Ecofeminists argue that Western Humanist culture defines Woman and Nature as the Other of Man. Thus, Woman and Nature are treated as objects, to be used at the behest of Man. This dissertation uses an anti-essentialist, Ecofeminist approach to examine the history of the relationship between humans and the earth within Neoclassical economic theory. In particular, the entry points of Neoclassical theory--preferences, resources, and technology--as well as its logic reflect the Western Humanist assumption that Man is the rational and rightful master of Nature. Neoclassical theory culminates in an elaborate defense of the Market, the ultimate symbol of Man's mastery of Nature. This claim to mastery begins to unravel, however, with the concept of externalities, which allows for the possibility that Nature may not be entirely "mastered." The dissertation uses this post-modern moment in Neoclassical theory to argue against Neoclassical claims of market efficiency and to argue for a different approach to the relationship between humans and the earth. This work concludes by exploring the possibility of an Ecofeminist approach to economics, an approach that would eschew the mastery fetish omnipresent in Neoclassical theory.

The dissertation asserts that the brewing industry in England and Wales was involved in two markets, beer and property. Brewers owned the public houses and off-licences through which their beers were sold. Traditional interpretations of the industry fail to recognize the significance of this dual market involvement. The importance of the property market and brewing firms' relationship to it are key to a full understanding of the amalgamations and structural changes which occurred in the industry between 1945-1960. A general model of a dual market industry is developed. Its application to the brewing industry, and how dual market involvement altered the pattern of amalgamations from that predicted by traditional approaches, are discussed. It explains how firms' staying power in an industry may exceed that predicted by their primary market share alone and paradoxically, how some brewing firms' vulnerability to amalgamation was increased by changes in the secondary market, property. The economic environment, government policy, legislation, and changes in the beer, property and financial markets vis-a-vis the brewing industry are discussed. The characteristics which distinguish taken-over firms, and their relationship to the property market, are identified. The performance criteria (profitability, dividends, percentage earnings on equity capital, and liquidity) were not indicators of vulnerability to takeover. Merging firms were significantly larger than taken-over and independent firms, but there was no significant difference in the average estate size of the latter two. Taken-over firms had the lowest average asset value per house, indicating a limited ability to exploit fully their property assets. This suggests vulnerability to takeover was associated more with the character and use made of property than with a firm's performance. The role of the dual market and the brewers' use of their secondary market, property, to thwart or achieve amalgamation, or in pursuit of their business strategies, changed the nature of inter-firm interactions and ultimately the structure of the brewing industry. The dissertation indicates how neglect of the relationship between the brewing industry's two markets has led to an underemphasis in existing analyses of the role property played in the brewing firms' strategies, 1945-1960.

Chun Kit Yin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 51-56). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Institutions andolicies --- p.p.5 / Chapter 3 --- Empirical Strategy --- p.p.9 / Chapter 4 --- Data --- p.p.16 / Chapter 5 --- Estimation Results: Fromopulation Growth to Economic Growth --- p.p.19 / Chapter 5.1 --- OLS: Simple Regressions --- p.p.19 / Chapter 5.2 --- OLS: Multiple Regressions --- p.p.22 / Chapter 5.3 --- Fixed-Effects Regressions --- p.p.25 / Chapter 5.4 --- 2SLS Regressions --- p.p.27 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.p.31 / Tables --- p.p.32 / References --- p.p.51

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Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb. 15, 2010 ). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Dissertation advisor: Dr. A. Cooper Drury. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Economic analyses of transportation investments are a common component of transportation planning. The profile of economic analyses has continued to rise due to increasing budget constraints and increasing emphasis on infrastructure's role in spurring economic development. One tool that has been developed specifically for transportation economic impact evaluation is the Transportation Economic Development Impact System (TREDIS). Common inputs for TREDIS are changes in travel characteristics caused by network improvements. Another commonly used planning tool is a travel demand model. Since 2003, the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has worked on the development of the Statewide Analysis Model (SAM) which estimates travel characteristics for passenger and freight modes. Together, the models have the potential to improve project evaluation and to highlight the roles that certain projects have in creating economic development. The hypothesis explored for this study is that SAM and TREDIS can be feasibly used together to help TXDOT evaluate the economic impacts of investments in freight corridors and other transportation investments. This report begins with general discussions of transportation economic analyses and the two models used. Then, the current SAM is evaluated using TREDIS followed by a discussion of the results and ways that this type of integrated planning can be incorporated by agencies. Through this study, key results include: the process of incorporating results from the SAM for use in TREDIS is feasible, an overall benefit-cost ratio of 4 for the entire set of long range roadway projects included in the SAM and 8 for only the interstate projects included in the SAM, rail and other transportation analyses are feasible using SAM and TREDIS. / text

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