This study was conducted to determine the effects of seas on and auction and produce marketing systems on prices received by farmers for livestock sales and the effect of price on cattle numbers sold in KADD. Livestock population, carrying capacity, and stocking rate were estimated. Data were analyzed using pie charts, regression methods, and analysis of variance. There was no significant difference (P=.06) between cattle prices per kilogram during the wet season and after harvest. During the wet season, significantly more cattle were sold than after harvest (P< .001) to purchase food and farm inputs, and pay school fees and medical bills. Market price was only a secondary factor. Carrying capacity and stocking rate were estimated at 15.00 kg metabolic mass per hectare and 12.00 kg metabolic mass per hectare, respectively. Most households primarily sold male cattle because females are retained for breeding.

yes / Literature on truck pushers stereotype these boys as social misfits, criminals and nuisance to society; often regarded as creating streetism. Much consideration has not been given to their contribution to the economy as well as what motivates these boys to go into truck pushing. This chapter outlines research with 30 (20 current and 10 former) truck pushers, 5 customers who patronised the services of the truck pushers were interviewed for their views on the services of the truck pushers. Finally, 5 kayayei (female head porters) at the market were interviewed to find out if the presence of kayayei in the market has affected the business of the truck pushers. The study found that the services provided by truck pushers especially to petty traders and other shoppers were indispensable because they provide cheap, readily available and customised service. Due to poor urban planning and deplorable road networks in Ghana, many areas are not accessible by motorised transport, hand pushed trucks have become the most useful and efficient means of transporting goods from the markets to bus terminals and on some occasions to customers’ homes and shops. The chapter argues that non-motorised transport to the informal sector cannot be overemphasised; therefore truck pushers should be seen as bridging a gap in urban transportation, instead of the social misfit label attached to them.

中華民國政府於2008年4月1日宣佈擴大觀光「小三通」規劃方案，兩個月後2008年6月19日，復由新任陸委會主委賴幸媛宣布：「政府擴大實施小三通。大小三通擴大實施後，有關金馬港口設施和容量部分，目前還有五成閒置，因此可以應付需求。金門機場部分，雖有點不足，也已在擴建當中，未來幾個月交通部會加速擴建。亦要求相關部會也將在二個月內規畫完成推動兩岸「小三通」協商，三個月內提出金馬中長期經濟建設檢討及規畫綱要，六個月內完成整體規畫。」這一連串的政策推動 ，似有企圖讓昔日的金馬離島快速與世界接軌，而金門人對於運用對岸福建省的資源，促使相關產業升級，亦期待發展出新的營運模式。證諸近年來台灣與福建的兩地貿易，已躍居台灣中國大陸地區出口的第三大地區（僅次於廣東及江蘇）未來經濟互利的運作，存在著一定的想像空間。 大陸於2005年11月正式批准「海峽西岸經濟區」的戰略構想與建設綱要，並將其納入第十一個五年計畫，這個策略計畫把福建經濟領域擴大三倍。這使得長期以來扮演著台灣、福建兩地之折衝要角的金馬地區，在形勢上除了面臨大陸的統戰攻勢外，另一方面，又必須能在全球化競爭態勢中，開創一條通往世界的道路，在避免經濟邊緣化的過程時空中，本論文將探討金馬地區對海峽西岸經濟區建設的可能影響，希望藉由大陸海西區最接近金馬的智庫，廈門大學的專家學者，以德菲爾法的問卷調查方法，取得此一時空下海西區與金馬地區雙方可能的經濟政策或對等行為，尤其在面對中國運用海峽西岸經濟區為對台統戰之優勢資源時，提出金馬地區未來的經濟發展規劃與政策方向，以定位其在海西區可能扮演的經濟角色。 / This article is to examine the economic role of Kinmen and Matsu in the economic zone on the west coast of the Taiwan straits. The Delphi technique is employed to collect data via 18 professors of Xinmen University. Further, a comparative analysis is conducted by previous Official survey report with Taiwanese professors. Suggestions and implication for planning public administration are discussed.

This study, largely based on literature review supplemented with information from lectures and interviews, attempts to give guidelines and make recommendations on how the gap between the school and the working world can be narrowed in South Africa to improve the employability of school-leavers. Chapter One involves the identification of the problem to be investigated. Chapter Two defines the economic role and function of the school in society in the light of different theories and practices. The present state of education in South Africa, with specific focus on how it relates to the working world, is examined in Chapter Three. Chapter Four examines the relationship between schooling and the working world in selected countries. Chapter Five proposes some guidelines and recommendations for the closer integration of the school with the world of work in South Africa. Chapter Six deals with final conclusions, new perspectives and guidelines for future research. / Educational Studies / M. Ed.

This study, largely based on literature review supplemented with information from lectures and interviews, attempts to give guidelines and make recommendations on how the gap between the school and the working world can be narrowed in South Africa to improve the employability of school-leavers. Chapter One involves the identification of the problem to be investigated. Chapter Two defines the economic role and function of the school in society in the light of different theories and practices. The present state of education in South Africa, with specific focus on how it relates to the working world, is examined in Chapter Three. Chapter Four examines the relationship between schooling and the working world in selected countries. Chapter Five proposes some guidelines and recommendations for the closer integration of the school with the world of work in South Africa. Chapter Six deals with final conclusions, new perspectives and guidelines for future research. / Educational Studies / M. Ed.