Trade and International Market Access
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Year: 2013
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Author: P. Liapis
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Journal Name: OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
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Journal Number: 63
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Publisher: OECD
Information on export restrictive measures was collected from 16 countries for the period 2007 to 2011 or 2012 depending on the country. The data indicate that export measures were applied across the whole spectrum of agricultural and food products, but grains, oilseeds and vegetable oils were particularly targeted. A variety of measures were emp ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Lau, E.; Hamzah, S. N. Z.; Sallih, S. A.; Arip, M. A
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Journal Name: International Food Research Journal
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Journal Number: 20:5
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Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Food Science and Technology
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Country: Malaysia
This study explores the relationship between the total exports and total imports of the food industry in Sarawak from 1961 through 2007. We examined the sample period of the pre-1997 crisis (1961-1996) and the full sample period (1961-2007) to investigate disparities for pre-crisis sample. Analysis was carried out using standard econometric proce ....
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Year: 2013
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Author: Qureshi, M Ejaz; Hanjra, Munir A; Ward, John
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Journal Name: Food Policy
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Journal Number: 38
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Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd.
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Published Location: Kidlington, United Kingdom
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ISBN: 03069192
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Country: Australia
Australia is a major food exporting country. Recent droughts reduced dryland farming production and the volume of water allocated to irrigated agriculture, with a resulting decline in aggregate agricultural production and exports. This paper analyses the possible impact of increased water scarcity on Australian agricultural production and the mag ....
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Year: 2001
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Author: Disney, J
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Journal Name: Good Health - good country: from conception to completion: proceedings of the 6th National Rural Health Conference, Canberra
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Country: Australia, East Asia
Julian Disney presents a broad picture of the impact of globalisation and social development, before focusing on rural health. He argues that although globalisation has brought disadvantages there are also advantages in terms of the possibilities for the globalisation of governance. Two forms of regionalism are discussed: the poten ....
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Year: 2005
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Author: Linda Forbes; John Hamilton
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Journal Name: 19th Australian International Education Conference (AIEC): Opportunities in a Challenging Environment
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Publisher: IDP Education Australia Ltd
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Published Location: Sydney, NSW
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: Queensland
International students have traditionally selected the major Australian cities of Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Melbourne, Victoria and Brisbane, Queensland as study destinations. The city focus continues to expand, but the recognition and acceptance of quality regional education destinations has also grown. Federal and State Gove ....
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Year: 2000
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Editors: Pritchard, B; McManus, P
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Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
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Published Location: Kensington, NSW
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ISBN: 0868405787
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Country: Australia
This book explores the dynamics of change in contemporary rural and regional Australia. Each of the book's ten thematic chapters highlights and critiques a particular debate associated with recent discourse on the futures of rural and regional Australia. Chapters include an Introduction by Phil McManus and Bill Pritchard; The myths of modern agri ....
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Year: 2009
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Author: Western Australian Technology and Industry Advisory Council
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Publisher: Western Australian Technology and Industry Advisory Council
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Published Location: East Pert, WA
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: Western Australia
This report is concerned with analysing and understanding the fundamental trends driving labour market outcomes in Western Australia. The motivation for this report is borne out of the difficulties expressed by many employers over the past several years in securing skilled labour and the threat it poses to sustainable economic grow ....
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Year: 2000
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Author: Banks, G
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Journal Name: Paper presented at Symposium Renaissance of The Regions
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Publisher: Institute of Public Administration
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Published Location: Melbourne, Vic
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Country: Australia
Issues raised by the Productivity Commission's national public inquiry into the impact of Competition Policy Reforms on Rural and Regional Australia are addressed in this paper which discusses: demographic trends and population movement in rural and coastal areas of Australia; globalisation and The World Trade Organisation; nationa ....
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Year: 2013
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Publisher: RDA Northern Rivers
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Published Location: Lismore, NSW
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: New South Wales
The Northern Rivers Regional Profile 2013 supports the Northern Rivers Regional Plan 2013-2016. It presents a myriad data on our population, income, employment, housing, health, transport, business and industry, the regional economy, energy, infrastructure, the environment and our natural and cultural heritage. Many of the tables and charts compa ....
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Year: 2005
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Author: Jackman, Lesley; Garrett, Matthew; Greenslade, Alan
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Publisher: Australian National Audit Office
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Published Location: Canberra, ACT
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ISBN: 064280866X
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Country: Australia
The objective of this audit was to assess the provision of export assistance and support to new and irregular exporters in rural and regional Australia through the TradeStart program. The focus on rural and regional Australia reflects the priority given by the Government to providing effective business and trade assistance to small businesses and ....
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Year: 2013
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Publisher: Regional Development Australia Gold Coast
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Published Location: Southport, QLD
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Country: Australia
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State/Region: Gold Coast, Queensland
The Gold Coast Regional Plan 2013 attempts to address the challenges and opportunities facing the Gold Coast region. The Gold Coast RDA has been working with a variety of business, government, community and environmental groups to identify the Gold Coast regional priorities. These priorities form the basis of the 2013-2016 Regional Plan. The fr ....
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Year: 2000
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Author: Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission
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Journal Name: Common Wealth: Applying Catholic Social Principles to Public Policy
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Journal Number: Vol.8, No.1
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Country: Australia
This document calls upon the federal government to respond to the new economic context for regional Australia with a responsible framework for regional development, arguing that the forces of economic change, evidenced by persistent and localised disadvantage within many regional communities, necessitate a renewed commitment to reg ....
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Year: 2013
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Publisher: Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
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Country: Australia
Australia’s regions are vital to the national economy, cultural identity and environmental amenity. They produce the bulk of our exports and are home to roughly a third of our population. Importantly, the economies of our regions and cities are co-dependent and linked through economic, cultural and social ties. Therefore, the performance of a s ....
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Year: 2004
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Author: Silva, Julie A; Leichenko, Robin M
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Journal Name: Economic Geography
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Journal Number: Vol.80, No.3
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Published Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
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Country: United States
This study investigates the effects of trade on income inequality across regions in the United States. Using both structural and price-based measures of regional trade involvement, we evaluate the effects of trade on inequality within and across states, the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan portions of the states, and the major census re ....
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Year: 2011
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Author: OECD
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Journal Name: OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation
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Publisher: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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ISBN: 978-92-64-09780-3
Sustainable growth at regional level is now, more than ever, predicated on the capacity to innovate. This publication focuses on two main questions:
1. How can regional actors support innovation that is relevant for their specific regional context, building on their human and physical assets?
2. How should national innovation policies t ....
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