This paper demonstrates how linear programming can be used to derive optimal values of the parameters in formulas allocating state aid to public schools in New York. Although disparities in expenditures and tax rates among districts are not easily reduced by formula modifications, the model...

Understanding how local stakeholders participate in designing and implementing development projects is important to improve their effectiveness. This study used three case studies of privatisation reform of agricultural research and extension in Benin, to analyse recent trends in the...

Landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben im ertrags- und finanzschwachen Land Brandenburg stellen sich außerordentliche Herausforderungen, auf die sie mit betrieblichen Anpassungen individuell reagieren müssen. Beratung ist jedoch nur überregional verfügbar und kostenintensiv. Analysen für...