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  • 1
    ISBN: 9780199923014
    Language: English
    DDC: 709.2/25
    Keywords: Artists Biography ; Dictionaries ; Wörterbuch ; Asien ; Künstler
    Note: Erschienen: 1-2
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  • 2
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press | Fairfax, Va. : George Mason Univ. ; 40.2006/07 -
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    ISSN: 0022-4529 , 1527-1897
    Language: English
    Dates of Publication: 40.2006/07 -
    Parallel Title: Online-Ausg. Journal of social history
    Former Title: Vorg. Journal of social history
    DDC: 390
    Keywords: Zeitschrift ; Sozialgeschichte
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  • 3
    Language: English
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  • 4
    ISBN: 9780199764358
    Language: English
    DDC: 306.09730321
    Keywords: United States Encyclopedias Civilization ; United States Encyclopedias Intellectual life ; United States Biography ; Encyclopedias ; Wörterbuch ; USA ; Kultur ; Literatur ; Geistesleben ; Geschichte
    Note: Erschienen: Volume 1-2
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  • 5
    Language: English
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks in religion and theology
    Keywords: Cults ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Neue Religion
    Note: Band 2 herausgegeben von James R. Lewis und Inga B. Tøllefsen , Teilweise mit dem Gesamttitel Oxford handbooks in religion and theology erschienen
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  • 6
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press | Milton Keynes : open University ; 1.1995 -
    Language: English
    Dates of Publication: 1.1995 -
    DDC: 910
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    Keywords: Monografische Reihe
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  • 7
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press | Zug : Inter Documentation Co. | London : Oxford University Press ; 1.1968 -
    Language: English
    Dates of Publication: 1.1968 -
    DDC: 910
    Keywords: Monografische Reihe
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  • 8
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    Language: English
    Series Statement: Oxford books for BTEC national awards
    DDC: 302.35024658
    Keywords: Organization
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  • 9
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press | New York, NY [u.a.] : Macmillan | Washington DC [u.a.] : Assoc. | Chicago, Ill. : Univ. of Chicago Press ; 1.1895/96 -
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    ISSN: 0002-8762 , 1937-5239 , 1937-5239
    Language: English
    Dates of Publication: 1.1895/96 -
    Additional Information: Beil. American Historical Association Recently published articles
    Additional Information: Index 1895/1945=1944,1 von American Historical Association Annual report of the American Historical Association Washington, DC : Smithsonian Inst. Press, 1889 0065-8561
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The American historical review
    DDC: 050
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    Keywords: History Periodicals ; United States Periodicals History ; Zeitschrift ; Weltgeschichte ; Zeitschrift ; USA ; Geschichte ; Amerika ; Geschichte
    Note: Repr.: Nendeln : Kraus
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  • 10
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press | Pittsburgh, Pa. : Carnegie Mellon Univ. Press ; 1.1967/68 -
    ISSN: 1527-1897 , 0022-4529 , 0022-4529
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Dates of Publication: 1.1967/68 -
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. 1.1967/68 - 39.2005/06 Journal of social history
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. ab 40.2006/07 Journal of social history, societies & cultures
    DDC: 390
    Keywords: Sozialgeschichte ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Ressource ; Sozialgeschichte ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Publikation ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Ressource ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Publikation ; Zeitschrift ; Sozialgeschichte ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Ressource ; Sozialgeschichte ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Publikation
    Note: Gesehen am 19.03.15
    URL: Volltext  (Deutschlandweit zugänglich)
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  • 11
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press | Bloomington, Ind. : OAH ; 51.1964/65 -
    ISSN: 1945-2314 , 0021-8723
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Dates of Publication: 51.1964/65 -
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. The journal of American history
    Former Title: Vorg.: Mississippi Valley historical review
    DDC: 910
    Keywords: Geschichte ; Geschichte ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Ressource ; USA ; USA ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; USA ; Geschichte ; Zeitschrift ; Online-Ressource ; USA ; Geschichte ; Zeitschrift
    Note: Gesehen am 19.02.2021
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  • 12
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199983360
    Language: English
    Pages: 1Online-Ressource (xvi, 511 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Oxford library of psychology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 616.891425
    Keywords: Cognitive therapy ; Cognitive therapy
    Abstract: 'The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies' provides a contemporary and comprehensive illustration of the wide range of evidence-based psychotherapy tools available to both clinicians and researchers.
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  • 13
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191756962
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource , Ill.
    Edition: Oxford handbooks online. Religion
    Edition: Oxford handbooks
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks in religion and theology
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies
    DDC: 294.6
    Keywords: Sikhs ; Sikhism ; Sikhism ; Electronic books Handboeken (vorm) ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Sikhismus
    Abstract: An Overview of Sikh History -- The Evolution of the Sikh Community -- Sikhism in the Eighteenth Century -- The Sikh Kingdom -- Colonial Formations of Sikhism -- Sikhs in Independent India -- Representations of Sikh History -- Survey of Literature in the Sikh Tradition -- The Guru Granth Sahib -- The Dasam Granth -- The Works of Bhai Gurdas -- The Works of Bhai Nand Lal Goya -- Sectarian Works -- Pre-colonial Sikh Literature -- Sikhism in Twentieth-Century Punjabi Literature -- 'Western' Writers on the Sikhs -- Linguistic and Philological Approaches to Sacred Sikh Literature -- Gurmat The Teachings of the Gurus -- The Khalsa and the Rahit -- Sikh Interactions with Other Religions -- Secular and Religious (Miri/Piri) Domains in Sikhism Frames for Sikh Politics -- Sikh Nationalism -- Postcolonial and Postmodern Perspectives on Sikhism -- Sikh Philosophy -- Sikh Institutions -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee An Overview -- The Shiromani Akali Dal -- Sikh Sects -- Sikh Sants and Their Establishments in India and Abroad -- Taksals, Akharas, and Nihang Deras -- Global Sikhism -- Sikh Music -- Sikh Cultural Performances -- Sikh Art -- The Darbar Sahib -- The Khalsa Heritage Complex -- Sikh Material Culture -- Sikh Martial Art (Gatka) -- Sikhi through Internet, Films, and Videos -- Sikh Culture and Punjabiyat -- The Sikh Diaspora -- Sikhs in Mainland European Countries -- Sikhs as a Racial and Religious Minority in the US -- Sikhs Living Beyond Punjab in India -- Sikh Migration, Diasporas, and Transnational Practices -- Punjabi Sikhs and Gora Sikhs -- 'Khalistan' as Political Critique -- Changing Manifestations of Caste in the Sikh Panth -- Gender in Sikh Traditions -- A Feminist Interpretation of Sikh Scripture -- New Directions in Sikh Studies
    Abstract: This handbook combines the ways in which scholars diverse fields (including philosophy, psychology, literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics) have integrated the study of Sikhism within critical and postcolonial perspectives on the nature of religion
    Note: Ursprünglich als Lieferungswerk erschienen (2013-2014)
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  • 14
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199388028
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 521 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Oxford library of psychology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 618.9285882
    Keywords: Autism spectrum disorders ; Autism spectrum disorders
    Abstract: 'The Oxford Handbook of Externalizing Spectrum Disorders' is the first book of its kind to capture the developmental psychopathology of externalizing spectrum disorders by examining causal factors across levels of analysis and developmental epochs, while departing from the categorical perspective.
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  • 15
    ISBN: 9780199984756
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Series Statement: Psychology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 617.481044
    Keywords: Brain Concussion ; Sports injuries ; Brain ; Concussion ; Sports injuries
    Abstract: This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.
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  • 16
    ISBN: 9780199983438
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Series Statement: Psychology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 006.37
    Keywords: Computational neuroscience ; Perception ; Computer vision ; Computational neuroscience ; Perception ; Computer vision
    Abstract: This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.
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  • 17
    ISBN: 9780199984879
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Series Statement: History
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of the history of terrorism
    DDC: 363.32509
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    Keywords: Terrorism History ; Terrorism ; History ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Terrorismus ; Geschichte
    Abstract: This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.
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  • 18
    ISBN: 9780199373475
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 603 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Oxford library of psychology
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of affective computing
    DDC: 004.21
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    Keywords: Human-computer interaction ; User-centered system design ; Human-computer interaction ; User-centered system design ; Affective Computing
    Abstract: Affective computing (AC) is a multidisciplinary field encompassing computer science, engineering, psychology, education, neuroscience, and other disciplines. AC research explores how affective factors influence interactions between humans and technology, how affect sensing and affect generation techniques can inform our understanding of human affect, and on the design, implementation, and evaluation of systems involving affect at their core. The volume features 41 chapters and is divided into five sections: history and theory, detection, generation, methodologies, and applications.
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  • 19
    ISBN: 9780191750113
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXVI, 1166 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Karten
    Series Statement: Oxford Handbooks
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks in archaeology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of neolithic Europe
    DDC: 900
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    Keywords: Neolithic period ; Prehistoric peoples ; Europe Antiquities ; Neolithic period ; Europe ; Prehistoric peoples ; Europe ; Europe ; Antiquities ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europa ; Neolithikum ; Geschichte
    Abstract: 'The Oxford Handbook of Neolithic Europe' provides a comprehensive, geographically extensive, thematic overview of the European Neolithic - from Iberia to Russia and from Norway to Malta - offering both a general introduction and a clear exploration of key issues and current debates surrounding evidence and interpretation.
    Note: Kein Lieferungswerk. Alle Beiträge in 2014 erschienen
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  • 20
    ISBN: 9780191750120
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 88 Seiten ) , Illustrationen, Karten
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Zwickel, Wolfgang, 1957 - [Rezension von: The Oxford handbook of the archaeology of the Levant] 2014
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks in archaeology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of the archaeology of the Levant
    DDC: 939.4
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    Keywords: Middle East ; Antiquities ; Middle East Antiquities ; Middle East ; Antiquities ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Levante ; Archäologie ; Geschichte 8000 v. Chr.-332 v. Chr.
    Abstract: This handbook offers an overview of the archaeology of the Levant. Written by leading scholars in the field, it integrates the treatment of the archaeology of the region within its larger cultural and social context and focuses chronologically on the Neolithic through to the Persian periods.
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  • 21
    ISBN: 9780191767937
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvi, 895 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
    Edition: First edition
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of Roman Britain
    DDC: 936.2/04
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    Keywords: Great Britain ; History ; Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D ; Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Britannien ; Römerzeit
    Abstract: This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online. Roman Britain is a critical area of research within the provinces of the Roman empire. Within the last 15-20 years, the study of Roman Britain has been transformed through an enormous amount of new and interesting work which is not reflected in the main stream literature.
    Note: Literaturangaben
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  • 22
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    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191756696
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 864 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Diagramme
    Edition: First edition
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Series Statement: Linguistics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of the word
    DDC: 410
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    Keywords: English language Etymology ; English language Morphology ; English language Word formation ; English language ; Etymology ; English language ; Morphology ; English language ; Word formation ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wort ; Wort ; Linguistik ; Philosophie
    Abstract: The word is central to both naive and expert theories of language. Yet the definition of 'word' remains problematic. The 42 chapters of this Handbook offer a variety of perspectives on this most basic and elusive of linguistic units.
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  • 23
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191749735
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XI, 956 S.) , graph. Darst.
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource Oxford handbooks online. Political science
    Edition: The Oxford handbooks of American politics
    Series Statement: The Oxford handbooks of American politics
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. The Oxford handbook of state and local government
    DDC: 320.973
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    Keywords: State governments United States ; Local government United States ; State governments ; Local government ; State governments ; United States ; Local government ; United States ; United States ; Politics and government ; United States Politics and government ; United States Politics and government ; USA ; Staat ; Bundesstaat ; Regierung ; Föderalismus ; Gemeindeverwaltung
    Abstract: 'The Oxford Handbook of State and Local Government' covers the main areas of study in subnational politics by exploring the central contributions to the comparative study of institutions, behaviour, and policy in the American context.
    Note: Ursprünglich als Lieferungsweg erschienen (2013-2014)
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  • 24
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199940202 , 9780190910907
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xix, 935 p.).
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    Series Statement: Oxford library of psychology
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. The Oxford handbook of clinical psychology
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of clinical psychology
    DDC: 616.89
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    Keywords: Clinical psychology Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Clinical psychology ; Mental illness ; Mental illness Treatment ; Psychotherapy Methodology ; Clinical psychology ; Mental illness ; Mental illness ; Treatment ; Psychotherapy ; Methodology ; Klinische Psychologie ; Clinical psychology ; Mental illness ; Mental illness ; Treatment ; Psychotherapy ; Methodology ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Klinische Psychologie ; Klinische Psychologie ; Klinische Psychologie
    Abstract: Comprising chapters from the foremost scholars in clinical psychology, this handbook provides even and authoritative coverage of the research, practice, and policy factors that combine to form today's clinical psychology landscape.
    URL: Volltext  (lizenzpflichtig)
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  • 25
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191749711
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XXIII, 772 Seiten) , Illustrationen
    Edition: First edition
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of political leadership
    DDC: 320
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    Keywords: Political leadership ; Political leadership ; Politische Führung
    Abstract: Political leadership has made a comeback. Recently, students of politics have returned to studying the role of individual leaders and the exercise of leadership to explain political outcomes. This Handbook encapsulates the resurgence by asking, where are we today? It orders the multidisciplinary field by identifying the distinct and distinctive contributions of the disciplines. It meets the urgent need to take stock. It brings together scholars from around the world, encouraging a comparative perspective, to provide a comprehensive coverage of all the major disciplines, methods, and regions.
    Note: Ursprünglich als Lieferungswerk erschienen (2013-2014)
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  • 26
    ISBN: 9780199984954
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (668 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of U.S. social policy
    DDC: 361.610973
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    Keywords: Public welfare United States ; Public welfare ; Public welfare ; United States ; United States ; Social policy ; United States ; Social conditions ; United States Social policy ; United States Social conditions ; United States Social policy ; United States Social conditions ; USA ; Sozialpolitik
    Abstract: This handbook provides a survey of the American welfare state. It offers an historical overview of U.S. social policy from the colonial era to the present, a discussion of available theoretical perspectives on it, an analysis of social programmes, and on overview of the U.S. welfare state's consequences for poverty, inequality, and citizenship.
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  • 27
    ISBN: 9780191755712
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks in politics & international relations
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of legislative studies
    DDC: 328
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    Keywords: Legislative bodies ; Global Parlament ; Parlamentarisches System ; Parlamentarismus ; Bedeutung/Rolle ; Parlamentarische Funktionen ; Parlamentarische Arbeit/Arbeitsverfahren ; Repräsentative Demokratie ; Parliaments Parliamentary system ; Parliamentarism ; Importance/role ; Parliamentary functions ; Parliamentary work/procedures ; Representative democracy ; Politische Partei Abgeordnete ; Parlamentarischer Ausschuss ; Parlamentarische Kontrolle ; Gesetzgebung ; Öffentlicher Haushalt ; Außenpolitik ; Europäisches Parlament ; EG Parlament ; EU Parlament ; Lateinamerika ; Mittel- und osteuropäische Länder ; Autoritarismus ; Political parties Members of parliament ; Parliamentary committees ; Parliamentary control ; Legislation ; Public budgets ; Foreign policy ; EC Parliament ; EU Parliament ; Latin America ; Central and East European countries ; Authoritarianism ; Legislative bodies ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Gesetzgebende Gewalt
    Abstract: Over the past five years, legislative studies have emerged as a field of inquiry in political science. Many political science associations, both national and international, have created standing sections on legislative studies. There has also been a proliferation of literature on legislatures and legislators. This book focuses on legislatures and how they matter, how they have adapted to changes such as globalization and judicialization, and how they have survived the transition to mass democracies.
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  • 28
    ISBN: 9780191756689
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 717 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of public accountability
    DDC: 321.8
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    Keywords: Government accountability ; Transparency in government ; Corporate governance ; Government accountability ; Transparency in government ; Corporate governance ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Verwaltung ; Verantwortlichkeit
    Abstract: Drawing on the best scholars in the field from around the world, this handbook showcases conceptual and normative as well as the empirical approaches in public accountability studies.
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  • 29
    ISBN: 9780199916245
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (840 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Oxford handbook of the international relations of Asia
    DDC: 327.5
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    Keywords: National security Asia ; Security, International Asia ; Human security Asia ; International economic relations ; International relations ; Human security ; National security ; Security, International ; Asien Internationale Beziehungen ; Theorie der internationalen Beziehungen ; Außenwirtschaftspolitik ; Internationale Wirtschaftsintegration ; Regionale internationale Wirtschaftszusammenarbeit ; Internationale Sicherheit ; Außenpolitik einzelner Staaten ; Verteidigungs- und Sicherheitspolitik ; Human Security ; Regionale politische Institution ; Asia International relations ; International relations theory ; Foreign economic policy ; International economic integration ; Regional international economic cooperation ; International security ; Foreign policies of individual states ; Defence and security policy ; Human security ; Regional political institution ; Rivalität von Staaten Regionale internationale Zusammenarbeit ; Nuklearpolitik ; Regionaler internationaler Konflikt ; Energiesicherheit ; Wechselbeziehungen Verteidigungspolitik - Wirtschaftspolitik ; Menschenrechte ; Gesundheit ; Internationale Migration ; Umweltschutz ; Institutionalisierung ; Wirtschaftliche Institution ; Regionalismus ; Regionalisierung ; Geographie ; Regionale internationale Sicherheit ; Bündnispolitik ; Interstate rivalry Regional international cooperation ; Nuclear policy ; Regional international conflicts ; Energy security ; Interrelationship between defence and economic policy ; Human rights ; Health ; International migration ; Environmental protection ; Institutionalization ; Economic institutions ; Regionalism ; Regionalization ; Geography ; Regional international security ; Alliance policy ; National security ; Asia ; Security, International ; Asia ; Human security ; Asia ; Asia ; Foreign relations ; 21st century ; Asia ; Foreign economic relations ; Asia Foreign relations ; 21st century ; Asia Foreign economic relations ; Asia ; Asia Foreign relations 21st century ; Asia Foreign economic relations ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Asien ; Internationale Politik ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
    Abstract: This handbook examines the theory and practice of international relations in Asia. Building on an investigation of how various theoretical approaches to international relations can elucidate Asia's empirical realities, authors examine the foreign relations and policies of major countries or sets of countries.
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  • 30
    ISBN: 9780199743575 , 9780199743582
    Language: English
    Pages: viii, 876 Seiten , Illustrationen
    DDC: 307.76
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    Keywords: Sociology, Urban ; City and town life ; Social psychology ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Stadtforschung ; Stadtsoziologie ; Stadtleben
    Note: Literaturangaben , An introduction to urban ethnography , Chinatown , Social classes and amusements , Lower class : sex and family , Life styles , Patterns of black-white interaction , No friends , In Tucuani, he goes crazy , Grit and glamour , Neighborhood symbiosis , Social worlds, public spaces ; Patterns of collective action , The territorial imperative , The black male in public , Empowering the "gaze" : personal stereos and the hidden look , Pissed off in L.A. , Feeding the pigeons : sidewalk sociability in Greenwich village , Raising a family ; Kinship and community , Swapping , Growing up in groveland , Towanda : making sense of early motherhood in west Baltimore , Children and power during separation , Schooling and the culture of control ; Elements of a culture , Leveled aspirations : social reproduction takes its toll , Instituting the culture of control : disciplinary practices and order maintenance , The labelling hype : coming of age in the era of mass incarceration , Getting paid ; "Getting by" in hobohemia , The life cycle of the taxi-dancer , The laundryman's social world , Men and jobs , No shame in (this) game , Serving time , Mobility for the nonmobile : cell phone, technology, and childcare , Getting the shit , Playing together : the serious side of recreation and leisure ; Bowling and social ranking , The professional dance musician and his audience , Welcome to studio 104 & pitiful preliminaries , The clubhouse and class cultures , Race-ing men : boys, risk, and the politics of race , Cracking the code : race, class, and access to nightclubs in urban America , Winning the bar : nightlife as a sporting ritual , Battlin' on the corner : techniques for sustaining play , "But does it have a point?" ethnography & social policy ; The destruction of Boston's West End , Working the deuce , Letter from a crackhouse , Welfare , Missing the connection : social isolation and employment on the Brooklyn waterfront , On the run : wanted men in a Philadelphia ghetto , Ethnographers & their subjects ; So what do you want from us here? , Violating apartheid in the United States , Afterword , The hustler and the hustled , Reflections on longitudinal ethnography and the families , Index.
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191772238 , 0191006971 , 1306474043 , 9780191006975 , 9781306474047
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource
    Series Statement: Series in affective science
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Collective emotions
    DDC: 152.4
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    Keywords: Emotions Sociological aspects ; Emotions (Philosophy) ; Emotions Psychological aspects ; Emotions Sociological aspects ; Emotions ; Gefühl ; Gruppe ; Psychologie ; Sozialwissenschaften ; Philosophie ; Gefühl ; Gruppe ; Psychologie ; Sozialwissenschaften ; Philosophie
    Abstract: Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades. This book explores this fascinating and timely topic.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Cover ""; ""Collective Emotions: Perspectives from Psychology, Philosophy, and Sociology""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of contributors ""; ""Collective emotions: An introduction ""; ""Section 1 Conceptual perspectives ""; ""1. The feeling of being a group: corporate emotions and collective consciousness ""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""2. How we feel: understanding everyday collective emotion ascription """"3. Emotions and the extended mind ""; ""4. Emotional communities of respect ""; ""Section 2 Collective emotion in face-to-face interactions ""; ""5. Insights into collective emotions from the social neuroscience of empathy ""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""6. Neurocognitive mechanisms of attentional prioritization in social interactions """"7. Do we mimic what we see or what we know? ""; ""8. Emotional contagion as a precursor to collective emotions ""; ""Section 3 The social-relational dimension of collective emotion ""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""9. Relational emotions and social networks """"10. Social appraisal as a cause of collective emotions ""; ""11. Emotions and the social niche ""; ""Section 4 The social consequences of collective emotions ""; ""12. The function of shared affect in groups ""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""13. The emergence of collective emotions in social exchange """"14. Collective emotional gatherings: their impact upon identity fusion, shared beliefs, and social integration ""; ""15. Emotion and the formation of social identities ""; ""Section 5 Group-based and intergroup emotion ""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""16. Intergroup emotion: self-categorization, emotion, and the regulation of intergroup conflict ""
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    ISBN: 9780191632754
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 548 Seiten)
    Edition: First ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of gender in organizations
    DDC: 302.35
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Frau ; Mann ; Geschlechterrolle ; Wirtschaft ; Organisation
    Abstract: The Oxford Handbook of Gender in Organizations is a comprehensive analysis of thinking and research on gender in organizations with original contributions from key international scholars in the field.
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    ISBN: 0191029084 , 1322167540 , 9780191029080 , 9781322167541
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
    Edition: First edition
    DDC: 306.3/62097291
    Keywords: Slavery History 19th century ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; Slavery ; History ; Cuba
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    ISBN: 9780199551224
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 volume
    DDC: 306.364
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    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung
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    ISBN: 9780199364862 , 9780199364879
    Language: English
    Pages: xiv, 263 Seiten
    Series Statement: Studies in strategic peacebuilding
    DDC: 303.69
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    ISBN: 9780199668335
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (369 p)
    Series Statement: Emotions In History
    Series Statement: Emotions in History Ser
    Parallel Title: Print version The History of Emotions: An Introduction
    DDC: 152.409
    Keywords: Emotions - History ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The history of emotions is one of the fastest growing fields in current historical debate, and this is the first book-length introduction to the field, synthesizing the current research, and offering direction for future study. The History of Emotions is organized around the debate between social constructivist and universalist theories of emotion that has shaped most emotions research in a variety of disciplines for more than a hundred years: socialconstructivists believe that emotions are largely learned and subject to historical change, while universalists insist on the timelessness and pan
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; The History of Emotions: An Introduction; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; History and Emotions; 1 What Is Emotion?; 2 Who Has Emotion?; 3 Where Is Emotion?; 4 Do Emotions Have a History?; 5 What Sources Might We Use in Writing the History of Emotions?; 1: The History of the History of Emotions; 1 Lucien Febvre and the History of Emotions; 2 The History of Emotions Prior to Febvre; 3 The History of Emotions in the Time of Febvre and After; 4 The History of Emotions and 9/11; 5 Barbara H. Rosenwein and Emotional Communities; 2: Social Constructivism
    Description / Table of Contents: 1 The Varieties of Emotions2 Emotions in Travel Writings and Early Anthropology; 3 Emotions in the Anthropological Classics; 4 Early Anthropology of Emotions in the 1970s; The Emotions of Inuits; Emotions `Hypercognized´ and `Hypocognized´; 5 The Linguistic Turn and Social Constructivism; Headhunting for Pleasure; Poetry, Not Tears, as the Medium of Authentic Feelings; The Height of Social Constructivism; 6 Social Constructivism alongside Rosaldo, Abu-Lughod, and Lutz; 7 The Social Constructivist Anthropology of Emotions: Some Preliminary Conclusions; Excursus I: Sociology
    Description / Table of Contents: 'On PSA Our Smiles are Not Just Painted On': Arlie Hochschild'Florists Turn Feelings into Flowers': Eva Illouz; 8 The 1990s I: The Anthropology of Emotions after Social Constructivism; Excursus II: The Linguistics of Emotion; Anna Wierzbicka and a Culturally-Universal Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM); Zoltán Kövecses and Metaphors; 9 The 1990s II: The Supersession of the Social Constructivism-Universalism Duality?; 10 Recent Universalist Anthropology of Emotions; 3: Universalism; 1 Paul Ekman and Basic Emotions; 2 Road Map for ChapterThree
    Description / Table of Contents: 3 Charles Darwin´s The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (1872), or, How One Book Became a Battlefield between ...4 The Beginnings of Psychological Research into Emotions, or, How Feelings, Passions, and Changes of Mood Migrated from The...; 5 Emotion Laboratories and Laboratory Emotions, or, the Birth of Psychological Conceptions of Emotion from the Experimental...; 6 How Ideas of Social Order Also Ordered the Interior of the Brain; 7 Research into the Emotional Response of the Brain; The Cannon-Bard Theory; The Papez Circuit; The Limbic System
    Description / Table of Contents: 8 Freud´s Missing Theory of Feeling9 The Boom in the Psychology of Emotion from the 1960s Onwards; 10 A Synthetic Cognitive-Physiological Theory of Emotion: The Schachter-Singer Model; 11 Evaluating Emotions: Cognitive Psychology and Appraisal Models; 12 The Neurosciences, fMRI Scanning, and Other Imaging Procedures; 13 Joseph LeDoux and the Two Roads to Fear; 14 Antonio R. Damasio and the Somatic Marker Hypothesis; 15 Giacomo Rizzolatti, Vittorio Gallese, Marco Iacoboni, Mirror Neurons, and Social Emotions
    Description / Table of Contents: 16 On the Shoulders of Dwarves, or, The Neurosciences as a `Trojan Horse´ for the Human and Social Sciences
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    ISBN: 9780191034084
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 464 Seiten)
    Edition: Second edition
    Series Statement: Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Huang, Yan, 1955 - Pragmatics
    DDC: 306.44
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Pragmatics ; Lehrbuch ; Pragmatik
    Abstract: Yan Huang's highly successful textbook on pragmatics has been fully revised and updated. It includes a brand new chapter on reference, a major topic in both linguistics and the philosophy of language, as well as new material covering subjects including conversational implicature, emotional deixis, and contextualism versus semantic minimalism.
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191780646
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource , Illustrationen
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Heal, Felicity, 1945- The power of gifts
    DDC: 394
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    Keywords: Gifts History
    Abstract: This study considers the nature of gift-giving in early-modern England - looking at what gifts were, how they were offered and received, and what did they mean politically under the different monarchs of the 16th and 17th centuries.
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    ISBN: 9780199351930
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 219 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Bratman, Michael, 1945 - Shared agency
    DDC: 302
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    Keywords: Agent (Philosophy) ; Act (Philosophy) ; Social interaction ; Social psychology ; Agent (Philosophy) ; Act (Philosophy) ; Social interaction ; Social psychology ; Handlung ; Interaktion ; Sozialität ; Sozialpsychologie
    Abstract: Human beings act together in characteristic ways that matter to us a great deal. This book explores the conceptual, metaphysical and normative foundations of such sociality. It argues that appeal to the planning structures involved in our individual, temporally extended agency provides substantial resources for understanding these foundations of our sociality.
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    ISBN: 9780191780738
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Hosking, Geoffrey A., 1942 - Trust
    DDC: 302.1
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    Keywords: Trust ; Geschichtlicher Überblick ; Historical surveys ; Vertrauen ; Misstrauen ; Gesellschaft
    Abstract: This publication offers a new perspective on the ways in which trust and distrust have functioned in past society, providing an empirical and historical basis against which the present 'crisis of trust' can be examined, and suggesting ways in which the concept of trust can be used as a tool to understand our own and other societies.
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Other Education Study
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    Abstract: Uzbekistan is a lower middle-income country located in Central Asia with a population of 30 million people and an economy that has been growing by over 8 percent per annum since the mid-2000s. The composition of the workforce has also changed dramatically in recent years. The higher education system is characterized by low access and concerns about the quality and relevance of the skills of its graduates. A recent regional skills study concluded that Uzbekistan is experiencing a substantial shortage of university graduates. The internal management of the higher education system is fragmented, with different actors having overlapping responsibilities, thereby making it difficult to ensure system-wide accountability. In order to enable the Uzbek higher education system to serve the economy and student population well, the quality assurance system should be compliant with global best practices while remaining locally relevant. While reported overall state budget spending on education, at around 8 percent of GDP, is one of the highest in the world, the share of this spending on tertiary education, at around 0.4 percent of GDP, is one the lowest. In summary, Uzbekistan's higher education system needs to modernize to better adapt to needs of the country's economy. The report, having analyzed the sector in detail, proposes measures to modernize the higher education sector in Uzbekistan
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    Series Statement: Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER)
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    Abstract: SABER-Student Assessment is a component of the SABER program that focuses specifically on benchmarking studentassessment policies and systems. The goal of SABER-Student Assessment is to promote stronger assessment systems that contribute to improved education quality and learning for all. Jordan has focused on increasing student learning outcomes by improving the quality of education in the country. An effective student assessment system is an important component to improving education quality and learning outcomesas it provides the necessary information to meet stakeholders' decision-making needs. In order to gain a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of its existing assessment system, Jordan decided to benchmark this system using standardized tools developed under the World Bank's Systems Approach for Better Education Results(SABER) program. SABER is an evidence-based program to help countries systematically examine and strengthen the performance of different aspects of their education systems. The SABER-Student Assessment framework is built on the available evidence base for what an effective assessment system looks like. The framework provides guidance on how countries can build more effective student assessment systems. The framework is structured around two main dimensions of assessment systems: the types/purposes of assessment activitiesand the quality of those activities. The key policy areas for this student assessment status are as follows: (i) Classroom Assessment; (ii) Examinations; (iii) National Large-Scale Assessment (NLSA); and (iv) International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA)
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    Abstract: Violence against women is increasingly being recognized as an urgent public health priority and a significant human rights concern, as well as a major threat to social and economic development. Globally, an estimated 20 percent of all women will face some form of violence during their lifetime, including emotional coercion, physical violence, and sexual violence. The overall objective of the impact evaluation is to identify low-cost and scalable interventions, which demonstrate improvements in social, psychological, and economic functioning of sexual violence survivors in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). To this end, the authors conducted an impact evaluation of a village savings and loans association (VSLA) program to understand its impact on economic, social, and psychological outcomes for a sample of female sexual violence survivors. The impact evaluation had four components: (1) a qualitative needs assessment; (2) a quantitative baseline assessment; (3) a qualitative post-program assessment; and (4) a quantitative post-program assessment. This report presents a brief description of components 1 and 2 and then a full description of the method and results of the impact evaluation focusing on components 3 and 4. In terms of improving the psychological, social, and economic well-being of survivors of sexual violence, this study shows important results in some of the social and economic outcomes, but fewer results than expected for psychological outcomes. One recommendation from these results will be to explore the idea of pairing VSLA with other interventions to work more specifically on the certain outcomes that VSLA may not change on its own
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    Abstract: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, contributes to the World Bank mission of global poverty reduction by creating opportunities for people to improve their lives through private sector solutions. In Pakistan, IFC's strategy has focused on addressing the key challenges that affect private sector development, from investing in the infrastructure sector, including energy, to enhancing access to finance, with a view to improving the conditions for growth and employment generation. As part of its country program, IFC has focused on increasing access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are the backbone of Pakistan's economy as they constitute more than 90 percent of total private enterprises in the formal industrial sectors and employ over 70 percent of the labor force. Often these SMEs struggle to obtain the financing needed to grow and create jobs. For this reason, IFC has partnered with financial institutions to improve service provision to SMEs and stimulate economic development across the country. Since 2007, IFC has been engaged with HBL, Pakistan's largest private sector commercial bank, and provided financing to strengthen the bank's capital following its privatization, as well as advised on how to scale up the bank's SMEs portfolio in a sustainable manner. The objective of this study is to develop an understanding of the relationship between access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and job creation. IFC has analyzed a sample of more than 100 SMEs that obtained loans from its client, Habib Bank Ltd (HBL), in 2009 in Pakistan, at a challenging time for the country
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    Abstract: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, seeks to promote private sector led growth in order to support job creation and inclusive growth. In this context, an important priority of IFC in Lebanon is to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In Lebanon, SMEs represent 97 percent of the total formal enterprises, employ more than 51 percent of the working population, and are mostly family-owned. Supporting Lebanese SMEs is therefore an important mechanism for increasing employment opportunities, and improved access to finance for SMEs is an essential factor allowing SMEs to grow. As part of its activities in Lebanon, IFC partners with local banks and other financial institutions to (i) broaden their networks and facilitate greater outreach to SMEs; and (ii) offer innovative products that expand financing options for SMEs. Fransabank and IFC have had a long-standing relationship dating back to the 1990s. In 2007, IFC supported Fransabank under the Lebanon Rebuild Program with two facilities including a risk-sharing facility to support the bank's lending to SMEs. IFC's counter-cyclical support not only provided liquidity but also helped restore investor confidence in Lebanon and its private sector in a post-conflict situation. Measuring the impact of IFC's investment and advisory activities can be complex. With the idea of quantifying job creation through financial markets investments in Lebanon, IFC and Fransabank have undertaken this in-depth study. The key objectives of the study are: (i) to measure the job impact on SMEs from increased access to finance; and (ii) to understand the broader development outcomes facilitated by engagements in the financial sector. The results are based on a survey implemented in March 2013, which sampled 73 companies that received loans from Fransabank during 2008 and 2011. The enterprises ranged from very small to medium firms in the service, agribusiness, and manufacturing sectors across the five regions of Lebanon. While it is difficult to draw any definitive conclusions from these findings, the results validate that SMEs are vital and have the potential to contribute significantly to job creation. The findings should also encourage financial institutions like Fransabank to continue supporting SMEs through financing and other services to promote sustained job growth in Lebanon
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    Series Statement: Education Sector Review
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    Abstract: The scope and pace of education reforms in Georgia over the last decade are unique in the region but have not yet yielded the expected improvements in the quality of education. In particular, reforms of financing and governance of educational institutions, that other countries have been grappling with for years, have been implemented. The key reforms included: (i) the decentralization of the management; (ii) the adoption of a per-student financing mechanism at all levels of education; (iii) the creation, under the umbrella of the ministry of education and science, of new public legal entities responsible for ensuring the quality of reforms; (iv) the adoption of new standards and outcome-based national curricula in general education along with the development of new textbooks; and (v) the design of a new national assessment and examination system. The government has set a clear vision for the future of the education sector as a tool for human capital development to support economic growth. To achieve the new vision for the sector s development, the government needs to address the remaining challenges both at the system and sub-sector level. The analysis presented in this report reveals that the major challenge across all levels of education in Georgia is improving quality and, more specifically, improving student outcomes. The document presents comparative analysis and brings in relevant examples from other countries and country comparisons for that purpose
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    Abstract: This paper provides an account of the Emerging Markets Corporate Governance Research Network (EMCGN) and its first 10 years of activities. The network was established under the auspices of the Global Corporate Governance Forum (now incorporated into IFC's Corporate Governance Group). The paper describes the history of the EMCGN and its objective (to stimulate research focused on corporate governance in emerging markets as well as transition and developing countries); its structure, which is a joint undertaking of corporate governance research centers and internationally recognized scholars, with IFC Corporate Governance acting as its catalyst; and its modalities: organizing workshops, holding biennial conferences, and disseminating and communicating research. The paper reviews the quantity and quality of EMCGN's output, based on objective research rankings, and its effects on countries in capacity building and policy changes and development, based on the experiences of participants and policymakers exposed to its work. Analysis of publication data shows that EMCGN has been successful in encouraging research on corporate governance in emerging markets in most areas of research identified as critical at the Network's inception and through its interactions with practitioners and policymakers. EMCGN also has been successful in stimulating collaborative research and facilitating dialogue between scholars and the larger corporate governance community. Its impact on policy and practice development, inherently difficult to pinpoint, seems to have been most effective when channeled through efforts of local corporate governance associations with professional members to influence relevant policymakers and when actively using media to communicate the need for key reforms
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    Abstract: In the boardroom, disagreements are often unavoidable - especially when the board is composed of independent minded, skilled, and outspoken directors. A board that never argues or disagrees is most likely to be an inactive, passive, or inattentive board - in other words, an ineffective board that is neither fulfilling its oversight function nor carrying out its duty of care. If boardroom disagreements and or shareholder conflicts are not dealt with properly, they can devolve into acrimonious disputes that undermine a company's operation and performance. Left unchecked and unattended, these disputes escalate quickly into public matters that can have severe, long-term consequences for the company and its key stakeholders. These disputes can lead to poor performance, scare investors, produce waste, divert resources, cause share values to decline, and, in some cases, paralyze a company. In 2012, the center for effective dispute resolution (CEDR) and the corporate governance group of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) undertook a joint project to explore the causes, nature, and methods of resolving corporate governance disputes. As part of this ongoing project, CEDR and IFC carried out a global survey. For more publications on IFC Sustainability please visit www.ifc.org/sustainabilitypublications
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    Abstract: Shared Prosperity through Inclusive Business: How Successful Companies Reach the Base of the Pyramid summarizes the practical lessons learned from IFC clients that successfully reach low-income people as suppliers or customers. There are lessons for each phase of the value chain-including procurement, product development, distribution and retail, and marketing and sales. The lessons-each of them illustrated with a profile of an IFC client-can also be adapted to the context of a particular sector or region
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    Abstract: This regular economic report records the economic activities of Azerbaijan for the year 2013-2014. Economic growth continued to be powered by spending of previously accumulated oil-related proceeds, although the stabilization of oil production also helped. The non-oil sector grew by 10 percent in 2013, essentially aided by public investment. In addition, efforts aimed at stabilizing oil production bore fruit and resulted in an increase of 0.9 percent in oil output. The fiscal surplus narrowed to 1.8 percent of GDP in 2013 because of lower oil revenues and sustained expenditures, and the non-oil fiscal deficit continues to be high. The 2014 budget signals fiscal consolidation, essentially through lower public investments, a step in the right direction. With the announcement of 2014 as the Year of Industry, the authorities intend to prioritize adoption of the competition code, establishment of special economic zones and techno parks, winemaking, and other agricultural products. A modest increase in public expenditures on health and education in 2014 adds to the concerns that the government's efforts at diversification might not be focused on strengthening its asset base
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    Abstract: Capital markets have been a source of funding for green investments for a number of years, but until recently, financing was predominantly from equity. Private equity, venture capital, and government funding were the most accessible sources of capital when green technologies such as solar and wind were in early stages of development. More recently, as these technologies have been tested, proven, and refined, funders have naturally progressed along the capital structure towards public equity and debt financing to support growth and scale. At the same time, leading financial institutions have provided impetus for expanded green investing. International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Kellogg School of Management have collaborated to author this paper which attempts to cover the bounty of credit tools available for harvesting by issuers and sponsors, with the aim of attracting new investments to green industry. This paper is the first in a series to proffer avenues to enhance the financial environment towards addressing this gap. This paper presents a brief overview of efforts that can circumvent these barriers by introducing a mix of innovative products to attract different kinds of fixed income investors and draw more private capital into funding green technologies
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    Series Statement: Economic Updates and Modeling
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    Abstract: This regular economic report records the economic activities of Armenia for the year 2013-2014. A decline in construction contributed to a significant weakening of economic growth in Armenia in 2013. The decline of the construction sector offset a dynamic expansion of industry, agriculture and services. The volume of merchandise exports rose by 7.2 percent, and net remittances exceeded 1.5 billion US dollars, a 15-percent increase over 2012. For a third year in a row, the execution of public capital spending was lower than budgeted. Tax revenues were in line with the budget because of improved tax administration, policy measures that expanded the tax base, and a one-off license fee paid by the fourth mobile phone operator. Armenia needs to further improve the business environment and competitiveness, and facilitate FDI and exports to create well-paying jobs. Some employees objected to the introduction of the new, funded pension system, and opposition parties appealed against some legal provisions in court. The government's medium-term reform agenda, supported by the ongoing Development Policy Operation supported by the World Bank reflects the priorities. It includes critical reforms to the business climate and public administration aimed at strengthening competitiveness and increasing public sector efficiency. These reforms are expected to create jobs by reducing the costs of doing business for firms, expanding access to credit to Small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and increasing opportunities for employment and job creation through increased trade and connectivity. The public administration reforms, which aim to strengthen resource management and policy formulation, will also facilitate more inclusive access to services as a result of more efficient use of resources and a sounder policy formulation framework. The government plans to call a Consultative Group Meeting to seek donors' support for upgrading the country's competitiveness and addressing the country's job creation agenda
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    ISBN: 9780191748523
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    Keywords: Geschichte ; Kolonie ; Rechtsstreit ; Justiz ; Justizverwaltung ; Appellate courts Colonies ; History ; Justice, Administration of Colonies ; History ; Anglophones Afrika ; Großbritannien
    Abstract: This is a vital study of the motivations of the British Imperial Appeal Courts and the tensions between the demands of imperial law and justice and those of African law and custom. Examining the central role of the Privy Council and the Courts, it reveals the impact of the colonized peoples in shaping the processes and outcomes of imperial justice.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 0199331839 , 0199347255 , 9780199331833 , 9780199347254
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (195 pages)
    Series Statement: Terrorism and global justice series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Guiora, Amos N., 1957- Tolerating intolerance
    DDC: 303.48/4
    Keywords: National security Law and legislation ; Minorities Civil rights ; Radicalism ; Political rights ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General ; Minorities ; Civil rights ; National security ; Law and legislation ; Political rights ; Radicalism ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In this work, Amos Guiora defines extremism through the lens of a comparative and empirical study in order to lay the foundations for a legal response that considers the tradeoffs that may be necessary to deal with it
    Abstract: The complexities defining extremism -- The dangers extremism poses to society -- Multiculturalism -- Religious extremism: causes and examples of harm -- The power of the Internet and social media in facilitating extremist movements and ideas -- Contemporary social tensions (i.e., economic crises, breakdown of traditional family structure) -- The power of "hate speech" and what, if any, limits should be imposed on free speech in the context of extremism -- Looking forward.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 55
    ISBN: 0199375143 , 0199375135 , 9780199375141 , 9780199375134
    Language: English
    Pages: xviii, 362 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme , 25 cm
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Twenty years after communism
    DDC: 943.0009/049
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    Keywords: Collective memory Case studies Political aspects ; Memorialization Case studies Political aspects ; Post-communism Case studies ; Europe, Eastern Case studies Politics and government 1989- ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Osteuropa ; Demokratisierung ; Vergangenheitsbewältigung ; Sozialer Wandel ; Kollektives Gedächtnis
    Abstract: "Remembering the past, especially as collectivity, is a political process, thus the politics of memory and commemoration is an integral part of the establishment of new political regimes, new identities, and new principles of political legitimacy. This volume is about the explosion of the politics of memory triggered by the fall of state socialism in Eastern Europe, particularly about the politics of its commemoration twenty years later. It offers seventeen in-depth case studies, an original theoretical framework, and a comparative study of memory regime types and their origins. Four different kinds of mnemonic actors are identified: mnemonic warriors, mnemonic pluralists, mnemonic abnegators, and mnemonic prospectives. Their combinations render three different types of memory regimes: fractured, pillarized, and unified. Disciplined comparative analysis shows how several different configurations of factors affect the emergence of mnemonic actors and different varieties of memory regimes. There are three groups of causal factors that influence the political form of the memory regime: the range of structural constraints the actors face (e.g., the type of regime transformation), cultural constraints linked to past political conflict (e.g., salient ethnic or religious cleavages), and cultural and strategic choices actors make (e.g. framing post-communist political identities)"--
    Description / Table of Contents: Machine generated contents note:List of Figures and Tables -- List of Pictures -- Acknowledgments -- Contributor list -- Introduction -- Michael Bernhard and Jan Kubik -- Chapter 1: A Theory of the Politics of Memory - Jan Kubik and Michael Bernhard -- Part I: Fractured Memory Regimes -- Chapter 2: Revolutionary Road: 1956 and the Fracturing of Hungarian Historical Memory - Anna Seleny -- Chapter 3: Roundtable Discord: The Contested Legacy of 1989 in Poland - Michael Bernhard and Jan Kubik -- Chapter 4: Romania Twenty Years after 1989: The Bizarre Echoes of a Contested Revolution - Grigore Pop-Eleches -- Chapter 5: I Ignored Your Revolution, but You Forgot My Anniversary: Party Competition in Slovakia and the Construction of Recollection - Carol Skalnik Leff, Kevin Deegan-Krause, and Sharon L. Wolchik -- Chapter 6: Remembering the Revolution: Contested Pasts in the Baltic Countries - Daina S. Eglitis and Laura Ardava -- Chapter 7: Memories of the Past and Visions of the Future: Remembering the Soviet Era and its End in Ukraine - Oxana Shevel -- Part II: Pillarized Memory Regimes -- Chapter 8: Remembering, Not Commemorating, 1989: The 20-Year Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in the Czech Republic - Conor O'Dwyer -- Part III: Unified Memory Regimes -- Chapter 9: Making Room for November 9, 1989? The Fall of the Berlin Wall in German Politics and Memory - David Art -- Chapter 10: The Inescapable Past: The Politics of Memory in Postcommunist Bulgaria - Venelin I. Ganev -- Chapter 11: Lives of Others: Commemorating 1989 in the Former Yugoslavia - Aida A. Hozi? -- Part IV: Conclusions -- The Politics and Culture of Memory Regimes: A Comparative Analysis - Michael Bernhard and Jan Kubik -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seiten 305-337
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  • 56
    ISBN: 9780199896448 , 9780199917365
    Language: English
    Pages: XVI, 376 Seiten , Illustrationen
    DDC: 306.60973
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  • 57
    ISBN: 9780199372355 , 9780199372362
    Language: English
    Pages: xvi, 282 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme
    Edition: Second edition
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Tofighi, Fatima Discourse and the Construction of Society: Comparative Studies of Myth, Ritual, and Classification, Bruce Lincoln, Oxford University Press, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-19-937236-2), xi + 282 pp., pb £23.99 2017
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Lincoln, Bruce Discourse and the construction of society
    DDC: 301
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    Keywords: Social structure ; Myth ; Ritual ; Classification ; Symbolism ; Social change ; Ritual ; Gesellschaft ; Mythos ; Gesellschaft ; Klassifikation ; Gesellschaft ; Mythos ; Ritual ; Gesellschaft ; Klassifikation
    Abstract: Myth, sentiment, and the construction of social forms -- The politics of myth -- Competing uses of the future in the present -- Ritual, rebellion, resistance : rethinking the Swazi Ncwala -- Banquets and brawls : aspects of ceremonial meals -- Festivals and massacres : reflections on St. Bartholomew's Day -- Revolutionary exhumations in Spain -- The tyranny of taxonomy -- The dialectics of symbolic inversion -- The uses of anomaly -- The mythic sisterhood of Europe and Asia -- "We are all related" : the limits of inclusion at a Lakota sun dance -- Food, filth, and religious community
    Description / Table of Contents: Myth, sentiment, and the construction of social formsThe politics of myth -- Competing uses of the future in the present -- Ritual, rebellion, resistance : rethinking the Swazi Ncwala -- Banquets and brawls : aspects of ceremonial meals -- Festivals and massacres : reflections on St. Bartholomew's Day -- Revolutionary exhumations in Spain -- The tyranny of taxonomy -- The dialectics of symbolic inversion -- The uses of anomaly -- The mythic sisterhood of Europe and Asia -- "We are all related" : the limits of inclusion at a Lakota sun dance -- Food, filth, and religious community.
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 251-264
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  • 58
    ISBN: 9780198745686 , 9780199642052
    Language: English
    Pages: XII, 287 Seiten , Karten
    Edition: First edition
    Series Statement: The greater war
    Parallel Title: Online-Ausg. Sanborn, Joshua A. Imperial apocalypse
    DDC: 940.3/47
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    Keywords: World War, 1914-1918 ; Russia History Nicholas II, 1894-1917 ; Russland ; Geschichte 1914-1918 ; Russland ; Erster Weltkrieg ; Russland ; Erster Weltkrieg ; Entkolonialisierung ; Russland ; Erster Weltkrieg ; Zusammenbruch
    Abstract: "Describes the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War One. Drawing material from nine different archives and hundreds of published sources, this study ties together state failure, military violence, and decolonization in a single story. The volume moves chronologically from the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 through the fierce battles and massive human dislocations of 1914-17 to the final collapse of the Russian Empire in the midst of revolution in 1917-18. Imperial Apocalypse is the first major study which treats the demise of the empire as part of the twentieth-century phenomenon of modern decolonization, and it provides an account of military activity and political change throughout this turbulent period of war and revolution"--
    Abstract: "Describes the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War One. Drawing material from nine different archives and hundreds of published sources, this study ties together state failure, military violence, and decolonization in a single story. The volume moves chronologically from the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 through the fierce battles and massive human dislocations of 1914-17 to the final collapse of the Russian Empire in the midst of revolution in 1917-18. Imperial Apocalypse is the first major study which treats the demise of the empire as part of the twentieth-century phenomenon of modern decolonization, and it provides an account of military activity and political change throughout this turbulent period of war and revolution"--
    Note: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke , Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 263-278
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  • 59
    ISBN: 9780199372362 , 9780199372355
    Language: English
    Pages: xvi, 282 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme
    Edition: 2. Auflage
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Tofighi, Fatima Discourse and the Construction of Society: Comparative Studies of Myth, Ritual, and Classification, Bruce Lincoln, Oxford University Press, 2014 (ISBN 978-0-19-937236-2), xi + 282 pp., pb £23.99 2017
    DDC: 301
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    Keywords: Social structure ; Myth ; Ritual ; Classification ; Symbolism ; Social change ; Ritual ; Gesellschaft ; Mythos ; Gesellschaft ; Klassifikation ; Gesellschaft
    Abstract: Myth, sentiment, and the construction of social forms -- The politics of myth -- Competing uses of the future in the present -- Ritual, rebellion, resistance : rethinking the Swazi Ncwala -- Banquets and brawls : aspects of ceremonial meals -- Festivals and massacres : reflections on St. Bartholomew's Day -- Revolutionary exhumations in Spain -- The tyranny of taxonomy -- The dialectics of symbolic inversion -- The uses of anomaly -- The mythic sisterhood of Europe and Asia -- "We are all related" : the limits of inclusion at a Lakota sun dance -- Food, filth, and religious community
    Description / Table of Contents: Myth, sentiment, and the construction of social formsThe politics of myth -- Competing uses of the future in the present -- Ritual, rebellion, resistance : rethinking the Swazi Ncwala -- Banquets and brawls : aspects of ceremonial meals -- Festivals and massacres : reflections on St. Bartholomew's Day -- Revolutionary exhumations in Spain -- The tyranny of taxonomy -- The dialectics of symbolic inversion -- The uses of anomaly -- The mythic sisterhood of Europe and Asia -- "We are all related" : the limits of inclusion at a Lakota sun dance -- Food, filth, and religious community.
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 251-264
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  • 60
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199346431
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource.
    Series Statement: Studies in feminist philosophy
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Vulnerability
    DDC: 305.4201
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    Keywords: Feminist theory ; Ethics ; Vulnerability (Personality trait) ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Verletzung ; Ethik ; Feministische Philosophie
    Abstract: This volume breaks new ground by investigating the ethics of vulnerability. Drawing on various ethical traditions, the contributors explore the nature of vulnerability, the responsibilities owed to the vulnerable, and by whom.
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  • 61
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199358427
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Ousley, J. Douglas [Rezension von: Day, Katie, Faith on the Avenue: Religion on a City Street] 2016
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Faith on the avenue
    DDC: 306.60974811
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    Keywords: Religious gatherings Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia ; Cities and towns Religious aspects ; Christianity ; Case studies ; Cities and towns Religious aspects ; Islam ; Case studies ; Cultural pluralism Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia ; Cultural pluralism Religious aspects ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Philadelphia, Pa. ; Religiöser Pluralismus ; Religionsausübung ; Stadt
    Abstract: In a revelatory study of Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue, home to a diverse array of more than 90 congregations, Katie Day explores the formative and multifaceted role of religious congregations within an urban environment.
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  • 62
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199661817 , 9780191760877 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780191760877
    Edition: [Online-Ausg.]
    DDC: 305.01
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    Abstract: Egalitarians have traditionally been suspicious of equality of opportunity, but recently there has been a sea-change in egalitarian thinking about that concept. Shlomi Segall brings together these developments in egalitarian theory and offers a comprehensive account of 'radical equality of opportunity'.
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 0199860033 , 0199358427 , 9780199860036 , 9780199358427
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (264 pages) , illustrations
    Parallel Title: Electronic reproduction of (manifestation) Day, Katie, 1951- Faith on the avenue
    DDC: 306.60974811
    Keywords: City churches ; Faith ; Religious gatherings ; Cities and towns Case studies Religious aspects ; Christianity ; Cities and towns Case studies Religious aspects ; Islam ; Cultural pluralism ; Cultural pluralism Religious aspects ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; Cities and towns ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; Cities and towns ; Religious aspects ; Islam ; City churches ; Cultural pluralism ; Cultural pluralism ; Religious aspects ; Faith ; Religious gatherings ; Case studies ; Philadelphia (Pa.) Religious life and customs ; Pennsylvania ; Philadelphia
    Abstract: In a revelatory study of Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue, home to a diverse array of more than 90 congregations, Katie Day explores the formative and multifaceted role of religious congregations within an urban environment
    Abstract: TMapping faith on the avenue --Constructing the sacred in space and place --Seeking the welfare of the city: assessing the impact of urban congregations --Pound for pound: the social impact of small churches --Pentecostal Latinas: engendering selves in storefront congregations --Muslims on the block: navigating the urban ecology --Urban flux: mobility, change, and communities of faith.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 64
    ISBN: 9780199372393
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource
    Edition: Second edition.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Lincoln, Bruce, 1948 - Discourse and the construction of society
    DDC: 301
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    Keywords: Social structure ; Myth ; Ritual ; Classification ; Symbolism ; Social change ; Mythos ; Ritual ; Gesellschaft ; Klassifikation
    Abstract: In this edition of his seminal theoretical work on myth, ritual, and classification, Bruce Lincoln explores the ways in which these narratives and practices hold human societies together - and how, in times of crisis, they can be used to take a society apart and reconstruct it. The second edition includes three new chapters, new images, and an updated bibliography.
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  • 65
    ISBN: 9780199908042
    Language: English
    Pages: ix, 325 Seiten , Diagramme
    DDC: 306
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    Keywords: Kulturvergleich ; Kulturtheorie ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Kulturtheorie ; Kulturvergleich
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  • 66
    ISBN: 9780191765421
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource , illustrations (black and white)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Scourfield, Jonathan, 1966 - Muslim Childhood
    DDC: 297.5770941
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    Keywords: Muslim families ; Muslim children Religious life ; Großbritannien ; Kind ; Islam ; Religiöse Erziehung
    Abstract: This study examines ordinary British Muslims' everyday religious socialisation of children in early and middle childhood. It describes how Muslim families in a secular Western context attempt to pass on their faith to the next generation. It is rooted in detailed qualitative research with 60 Muslim families in one British city.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 2, 2013)
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  • 67
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199695072 , 9780199695089
    Language: English
    Pages: XII, 241 S.
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource Oxford scholarship online. Business and Management
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Hernes, Tor A process theory of organization
    DDC: 302.35
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    Keywords: Unternehmensorganisation ; Theorie ; Organisationstheorie ; Organisationssoziologie ; Wirtschaftsphilosophie
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  • 68
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199683840 , 9780191763397 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Pages: vii, 251 pages
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780191763397
    Edition: [Online-Ausg.]
    DDC: 303.34
    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: This volume explores whether, in the current atmosphere of international economic and political tension, and more generally, democracies foster and support effective political judgment and good leadership. In analyzing various aspects of democratic leadership, judgment, prudence and decision-making from a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives, all the contributors to this book address this question of the extent to which democracies support good judgement and thereby the possibility of 'good' leadership in democracies.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Online-Ausg.:
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199675135 , 9780191753084 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource ISBN 9780191753084
    Edition: [Online-Ausg.]
    DDC: 305.8009174927
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    Keywords: Demokratisierung ; Minderheitenrecht ; Arabischer Frühling ; Arabische Staaten
    Abstract: This title explores the obstacles to multiculturalism and minority rights in Arab states, including the history of European manipulation of minority politics.
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191784309
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Edition: 1. ed.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 303.4833
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Entwicklung ; Informationsgesellschaft ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Globalisierung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Informationsgesellschaft ; Globalisierung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Entwicklung
    URL: Volltext  (lizenzpflichtig)
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  • 71
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    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191765209
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Economic crisis, quality of work, and social integration
    Parallel Title: Print version
    DDC: 306.36094
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftskrise ; Arbeitsbedingungen ; Familie-Beruf ; Soziale Integration ; EU-Staaten ; Quality of work life Europe ; Work and family Europe ; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 Social aspects ; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 Social aspects ; Work and family ; Quality of work life ; Europe Social conditions 21st century ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Arbeitsqualität ; Soziale Integration ; Finanzkrise ; Geschichte 2008-2010
    Abstract: The quality of working life has been central to the sociological agenda for several decades, and has also been increasingly salient as a policy issue, and for companies. This book breaks new ground in the study of the quality of work by providing a rigorous comparative assessment of the way it has been affected by the economic crisis. It examines the implications of the crisis on developments in skills and training, employees' control over their jobs, and the pressure of work and job security.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 72
    ISBN: 9780195377903 , 9780199395330
    Language: English
    Pages: xvii, 615 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme , 26 cm
    Edition: Second edition
    DDC: 306.4/61
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    Keywords: Social medicine ; Epidemiology Social aspects ; Social medicine ; Epidemiology Social aspects ; Social Medicine ; Epidemiology ; Health Status Disparities ; Public Policy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Sozialepidemiologie
    Note: Includes index. - Bibliography , Historical framework for social epidemiology : social determinants of population health , Socioeconomic status and health , Discrimination and health inequities , Income inequality , Working conditions and health , Labor markets, employment policies, and health , Social network epidemiology , Social capital, social cohesion, and health , Affective states and health , Changing health behaviors in a social context , Experimental psychosocial interventions , Policies as tools for research and translation in social epidemiology , Applications of behavioral economics to improve health , Biological pathways linking social conditions and health: plausible mechanisms and emerging puzzles , From science to policy
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  • 73
    ISBN: 9780199357642
    Language: English
    Pages: xii, 613 Seiten , 3 Karten , 24 cm
    Series Statement: South asia research
    DDC: 398.20954/79
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    Keywords: Folk literature, Marathi Translations into English ; Dhangar (Indic people) Folklore ; Quelle ; Kommentar ; Fiktionale Darstellung ; Quelle ; Kommentar ; Maharashtra ; Dhangar ; Mündliche Überlieferung
    Note: Die Vorlage enthält insgesamt 2 Werke , "© Anne Feldhaus 2014" (Impressum) , Literaturverzeichnis Seite 585-590 (Seite 585 ungezählt) , Mit Register , 13 weitere Erscheinungsorte
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  • 74
    ISBN: 9780191755705
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxviii, 747 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of refugee and forced migration studies
    DDC: 362.87
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    Keywords: Refugees ; Forced migration ; Refugees ; Forced migration ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Flucht ; Flüchtling ; Flüchtlingspolitik
    Abstract: This authoritative handbook critically evaluates the birth and development of refugee and forced migration studies, and analyses the key contemporary and future challenges faced by academics and practitioners working with and for forcibly displaced populations around the world.
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  • 75
    ISBN: 9780191799617
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 950 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Diagramme
    Edition: Second edition
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of music psychology
    DDC: 781.11
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    Keywords: Music Psychological aspects ; Music therapy ; Music Psychological aspects ; Music ; Psychological aspects ; Musikpsychologie
    Abstract: The second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology updates the original landmark text which provided a comprehensive review of the latest developments in this fast growing area of research. The second edition has 55 chapters (three more than the original edition) divided into 11 parts covering both experimental and theoretical perspectives each edited by an internationally recognised authority in the area. The first ten parts present chapters that focus on specific areas of music psychology: the origins and functions of music; music perception, responses to music; music and the brain; musical development; learning musical skills; musical performance; composition and improvisation; the role of music in everyday life; and music therapy. In each part authors critically review the literature, highlight current issues and explore possibilities for the future.
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  • 76
    ISBN: 9780199984916
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 627 Seiten)
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of the Valley of the Kings
    DDC: 932
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    Keywords: Tombs Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Tombs Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Egypt ; Valley of the Kings ; Valley of the Kings (Egypt) ; Valley of the Kings (Egypt) Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Valley of the Kings (Egypt) Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Tal der Könige ; Grabmal ; Architektur ; Ikonographie
    Abstract: Part I: Introduction. Introduction / Richard H. Wilkinson and Kent R. Weeks -- Part II: The natural setting. Geology of the Valley of the Kings / Judith M. Bunbury ; Toponyms of the Valley of the Kings and its approaches / Kent R. Weeks ; The hydrology of the Valley of the Kings : weather, rainfall, drainage patterns, and flood protection in antiquity / Andreas Dorn -- Part III: The development of the royal necropolis. The Egyptian concept of a royal necropolis / John H. Taylor ; Earlier royal tombs, the royal cemeteries of Thebes, and the beginnings of the Valley of the Kings / Aidan Dodson -- Part IV: Tomb construction and development. The workmen who created the royal tombs / Robert J. Demarée ; Choosing the location for a royal tomb, the workmen's techniques and tools, units of measurement, KV huts, and workplaces / Andreas Dorn ; The component parts of KV royal tombs / Kent R. Weeks ; Collisions, abandonments, alterations, tomb commencements/pits, and other features in the Valley of the Kings / Lyla Pinch-Brock --
    Abstract: Part V: Royal tomb decoration. The technology of royal tomb decoration / Stephen Rickerby and Lori Wong ; Iconography, palaeography, decorative elements, distribution, and development of scenes / Heather L. McCarthy -- Part VI: Individual KV tombs. Royal tombs of the eighteenth dynasty / Catharine H. Roehrig ; Royal tombs of the nineteenth dynasty / Hartwig Altenmüller ; Royal tombs of the twentieth dynasty / Aidan Dodson ; Other tombs : queens and commoners in KV / Susanne Bickel -- Part VII: Contents of royal KV tombs. Sarcophagi / Aidan Dodson ; Canopies / Aidan Dodson ; Other tomb goods / Campbell Price -- Part VIII: Getting to the afterlife. Mortuary ritual in the Valley of the Kings / Alexandra von Lieven ; Symbolic aspects of royal tombs / Richard H. Wilkinson ; The royal funerary books : the subject matter of scenes and texts / Joshua A. Roberson --
    Abstract: Part IX: Destruction, desecration, and reuse. Damnatio memoriae in the Valley of the Kings / Richard H. Wilkinson ; Usurpation and reuse of royal tombs / Richard H. Wilkinson ; Intrusive burials and caches / John H. Taylor -- Part X: Human remains from the KV and their study. Early study and the unwrapping of mummies / Rosalie David ; Modern biomedical studies / Rosalie David and Ryan Metcalfe ; Recent identity and relationship studies, including x-rays and DNA / Ryan Metcalfe -- Part XI: The administration of the KV in dynastic times. The temples of millions of years at western Thebes / Martina Ullmann ; Policing and site protection, guard posts, and enclosure walls / Carola Vogel ; Tomb robberies in the Valley of the Kings / Ogden Goelet -- Part XIII: The KV from the end of the New Kingdom to the late twentieth century. Late dynastic, Greco-Roman, and Christian times: post-New Kingdom graffiti / Filip Coppens ; The history of KV exploration prior to the late twentieth century / Joyce Tyldesley -- Part XIII: The KV in the late twentieth and the twenty-first century and beyond. Remote sensing in the Valley of the Kings and its hinterlands / Sarah H. Parcak and Gregory D. Mumford ; The search for other tombs / Stephen W. Cross ; Tomb recording : epigraphy, photography, digital imaging, and 3D surveys / Adam Lowe ; Conservation and flood protection / Michael Jones ; Tourism in the Valley of the Kings / Kent R. Weeks ; The Valley of the Kings in the lives of modern Egyptians : the people of Qurna / Kees Van der Spek -- Appendix
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780191750243
    Language: English
    Pages: 640 S.
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource (XV, 792 Seiten) Oxford handbooks
    Edition: Oxford handbooks online. Linguistics
    Series Statement: Oxford handbooks online
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of historical phonology
    DDC: 414
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    Keywords: Grammar, Comparative and general Phonology ; Phonetics ; Grammar, Comparative and general ; Phonology ; Phonetics ; phonology#historical phonology#phonological change#theoretical linguistics#handbook ; Historische Phonologie
    Abstract: This critical overview examines every aspect of the field including its history, key current research questions and methods, theoretical perspectives, and sociolinguistic factors. The authors represent leading proponents of every theoretical perspective. The book is a valuable resource for phonologists and a stimulating guide for their students.
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  • 78
    ISBN: 9780191756528
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online Ressource (lxxxiv, 909 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The Oxford handbook of international law in armed conflict
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    Keywords: War (International law) ; Neutrality ; Human rights ; War (International law) ; Neutrality ; Human rights ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Kriegsrecht ; Bewaffneter Konflikt ; Humanitäres Völkerrecht
    Abstract: Written by a team of distinguished and internationally renowned experts, this Oxford handbook gives an analytical overview of international law as it applies in armed conflicts. It draws on international humanitarian law, human rights law, and the law of neutrality to provide a comprehensive picture of the status of law in war.
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  • 79
    ISBN: 9780199661992 , 9780199662005
    Language: English
    Pages: xxiii, 390 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
    Edition: First edition
    Parallel Title: Online-Ausg. Society and the internet
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Society and the Internet
    DDC: 302.23/1
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    Keywords: Internet ; Internetnutzung ; Wissensgesellschaft ; Kommunikation ; Internet Social aspects ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Internet ; Gesellschaft ; Wandel
    Abstract: "How is society being shaped by the diffusion and increasing centrality of the Internet in everyday life and work? By bringing together leading research that addresses some of the most significant cultural, economic, and political roles of the Internet, this volume introduces students to a core set of readings that address this question in specific social and institutional contexts"--Provided by publisher
    Note: Literaturangaben , Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke***Unchanged reprints that were published later are included here , Enthält 23 Beiträge , Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke! , Part I. Internet studies of everyday life : Inventing the Internet : scapegoat, sin eater, and trickster , Next generation internet users : a new digital divide , The relational self-portrait : selfies meet social networks , The politics of children's Internet use , Gender and race online , Part II. Information and culture on the line : Internet geographies : data shadows and digital divisions of labor , China and the US in the new Internet world : a comparative perspective , Social media and the news : implications for the press and society , The impact of the Internet on media industries : an economic perspective , Big data : towards a more scientific social science and humanities? , Part III. Networked politics and governments : Transforming government, by default? , The wisdom of which crowd? On the pathology of a digital democracy initiative for a listening government , Online social networks and bottom-up politics , Big data and collective action , Empowering citizens of the Internet age : the role of a fifth estate , g Part IV. Networked businesses, industries, and economics : Scarcity of attention for a medium of abundance : an economic perspective , The Internet in the law : transforming problem-solving and education , The digital divide and employment : the case of the Sudanese labor market , A critical perspective on the potential of the Internet at the margins of the global economy , Part V. Technological and regulatory histories and futures : Next-generation content for next-generation networks , Data privacy in the clouds , The social media challenge to Internet governance , Beyond the Internet and Web
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  • 80
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    Book
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199656004
    Language: English
    Pages: 140 Seiten , Illustrationen , 17 cm
    Edition: [1. Auflage]
    Series Statement: Very short introductions 407
    DDC: 303.66
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    Keywords: Geschichte ; Friede ; Friedenspolitik ; Konfliktregelung ; Staatsorganisation ; Einführung ; Einführung
    Abstract: Explores the evolution of peace in practice and in theory, exploring our modern assumptions about peace and the various different interpretations of its applications
    Note: Introduction: the multiple dimensions of peace1. Defining peace -- 2. Peace in history -- 3. Peace in modernity -- 4. The victors' peace in history -- 5. The constitutional peace -- 6. The institutional peace -- 7. The civil peace -- 8. Peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and statebuilding -- 9. Hybrid forms of peace -- Epilogue: new agendas for peace.
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  • 81
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    Online Resource
    Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press | Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9781469618449
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 155 pages) , Illustrations (black and white)
    DDC: 306.87470973
    Keywords: Stepfamilies History ; Families History ; United States History Colonial period, ca ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Online-Publikation
    Abstract: Stepfamilies are not a modern invention. George Washington, the father of the United States, was a stepfather, but despite this reality, the history of stepfamilies in America has yet to be fully explored. This book examines the stereotypes and realities of colonial stepfamilies and reveals them as important figures in early United States domestic history. Cultural views of stepfamilies during this time placed great strain on stepmothers and stepfathers, and both were viewed as either unfit substitutes or as potentially unstable influences.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 82
    ISBN: 9780199371143
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (209 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Failing Our Fathers: Confronting the Crisis of Economically Vulnerable Nonresident Fathers
    DDC: 306.874/2
    Keywords: Absentee fathers ; United States ; Father and child ; United States ; Fatherhood ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Slandered as irresponsible, deadbeat dads, nonresident fathers are a greatly misunderstood population. These fathers are overlooked in discussions of poverty and economic vulnerability-often being viewed as the cause of social problems, rather than as having been abandoned by society. In Failing our Fathers, Ron Mincy and his colleagues present a more comprehensive picture of how these men face significant obstacles and explore unintended effects of policies designed to secure financial support for their children, the effectiveness of the few policies that have been designed to offer relief. A
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Failing Our Fathers; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Preface; Juan's Story; 1 Introduction; Nonresident Fathers: The Residue of Marital Decline; Economic Trends and Vulnerable Fathers; Economically Vulnerable Nonresident Fathers; Overview: How and What We Present; Franco's Story; 2 Employment; Victims of "the Slowdown"; Did Nonresident Fathers Fare Better or Worse Than Other Men During The Recession?; Making Ends Meet; Chronically Unemployed Workers: Experiencing the Consequences of Incarceration; Felony Convictions Damage Future Employment Prospects
    Description / Table of Contents: Work and the Chronically UnemployedAdjusting Employment Arrangements to Meet the Child Support Expense; Regular Work Preferred; Kelly's Story; 3 Child Support; Informal Child Support; Formal Child Support; The Economy and Child Support Compliance; "It's Better That Way": When Automatic Wage Withholding Helps Maintain Compliance; "I Would Have Become Homeless": When Automatic Wage Withholding Becomes a Burden; "They Will Work With You": Successful Child Support Modifications; "I'm Pretty Sure It's a Long Process": Obstacles to Child Support Modifications; Help From Fatherhood Programs
    Description / Table of Contents: Sanctions"A No Win Situation": Suspension of Driver's License; Sanctions; Frozen Bank Accounts and Damaged Credit: Financial Enforcement; "If I Knew I Was Getting Money Back, I Would File": Seizure of Tax Refunds; "Why Do You Keep Trying to Lock Me Up?": Enforcement Through Incarceration; Ernest's Story; 4 The Roles Nonresident Fathers Play; The Breadwinner Role: Strain and Regret; Strain; Educational Regret; Non Financial Roles: Staying Present as Teachers, Friends, Advisors and Disciplinarians; Teachers: Providing Educational Support; Friends: Forming Emotional Bonds
    Description / Table of Contents: Advisors: Imparting Values and Life LessonsDisciplinarians: Correcting and Molding; If Not the Breadwinner, Then What?; Quality Engagement Matters: It's Not Just About Time and Money; Dewight's Story; 5 The Challenges of Nonresident Fatherhood; Mother-Father Relationships: Its Not Just about Fathers and Children; Co-Parenting: After the Love Is Gone; Gatekeeping: "You Shouldn't Use the Child as Your Way to Get Back at Me"; Re-partnering and Multipartner Fertility: Competing Responsibilities; Domestic Violence: The Deal Breaker
    Description / Table of Contents: Distance and Limited Visitation: "Our Time Is Not as Much as I Would Like"Personal Battles: Substance Abuse, Incarceration, and Street Life; Substance Abuse: "Living in an Underground Tomb"; Incarceration: Forgotten and Abandoned; Street Life: Getting Caught Up in the Game; That Empty Loneliness Feeling; The Father Merry-Go-Round; Willie's Story; 6 Policy Reforms to Help Vulnerable Fathers; Why So Rough?; Can We All Get Along?; Oops!; Setting the Order; Self-Support Reserve, Low-Income Standards, and Minimum Orders: What's the Difference?; Getting It Right in the First Place; Imputing Income
    Description / Table of Contents: Making a Bad Situation Worse
    Note: Description based upon print version of record
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  • 83
    Book
    Book
    Oxford : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199675135
    Language: English
    Pages: xi, 295 S.
    DDC: 305.8009174927
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    Keywords: Demokratisierung ; Minderheitenrecht ; Arabischer Frühling ; Arabische Staaten ; Konferenzschrift
    Note: Forthcoming publication
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  • 84
    ISBN: 9780199790586 , 0199790582
    Language: English
    Pages: xxiv, 152 Seiten , Illustrationen , 18 cm
    Series Statement: Very short introductions 377
    Series Statement: Very short introductions
    DDC: 299.6
    RVK:
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    Keywords: Religion and culture ; Africa Religious life and customs ; Africa Religion ; Einführung ; Einführung
    Description / Table of Contents: Worldview, cosmology, and myths of originsGods, ancestors, and spirit beings -- Sacred authority : Divine kingship, priests, and diviners -- Ceremonies, festivals, and rituals -- Sacred arts and ritual performances -- Christianity and Islam in Africa -- African religions today.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-141) and index
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  • 85
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    Online Resource
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
    ISBN: 9781464801761
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (248 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: World Development Indicators
    Abstract: The Little Green Data Book is a pocket-sized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, oceans, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. For the second year, The Little Green Data Book presents a new set of ocean-related indicators, highlighting the role of oceans in economic development
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  • 86
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    Online Resource
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
    ISBN: 9781464803864
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (624 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Abstract: In the last 30 years, China’s record economic growth lifted half a billion people out of poverty, with rapid urbanization providing abundant labor, cheap land, and good infrastructure. While China has avoided some of the common ills of urbanization, strains are showing as inefficient land development leads to urban sprawl and ghost towns, pollution threatens people’s health, and farmland and water resources are becoming scarce. With China’s urban population projected to rise to about one billion - or close to 70 percent of the country’s population - by 2030, China’s leaders are seeking a more coordinated urbanization process. Urban China is a joint research report by a team from the World Bank and the Development Research Center of China’s State Council which was established to address the challenges and opportunities of urbanization in China and to help China forge a new model of urbanization. The report takes as its point of departure the conviction that China's urbanization can become more efficient, inclusive, and sustainable. However, it stresses that achieving this vision will require strong support from both government and the markets for policy reforms in a number of area. The report proposes six main areas for reform: first, amending land management institutions to foster more efficient land use, denser cities, modernized agriculture, and more equitable wealth distribution; second, adjusting the hukou household registration system to increase labor mobility and provide urban migrant workers equal access to a common standard of public services; third, placing urban finances on a more sustainable footing while fostering financial discipline among local governments; fourth, improving urban planning to enhance connectivity and encourage scale and agglomeration economies; fifth, reducing environmental pressures through more efficient resource management; and sixth, improving governance at the local level
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  • 87
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    Online Resource
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
    ISBN: 9781464804021
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (92 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: World Bank Studies
    Abstract: This report provides an overview of arguments explaining the risk of corruption. Corrupt acts are subject to decision making authority and assets available for grabbing. These assets can be stolen, created by artificial shortage, or become available as the result of a market failure. Assets that are especially exposed to corruption include profits from the private sector, revenues from the export of natural resources, aid and loans, and the proceeds of crime. Whether or not opportunities for corruption are exploited depends on the individuals involved, the institution or society they are part of, and the law enforcement circumstances. Corruption usually persists in situations in which players are aware of the facts but nonetheless condone the practice. Absence of reaction can result from information asymmetries (in which the people who are supposed to act are not aware of the need to act), coordination failure, patronage-determined loyalty, and incentive problems at the political level. This review of results and insights from different parts of the scholarly literature on corruption focuses on areas where research can guide anticorruption policy. The report also describes a number of corruption-related challenges in need of more attention from researchers
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  • 88
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    Online Resource
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
    ISBN: 9781464803376
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: Global Monitoring Report
    Abstract: The Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015: Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity was written jointly by the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund, with substantive inputs from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This year's report details, for the first time, progress toward the WBG's twin goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity and assesses the state of policies and institutions that are important for achieving them. The report continues to monitor progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Also for the first time, the report includes information about high-income countries. It finds that while gaps in living standards have been closing in many countries, the well-being of households in the bottom 40 percent, as measured by the non-income MDGs such as access to education and health services, remains below that of households in the top 60 percent. The focus of this year's report is on three elements needed to make growth more inclusive and sustainable: investment in human capital that favors the poor, the best use of safety nets, and steps to ensure the environmental sustainability of economic growth. These three elements are imperative to all countries' development strategies, and are also fundamental to global efforts to achieve the twin goals, the MDGs, and the Sustainable Development Goals that will succeed the MDGs. Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015 was prepared in collaboration with regional development banks and other multilateral partners
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  • 89
    ISBN: 9781464801525
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (372 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: Latin American Development Forum
    Abstract: The seven million teachers of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are the critical actors in the region's efforts to improve education quality and raise student learning levels, which lag far behind those of OECD countries and East Asian countries such as China. This book documents the high economic stakes around teacher quality, benchmarks the current performance of LAC's teachers, and delineates the key issues. These include low standards for entry into teacher training, poor quality training programs that are detached from the realities of the classroom, unattractive career incentives, and weak support for teachers once they are on the job. New research conducted for this report in close to 15,000 classrooms in seven different LAC countries - the largest cross-country study of this kind to date - provides a first-ever insight into how the region's teachers perform inside the classroom. It documents that the average teacher in LAC loses the equivalent of one day of instructional time per week because of inadequate preparation, excessive time on administration (taking attendance, passing out papers) and a surprisingly high share of time physically absent from the classrooms where they should be teaching. Teachers also make limited use of available learning materials, espcially those using information and communications technology (ICT), and are unable to keep the majority of their students engaged. The book sets out the three priority lines of reform needed to produce great teachers in LAC: policies to recruit better teachers; programs to groom teachers and improve their skills once they are in service; and stronger incentives to motivate teachers to perform their best throughout their career. In every area, the book distills the latest evidence from inside and outside the region to provide practical guidance to policymakers in the design of effective programs and sustainable reforms. A final chapter analyzes the politics of recent major teacher reforms in Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Mexico, chronicling the prominent role of teachers' unions and the political and communications strategies that have underpinned successful reforms
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  • 90
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    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
    ISBN: 9781464803444
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (232 p)
    Edition: 2015 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: World Development Report
    Abstract: Development economics and policy are due for a redesign. In the past few decades, research from across the natural and social sciences has provided stunning insight into the way people think and make decisions. Whereas the first generation of development policy was based on the assumption that humans make decisions deliberatively and independently, and on the basis of consistent and self-interested preferences, recent research shows that decision making rarely proceeds this way. People think automatically: when deciding, they usually draw on what comes to mind effortlessly. People also think socially: social norms guide much of behavior, and many people prefer to cooperate as long as others are doing their share. And people think with mental models: what they perceive and how they interpret it depend on concepts and worldviews drawn from their societies and from shared histories. The World Development Report 2015 offers a concrete look at how these insights apply to development policy. It shows how a richer view of human behavior can help achieve development goals in many areas, including early childhood development, household finance, productivity, health, and climate change. It also shows how a more subtle view of human behavior provides new tools for interventions. Making even minor adjustments to a decision-making context, designing interventions based on an understanding of social preferences, and exposing individuals to new experiences and ways of thinking may enable people to improve their lives. The Report opens exciting new avenues for development work. It shows that poverty is not simply a state of material deprivation, but also a “tax†? on cognitive resources that affects the quality of decision making. It emphasizes that all humans, including experts and policy makers, are subject to psychological and social influences on thinking, and that development organizations could benefit from procedures to improve their own deliberations and decision making. It demonstrates the need for more discovery, learning, and adaptation in policy design and implementation. The new approach to development economics has immense promise. Its scope of application is vast. This Report introduces an important new agenda for the development community
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  • 91
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (35 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Eden, Maya "Crowding in" and the Returns to Government Investment in Low-Income Countries
    Keywords: Öffentliche Investition ; Private Investition ; Verdrängungseffekt ; Return on Investment ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: This paper estimates the effect of government investment on private investment in a sample of 39 low-income countries. Fluctuations in a predetermined component of disbursements on loans from official creditors to developing country governments are used as an instrument for fluctuations in public investment. The analysis finds evidence of "crowding in": an extra dollar of government investment raises private investment by roughly two dollars, and output by 1.5 dollars. To understand the implications for the return to public investment, a CES production function with public and private capital as inputs is calibrated. For most countries in the sample, the returns to government investment exceed the world interest rate. However, for some countries that already have high government investment rates, the return to further investment is below the world interest rate
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  • 92
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (48 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Lakhani, Sadaf They are Not like us
    Abstract: Negative attitudes toward groups in society are widespread and underpin systematic processes of social exclusion that marginalize people and deny them opportunities and dignity. This paper looks at the processes underlying social exclusion. It uses data covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia to study the responses to a simple hypothetical survey question about which specific groups respondents would not like to have as neighbors. Unwelcoming attitudes toward groups such as immigrants, ethnic minorities, the poor, HIV+ individuals, and others are surprisingly common. These attitudes fall into three distinct clusters: intolerance for the poor and for different lifecycle stages; intolerance toward stigmatized attributes and behaviors; and intolerance toward specific identity groups. An empirical analysis of the determinants of attitudes shows that country-specific factors are far more important than socio-economic characteristics. These findings could have important implications for theories about exclusion and for the design of appropriate social inclusion policies. The authors argue that strategies to address social exclusion need to consider ways to change social norms, attitudes, and behaviors toward disadvantaged groups. The paper explores potential entry points for change within formal and informal institutions
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  • 93
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (45 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Garlick, Robert Academic Peer Effects with Different Group Assignment Policies
    Keywords: Studierende ; Auswahl ; Bildungsertrag ; Südafrika
    Abstract: This paper studies the relative academic performance of students tracked or randomly assigned to South African university dormitories. Tracked or streamed assignment creates dormitories where all students obtained similar scores on high school graduation examinations. Random assignment creates dormitories that are approximately representative of the population of students. Tracking lowers students' mean grades in their first year of university and increases the variance or inequality of grades. This result is driven by a large negative effect of tracking on low-scoring students' grades and a near-zero effect on high-scoring students' grades. Low-scoring students are more sensitive to changes in their peer group composition and their grades suffer if they live only with low-scoring peers. In this setting, residential tracking has undesirable efficiency (lower mean) and equity (higher variance) effects. The result isolates a pure peer effect of tracking, whereas classroom tracking studies identify a combination of peer effects and differences in teacher behavior across tracked and untracked classrooms. The negative pure peer effect of residential tracking suggests that classroom tracking may also have negative effects unless teachers are more effective in homogeneous classrooms. Random variation in peer group composition under random dormitory assignment also generates peer effects. Living with higher-scoring peers increases students' grades and the effect is larger for low-scoring students. This is consistent with the aggregate effects of tracking relative to random assignment. However, using peer effects estimated in randomly assigned groups to predict outcomes in tracked groups yields unreliable predictions. This illustrates a more general risk that peer effects estimated under one peer group assignment policy provide limited information about how peer effects might work with a different peer group assignment policy
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  • 94
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (40 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Liu, Yanyan Population Pressures, Migration, and the Returns to Human Capital and Land
    Abstract: Rapid population growth in many developing countries has raised concerns regarding food security and household welfare. To understand the consequences of population growth in a general equilibrium setting, this paper examines the dynamics of population density and its impacts on household outcomes. The analysis uses panel data from Indonesia combined with district-level demographic data. Historically, Indonesia has adapted to land constraints through a mix of agricultural intensification, expansion of the land frontier, and nonfarm diversification, with public policies playing a role in catalyzing all of these responses. In contemporary Indonesia, the paper finds that human capital determines the effect of increased population density on per capita household consumption expenditure. On the one hand, the effect of population density is positive if the average educational attainment is high (above junior high school), while it is negative otherwise. On the other hand, farmers with larger holdings maintain their advantage in farming regardless of population density. The paper concludes with some potential lessons for African countries from Indonesia's more successful rural development experiences
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  • 95
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (69 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Halliday, Katherine E Impact of Intermittent Screening and Treatment for Malaria among School Children in Kenya
    Abstract: This paper investigates the effects of intermittent screening and treatment of malaria on the health and education of school children in an area of low-to-moderate malaria transmission. A cluster randomized trial was implemented with 5,233 children in 101 government primary schools on the south coast of Kenya in 2010-12. The intervention was delivered to children randomly selected from classes 1 and 5 who were followed up twice across 24 months. Once during each school term, public health workers used malaria rapid diagnostic tests to screen the children. Children who tested positive were treated with a six-dose regimen of artemether-lumefantrine. Given the nature of the intervention, the trial was not blinded. The primary outcomes were anemia and sustained attention and the secondary outcomes were malaria parasitaemia and educational achievement. The data were analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis. Anemia in this setting in Kenya, intermittent screening and treatment, as implemented in this study, is not effective in improving the health or education of school children. Possible reasons for the absence of an impact are the marked geographical heterogeneity in transmission, the rapid rate of reinfection following artemether-lumefantrine treatment, the variable reliability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests, and the relative contribution of malaria to the etiology of anemia in this setting
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (27 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Verme, Paolo Labor Mobility, Economic Shocks, and Jobless Growth
    Abstract: During the past 20 years, Morocco has implemented a wide range of macroeconomic, social, and labor market reforms that have delivered in terms of growth of gross domestic product and household welfare. Yet, these positive developments are not reflected by the main labor market indicators, a phenomenon observed elsewhere in developed and developing economies alike and labeled as "jobless growth." For the first time for Morocco, this paper uses quarterly panel data to investigate the question of labor mobility in an effort to determine whether people have moved to better sectors and jobs. The results point to significant labor mobility between labor statuses with quite distinct features across population groups. All groups experience some form of labor market mobility every quarter and women are as mobile as men. However, the transitions that women experience are very different from the transitions than men experience and women's performance is worse than men's performance in almost all aspects of labor mobility
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (25 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Pitt, Mark M Re-Re-Reply to "The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the Evidence
    Abstract: "The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the Evidence," by David Roodman and Jonathan Morduch (2014) (henceforth RM) is the most recent of a sequence of papers and web postings that seeks to refute the findings of the Pitt and Khandker (1998; henceforth PK) article "The Impact of Group-Based Credit on Poor Households in Bangladesh: Does the Gender of Participants Matter?" that microcredit for women had significant, favorable effects on household consumption and other outcomes. In this version of RM, the authors have backed off many of their prior claims and methods after earlier replies noted their faults (see Pitt (1999), Pitt (2011a), Pitt (2011b), and Pitt and Khandker (2012)). Nonetheless, important claims against PK remain in this new version of RM and are addressed below. Readers should refer to Pitt and Khandker (2012) for a discussion of other issues with RM, including a discussion of the bimodal likelihood
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (53 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Milazzo, Annamaria Why are Adult Women Missing?
    Abstract: This paper is the first to show that excess mortality among adult women can be partly explained by strong preference for male children, the same cultural norm widely known to cause excess mortality before birth or at young ages. Using pooled individual-level data for India, the paper compares the age structure and anemia status of women by the sex of their first-born and uncovers several new findings. First, the share of living women with a first-born girl is a decreasing function of the women's age at the time of the survey. Second, while there are no systematic differences at the time of birth, women with a first-born girl are significantly more likely to develop anemia when young (under the age of 30) and these differences disappear for older women. Moreover, among those in the older age group, they appear to be significantly better off in terms of various predetermined characteristics. These findings are consistent with a selection effect in which maternal and adult mortality is higher for women with first-born girls, especially the poor and uneducated with limited access to health care and prenatal sex diagnostic technologies. To ensure the desired sex composition of children, these women resort to a fertility behavior medically known to increase their risk of death. The observed sex ratios for first births imply that 2.2-8.4 percent of women with first-born girls are 'missing' because of son preference between the ages of 30 and 49
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (37 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Lopez-Claros, Augusto Fiscal Challenges after the Global Financial Crisis
    Abstract: The global financial crisis and the response to it have contributed to a sharp increase in public indebtedness in a large number of countries. While there have been episodes of high debt in the past, there are a number of long-term challenges today that are likely to complicate the implementation of sustainable fiscal policies in the coming years. Population aging and climate change are factors that are likely to contribute to rising fiscal pressures and the crisis has highlighted the risks and vulnerabilities stemming from reduced fiscal space. This paper argues that heightened fiscal challenges can only be dealt with successfully by adopting a long-term fiscal planning horizon. The paper analyzes a range of available policy tools that countries have used in the past to improve fiscal management. Particular attention is paid to the role of rules-based policies, improvements in the budget process, better accounting of long-term liabilities in the government budget, the deleterious effects of unproductive expenditures, and the painful trade-offs created by the crisis and the toolkit at hand to address them
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (55 p)
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: McCarthy, Nancy The Nexus between Gender, Collective Action for Public Goods, and Agriculture
    Abstract: Across the developing world, public goods exert significant impacts on the local rural economy in general and agricultural productivity and welfare outcomes in particular. Economic and social-cultural heterogeneity have, however, long been documented as detrimental to collective capacity to provide public goods. In particular, women are often under-represented in local leadership and decision-making processes, as are young adults and minority ethnic groups. While democratic principles dictate that broad civic engagement by women and other groups could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of local governance and increase public goods provision, the empirical evidence on these hypotheses is scant. This paper develops a theoretical model highlighting the complexity of constructing a "fair" schedule of individual contributions, given heterogeneity in costs and benefits that accrue to people depending, for instance, on their gender, age, ethnicity, and education. The model demonstrates that representative leadership and broad participation in community organizations can mitigate the negative impacts of heterogeneity on collective capacity to provide public goods. Nationally-representative household survey data from Malawi, combined with geospatial and administrative information, are used to test this hypothesis and estimate the relationship between collective capacity for public goods provision and community median estimates of maize yields and household consumption expenditures per capita. The analysis shows that similarities between the leadership and the general population, in terms of gender and age, and active participation by women and young adults in community groups alleviate the negative effects of heterogeneity and increase collective capacity, which in turn improves agricultural productivity and welfare
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