An economic base study gives detailed information about how a community earns its living. The study attempts to answer the following questions: What are the current sources of employment and income? Which of these sources depend on markets outside...

This Article summarizes and assesses the growing body of empirical research in transaction cost economics (TCE). Originally an explanation for the scale and scope of the firm, TCE is used to study a variety of economic relationships, ranging from...

Home Economics is the application of arts, sciences, psychology, economics, and sociology to home problems. With knowledge of these subjects as a background the study of home economics provides a broad cultured education for young women, which...

This paper highlights some distinctive Austrian contributions to the theory of the firm, contributions that have been largely neglected, both inside and outside the Austrian literature. In particular, Mises's concept of economic calculation...

More communities have come to realize that change is inevitable and they are establishing economic development programs to help them manage that change. At a time when the industrial revolution has given way to the information age, a good economic...

The system by which the nation trains and licenses its public school teachers recently came under sharp attack from an organization called the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF). In its 1996 report, What Matters Most...

Community leaders continually make important decisions that affect their community's economic growth and development. To make informed decisions, leaders need a thorough understanding of the community's economic base. This guide explains a method...

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, two hundred years of oil supplies are viewed as a "strategic reserve". All of us involved in agriculture must assume some responsibility for allowing such attitudes to persist. We have failed to raise public awareness about the economic significance...

"The emergence regional planning in Missouri has gained much attention. As a result, people are asking questions about the nature and potential of public planning at all levels. The purpose of this brochure is to deal briefly, in a nontechnical way...

and profitable if used in adequately managed dairies. It has been widely affirmed as safe for consumers of dairy products. The economic value of rBST is exerted by increasing the production of existing cows. The prinicpal cash costs for using this technology...

home economists work with families in familiar neighborhood surroundings, helping them understand and cope with family and community concerns. This publication was prepared by the Home Economics Sub-Committee and ECOP (Extension Committee...

Market values of agricultural seed and biotechnology firms have increased in recent years due to expected future growth increases from a proliferation of new genetic technologies. In this paper, a market valuation index ...

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"Jerky originally came to use from the Indians. Jerky is meat cut into thin strips and dried. Domestic beef and most big-game animals such as deer, antelope, elk, and moose can be used. The cut of meat is relatively ...

Accepting income as a basis for taxation, we will examine the various methods of raising revenue for Federal, State, and local purposes and see how near, according to our standard of measure, they come to realize in practice ...

"Homeowners interested in using solar energy to reduce energy bills and help preserve fossil fuel supplies should consider installing a solar domestic hot water heating system."--First paragraph.

"An annotated bibliography of publications relating to Missouri."...

"Your problem *Small cracks in sidewalks are becoming larger. *Uneven surfaces are dangerous. What you need *Packaged ready-mixed mortar *Epoxy concrete ("clear" type for narrow cracks and "gray" type for wide cracks and ...