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Ciudad, Comunicación Y Cultura, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

INTRODUCCION: EL ECUADOR URBANO DE FIN DE SIGLO

El predominio de la población urbana, el incremento del número de ciudades y la generalización de la urbanización en el territorio nacional nos lleva a concluir que el Ecuador se ha convertido en un país con población eminentemente urbana (55%) compuesto por ciudades (196 cantones).

Este agudo proceso de urbanización que vive el país ha significado que el hecho organizador de la sociedad ecuatoriana se haya desplazado del campo a la ciudad. Ello tiene dos aspectos que deben ser tomados en cuenta: el primero, que hay un cambio notable en la sociedad …

Expanding The Welfare System, Michael J. Orszag, Dennis Snower

Dennis Snower

The proposal involves the establishment of “welfare accounts” for every person in a country. There are to be four accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital account (covering education and training), and a health account (covering insurance against sickness and disability). Instead of the current welfare state systems - where welfare services are financed predominantly out of general taxes - people would make ongoing, mandatory contributions to each of these welfare accounts. The balances in these accounts would cover people’s major welfare needs. The government is to set mandatory minimum contribution rates …

Planning + Execution + Follow-Up = Great Trade Show Performance, Douglas J. Swanson Ed.D Apr

Douglas J. Swanson, Ed.D APR

No abstract provided.

Technology And Distance Education - Lecture 1, David Morgan Lochhead

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

First of three talks presented to the SACEM Annual Meeting, Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth, Texas, January 10-12, 1997: Content and Context in Education

Collection Development In The Context Of Electronic Publications And Networking: Problems And Prospects, Maheswarappa S, Tadasad G

Prof B S Maheswarappa

Critically examines the issues in development of collection for libraries in the context of electronic publication and networking with special reference to formulation of policies, users, formats, storage, mode of access, selection, acquisition, bibliographical control, finance, evaluation,-and manpower. It concludes that developing a need-based, relevant and cost-effective collection, consisting of electronic and other publications in document form, requires systematic planning, and effective implementation.

Abandon All Hope...Profit Reigns Supreme, Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

No abstract provided.

Violence And Displaced Rural Women. Montería (Córdoba), Fernando Bernal Castillo

Fernando Bernal Castillo

This a study case of rural women being displaced by the violence of both the guerrillas and the paramilitary and now settled down in the slums ofof Monteria, the capital city of the department of Cordoba, Colombia

Colombia: Rural Descentralization, Performance Of The Local Governments. Its Main Determinants, Fernando Bernal Castillo, Fernando Bernal Castillo

Fernando Bernal Castillo

This paper examines the main determinants of the performance of the agricultural technical assitance offices of the municipalities of Colombia

Multinational Enterprises: The Constitution Of A Pluralistic Legal Order, Jean-Philippe Robé

Jean-Philippe Robé

No abstract provided.

Alegorias Do Brasil, Pedro Paulo Gomes Pereira

Pedro Paulo Gomes Pereira

No abstract provided.

Relativism, Reflective Equilibrium, And Justice, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

THIS PAPER IS THE CO-WINNER OF THE FRED BERGER PRIZE IN PHILOSOPHY OF LAW FOR THE 1999 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BEST PUBLISHED PAPER IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.

The conflict between liberal legal theory and critical legal studies (CLS) is often framed as a matter of whether there is a theory of justice that the law should embody which all rational people could or must accept. In a divided society, the CLS critique of this view is overwhelming: there is no such justice that can command universal assent. But the liberal critique of CLS, that it degenerates into …

Antipolitics: Closing Or Colonizing The Public Sphere, Andreas Schedler

Andreas Schedler

No abstract provided.

Equivalence And Duality Of The Sets Of Pareto-Maximal Allocations And The Sets Of Maximal Distributable Surplus Allocations, Including Externalities, Aldo Montesano

Aldo Montesano

No abstract provided.

Jeremy Bentham And Daniel O’Connell: Their Correspondence And Radical Alliance, 1828–31, James E. Crimmins

James E Crimmins

No abstract provided.

Untangling The Web Of Violence, Lester R. Kurtz, Jennifer Turpin

Lester R. Kurtz

No abstract provided.

Análise Da Experiência Antitruste Brasileira, Lucia H. Salgado

Lucia Helena Salgado

No abstract provided.

A Economia Política Da Ação Antituste, Lucia H. Salgado

Lucia Helena Salgado

No abstract provided.

Towards A Taxonomy Of Linguistic Jokes, Robert Lew

Robert Lew

A classification system for linguistic jokes is proposed: (1) verbal, (2) syntactic, (3) phonological, (4) orthographic, (5) deicitc reference, (6) specific vs nonspecific interpretation, (7) pragmatic ambiguity, (8) type of modality, & (9) multiple ambiguity. Under (3), it is noted that dialect differences can contribute to the relative success or failure of these jokes. In discussing (4), it is noted that this type may increase in popularity, due primarily to the pervasiveness of electronic communication & Internet access. Additionally, it is maintained that (4) should be considered a subtype, because other categories may also apply, making this a weaker taxonomic …

Birds Of Paradise And Environmental Politics In Colonial Indonesia, 1890-1931, Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

Pressure to protect the bird of paradise, native to New Guinea and eastern Indonesia, began to develop in the late nineteenth century. Progress was slow, partly because lack of knowledge of the ecology of the birds made it difficult to assess the best way to provide protection, partly because of problems of enforcement, partly because of countervailing interests represented by the trade in pelts.

Judicial Independence In Civil Law Regimes: Econometrics From Japan, Eric Bennett Rasmusen, J. Mark Ramseyer

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Judges in Japan cannot be fired if their decisions offend the government, but they follow a career path in which the location and type of positions they hold may be subject to political influence. We have obtained a comprehensive record of career assignments for judges educated after the Second World War. We couple data on judicial output (the quantity and nature of a judge's opinions) with these career records. We examine judges who began their careers 1961-65, focussing on the Class of 1965, for whom we have determined the number of pro- and anti- government decisions. If the promotion process …

Signal Jamming And Limit Pricing: A Unified Approach, Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

In signal jamming, an rival uses observed profits to predict profitability, but those profits can be manipulated by a rival firm. In the present model, the size of the market is known to the incumbent, who is one of two firms that might occupy it. The potential rival observes profits, which can be manipulated by the incumbent. Depending on the monopoly premium and the prior probability that the market is large, the equilibrium may be pooling in pure or mixed strategies, or separating, which are similar to the signal- jamming and signalling equilibria of Fudenberg \& Tirole (1986) and Milgrom …

Cuando La Revolución Llegó Al Campo: Un Análisis De La Implementación De La Política Agraria Sandinista Y Su Impacto., Salvador Marti I Puig

Salvador Marti i Puig

El presente artículo analiza la política agraria desarrollada e implementada por la administración sandinista durante la década de los ochenta. Con base en ello, se da cuenta del debate existente, y posterior desenlace, entre campesinistas e industrialistas en el seno de las instancias encargadas de transformar la realidad agraria nicaragüense. Finalmente, se visualiza el impacto de la política analizada en las sociedades rurales de las zonas del interior (el este de los departamentos de Boaco, Chontales y Matagalpa) -caracterizadas por ser sociedades de colonato propias de frontera agrícola- y cómo la dicha política agraria desarticula buena parte de los elementos …

Reinventing Government: The Promise Of Comparative Institutional Choice And Government Created Corporations, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

This Article focuses on a subset of private/public partnerships - those that involve relationships between the public sector and charitable organizations, specifically "government created charitable organizations" (GCCOs). For example, the first President Bush, known as the "Education President," championed the creation of the New American Schools Development Corporation (NASDC) as the cornerstone of his education policy. Designed as an independent charitable organization, the NASDC's proposed budget relied on private corporate contributions. In this way, the federal government could assert that it would fund its new educational program without increasing the federal bureaucracy, raising taxes, or cutting other budget items. To …

If It Can't Be Lake Woebegone...A Nationwide Survey Of Law School Grading And Grade Normalization Practices, Nancy Levit, Robert Downs

Nancy Levit

This article explores various methods of grade normalization used by law schools. Based on a survey of 116 responding ABA accredited law schools, 84% have some form of grade normalization policy, and the trend is toward adoption of grade normalization. The survey assessed the types of normalization plans (distributional requirements, required means, required medians, set standard deviations, and informal policies), as well as the reasons schools have adopted such plans. It also inquired about methods for ensuring faculty compliance as well as justifications for departures from grade norms.

The article considers and responds to the arguments against grade normalization and …

Opening Attempt: North Korea And The Rajin-Sonbong Free Trade And Economic Zone, Marcus Noland

Marcus Noland

In response to its economic crisis, North Korea has intensified efforts to attract investment to its Rajin-Sonbong Free Economic and Trade Zone. While this effort to promote the zone represents an important start, the zone clearly has a long way to go before it will be able to attract the type of investment envisioned by its supporters. Lack of infrastructure appears to be a severe impediment to the development of the zone. If the infrastructural hurdle is to be surmounted, it will likely to be due to Chinese interest in developing the zone for transshipment trade associated with the economic …

Cellulose Nitrate Plastic (Celluloid) In Archaeological Assemblages: Identification And Care, Megan E. Springate

Megan E. Springate

Invented in the mid-19th century, cellulose nitrate (celluloid) is commonly regarded as the earliest synthetic polymer or plastic. As increasing numbers of historical sites dating from the mid-1800s are excavated, cellulose nitrate objects are more frequently found in archaeological assemblages. The inherent instability of cellulose nitrate makes proper handling, storage, and display conditions vital to the longevity of recovered objects. In this paper, the composition, manufacture, and means of identifying cellulose nitrate are summarized. The processes of degradation and means of slowing those processes through preventive conservation are also elaborated.

Some Brief Notes On The Tobacco Tag, Megan E. Springate

Megan E. Springate

Tobacco tags have been found on archaeological sites throughout North America, in shapes ranging from circles to ovals, rectangular with an embossed horse, stars and hearts. Tags recovered archaeologically are usually no more than a rusty bit of iron alloy with two triangular tines. Originally, however, these tags were enameled with bright colors and product information. The use of tobacco tags began in the United States in the 1870s. An overabundance of cheap chewing tobacco caused pipe smokers to switch to "chaw." Manufacturers developed the tag as a means of branding their plugs of tobacco.

Danger In The Safety Zone: Notes On Race, Resentment, And The Discourse Of Crime, Violence, And Suburban Security, Cameron Mccarthy, A. Rodriguez, E. Buendia, S. Meacham, S. David, Heriberto Godina Phd, K. E. Supriya, C. Wilson-Brown

Heriberto Godina PhD

No abstract provided.

Política Industrial Na Era Do Real, Eduardo Meira Zauli Dr.

Eduardo Meira Zauli

No abstract provided.

Risk-Based Capital, Portfolio Risk, And Bank Capital: A Simultaneous Equations Approach, Kevin T. Jacques, Peter Nigro

Kevin T Jacques

This paper examines the impact the risk-based capital standards had on bank capital and portfolio risk during the first year the risk-based standards were in effect.