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  • München : GRIN Verlag
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  • 1
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    Creating an opportunity society (2009)
    Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 9780815703228 , 9780815703938 , 9781282403628
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xiii, 347 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version Creating an Opportunity Society
    DDC: 305.5/13
    Keywords: Social mobility ; Social classes Economic aspects ; United States - Social policy - 21st century ; Electronic books ; United States Economic policy 21st century ; United States Social policy 21st century ; Online-Publikation
    Abstract: Americans believe economic opportunity is as fundamental a right as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. More concerned about a level playing field for all, they worry less about the growing income and wealth disparity in our country. Creating an Opportunity Society examines economic opportunity in the United States and explores how to create more of it, particularly for those on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder.Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill propose a concrete agenda for increasing opportunitythat is cost effective, consistent with American values, and focuses on improving the
    Description / Table of Contents: Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Our Vision; Public Values and Attitudes; The Changing Fortunes of the Rich, the Poor, and the Middle Class; Opportunity in the United States; Why Family Background Matters; Perspectives on Poverty; Middle-Class Complaints; Expanding Educational Opportunity; Supporting and Encouraging Work; Strengthening Families; Paying the Bills; Appendix A: Grants, Loans, and Tax Provisions for Postsecondary Students; Appendix B: The Bush Marriage Initiative; Notes; Index; Back Cover
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  • 2
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    Twenty-first-century gateways : immigrant incorporation in suburban America (2008)
    Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 9780815779278 , 0815779267 , 9780815779261 , 0815779275 , 9780815779285
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xiii, 331 p) , ill, maps
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Series Statement: James A. Johnson metro series
    Parallel Title: Print version Twenty-First Century Gateways : Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America
    DDC: 305.9/069120973
    Keywords: Immigrants ; Suburbs ; Social integration ; Metropolitan areas ; Social integration - United States ; Electronic books ; United States Emigration and immigration ; Social aspects ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: As the twentieth century came to a close, the United States experienced an extraordinary transformation of its population. More immigrants, both legal and undocumented, arrived during the decade of the 1990s than in any other decade on record. While immigrants continued to flow into traditional gateways such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, even faster growth occurred in unexpected new locations with no history of immigration?places such as Atlanta, Charlotte, and Dallas-Ft. Worth.Twenty-First Century Gateways focuses on the fastest-growing immigrant populations among ?second-tier? metro
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Toward a Suburban Immigrant Nation; ""Big D""; Diverging Trajectories; Unsettled in the Suburbs; Edge Gateways; Immigrant Space and Place in Suburban Sacramento; Impediments to the Integration of Immigrants; ""Placing"" the Refugee Diaspora in Suburban Portland, Oregon; Austin; The ""Nuevo South""; Afterword; Contributors; Index; Back Cover
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  • 3
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    China into Africa : trade, aid, and influence (2008)
    Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 081577561X , 9780815775614
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (ix, 339 p) , ill., map , 23 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version China into Africa : Trade, Aid, and Influence
    DDC: 303.48/25106
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    MH 50070
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    ML 7900
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    QM 200
    Keywords: Africa - Foreign relations - China ; Electronic books ; China Foreign relations ; Africa Foreign economic relations ; Africa Foreign relations ; China Foreign economic relations ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: "Discusses the evolving symbiosis between Africa and China and specifies its likely implications. Among the specific topics tackled here are China's interest in African oil, military and security relations, the influx and goals of Chinese aid to sub-Saharan Africa, human rights issues, and China's overall strategy in the region"--Provided by publisher
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: China's Quest for Resources, Opportunities, and Influence in Africa; Chapter 2: China's New Policy toward Africa; Chapter 3: China's Emerging Strategic Partnerships in Africa; Chapter 4: Africa and China: Engaging Postcolonial Interdependencies; Chapter 5: Chinese-African Trade and Investment; Chapter 6: Searching for Oil; Chapter 7: Special Economic Zones; Chapter 8: Military and Security Relations; Chapter 9: China's Foreign Aid in Africa; Chapter 10: Chinese Concessional Loans; Chapter 11: China's Political Outreach to Africa
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 12: China's Role in Human Rights Abuses in AfricaChapter 13: ""Peaceful Rise"" and Human Rights; Chapter 14: China's Renewed Partnership with Africa; Contributors; Index
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    Integrating Islam : political and religious challenges in contemporary France (2006)
    Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 0815751516 , 0815751508 , 0815751524
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xviii, 342 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version Integrating Islam : Political and Religious Challenges in Contemporary France
    DDC: 305.6970944
    Keywords: Islam ; Islam and politics ; Muslims Cultural assimilation ; Muslims Political activity ; Muslims Socialization ; Islamic fundamentalism ; Islamic fundamentalism - France ; Electronic books ; France Politics and government
    Abstract: "Portrays the more complex reality of Muslim integration into French politics and society. Special attention devoted to the policies developed by successive French governments to encourage integration and discourage extremism"--Provided by publisher
    Description / Table of Contents: Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Being Muslim in France; The Steady Integration of France's Most Recent and Largest Minority; Patterns of Exclusion and Inclusion in French Society; From Religion to Identity: 1,001 Ways of Being Muslim; Islamic Organizations and Leaders in France; Part 2: From Muslims into French Citizens: Muslims and Public Policy; Liberté, égalité . . . laïcité: Creation of the French Council of the Muslim Religion; Intolerance or Integration? The Ban on Religious Symbols in Public Schools
    Description / Table of Contents: An Assessment of French Policy ResponsesPart 3: The Politics of Islam in France and Europe; The Pursuit of the Muslim Vote and Its Impact on Foreign Policy; Anti-Semitism among Muslims and the Rise of Communautarisme; The Threat of Terrorism and the French Response; Conclusion; Notes; Index; Back Cover
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-324) and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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  • 5
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    Battling terrorism in the Horn of Africa (2005)
    Cambridge, Mass : World Peace Foundation | Washington, D.C : Brookings Institution Press
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    ISBN: 0815775709 , 0815775717 , 0815797931
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (viii, 210 p) , map
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version Battling Terrorism in the Horn of Africa
    DDC: 303.6250963
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    MD 8920
    Keywords: Islam and politics ; Terrorism Prevention ; Terrorism - Horn of Africa - Prevention ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: "Examines the state of governance in the countries of the greater Horn of Africa region--Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan, and Yemen--and discusses strategies to combat the transnational threat of terrorism, including suggestions for more effective U.S. engagement in the region"--Provided by publisher
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; 1. The Horn of Africa and Yemen: Diminishing the Threat of Terrorism; 2. Somalia and Somaliland: Terrorism, Political Islam, and State Collapse; 3. Djibouti: A Special Role in the War on Terrorism; 4. Eritrea: On a Slow Fuse; 5. Ethiopia: Governance and Terrorism; 6. The Sudan: Political Islam and Terrorism; 7. Yemen: Political Economy and the Effort against Terrorism; 8. Kenya: The Struggle against Terrorism; Contributors; Index
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