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Forest Gardens Of The Maya, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

The lowland Maya supported very high populations in an area with limited water and soil. Much can be learned from studying their sophisticated management practices. Forest gardens and agroforestry helped provide key nutrients, materials, and inputs for improved soil.

"Class And Discrimination In The Denial Of Adoptees Equal Rights In Adoption", Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

The Case For Open Records, A Source Book for Political Action. J. Sweely (Ed.) University Press of America, Inc., Waltham, MA. In Press.

"A Hatchet For Paley’S Net:” Bentham On Capital Punishment And Judicial Discretion, James E. Crimmins

James E Crimmins

No abstract provided.

The Politics Of Environmental Protection In Indonesia, Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

Discusses the history of environmental protection, principally nature conservation, in Indonesia. Briefly considers colonial policies, but focuses mainly on the expansion of national parks during the middle decades of the New Order. Argues that this expansion arose from the political management styles of the Suharto regime, rather than from a commitment to conservationist ideas

Review Of "Empires", Dietrich Rueschemeyer

Dietrich Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

Crisis Y Política Urbana: El Caso De Quito, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La nueva forma de organización territorial que adopta el proceso urbano de Quito, se origina en la coyuntura petrolera de los años setenta, cuando el Estado y las fuerzas sociales involucradas logran consolidarse, ello posibilitará al municipio emprender una política urbana concertada a través de sus instrumentos fundamentales: la generación de "capital físico", la realización de planes urbanos y la gestión económico-financiera.

La realidad del municipio desdice la situación teórico-legal que le da sustento, ya que ha sido superado por la magnitud y complejidad de problemas como la crisis urbana, la redefinición de las relaciones entre los poderes central y …

Los Movimientos De Pobladores En Los Barrios Populares De Quito (Ecuador), Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

En la década de los años sesenta con la modernización capitalista de la sociedad nacional, el eje de la acumulación tiende a trasladarse a las ciudades. De esta manera, e1 proceso de urbanización se acelera significativamente como consecuencia del paso de las formas de acumu1ación semi coloniales o primario exportadoras a las nuevas de sustento urbano industrial, teniendo como base el hecho de que la plusvalía extraída en los sectores minero y agrícola, que anteriormente fluía directamente hacia los centros metropolitanos, comienza a ser acumulada localmente a través del desarrollo, aunque incipiente, de la industria, de la banca, del comercio, …

Equateur: Jeunesse Et Vitalité De La Recherche Urbaine, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Il est relativement difficile de préciser l'origine chronologique d'un domaine de connaissance dans un pays déterminé. Ca l'est d'autant plus si l'on prend en considération le fait que la constitution théorique d'un domaine de connaissance dépasse les frontières nationales. En Equateur, la ville remonte, selon certaines hypothèses, à la conquête espagnole; toutefois c'est récemment, lorsque s'affirme le processus d'urbanisation, que commence à se développer une pensée relativement consistante sur la ville (Carrión, F., 1986). Ce courant de pensée ne donne pas encore une définition claire de la ville et de ses particularités; les historiens, les philosophes et les romanciers l`abordent …

La Investigación Urbana En América Latina. Cambios Recorridos Y Por Recorrer, Una Aproximación Desde Los Países, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La trayectoria de la investigación urbana en América Latina tiene más de tres décadas de fructífera labor. Sin embargo. poco ha sido el tiempo destinado a reflexionar respecto de su real desarrollo. Más necesaria la reflexión, si se considera el estado actual de América Latina y el contexto general en el que se desenvuelven las ciencias sociales.

Este intento de sistematizar la investigación urbana en América Latina, que no tiene más antecedentes que los trabajos y las discusiones llevadas a cabo en el seminario “La investigación urbana en América Latina caminos recorridos y por recorrer”, se inscribe en aquella corriente …

Centros De Investigación Y Bibliotecas, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

El Centro de Investigaciones CIUDAD y el Instituto Superior de Investigaciones de la FAU -UC-, tienen el enorme agrado de presentar al público este DIRECTORIO ECUATORIANO DE CENTROS DE INVESTIGACION y BIBLIOTECAS, primer resultado del estudio "La investigación urbano-regional en el Ecuador", que, realizado por el Arq. Femando Carrión, contara con el apoyo del CONUEP y del IDRC.

La importancia del Directorio se hará evidente al recordar que las Ciencias Sociales ecuatorianas han tenido un importante desarrollo en los últimos años. Dan cuenta de ello innúmeras investigaciones realizadas, en los diversos campos que ella abarca, publicadas o inéditas. Este desarrollo …

The Multifiber Arrangement: Is There A Future Post Uruguay Round?, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.

Art, Science, Areté, Neil Greenberg

Neil Greenberg

No abstract provided.

Turbulent Transition And Organizational Change: Relating Policy Outcomes To Strategic Administrative Capacities, Herman L. Boschken

Herman L. Boschken

A competitive public economy places greater burden on agencies to cope with uncertainty and change, especially in periods of "turbulent transition." As transition provides new opportunity, we find great variance in the ability of agencies to defend, enlarge or change their public domains. Administrative adroitness seems to be related to both adequate perception concerning change and the capacity to process reliable information, plan innovative programs, and manage conflicting demands. This article looks at critical variables which show promise in explaining how public organizations enlarge their discretion in policy formulation and service delivery during transitional periods. It assesses them empirically using …

Regional Security Organizations And National Interests: Analyzing The Nato-Greek Relationship, Constantine P. Danopoulos

Constantine P. Danopoulos

This article analyzes the reasons which account for Greece's continuing membership in the Atlantic Alliance, even though NATO has not lived up to expectations and has failed to protect the nation's security against threats from Turkey. Following a brief examination of Greek attitudes toward NATO and the nature of dissatisfaction, the article argues that strategic concerns are, at best, of secondary importance. Instead, Greece's continuing membership in the Alliance is a result of the nation's economic ties to the West and the dependency of its military on NATO and Washington for advanced training, arms, war materiel, and other professional considerations. …

Book Review. Encyclopedia Of Asian History, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Book Review. United States Japan Foreign Trade, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Krātuve Kas Nemitīgi Aug! Pieci Gadi Latviešu Studiju Centra Bibliotekā. (A Collection That Is Constantly Growing! Five Years At The Latvian Studies Center Library, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

Describes the history of the collection at the Latvian Studies Center Library in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the collection itself, its users, organization, and cooperation with other libraries.

Moral Hazard In Risk-Averse Teams, Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

Holmstrom (1982) has shown that a non-budget- balancing contract induces a team of risk- neutral agents to choose the first- best effort levels. This is not generally true when agents are risk averse. Furthermore, a"massacre" contract, which punishes all but one agent when the outcome is low, can attain the first best over a wider range of parameters than any other budget-balancing contract.

De La Manipulación De La Esperanza A La Gestión Del Fracasao: La Triste Historia Del Plan Techo, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Los últimos censos realizados en 1982 nos revelan la incontrastable situaci6n de que la magnitud del déficit de vivienda existente en el país bordea el mill6n de unidades y el aditamento nada optimista de que este crece anualmente en sesenta y cinco mil viviendas. Sin duda que esta magnitud del déficit de vivienda es uno de los rasgos más visibles del "problema o penuria de la vivienda" en el que están involucrados, como se señala, amplias capas de población. Esta en relación con las características de distribución territorial de la población, con las condiciones de apropiación de la riqueza social, …

Coping With The Heartbreak Of Loosing A Child To Adoption, Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

No abstract provided.

Adoption May Not Be The Best Option, Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

No abstract provided.

Content Similarities And Differences In Cattell’S Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, Eight State Questionnaire, And Motivation Analysis Test, Gregory J. Boyle

Gregory J. Boyle

The multivariate psychometric measurement of normal personality traits, transitory emotional states, and dynamic motivational factors has been made possible through the factor analytically validated instruments devised by Cattell and his associates. Previous research by Boyle, et al. has demonstrated that in accord with theory, all three instruments are measuring essentially separate psychological domains. While this quantitative evidence suggested that the multivariate instruments exhibit little measurement overlap with each other, nevertheless, it was not possible to ascertain the content similarities and differences from the canonical-redundancy analyses reported. Hence, the present study examines these qualitative characteristics in terms of the subscale data …

A Cross-Validation Of The Factor Structure Of The Profile Of Mood States: Were The Factors Correctly Identified In The First Instance?, Gregory J. Boyle

Gregory J. Boyle

The present study investigated further the factorial structure of the Profile of Mood States in an Australian college sample of 289 undergraduate students. Responses for all 65 items were intercorrelated and subjected to an iterative principal factoring procedure together with rotation to oblique simple structure. Results indicated that the basic subscale structure of the profile is reliable, although some additional factors of emotionality could be discerned. A subsequent higher-order analysis suggested that at the typological mood-state level, the Profile of Mood States primarily indexes three state dimensions of Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Arousal.

Evidence Of Typological Mood States From Change-Score (Dr) Factoring Of The Clinical Analysis Questionnaire (Caq), Gregory J. Boyle

Gregory J. Boyle

A series of studies has attempted to elucidate higher-order mood-state dimensions through factor analyses of a number of multidimensional self-report instruments. Results suggest at least five higher-order mood states (Extraversion, Neuroticism, Arousal-Fatigue, Hostility, Depression). However, the question of possible mood states in the psychopathological domain remains unresolved. The present study investigates this issue through second- and third-order dR-analyses of the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire (CAQ). Results indicate further abnormal typological mood-state factors in addition to those previously delineated within the (normal) mood-state sphere.

Commentary: The Role Of Intrapersonal Psychological Variables In Academic School Learning, Gregory J. Boyle

Gregory J. Boyle

Intellectual abilities may contribute up to 25% of the variance in measures of academic school learning. However, the role of intrapersonal variables other than cognitive ability (personality traits, motivational dynamic factors, transitory emotional states) has usually been considered as fairly trivial. Past research, to the contrary, suggests that under stressful conditions, the relative contribution of such intrapersonal factors may even become predominant in influencing achievement. When analyses are based on change scores rather than single-occasion measures (which include trait contamination variance), the influence of emotional states on learning is shown to be very significant indeed.

Jews And Adoption, Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

No abstract provided.

Next Step, Social Oblivion?, Robert K. Thomas

Robert K. Thomas

This short position paper will consider three questions. First, what are the social and cultural consequences of language loss among North American Indian groups? Second, what is being done to counter this massive language loss? And thirdly, what are some of the tactics we might employ to counter such language loss, if indeed we think it is a problem? Hopefully, this paper will convince the reader that language loss for North American Indians is a very serious problem.

Stalemate In Northern Ireland?, James E. Crimmins, J F. Mcgarry

James E Crimmins

No abstract provided.

Dissolving A Partnership Efficiently, Peter Cramton, Robert Gibbons, Paul Klemperer

Peter Cramton

Several partners jointly own an asset that may be traded among them. Each partner has a valuation for the asset; the valuations are known privately and drawn independently from a common probability distribution. We characterize the set of all incentive-compatible and interim-individually-rational trading mechanisms, and give a simple necessary and sufficient condition for such mechanisms to dissolve the partnership ex post efficiently. A bidding game is constructed that achieves such dissolution whenever it is possible. Despite incomplete information about the valuation of the asset, a partnership can be dissolved ex post efficiently provided no single partner owns too large a …

Bourgeoisie, Staat Und Bildungsburgertum: Idealtypische Modelle Für Die Erforschung Von Bürgertum Und Bürgerlichkeit, Dietrich Rueschemeyer

Dietrich Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.