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The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry

Journal Article
Wang, T., Cullinane, K., Ji, P., & Wang, T. (2005)
The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry. Journal of Economics and Business, 57(5), 433-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconbus.2005.02.007
A major objective of port privatization is to improve the efficiency of the sector. This paper presents the pros and cons of port privatization and provides an empirical exami...

An insurance policy: a case study of legal and economic interactions in a transforming economy

Journal Article
Jaworski, P., & Wierzbicki, J. (2004)
An insurance policy: a case study of legal and economic interactions in a transforming economy. Post-Communist Economies, 16(1), 99-109. doi:10.1080/1463137042000194870
The article is devoted to the specific case study of individual insurance policy issued during the time of centrally planned economy but matured after the beginning of the eco...

Social Entrepreneurship.

Book Chapter
Glancey, K. D., & McQuaid, R. W. (2000)
Social Entrepreneurship. In J. Campling (Ed.), Entrepreneurial EconomicsMacmillan
As with profit orientated entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs apply new perspectives or innovations and change what things or services are produced, how they are produced and/...

Scottish visitor attractions: managing visitor impacts.

Journal Article
Garrod, B., Fyall, A. & Leask, A. (2002)
Scottish visitor attractions: managing visitor impacts. Tourism Management. 23, 265-279. doi:10.1016/S0261-5177(01)00077-2. ISSN 0261-5177
The visitor attraction sector in Scotland plays a vital, if often overlooked, role in the wider Scottish tourism industry. Yet the sector presently faces a host of internal an...

The local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament.

Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (1999)
The local economic impact of the Scottish Parliament. In J. McCarthy, & D. Newlands (Eds.), Governing Scotland: Problems and prospects, the economic impact of the Scottish Parliament (149-166). Ashgate Publishing

The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration.

Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (1998)
The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration. In L. Montanheiro, B. Haig, D. Morris, & N. Hrovatin (Eds.), Public and Private Sector Partnerships - fostering enterprise, 315-330. Sheffield Hallam University Press

Subsidy and productivity in the privatised British passenger railway.

Journal Article
Cowie, J. (2002)
Subsidy and productivity in the privatised British passenger railway. Economic issues. 7, 25-38. ISSN 1363-7029
This paper gives an overview of subsidy reductions in the privatised passenger rail industry in Britain before focusing on productivity performance across the first four years...

A century of research on property cycles – a review of research on major and auxiliary business cycles.

Presentation / Conference
Jadevicius, A., Sloan, B., & Brown, A. (2010, September)
A century of research on property cycles – a review of research on major and auxiliary business cycles. Paper presented at XI BSV International Conference on Valuation and Investment,, Minsk, Belarus
The existence of cycles within economy and its sub-sectors has been studied for a number of years. The importance of cycles has grown to have significant importance in the maj...

A century of research on property cycles – a literature review and annotated bibliography.

Conference Proceeding
Jadevicius, A., Sloan, B. & Brown, A. (2010)
A century of research on property cycles – a literature review and annotated bibliography
The existence of cycles in the general business sector, as well as in building and property has grown to have significant importance in the UK, whereas the UK property market ...