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Creating More Inclusive Economies: Conceptual, Measurement And
Creating More Inclusive Economies: Conceptual, Measurement and Process Dimensions By Chris Benner Gabriela Giusta Gordon McGranahan Manuel Pastor With Bidisha Chaudhuri Ivan Turok Justin Visagie May 23, 2018 http://inclusiveeconomies.org Supported by: Acknowledgements This report was supported by the Rockefeller Foundation under a project led by PI Chris Benner at the Everett Program for Technology and Social Change, and co-PIs Manuel Pastor at the Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) and Gordon McGranahan at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). Considerable thanks to the Rockefeller Foundation for their generous funding which made this work possible. We also like to thank the team of people at the Foundation who worked with us closely throughout the entirety of this project for their invaluable insights, support and timely feedback. We extend our gratitude to our research partners Bidisha Chaudhuri at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore in India, and Ivan Turok and Justin Visagie at the Human Sciences Research Council in South Africa. Additional thanks to our partner organizations in Colombia, Fundación Corona and Red de Ciudades Cómo Vamos. Special thanks to Everett Program staff and fellows, Katie Roper, Amber Holguin, Tonje Switzer, Janie Flores, Ryan Shook, Omar Paz, Tyler Spencer, Yesenia Torres and Christine Ongjoco for their invaluable assistance, as well as Madeline Wander and Pamela Stephens at PERE, and Magaly Lopez, formerly at PERE and currently at the UCLA Labor Center for contributions on initial drafts and field work. Considerable thanks to Sarah Burd-Sharps, Besiki Kutladeze, Daniel Schensul, Eva Jesperson, Michael Bamburger, Sanjay Reddy, Michelle DePass, Deepak Bhargava, Paul Rommer, Tamara Draut, John Irons, John Mollenkopf, George Sarrinikolaou, Michael Green, Nancy Birdsall, Patricia McCarney, Ravi Kanbur, Amy Glasmeier, Victor Rubin and David Madland for feedback during our first convening in New York City. -
The Necessity of Considering the Challenges Facing Olympic Movement Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, Vol
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise E-ISSN: 1988-5202 [email protected] Universidad de Alicante España MOHAMMADI, SARDAR; DEHRASHID KEYVAN, AHMADI The necessity of considering the challenges facing Olympic Movement Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, vol. 6, núm. 1, 2011, pp. 1-11 Universidad de Alicante Alicante, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=301023484001 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Special Article The necessity of considering the challenges facing Olympic Movement SARDAR MOHAMMADI 1 , AHMADI DEHRASHID KEYVAN Kurdistan University, Sanandaj, Iran ABSTRACT Mohammadi S, Keyvan AD. The necessity of considering the challenges facing Olympic Movement. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 1-11, 2011. From the beginning that the modern Olympic Games formed, Coubertin had decide to establish and governance of amateurism in the Olympic Games. He always tried to keep Olympics Games far from issues such as professionalism in sport, issues and political tensions, seeking power of some countries, racism and political supremacy. So, by studying problems that threatens Olympic movement, can step important pace to identify the main objectives and Olympic ideals more accurately and give proper strategy to deal with these problems to withdraw its advance. In this present study we evaluate problems that threatening Olympic movement. The method used in this study is historical. So by using the documentary papers, magazines and internet, we evaluate the main problems of the Olympic movement with its details. -
Winter Olympic Games As a Mega
TORINO 2006: AN ORGANISATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW by Piervincenzo Bondonio and Nadia Campaniello* Working paper n.1/2006 August 2006 * Since this work was conceived and produced jointly, acknowledgement for § 4 and 8 goes to Piervincenzo Bondonio, § 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 to Nadia Campaniello and to both authors for § 1 and 9. Financial support from Fondazione CRT, Progetto “Vittorio Alfieri” is gratefully acknowledged Abstract The Torino 2006 XX Winter Olympic Games have just ended, with results that the organisers and public opinion consider satisfactory on the whole. This article is a first attempt at analysing the Games, with an emphasis on the economic and organisational aspects. The basic question is: “What kind of Games were Torino 2006?”. To provide an answer, we have analysed the reasons behind the bid, the organisational model chosen, the economic scale of the event, and provided a detailed study of the scope of the standard objections to hosting the Games. The paper therefore aims to provide a contribution to the literature (still rather limited) about the Winter Olympics, whose growing size and profile justifies the need for a more careful, broader analysis. 2 Foreword In spite of the growing dimensions of the Olympic Games (“Citius Altius Fortius”), and the huge attention the media devote to them, there is a remarkable lack of reliable and consistent economic data about them. Furthermore, researchers have focused their studies more on the Summer than on the Winter Olympic Games (WOG), still perceiving the former as more prestigious and universal (Schantz, 2006, pp.49-53), although for recent Games the cost per inhabitant is even higher for the Winter Olympics (Preuss, 2004, p.33), which are becoming ever larger in terms of absorbed resources (Preuss, 2002a, p. -
Predicting the Medal Wins by Country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games: an Econometrics Approach
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Research Papers in Economics MPRA Munich Personal RePEc Archive Predicting the Medal Wins by Country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games: An Econometrics Approach Pfau, Wade Donald National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan December 2006 Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18829/ MPRA Paper No. 18829, posted 06. December 2009 / 06:38 This article was published as: Pfau, W. D., “Predicting the Medal Wins by Country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games: An Econometrics Approach,” The Korean Economic Review. Vol. 22, No. 2 (Winter 2006), p. 233-247. “Predicting the Medal Wins by Country at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games: An Econometrics Approach” by Wade D. Pfau National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 162-8677 Phone: 81-90-9300-2243 Email: [email protected] Abstract Demographic and economic characteristics have been shown to provide important predictive power for determining a country’s success in the Olympic Games. This paper extends such research, providing a set of predictions for the gold medals and total medals each country will win at the 2006 Winter Olympics. We expected Germany to win the most medals, followed by the United States, Norway, Italy, Austria, and Canada. For total medals, the overall correlation between the predictions and the actual results was 0.934. While Germany and the United States did finish in the top two places, there were some surprises as Canada, Austria, and Russia performed better than expected, while Norway and Italy did not live up to expectations. -
OLYMPIC SECURITY Accountability Integrity Reliability Highlights Better Planning Can Enhance U.S
June 2006 OLYMPIC SECURITY Accountability Integrity Reliability Highlights Better Planning Can Enhance U.S. Highlights of GAO-06-753, a report to the Support to Future Olympic Games Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives Why GAO Did This Study What GAO Found The 2006 Winter Games in Turin, In 2004, the United States began planning to provide a U.S. security presence Italy, were the second Olympic in Italy and security support to the Italian government, and based much of its Games to take place overseas security strategy on its understanding of Italy’s advanced security since September 11, 2001. The capabilities. The United States provided Italy with some security assistance, United States worked with Italy mostly in the form of crisis management and response support. To to ensure the security of U.S. coordinate U.S. efforts, the U.S. Mission in Italy established an office in citizens, and it expects to continue such support for future Turin as a central point for security information and logistics, and to provide Games, including the 2008 Games consular services to U.S. citizens during the Games. The U.S. Ambassador to in Beijing, China. Italy, through the U.S. Consulate in Milan, coordinated and led U.S. efforts in-country, while the Department of State-chaired interagency working GAO was asked to (1) discuss the group in Washington, D.C., coordinated domestic efforts. While the U.S. approach for providing interagency working group has been a useful forum for coordinating U.S. security support for the 2006 security support to overseas athletic events, State and Department of Justice Winter Games and how such (DOJ) officials have indicated that formal guidance that articulates a charter; efforts were coordinated, (2) a mission; and agencies’ authorities, roles, and responsibilities would help in identify the roles of U.S. -
Andrew Boraine
ANDREW BORAINE SUMMARY Andrew Boraine has been involved in South Africa’s political, local government, urban and economic development transition and change processes for the past 45 years, as student leader, anti-apartheid activist, advisor, negotiator, government planner, city manager, chief executive, facilitator, partnership and partnering specialist, systems change practitioner, designer, communicator and writer. COMPETENCIES AND CAPABILITIES As a maker, Andrew … • Has conceptualized, designed, co-created, implemented and managed three innovative partnering organizations over a 20-year period – the South African Cities Network, Cape Town Partnership, and Western Cape Economic Development Partnership • Convenes, designs and implements cross-sector partnering processes at different scales – neighborhood, municipal, regional, national, and around diverse systemic issues, e.g. water, energy, transport, housing, food and nutrition, public safety, economic development, urban management • Works as a partnering practitioner in the interstices of community, business, public sector, academia and research, with a strong understanding of the generative potential that liminal spaces offer • Brings together divergent views and institutional cultures around a shared vision, common agenda and joint action • Convenes coalitions to effect systems improvement and change As a strategist, Andrew ... • Identifies and reveals the specificities of inter-related complex systems to the diverse actors and stakeholders involved • Practices adaptive management -
INTERNATIONAL ROUNDTABLE on METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE Edited by Graham Sansom AUSTRALIAN CENTRE of EXCELLENCE for LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUMMARY REPORT INTERNATIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON METROPOLITAN GOVERNANCE Edited by Graham Sansom AUSTRALIAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYDNEY 14 - 15 DEC 2009 Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Program 3 3. International Presenters 4 4. Summary of Key Issues and Themes 5 4.1 Country Snapshots 5 4.2 Issues and Themes 7 5. Australia Background Paper 12 6. Presentation Notes 16 6.1 Andrew Boraine (South Africa) 16 6.2 Mike Reid (New Zealand) 23 6.3 Peter McKinlay (New Zealand) 26 6.4 Dalbir Singh (India) 34 6.5 Enid Slack (Canada) 40 6.6 Ron Vogel (USA) 46 6.7 Australian models 51 Attachment A: Council of Australian Governments Guidelines for Strategic Planning 54 Attachment B: Roundtable Participants 57 Sydney 14-15 December 2009 International Roundtable on Metropolitan Governance 1 Introduction The Roundtable was a collaborative venture between the Forum of Federations, the newly established 1Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government1, and the Major Cities Unit of the federal government’s Infrastructure Australia. It was officially opened by the Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Hon. Anthony Albanese, who highlighted the importance of the establishment of Infrastructure Australia and its Major Cities Unit in the context of the federal government’s renewed involvement in metropolitan issues and strengthening of its partnership with local government. Participants were later welcomed to the offices of Infra-structure Australia by the Infrastructure Coordinator, Michael Deegan. In his introductory remarks, the Vice President of the Forum of Federations, Rupak Chattopadhyay, explained that the Forum was established by the government of Canada in 1999 as a vehicle for sharing experiences between federal countries, and now works in about nineteen countries, both developed and developing. -
OECD Economic Review of Belfast
OECD LEED PROGRAMME LOCAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY SERIES REVIEW OF BELFAST, UNITED KINGDOM. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: THE REVIEW ...................................................................................................................4 LEED and the OECD...................................................................................................................................4 The LEED Mandate 2005 - 2010.................................................................................................................4 The Belfast Study.........................................................................................................................................5 The economic development of Belfast-the international context for local economic development............8 CHAPTER TWO: TAKING FORWARD THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BELFAST: THE KEY ISSUES..........................................................................................................................................................10 The Economic Vision for Northern Ireland ...............................................................................................10 The Belfast Economy.................................................................................................................................15 Belfast City Centre.....................................................................................................................................18 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................20 -
Future Proofing Cities Risks and Opportunities for Inclusive Urban Growth in Developing Countries
FUTURE PROOFING CITIES Risks and opportunities for inclusive urban growth in developing countries Atkins in partnership with Acknowledgements Research and Editorial Team This report was led by Atkins in partnership with The Department for International Development (DFID) and University College London (UCL). DFID Simon Ratcliffe, Energy Adviser Shailaja Annamraju, Regional Climate Change Adviser Atkins Elspeth Finch, Director Roger Savage, Associate Director Nick Godfrey, Principal Economist and Lead Author Winnie Rogers, Graphic Design Supported by: Martin Tedder, Edward Demetry and Simon Hunt UCL, Development Planning Unit Prof. Caren Levy, DPU Director Dr. Adriana Allen, Director Environmental Justice, Urbanisation and Resilience programme Dr. Vanessa Castan Broto, Lecturer Linda Westman, Researcher This report would not have been possible without support from across a wide range of organisations. Special thanks to the expert advisory group who provided invaluable advice and input throughout the course of the project: Dr. Diane Archer (IIED), Gable Bennett (Faithful+Gould), John Box (Atkins), Dr. Geoff Darch (Atkins), Dr. David Dodman (IIED, UCL), Steven Fraser (Atkins), Arif Hasan (Urban Resource Centre, Karachi), Colin Hagans (Southern Africa International Youth Foundation), Rob McSweeney (Atkins), Mohan Rao (Indian Institute for Human Settlements), Prof. Yvonne Rydin (UCL), Prof. Neil Strachan (UCL), Dr. Cecilia Tacoli (IIED), Dr. Robert Whitcombe (Atkins), and Bruno Vedor (Mozambique Architcture and Planning). Distinguished -
Global Cities Summit
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 Global Cities Summit WASHINGTON, D.C. #globalcities GLOBAL CITIES INITIATIVE: GLOBAL CITIES SUMMIT A JOINT PROJECT OF BROOKINGS AND JPMORGAN CHASE The Global Cities Summit marks the five-year milestone of the Global Cities Initiative, a joint project The Global Cities Initiative equips city and of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. metropolitan area leaders with the practical The Summit brings together city and regional leaders knowledge, policy ideas, and connections they need to from more than 35 metropolitan regions around become more globally connected and competitive. the globe, as well as participants from national and international business and trade promotion Combining Brookings’ deep expertise in fact-based, groups, federal agencies, and economic development metropolitan-focused research and JPMorgan Chase’s organizations to: market expertise and longstanding commitment to investing in cities, this initiative: ➤ Reinforce the importance of global competitiveness and engagement ➤ Helps city and metropolitan leaders better leverage their global assets by unveiling their economic ➤ Highlight major metropolitan innovations underway starting points on key indicators such as advanced manufacturing, exports, foreign direct investment, ➤ Catalyze a next wave of bottom-up initiatives that freight flow, and immigration. respond to the ongoing dynamics and challenges in the global economy ➤ Provides metropolitan area leaders with proven, actionable ideas for how to expand the global reach ➤ Feature the release of new Brookings research of their economies, building on best practices and Redefining Global Cities: Understanding the policy innovations from across the nation and Metropolitan Drivers of Global Growth and around the world. Prosperity, which introduces a new typology of what constitutes global cities today, demonstrating ➤ Creates a network of U.S. -
GAO-06-753 Olympic Security: Better Planning Can Enhance U.S
United States Government Accountability Office Report to the Committee on GAO International Relations, House of Representatives June 2006 OLYMPIC SECURITY Better Planning Can Enhance U.S. Support to Future Olympic Games GAO-06-753 June 2006 OLYMPIC SECURITY Accountability Integrity Reliability Highlights Better Planning Can Enhance U.S. Highlights of GAO-06-753, a report to the Support to Future Olympic Games Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives Why GAO Did This Study What GAO Found The 2006 Winter Games in Turin, In 2004, the United States began planning to provide a U.S. security presence Italy, were the second Olympic in Italy and security support to the Italian government, and based much of its Games to take place overseas security strategy on its understanding of Italy’s advanced security since September 11, 2001. The capabilities. The United States provided Italy with some security assistance, United States worked with Italy mostly in the form of crisis management and response support. To to ensure the security of U.S. coordinate U.S. efforts, the U.S. Mission in Italy established an office in citizens, and it expects to continue such support for future Turin as a central point for security information and logistics, and to provide Games, including the 2008 Games consular services to U.S. citizens during the Games. The U.S. Ambassador to in Beijing, China. Italy, through the U.S. Consulate in Milan, coordinated and led U.S. efforts in-country, while the Department of State-chaired interagency working GAO was asked to (1) discuss the group in Washington, D.C., coordinated domestic efforts. -
Running Head
AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER COVERAGE IN U.S. PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA DURING THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Ali D. Fischer B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2007 THESIS Submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in KINESIOLOGY (Movement Studies) at CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO SPRING 2010 © 2010 Ali D. Fischer ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ii AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER COVERAGE IN U.S. PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA DURING THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES A Thesis by Ali D. Fischer Approved by: ______________________________, Committee Chair Maureen Smith, Ph.D. ______________________________, Second Reader Michael Wright, Ph.D. ______________________________ Date iii Student: Ali D. Fischer . I certify that this student has met the requirements for format contained in the University format manual, and that this thesis is suitable for shelving in the Library and credit is to be awarded for the thesis. _____________________________, Graduate Coordinator ____________________ Daryl Parker, Ph.D. Date Department of Kinesiology iv Abstract of AN ANALYSIS OF GENDER COVERAGE IN U.S. PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA DURING THE 2010 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES by Ali D. Fischer According to research on sports media, reporters have both gender and racial biases. Women are marginalized in the media (Billings, Halone, & Denham, 2002), and athletes are stereotyped based on race (Banet-Weiser, 1999). These depictions affect the public’s image of athletics and particular athletes. White males are offered both more media attention and more salient coverage (Banet-Weiser, 1999; Billings, Halone, & Denham, 2002). Women are characterized for non-task behaviors (Billings, Halone, & Denham, 2002), and minority groups’ behaviors are generalized (Banet-Weiser, 1999).