El Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria durante el reinado de Isabel II (1843-1868) : una visión de la ciudad desde la perspectiva municipal

Programa de doctorado: Estudios económicos, sociales y culturales en el Atlántico

Contribución al estudio de la conquista de Gran Canaria. Documentos del Archivo Municipal de Carmona y del General de Simancas

[ES] En este trabajo se editan y analizan varios documentos que pretenden ayudar a conocer mejor las tropas que participaron en la conquista de la isla de Gran Canaria, destacando con ellos algunos de los sistemas de reclutamiento y pago de sueldos empleados para formar el ejército que intervino en la incorporación de la isla a la Corona de Castilla. [EN] Through the edition and analysis of diverse records, this work intends to achieve a deeper knowledge about the condition of those troops participating in the conquest of Gran Canaria. Among the issues under scrutiny, special attention will be devoted to conscription systems and the payment of wages as these may have determined how this army was organised and could therefore partake in the process of integration of the island into the Crown of Castile.

Plan de autoprotección de la Piscina Municipal de Santa Lucía

Estructura de Teleformación. Máster Universitario en Prevención de Riesgos Laborales

Diversity and local democracy. The case of Republic of Macedonia - implications of ethnic diversity on municipal decision making and organizational performance

This research seeks to review the level of knowledge achieved in interpreting the relationship between the ethnic diversity at the workplace in the public sector and the organizational performance; as well as seeks to contribute in understanding the implications of this relationship. The study commenced with investigating the academic research in the relevant area addressing the following research questions: (a) How are diversity management and organizational performance conceptualized? (b) What are the existing findings of research concerning diversity at the workplace in the public organizations and organizational performance? (c) What factors intervene the relationship between the diversity and organizational performance? Based on the findings from the review of the academic research, this study seeks to contribute in understanding the ethnic diversity – performance relationship and its mplications at the local level in the Macedonian context. The reform process in Macedonia as a multicultural society, where for many years, inter-ethnic relations have been one of the most sensitive political issues, affecting both the stability of the country and the progress, focused mainly on the implementation of the decentralization and inclusion of ethnic minorities in the decision making process. With the implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement workforce at the units of local self-government in Republic of Macedonia is becoming more balanced with respect to ethnic minorities, with more workforce participation than ever by Albanians, Turks, Roma and other minorities. As public organizations at local level become more diverse along ethnic lines, it makes sense to pay more attention to how different ethnic groups interact with one another at work. Thus it gives additional importance on the research question addressed in the study and gives significance of the research in a broader scope.

Explaining the Growth in Municipal Recycling Programs: The Role of Market and Non-Market Factors

The implementation of thousands of municipal recycling programs in the United States has increased recycling’s portion of solid waste from 10% to 30% over the past decade. But the lack of accurate data has spurred a debate over whether the growth in recycling can be attributed to market or nonmarket factors. To address this issue, this article conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a municipal recycling program. Results suggest recycling is costly. So why, then, does it remain popular? This article suggests that local governments could be responding to households that perceive a benefit from recycling services. These benefits are estimated with a contingent valuation survey.

The Costs of Municipal Curbside Recycling and Waste Collection

This paper estimates cost functions for both municipal solid waste collection and disposal services and curbside recycling programs. Cost data are obtained from a national survey of randomly selected municipalities. Results suggest, perhaps unsurprisingly, that both marginal and average costs of recycling systems exceed those of waste collection and disposal systems. Economies of scale are estimated for all observed quantities of waste collection and disposal. Economies of scale for recycling disappear at high levels of recycling - marginal and average cost curves for recycling take on the usual U-shape. Waste and recycling costs are also estimated as functions of factor costs and program attributes.