An abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (A-RAP) is a document drafted by the sponsor responsible for resettlement (such as government agencies), specifying the procedures it will follow and the actions it will take to resettle and compensate affected people and communities.
... See More + The A-RAP are meant to address issues related to Involuntary Resettlement and/or the loss of assets and/or income as a result of the land acquisition approach and the demarcation of location of facilities. These A-RAPs describe the broad scope of the project, land acquisitions policy and procedures, assesses the extent and severity of impacts, compensation to project affected people as well as required institutional arrangements. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: resettlement allowance in cash equivalent to the difference between compensation as per the urban land compensation rate and full replacement value as per current values in the same vicinity, plus value of all land transaction fees and charges; resettlement assistance to those most vulnerable to restore pre-displacement level livelihoods; vulnerable groups may include but not be limited to: poor or landless, women headed households, disabled and elderly; In the case of landless families who suffer partial or total loss of livelihood, provide income generating options and Rehabilitation assistance for lost or diminished livelihoods; and in the case of landless families who suffer partial or total loss of livelihood, provide income generating options and support mechanisms.
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This paper reports the main objectives of the consultancy project: undertake a brief analysis of the Macedonian shoe sector based on a field research with company visits; provide direct hands-on recommendation to Southeast Europe enterprise development (SEED) and the companies; analysis of the existing SEED industry approach, concepts of companies, as well as SEED activities; develop recommendations for SEED; and conclude a number of initial contracts with potential buyers.
... See More + The major problem of the Macedonian shoe industry is the weakness in marketing. The paper lists the following recommendations: selection of a number of really interested and capable companies to support them in marketing and promotion; hold seminar as mentioned and supply individual assistance for market concept, product development (limited) and start-up; development of individual company market approach based on strengths and weaknesses and willingness to co-operate with SEED; undertake a brief market survey on other regional markets; select two/three groups of each 3-4 company to organize different promotion tours according to market approach; organize incoming buyer mission for CTM contracts from Italy and Germany to link companies to added-value contractors; visit trade fairs in Bologna and Düsseldorf for market research and contacts, press work to improve image of Macedonia and knowledge about shoe industry capability and potential for exports into Central- and South-EU during 2004.
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This paper describes the spatial distribution of manufacturing employment in Bogota and analyzes the changes in the location patterns over the 1970-1975 period using industrial directory data.
... See More + The analysis shows strong evidence of the spatial decentralization of manufacturing employment owing to a steady movement of firms outward from central areas; new large firms with more than 100 employees tend to locate near the periphery while the births of small firms tend to take place near the center. Measures of concentration indicate an increasing dispersion of manufacturing establishments during the period. This trend is similar to what has occurred in the U.S. during the past several decades due to changes in production technology and revolutions in transportation and communication; these same factors might prevail in Bogota.
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