The Urban Anthropologist as Flâneur; the Symbolic Pattern of Indonesian Cities

Cities are places full of symbols. In the past decades, Indonesian cities have become the cradle of urban symbolism studies. In this article, the author presents the results of these studies. The cities researched differ tremendously, ranging from the national capital to provincial capitals and small towns; some of them, such as Jakarta, are purely colonial in origin, while others are more or less traditional in character. Some of them have a top-down symbolic structure, largely the product of government activities, while others have symbolic configurations which have a more grassroots character and are based in the religious domain. The methodological aspect of urban symbolism fieldwork is explored by the introduction of the concept of flâneur

Symbolic capital as a resource of promotion of provincial cities: An analysis of place branding strategies of ural urban destinations

The article analyzes the concept of the symbolic capital of a territory and substantiates the importance of its identification and its use for the promotion of three provincial cities in Russia: Shadrinsk, Chebarkul, and Chelyabinsk. Based on the approach of symbolic interactionism and the use of semiotic analysis, the authors of the article propose to group the resources of the symbolic capital of a territory in three ways. They use signs or symbols, images of the territory, and archetypes. The capital of a provincial city can be perceived symbolically both by external (investors and tourists) and internal (local residents) audiences. They serve as a means of shaping the image and reputation of the place. Both P. Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic capital and V. Radaev’s classification for different types of capital allow us to give examples of conversion from the cultural resources of a territory into symbolic capital. The analysis of the communication resonance of a particular mega event (the meteorite fall on the territory of the Southern Urals in 2013) and the study of cultural heritage of the provincial Russian city of Shadrinsk make it possible to identify the actual directions for converting the intangible resources of cities into their symbolic capital. © 2020, FB and Media Group of Estonian Literary Museum. All rights reserved

Pengaruh Pendapatan Asli Daerah, Dana Alokasi Umum, dan Dana Bagi Hasil terhadap Belanja Modal (Studi pada Kabupaten/kota di Wilayah Aceh)

The purpose of this study was to test the influence of local revenue (PAD), general allocation fund (DAU), sharing-revenue fund (DBH), and degree of decentralization againts capital expenditure in regencies / cities in Aceh region. The population in this study were all local governments in Aceh Region during 2011-2014. In Aceh, there are 23 districts / cities which consists of 18 counties and 5 cities.The method used in this research is census. The data used is secondary data obtained Budget Realization Report of the Provincial Finance Department. The analysis used is multiple linear regression analysis.The results showed that, together local revenue, general allocation fund (DAU), and sharing-revenue fund (DBH) againts capital expenditure in regencies / cities in Aceh region. Local revenue positive effect on capital expenditure in regencies / cities in Aceh Region. The general allocation fund has no effect on capital expenditure in regencies / cities in Aceh Region. Revenue-sharing is no effect on capital expenditure in regencies / cities in Aceh Region

PENGARUH ALOKASI BELANJA MODAL, KEMISKINAN, DAN PRODUK DOMESTIK REGIONAL BRUTO (PDRB) TERHADAP KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT SERTA EVALUASI KINERJA PEMERINTAHAN PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH

This research aims to analyze the impact of the capital expenditure, poverty, and Gross Domestik Regional Bruto toward social welfare of 35 districts/ cities in Central Java Province for five-year (2010-2014) and performance evaluation of Central Java Provincial Government in achieving its vision. The method used in this research is panel data approach Fixed effects model with dummy variabel, and analysis of data between the achievements of the targets and comparison with national and regional conditions, using secondary data types. The findings of this study indicate that the capital expenditure, poverty, and regional economic performance significant effect on social walfare districts/ cities in Central Java Province The Evaluation results concluded that, the capital expenditure Central Java Provincial Government and social welfare rose. However, Government of Central Java Province still Facing challenges that need attention to achieve its vision to improve the social welfare of the Central Java communit

Mapping Accessibility and Shortage of the Protestant Church in China: Applying Two Spatial Research Methods

The issues of church accessibility and church shortage are critical for understanding religious market and religious economy in China. Assisted by GIS, this article uses and compares two spatial research methods, the Two Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) and the Network Analysis Method (NAM), to examine the church accessibility and church shortage in the thirty-one provincial capital cities of China. Despite the two different methods, this article sets up a common criterion in determining the geographic area of church shortage, or rather determining the number of Protestants who cannot reach the nearest churches from their residential locations within 30 minutes through driving or public transportation. The research findings discovered by both methods have identified nine provincial capital cities in the three regions of China as the areas of church shortage and low church accessibility

Broadband delivered entertainment services: forecasting Australian subscription intentions

This study estimates a nested multinomial logit (NMNL) model of broadband delivered entertainment service subscription that allows for the impact of an installation fee and rental price, service attributes and household demographic variables on subscription. The model is estimated on stated-preference data obtained from an Australia-wide survey of capital cities and provincial centres. Nested multinomial logit model estimates are used to provide forecasts that suggest 65 per cent of separate residences passed are likely to subscribe at 2000. This percentage translates into 1237 744 subscriber.Broadband entertainment services; forecasting Australian subscription demand

Firm-level Human Capital and Innovation: Evidence from China

Understanding the factors that may produce a sustained rate of innovation is important for promoting economic development and growth. In this paper, we examine the role of human capital in firms’ innovation by using a large sample of manufacturing firms from China. We use two firm-level datasets from China: one from metropolitan cities, and one from provincial small and medium sized cities. Patent applications are used as the measure of innovation. Human capital indicators used include skilled human capital (number of highly educated workers), general manager’s education and tenure, and management team’s education and age. We find that skilled human capital has a significant positive effect on firms’ innovation, while the management team’s age has a significant negative effect on innovation. The General Manager’s tenure plays a significant positive role in firm innovation in metropolitan cities, while it is the General Manager’s education that has a positive and significant effect on firms’ innovation in small and middle cities. We also find that the effect of R&D on patents is insignificant for firms in large cities, but it is positive and significant in the smaller and medium sized cities. We conclude by noting some policy issues for promoting innovation in developing economies

Purposely parochial: three provincial dailies, 1930-1990

In the capital cities, the trend over the past 40 years has been that newspaper circulations have declined as populations have increased. In the provinces, the story is often different, as this case study of three daily newspapers which the Dunn family published in separate cities in provincial Queensland shows. Why? To a large extent, the Dunn newspaper ethos of localism and integrity reflected the desires of their communities and won the loyalty of subscribers to their newspapers

Distribution Characteristics of Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Specialty in Chinese Mainland Colleges and Universities

The aim of this research is to determine the distribution characteristics of undergraduate biomedical engineering specialty in Chinese mainland colleges and universities. This study used induction and statistics to analyze the geographical and professional categories of 125 colleges and universities. The result of this research shows that (1)this major is more concentrated in capital / provincial capital cities, (2)the professional courses generally tend to be related to medical equipment. Keywords: Biomedical engineering, Distribution, Central citie