Tuberculosis, housing and the colonial state: Hong Kong, 1900-1950 nork Jones, M

“...As Tak-Wing Ngo has argued, the 'dominant' view of colonial rule in Hong Kong is one of a state which governed through 'a deliberate policy of indirect rule - a combination of economic laissez-faire and political non-intervention'. ...”

The governance dilemmas of urban shrinkage: evidence from Northeast China nork Han, Z, Mykhnenko, V, Peng, K, Mi, J

“...First, the absence of well-articulated opinions and clearly defined policies of the central government render the governance of shrinking cities uncertain and over-dependent on the personal position of the shrinking city’s immediate superior. Second, the local economic development path of China’s shrinking cities often depends on land transactions and pollution-intensive industries, which appear not only to be the main cause of the worsening urban shrinkage, but also the biggest source of locally-generated income. ...”

A community-based guaranteed income nork Etzioni, A, Platt, A

“...</p> <p>GI as public policy is typically characterized as a socio-economic right of an individual, or an entitlement provided by the legitimate institutions of a given polity. ...”

Towards HANK: Investigating interactions between labour and credit-market frictions in a new Keynesian economy nork McKernan, M

“...<p>How can the presence of unemployment affect the properties of economic fluctuations and the effectiveness of monetary policy when a fraction of households are also credit-constrained? ...”

Approximate equivalence of high-order feedback and its application in chaotic systems nork Gao, Y, Li, C, Moroz, I, Fu, H, Lei, T

“...In this approach, the widely used multipliers are avoided and the circuits become more economical and also more robust. In this paper, the cubic Chua’s resistor is equivalently approximately replaced by a PWL function. ...”

The Brexit vote and labour demand: evidence from online job postings nork Javorcik, B, O'Kane, L, Kett, B, Stapleton, K

“...The policy implications of this paper are that uncertainty around trade policy, not only enacted policy, have real economic impacts and governments should therefore strive for clarity and predictability in their actions to create a strong enabling environment for the private sector....”

Understanding al-Shabaab: clan, Islam and insurgency in Kenya nork Anderson, D, McKnight, J

“...The movement is now able to exploit the social and economic exclusion of Kenyan Muslim communities in order to draw them into insurgency, recruiting Kenyans to its banner. ...”

Paediatric research in the times of COVID-19 nork Fleming, PF, Gale, C, Molloy, EJ, Faust, SN, Costeloe, K, Juszczak, E, Roehr, CC

“...Direct consequences include participation of children in COVID-19 research trials, pausing other research in children and the potential implications of a global economic downturn on future research funding. Collaborative and networked research together with streamlined research processes and use of remote technology have been central to efforts by clinicians and scientists around the world and have proved essential for reducing COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. ...”

The evolution of work: Exploit, industry and honour. A long-run international analysis nork Gershuny, J, Fisher, K

“...Does work time necessarily diminish with economic development? We use evidence from 16 countries drawn from the day-diaries included in the Multinational Time Use Study to describe trends in work over five decades. ...”

Design of a plastic injection mold (8 cavities) / Muhammad Fadzli Abdul Rahman and Md Zulkhairi Ismail nork Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Fadzli, Ismail, Md Zulkhairi

“...When the mold is up-graded to 8 cavities it becomes more economical and also will increase the life of the mold die. ...”
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Agribusiness entrepreneurial intention: The roles of psychological traits, situational factors, perceived behaviour control and entrepreneurial education / Aki @ Zaki Aman nork Aman, Aki @ Zaki

“...Agribusiness is one of the important elements in a country's economic development. Economists agree that agribusiness is one of the contributors to the country's growth and provides employment opportunities. ...”
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Prospects of Kiulu 4M Challenge (K4MC) in promoting Sabah as a toursm destination / Jarahim Jahim nork Jahim, Jarahim

“...The importance of the river and the bamboos in the traditional livelihood of the natives, particularly the Kadazan Dusuns, possess rich socio-cultural-economic touristic values. This research is needed because we want to know whether the K4MC could pose as raw challenge to visitors who may want to sample the traditional sports and pastimes of the Sabah natives on land and water. ...”
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The ICT and SME business internationalization: the perception on the importance of the internet for the entrepreneurs / Nasirah Abu Yan @ Abu Haiyan nork Abu Yan @ Abu Haiyan, Nasirah

“...The small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sector has an important role to play in developing economies not only in economic development, but also in poverty improvement and job creation. ...”
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Modelling the intention to use information and communication technologies among SMEs in Malaysia / Nik Ahmad Munaim Nik Kamaruzaman and Yang Hartini Jaapar nork Nik Kamaruzaman, Nik Ahmad Munaim, Jaapar, Yang Hartini

“...In the recent era of economic globalization, acquiring information communication technology (ICT) to support business needs, regardless of business size, is a crucial need to exploiting the potential of technology. ...”
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Factors influencing unemployment among fresh graduates of UiTM in Southern Part of Malaysia / Adlin Sofiya Zamrud nork Zamrud, Adlin Sofiya

“...It puts them at risk to unfavourable economic performance when those students have spent a lot of their resources on higher education. ...”
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A study on the usage of check-out bags in stores: the law and policy in Malaysia and the United States / Nur Atiqah Mohd Marzlan, Nur Farhana Md Kher and Suzairin Othman nork Mohd Marzlan, Nur Atiqah, Md Kher, Nur Farhana, Othman, Suzairin

“...To extract and gain relevant information regarding this issue, semi-structured interviews were conducted with two officers that are directly involve with the policy in Malaysia to supplement the library based information. Factors like economic issue, environment and the mind-set of Malaysian were seen as sufficient enough issues to slow down the process of making the policy and implementing it as law in Malaysia. ...”
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A case study: promoting on halal integrity among SMEs through training by Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) / Nornadiah Mohd Salleh nork Mohd Salleh, Nornadiah

“...With a stake in commercial sectors worldwide, Halal Development has become a significant contributor to all facets of economic growth. The target to become halal hub, that’s why Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) was established. ...”
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Comparison of the business sustainability perception of Malaysian manufacturing SMEs / Yusmazida Mohd Yusoff... [et al.] nork Mohd Yusoff, Yusmazida, Omar, Muhamad Khalil, Ahmad Zayadah, Mazlina

“...It was discovered that economic sustainability practices have statistical differences between gender and industry. ...”
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Population and spatial distribution of urbanisation in Peninsular Malaysia 1957 - 2000 nork Tarmiji Masron, Usman Yaakob, Norizawati Mohd Ayob, Aimi Shamimi Mokhtar

“...Beginning with towns which grew from colonial tin mining and trading and spices industries, urban growth had proceeded in tandem with population growth and economic modernisation. This article discusses the process of population growth and urbanisation in Peninsular Malaysia from 1911 to 2000 whereby urban population data from population and housing census were utilised to analyse the spatial distribution of towns in the region. ...”
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Some aspect of the intellectual trends in Malay literature from 1945-1960, with particular emphasis on cerpen and sajak. nork Muhd Yusof Ibrahim

“...Such historical events, occurring within the period concerned, did not fail to attract the attention of the Malay intellectuals; some got themselves directly involved, while others just became "fence-sitters," In both cases modern Malay literature was turned into a very viable media as well as a platform for exposing, popularising and profounding one's political, economic and social ideas. As such literature almost became the only channel through which Malay intellectualism was displayed. ...”