The other side of the tracks: local response to a deregulated railroad industry
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The deregulation of the US railroad industry has allowed rail companies to change their alter their business practices. Freed from restrictive government control, leading rail carriers have chosen to rationalize their trackage and limit their operations to those that are most profitable. This has resulted in the abandonment of tracks, the sale of railway lines and the neglect of smaller rail customers. Many communities have responded to these problems by forming short lines. The preservation of local rail service is an issue that is relevant to the efforts of economic development professionals to attract, develop and retain business in their communities.
Publication Name: Economic Development Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0742-3713
Year: 1996
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Oil leads, but other opportunists fail to follow
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The new major source of energy for East Asia is the Central republics. That can be seen from recent investments in the region by Petronas, China National Petroleum, and Medco. General commodity trade with the region is increasing, except for Korea. Uzbekistan has emerged as the second largest cotton exporter and it is the largest importer. IMF figures for 1997 show that Russia and other members of the CIS still account for a large fraction of imports and some republics have made much more progress than others in diversifying sources of supply.
Publication Name: Asian Review of Business and Technology
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0956-3784
Year: 1997
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Altruists, egoists, and hooligans in a local interaction model
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A model is derived to analyze altruistic behavior in a population of agents who are either Altruists or Egoists. Altruists are individuals who provide a public good at a cost to themselves while Egoists do not. It is shown that Altruists can survive if they are grouped with others like themselves. This enables them to enjoy the major beneficiaries of altruism which will then prompt Egoists to become Altruists.
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 1998
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