by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. It is important to understand the nature and scale of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 9,855 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStrengthening Conservation in the Tropics: The Water Canon of Costa RicaFrancisco Benavides, John N. VeenstraProblem statement: The tropics contain primary forests with a significant value for society, as they provide services such as carbon sequestration, soil conservation, bio-prospecting, water storage and others. Competing land uses have not favored conservation during the last several decades and therefore the need for an effective public policy instrument to curtail forest loss is evident. Approach: This article analyzed … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2009 · 6,910 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRegional Development Model for East AzerbaijanHamid R. AlipourProblem statement: Economic development is a process through which scientific-technical production principles change from a traditional status to a modern one. Development is an important event that not only encompasses the government duties, but alters the regional statesmen to be active elements in the development as well. Along the same lines, the present economic trends around the world tend to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 8,130 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordTourism Equilibrium Price TrendsMohammad Mohebi, Khalid Abdul RahimProblem statement: A review of the tourism history shows that tourism as an industry was virtually unknown in Malaysia until the late 1960s. Since then, it has developed and grown into a major industry, making an important contribution to the country's economy. By allocating substantial funds to the promotion of tourism and the provision of the necessary infrastructure, the government … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 7 Feb 2012 · 6,982 accessesView PDFCite