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  • 1
    Language: German , English , French
    Pages: 24 cm
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    Keywords: Wörterbuch ; Alter Orient ; Geschichte ; Alter Orient ; Kultur ; Geschichte ; Assyrien ; Geschichte ; Assyrien ; Kultur ; Geschichte ; Alter Orient ; Ausgrabung
    Note: Erscheinungsbeginn: 1928 , Beitr. teilw. dt., teilw. engl., teilw. franz , Bis Bd. 2 u.d.T.: Reallexikon der Assyriologie
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  • 2
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    Berlin [u.a.] : de Gruyter | Leipzig : Göschen [früher]
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    Language: German , English
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  • 3
    Language: English
    Series Statement: Current research on Antisemitism ...
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    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Antisemitismus ; Geschichte 1870-1939 ; Antisemitismus ; Geschichte 1870-1939
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  • 4
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    New York : Oxford University Press | Oxford : Clarendon Press ; [1.]1996 - [3.]1996; 4.1997 -
    Language: English
    Dates of Publication: [1.]1996 - [3.]1996; 4.1997 -
    DDC: 400
    Keywords: Monografische Reihe
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  • 5
    ISBN: 3110127296
    Language: English
    Pages: 24 cm
    Series Statement: Trends in linguistics 10
    Series Statement: Documentation
    Keywords: Wörterbuch ; Austronesische Sprachen ; Kontrastive Linguistik ; Austronesische Sprachen ; Kontrastive Linguistik
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  • 6
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    Berlin [u.a.] : de Gruyter
    Language: English
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    Note: Erschienen: Vol. 1 - Vol. 3,2
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  • 7
    Language: German , English , French , Italian , Spanish
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Cazelles, Raymond, 1917 - 1985 [Rezension von: Albert Zimmermann (Hrsg.), Soziale Ordnungen im Selbstverständnis des Mittelalters] München : Artemis Verlag, 1981
    Series Statement: Miscellanea mediaevalia 12
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    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Sozialethik ; Geschichte 500-1500 ; Sozialgeschichte 500-1500 ; Sozialordnung ; Geschichte 500-1500 ; Sozialordnung ; Geschichte 500-1500
    Note: Beitr. teilw. dt., teilw. engl., teilw. franz., teilw. ital., teilw. span
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    New York : Oxford University Press | Oxford : Clarendon Press ; [1.]1996 - [3.]1996; 4.1997 -
    Language: English
    Dates of Publication: [1.]1996 - [3.]1996; 4.1997 -
    DDC: 400
    Keywords: Monografische Reihe
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  • 9
    Language: German , English , French
    Parallel Title: Internetausg. Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
    DDC: 400
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    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Linguistik ; Kommunikationswissenschaft ; Lexikologie
    Note: Wechselnde Hrsg. - Später hrsg. von Herbert Ernst Wiegand (1982-2018). - Ab Volume 46 "edited by Jeroen Darquennes and Patience Epps" , Verl.-Name ab 2010: De Gruyter Mouton , Text teilw. dt., teilw. engl., teilw. franz.
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  • 10
    Language: English , German
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    Keywords: Wörterbuch ; Deutsch ; Englisch ; Rechtssprache
    Note: 2. Aufl. u.d.T.: Beseler, Dora von: Taschenwörterbuch der Rechts- und Geschäftssprache , Text engl. und dt.
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  • 11
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    Berlin [u.a.] : de Gruyter
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  • 12
    Language: German , English , French
    Parallel Title: Internetausg. Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
    DDC: 400
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    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Linguistik ; Kommunikationswissenschaft ; Lexikologie
    Note: Wechselnde Hrsg. - Später hrsg. von Herbert Ernst Wiegand (1982-2018). - Ab Volume 46 "edited by Jeroen Darquennes and Patience Epps" , Verl.-Name ab 2010: De Gruyter Mouton , Text teilw. dt., teilw. engl., teilw. franz.
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  • 13
    Language: German , English , French
    Parallel Title: Internetausg. Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
    DDC: 400
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    Keywords: Aufsatzsammlung ; Linguistik ; Kommunikationswissenschaft ; Lexikologie
    Note: Wechselnde Hrsg. - Später hrsg. von Herbert Ernst Wiegand (1982-2018). - Ab Volume 46 "edited by Jeroen Darquennes and Patience Epps" , Verl.-Name ab 2010: De Gruyter Mouton , Text teilw. dt., teilw. engl., teilw. franz.
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  • 14
    Language: English , French , German
    Dates of Publication: 1.1986 -
    DDC: 050
    Keywords: Monografische Reihe
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  • 15
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    Berlin [u.a.] : de Gruyter
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  • 16
    Language: German , English , French
    Pages: 24 cm
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    Keywords: Wörterbuch ; Alter Orient ; Geschichte ; Alter Orient ; Kultur ; Geschichte ; Assyrien ; Geschichte ; Assyrien ; Kultur ; Geschichte ; Alter Orient ; Ausgrabung
    Note: Erschienen als Lieferungswerk (1928-2018) ; erschienen sind Band 1 (1932) bis 15 (2018) , Beitr. teilw. dt., teilw. engl., teilw. franz , Bis Bd. 2 u.d.T.: Reallexikon der Assyriologie
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  • 17
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    New York : Oxford University Press ; Volume 1-volume 3 [?]
    Language: English
    Dates of Publication: Volume 1-volume 3 [?]
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  • 18
    ISBN: 0195131010 , 0195098439
    Language: English
    Pages: XIV, 177 Seiten , Illustrationen
    Edition: First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback
    Series Statement: Religion in America series
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    Keywords: United Pentecostal Church International ; Schwarze ; USA ; Afro-American Holiness church members ; Afro-American Pentecostals ; United States ; Church history ; 20th century ; Pentecostal churches ; United States ; Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) ; African American Holiness church members ; African American Pentecostals ; United States / Church history / 20th century ; USA ; Schwarze ; United Pentecostal Church International
    Note: Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke , Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-170) and index
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  • 19
    ISBN: 0195114914 , 9780195114911 , 9780195114904 , 0195114906
    Language: English
    Pages: xv, 256 p. , 25 cm
    Edition: 1. issued as an Oxford Univ. Press paperback
    DDC: 323.340973
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    Keywords: Geschichte 1900-2000 ; Geschichte ; Schwarze. USA ; African American women civil rights workers History 20th century ; African Americans Civil rights 20th century ; History ; Civil rights movements History 20th century ; Sex role History 20th century ; Man-woman relationships History 20th century ; Schwarze Frau ; Bürgerrechtsbewegung ; USA ; USA ; USA ; Schwarze Frau ; Bürgerrechtsbewegung
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-246) and index
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  • 20
    Language: English
    Pages: xix, 258 p. , ill
    DDC: 306.4/84
    Keywords: Popular music Social aspects ; Phonograph Social aspects ; Sound recording industry History ; Popular culture History 20th century
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  • 21
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780195121018 , 9780199761487
    Language: English
    Pages: xi, 294 p.
    Edition: 2nd ed
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 780/.89/68073
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    Keywords: Popular music Latin American influences ; Unterhaltungsmusik ; USA ; USA ; Lateinamerika ; USA ; Unterhaltungsmusik ; Lateinamerika ; Unterhaltungsmusik
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-288), discography (p. [270]-281) and index
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  • 22
    ISBN: 9780195128208
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (376 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Studies in Contemporary Jewry : Volume XIV: Coping with Life and Death: Jewish Families in the Twentieth Century
    DDC: 306.85089924
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: How has the Jewish family changed over the course of the twentieth century? How has it remained the same? How do Jewish families see themselves--historically, socially, politically, and economically--and how would they like to be seen by others? This book, the fourteenth volume of Oxford's internationally acclaimed Studies in Contemporary Jewry series, presents a variety of perspectives on Jewish families coping with life and death in the twentieth century. The book is comprised of symposium papers, essays, and review articles of works published on such fundamental subjects as the Holocaust, a
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents; Symposium: Coping with Life and Death: Jewish Families in the Twentieth Century; Essays; Review Essays; Book Reviews; Recently Completed Doctoral Dissertations; Contents for Volume XV; Note on Editorial Policy;
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  • 23
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264180161
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: Edition 1999
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    Language: English
    Edition: Edition 1999
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264173149
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: Edition 1999
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264180192
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: Edition 1999
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780195126792
    Language: English
    Pages: x, 204 p
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    DDC: 171/.7
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    Keywords: Anthropology ; Ethical relativism ; Ethics ; Relativismus ; Anthropologie ; Ethik ; Ethnologie ; Ethnologie ; Ethik ; Relativismus ; Anthropologie ; Ethik ; Relativismus
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-199) and index
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  • 29
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    Berlin [u.a.] : de Gruyter
    ISBN: 3110165007
    Language: English
    Pages: XVI, 343 S. , Ill., graph. Darst. , 25 cm
    Series Statement: International studies on childhood and adolescence 7
    Series Statement: International studies on childhood and adolescence
    Parallel Title: Online-Ausg. Growing up in Times of Social Change
    DDC: 305.235/0943
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    Keywords: Sozialisation ; Sozialisation durch Familie ; Individuelle Entwicklung ; Sozialer Wandel ; Adoleszenz ; Längsschnittuntersuchung ; Stieffamilie ; Berufswahl ; D : Neue Bundesländer ; D : Alte Bundesländer ; D : Berlin ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wiedervereinigung ; Auswirkung ; Jugend ; Psychosoziale Entwicklung
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 1602562229 , 9781602562226 , 0585367361 , 9780585367361
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xxii, 296 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Last passage
    DDC: 306.90973
    Keywords: Death Psychological aspects ; United States ; Death Social aspects ; United States ; Funeral rites and ceremonies United States ; Death Psychological aspects ; Death Social aspects ; Funeral rites and ceremonies ; Funeral rites and ceremonies ; Death Psychological aspects ; Death Social aspects ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Death & Dying ; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Death, Grief, Bereavement ; Death ; Psychological aspects ; Death ; Social aspects ; Funeral rites and ceremonies ; Dood ; Psychologische aspecten ; Sociale aspecten ; Dodenbezorging ; Tod ; Gesellschaft ; Psychologie ; Brauchtum ; United States ; USA ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Is death merely the cessation of life? Are our final years simply a wearing out of the body? Are hospitals and funeral homes - the bureaucratic machinery of death - capable of handling the profound spiritual dimension of dying? In The Last Passage, Donald Heinz offers answers to these questions in a book that urges us to "recover a death of our own" and to view our final years as a fulfillment, a "last career." Seeking appropriate models for such a reconstruction, Heinz offers a fascinating overview of the many ways death has been envisioned and ritualized throughout human history, from the Tibetan Book of the Dead to 15th/century Christian ars moriendi - manuals on the art of dying - and from Jean Paul Sartre to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. Finally, Heinz shows us how we might create rituals through the use of music, visual arts, dance, drama, and language that would enable us to approach death with reverence, as the spiritual consummation of our lives
    Abstract: The author calls for the reinvestment of dying with the rituals that once gave it spiritual and social meaning, surveying the many ways death has been treated throughout history and demonstrating how the arts might lend a renewed reverence to death. UP
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 The Dying and Reviving of Death; CHAPTER 2 Imagining Death; CHAPTER 3 The Lost Art of Dying; CHAPTER 4 The Last Career; CHAPTER 5 Finishing the Story; CHAPTER 6 Along the Ritual Way; CHAPTER 7 Ritual Quarrying: Bodies in Motion; CHAPTER 8 Ritual Quarrying: The Arts and Letters of Hope; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-289) and index. - Description based on print version record
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  • 31
    ISBN: 1280530790 , 9781280530791 , 1429404213 , 9781429404211
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xiv, 245 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Social health of the nation
    DDC: 306.0973
    Keywords: Social indicators United States ; Social indicators ; Social indicators ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; Social conditions ; Social indicators ; Kwaliteit van het bestaan ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; United States Social conditions ; 1980- ; United States Social conditions 1980- ; United States Social conditions 1980- ; United States Social conditions ; 1971- ; United States ; United States ; Electronic book ; Electronic books
    Abstract: For the past twelve years, the annual release of the Index of Social Health has been a major event, cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other national media our most reliable barometer of progress in addressing America's social ills. Now, in The Social Health of the Nation, the Index for 1999-an invaluable fount of information-is available for the first time in book form. Rejecting the notion that the Dow Jones Industrial Averages and its ilk are the sole valid measures of progress in the United States, the authors offer a fuller and deeper view of our nation's quality of life, gathering together statistical information on such factors as the well-being of America's children and youth, the accessibility of health care, the quality of education, or the adequacy of housing. Readers will find solid information about drug abuse, children in poverty, life expectancy, homicides, and health insurance coverage. And we get these facts in context, so that we know where we are improving-for instance, poverty among the elderly, infant mortality, and the high school dropout rate have all declined.; Equally important, we discover where we are losing ground-suicide rates among the young are 40 percent higher than in 1970, for example, and income inequality is at its worst level in 50 years. Here then is the key to the true State of the Union. The first national survey in the U.S. to bring together varied aspects of social health, including education, work, family, medical care, American culture, and the arts, The Social Health of the Nation gives us a more finely focused picture of the national fabric-and reveals where that fabric needs mending
    Description / Table of Contents: Seeking the social side of the portrait. How are we doing?Part of a tradition -- Framing a social health perspective for the nation. There's something else out there -- Indicators of improving performance -- Indicators of worsening performance -- Indicators of shifting performance -- Judging the nation's social performance -- Pursuing a practical vision. Advancing the field -- The tasks of visibility: a new direction for social reporting.
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    New York : Oxford University Press | Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.
    ISBN: 1429404213 , 9781429404211 , 1280530790 , 9781280530791
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 245 pages) , Illustrations
    DDC: 306.0973
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    Keywords: Soziale Situation ; Sozialer Indikator ; USA
    Abstract: For the past twelve years, the annual release of the Index of Social Health has been a major event, cited in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other national media our most reliable barometer of progress in addressing America's social ills. Now, in The Social Health of the Nation, the Index for 1999-an invaluable fount of information-is available for the first time in book form. Rejecting the notion that the Dow Jones Industrial Averages and its ilk are the sole valid measures of progress in the United States, the authors offer a fuller and deeper view of our nation's quality of life, gathering together statistical information on such factors as the well-being of America's children and youth, the accessibility of health care, the quality of education, or the adequacy of housing. Readers will find solid information about drug abuse, children in poverty, life expectancy, homicides, and health insurance coverage. And we get these facts in context, so that we know where we are improving-for instance, poverty among the elderly, infant mortality, and the high school dropout rate have all declined.; Equally important, we discover where we are losing ground-suicide rates among the young are 40 percent higher than in 1970, for example, and income inequality is at its worst level in 50 years. Here then is the key to the true State of the Union. The first national survey in the U.S. to bring together varied aspects of social health, including education, work, family, medical care, American culture, and the arts, The Social Health of the Nation gives us a more finely focused picture of the national fabric-and reveals where that fabric needs mending.
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 1602561621 , 9781602561625 , 9780195110623 , 0195110625 , 1423759567 , 9781423759560
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xii, 292 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Series Statement: Race and American culture
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Witt, Doris Black hunger
    DDC: 305.896073
    Keywords: African American women Race identity ; African American women Ethnic identity ; African American women Social conditions ; Food Social aspects ; History ; 20th century ; United States ; Racism Social aspects ; History ; 20th century ; United States ; African American women Ethnic identity ; Food Social aspects 20th century ; History ; African American women Social conditions ; Racism Social aspects 20th century ; History ; African American women Race identity ; Electronic books ; African American women ; Social conditions ; Food ; Social aspects ; African American women ; Race identity ; History ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Ethnic Studies ; African American Studies ; United States ; Electronic book ; Electronic books ; Computer network resources
    Abstract: The creation of the Aunt Jemima trademark from an 1889 performance of a play called "The Emigrant" helped codify a pervasive connection between African-American women and food. This work demonstrates how this connection has operated as a central structuring dynamic in 20th-century America
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    New York : Oxford University Press | Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.
    ISBN: 9780195127454 , 0195127455 , 1429404736 , 9781429404730 , 1280530391 , 9781280530395
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 207 pages)
    DDC: 305.892/4073
    Keywords: Juden ; Ethnische Identität ; Israel ; USA
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 0585324557 , 9780585324555 , 1423760158 , 9781423760153
    Language: English
    Pages: ix, 268 p , 25 cm
    Edition: Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2000 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
    Series Statement: EBSCOhost eBook Collection
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Soames, Scott Understanding truth
    Keywords: Truth. ; Vérité ; Truth ; Truth. ; Truth ; PHILOSOPHY ; Epistemology ; Wahrheit ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Wahrheit ; Wahrheit
    Abstract: Foundational issues -- Truth bearers -- Forms of truth skepticism -- Two theories of truth -- Tarski's definition of truth -- The significance of Tarski's theory of truth -- Lessons of the liar -- Truth, paradox, and partially defined predicates -- Extensions -- Vagueness, partiality, and the sorites paradox -- What is truth?: the deflationary perspective
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2000
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  • 36
    ISBN: 0585182752 , 9780195353969 , 9780195115574 , 0195115570 , 019535396X , 9780585182759
    Language: English
    Pages: vi, 351 pages , 24 cm
    Edition: Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2000 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
    Series Statement: Religion in America series
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    Parallel Title: Print version Evangelicals and science in historical perspective
    Keywords: Religion and science History. ; Evangelicalism History. ; Religion and science History ; Evangelicalism History ; Religion and science History ; Evangelicalism History ; Religion and science History ; Evangelicalism History ; Religion and science History. ; Evangelicalism History. ; RELIGION ; Christian Life ; Social Issues ; Evangelicalism ; Religion and science ; Evangelischen ; Geloof en wetenschap ; Natuurwetenschappen ; RELIGION ; Christianity ; General ; History ; Evangelikale Bewegung ; Naturwissenschaften ; Verenigde Staten ; Canada ; Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books History ; Evangelikale Bewegung ; Naturwissenschaften ; Evangelikale Bewegung ; Naturwissenschaften
    Abstract: Comprising papers by such distinguished scholars as John Headley Brooke, James R. Moore, Ronald Numbers, and George Marsden, this collection shows that questions of science have been central to evangelical history in the United States, as well as in Britain and Canada
    Abstract: The history of science and religion : some evangelical dimensions / John Hedley Brooke -- The Puritan thesis revisited / John Morgan -- Christianity and early modern science : the Foster thesis reconsidered / Edward B. Davis -- Science, theology, and society : from Cotton Mather to William Jennings Bryan / Mark A. Noll -- Science and evangelical theology in Britain from Wesley to Orr / David W. Bebbington -- Science, natural theology, and evangelicalism in early nineteenth-century Scotland : Thomas Chalmers and the Evidence controversy / Jonathan R. Topham -- Scriptural geology in America / Rodney L. Stiling -- Situating evangelical responses to evolution / David N. Livingstone -- Telling tales : evangelicals and the Darwin legend / James Moore -- Creating creationism : meanings and uses since the age of Agassiz / Ronald L. Numbers -- A sign for an unbelieving age : evangelicals and the search for Noah's ark / Larry Eskridge -- "The science of duty" : moral philosophy and the epistemology of science in nineteenth-century America / Allen C. Guelzo -- Toward a Christian social science in Canada, 1890-1930 / Michael Gauvreau and Nancy Christie -- Evangelicals, Biblical scholarship, and the politics of the modern American academy / D.G. Hart -- The meaning of science for Christians : a new dialogue on Olympus / George Marsden
    Description / Table of Contents: The history of science and religion : some evangelical dimensions / John Hedley Brooke -- The Puritan thesis revisited / John Morgan -- Christianity and early modern science : the Foster thesis reconsidered / Edward B. Davis -- Science, theology, and society : from Cotton Mather to William Jennings Bryan / Mark A. Noll -- Science and evangelical theology in Britain from Wesley to Orr / David W. Bebbington -- Science, natural theology, and evangelicalism in early nineteenth-century Scotland : Thomas Chalmers and the Evidence controversy / Jonathan R. Topham -- Scriptural geology in America / Rodney L. Stiling -- Situating evangelical responses to evolution / David N. Livingstone -- Telling tales : evangelicals and the Darwin legend / James Moore -- Creating creationism : meanings and uses since the age of Agassiz / Ronald L. Numbers -- A sign for an unbelieving age : evangelicals and the search for Noah's ark / Larry Eskridge -- "The science of duty" : moral philosophy and the epistemology of science in nineteenth-century America / Allen C. Guelzo -- Toward a Christian social science in Canada, 1890-1930 / Michael Gauvreau and Nancy Christie -- Evangelicals, Biblical scholarship, and the politics of the modern American academy / D.G. Hart -- The meaning of science for Christians : a new dialogue on Olympus / George Marsden
    Description / Table of Contents: The history of science and religion : some evangelical dimensions / John Hedley BrookeThe Puritan thesis revisited / John Morgan -- Christianity and early modern science : the Foster thesis reconsidered / Edward B. Davis -- Science, theology, and society : from Cotton Mather to William Jennings Bryan / Mark A. Noll -- Science and evangelical theology in Britain from Wesley to Orr / David W. Bebbington -- Science, natural theology, and evangelicalism in early nineteenth-century Scotland : Thomas Chalmers and the Evidence controversy / Jonathan R. Topham -- Scriptural geology in America / Rodney L. Stiling -- Situating evangelical responses to evolution / David N. Livingstone -- Telling tales : evangelicals and the Darwin legend / James Moore -- Creating creationism : meanings and uses since the age of Agassiz / Ronald L. Numbers -- A sign for an unbelieving age : evangelicals and the search for Noah's ark / Larry Eskridge -- "The science of duty" : moral philosophy and the epistemology of science in nineteenth-century America / Allen C. Guelzo -- Toward a Christian social science in Canada, 1890-1930 / Michael Gauvreau and Nancy Christie -- Evangelicals, Biblical scholarship, and the politics of the modern American academy / D.G. Hart -- The meaning of science for Christians : a new dialogue on Olympus / George Marsden.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2000
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 0192893009
    Language: English
    Pages: XI, 463 S.
    Edition: 1. publ.
    Series Statement: Oxford readers
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    Keywords: Racism
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    ISBN: 9780199848652
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (271 p.)
    Series Statement: Studies in contemporary Jewry 15
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    DDC: 305.8924
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    Keywords: Geschichte 1900-2000 ; Geschichte 1780-1990 ; Geschichte ; Juden ; Jews / Social conditions / 20th century ; Jews / History / 1789-1945 / Book reviews ; Jews / Intellectual life / 20th century / Book reviews ; Anthologie ; Juden ; Rezension ; Judaistik ; Stadt ; Anthologie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Anthologie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Juden ; Stadt ; Geschichte 1780-1990 ; Judaistik ; Rezension ; Anthologie
    Note: At head of title: The Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Like others in the series, this book presents current scholarship in the form of a symposium, essays, and book reviews by distinguished experts in Jewish studies from around the world , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 0195120078
    Language: English
    Pages: XV, 297 S. , Ill.
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Arnold, Dan The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain: Popular Pilgrimage and Visionary Landscape in Southeast Tibet. Toni Huber 2001
    Dissertation note: Teilw. zugl.: Univ. of Canterbury, Diss.
    DDC: 294.3/923/09515
    Keywords: Mountain worship China ; Tibet ; Tibet (China) Religious life and customs ; Mountain worship China ; Tibet ; Buddhism China ; Tibet ; Customs and practices ; Tibet (China) Religious life and customs ; Hochschulschrift ; Takpa Shiri ; Wallfahrt ; Tsari ; Wallfahrt ; Tibet ; Wallfahrt ; Goldmünze ; Tantrismus ; Heiliger Berg ; Tibetischer Buddhismus ; Pilgerschaft
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    ISBN: 0195121015
    Language: English
    Pages: XI, 294 S. , Ill.
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    DDC: 780.8968073
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    Keywords: Unterhaltungsmusik ; Lateinamerika ; USA ; Lateinamerika ; Unterhaltungsmusik ; USA ; Unterhaltungsmusik
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 1602561117 , 9781602561113 , 9780195104028 , 0195104021 , 1423759192 , 9781423759195
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xi, 166 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Series Statement: Race and American culture
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Reid-Pharr, Robert, 1965- Conjugal union
    DDC: 305.896073
    Keywords: African Americans Race identity ; African Americans Intellectual life ; Black nationalism United States ; Body image Social aspects ; History ; United States ; African American intellectuals History ; American literature African American authors ; History and criticism ; American literature African American authors ; History and criticism ; African Americans Intellectual life ; Body image Social aspects ; History ; Black nationalism ; African American intellectuals History ; African Americans Race identity ; Electronic books United States ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Ethnic Studies ; African American Studies ; African American intellectuals ; African Americans ; Intellectual life ; African Americans ; Race identity ; American literature ; African American authors ; Black nationalism ; Body image ; Social aspects ; Ethnische Beziehungen ; Ethnische Identität ; Geschichte ; Schwarze ; Criticism, interpretation, etc ; History ; United States ; USA ; USA ; Schwarze ; Electronic books ; Computer network resources Criticism, interpretation, etc ; History
    Abstract: Arguing that gender and sexuality have always played a role in questions of black national identity, the author identifies the origins of a "national" African-American literature in 1827 and the beginnings of a novelistic tradition. He shows how various forces shaped the ideal of the black family
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    ISBN: 9789264172012
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (76 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Co-operation Reviews no.31
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens en matière de coopération pour le développement ; Finlande 1999
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    Abstract: The OECD Development Assistance Committee's 1999 review of Finlands development aid programmes and policies. It finds that following a steep decline in its development co-operation programme in the early 1990s Finland is engaged in redesigning and building up its aid programme. The Cabinet Decision-in-principle of September 1996 is now the main point of reference for Finnish development co-operation. It includes a firm target of 0.4 per cent by the year 2000 for the ratio of Finland's official development assistance to the gross national product (the ODA/GNP ratio), the integration of development co-operation into a coherent foreign policy framework and the reorganisation of the aid administration within the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. At the DAC review of Finland's aid policies and programmes on 16 October 1998 the Committee commended both the partnership orientation of Finland's policies, as set out in the Decision-in-principle, and the growing volume of Finnish aid, a welcome reversal of the situation at the time of the last DAC Peer Review of Finland in 1995, when aid volume was in a deep decline. This Review addresses several other key issues: Finland's long-term partnerships with primary orientation countries; the flexibility concept, included in the Decision-in-principle; the need for clear sectoral and cross-cutting policy guidance; field management and delegation to the field; and the revised screening process for project and policy proposals that is part of the quality control system of Finnish aid.
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    ISBN: 9789264173620
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Industry and Services
    Abstract: It was a financial crisis, or was it? Did a band of speculators and money-changers pull the rug out from under the Thai, Malaysian, Philippine, Indonesian and Korean economies, thereby trashing the Asian Miracle? Or were more profound, longer-term pressures building in these economies which finally boiled over in 1997? In this book, the OECD explodes the myth of conspiracy and evil design, showing that well-intentioned and previously successful economic policies put the Asian economies at risk. Generous support for heavy and high-tech industries created "turnkey" companies with an excessive reliance on imported technology and inputs. In many cases, the success of these industries came at the expense of small and medium-sized enterprises, and more generally of the ability to foresee and respond to the need for adjustment. There were also detrimental effects as traditionally strong parts of these economies lost their competitive edge due to limitations in technological linkages coupled with upward pressures on wage costs and appreciating exchange rates. The book shows that the Asian breakdown had far-reaching structural global implications extending beyond the financial sphere. In examining the policy implications, the OECD argues that far-reaching industrial reforms are needed to accompany the measures being taken to address the financial aspects of the crisis. Learning the lessons from these reforms will reduce the risk of similar crashes in the future.
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    ISBN: 9789264173682
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (192 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: The OECD Jobs Strategy
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La mise en oeuvre de la Stratégie de l'OCDE pour l'emploi ; Évaluation des performances et des politiques
    Keywords: Employment
    Abstract: High and persistent unemployment remains a major economic and social problem for many OECD countries. Currently, some 35 million persons are unemployed across the area and many others are so discouraged that they are not even looking for a job. There is also increasing concern about precarious jobs and in-work poverty in some countries. The OECD Jobs Strategy was launched five years ago in response to these problems. And it works: the available empirical evidence shows that its continued and comprehensive implementation leads to durably lower unemployment and higher employment. What lies behind the disparities in levels and trends of unemployment rates across countries? Why have some countries outperformed others in terms of successfully cutting unemployment? Why do some groups in society - the young, older workers, the low-skilled - have difficulty finding and keeping rewarding jobs in many countries? Should the rise in temporary and part-time jobs be welcomed or resisted? This publication reviews these issues in light of countries’ experience in implementing The OECD Jobs Strategy. It puts the spotlight on groups at the margin of the labour market, and looks at the policies required to better integrate them.
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    ISBN: 9789264173422
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (460 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Education ; Employment
    Abstract: Young people's situation and future prospects are of vital concern to us all. Many of them face high unemployment or joblessness and serious difficulties in getting a firm foothold into the labour market. Many leave school without the requisite skills or competences needed in today’s economy and society. Many are also experiencing falling relative (and sometimes real) wages and considerable uncertainty as to whether or not they will be able to settle into good careers. But at the same time, our ageing societies need, more than ever before, to harness the potential of all of our young people. This publication points the way to future initiatives to improve youth labour market and educational outcomes as identified by policy-makers and experts of OECD countries brought together at the Washington Conference "Preparing Youth for the 21st Century: The Policy Lessons from the Past Two Decades", held on 23-24 February 1999. To give the most comprehensive picture to date, it first puts today's challenges into a historical perspective by taking stock of two decades of policies for youth employment. But more substantially, this book provides insight into experiences and policy issues in the United States, as well as in Europe and Japan, with a stress on the special needs of disadvantaged youth. All of us interested in making sure we give youth a good start in education and in establishing rewarding labour market careers will find this compendium a milestone in youth employment debate.
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    ISBN: 9789264173217
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Glossaire des termes d'assurance
    Keywords: Finance and Investment
    Abstract: The OECD has produced a unique glossary of insurance policy terms which covers selected topics ranging from insurance policy regulation/supervision to general trade issues. It includes technical terms related to issues such as claims, premiums and provisions with specific references to individual countries and cross references to the OECD Insurance Guidelines for Economies in transition and related OECD publications. It is a reference tool for public officials in the insurance sector, academic and business communities worldwide.
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    ISBN: 9789264172937
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (288 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Finance and Investment
    Abstract: The once booming dynamic economies in Asia were drawn into a whirlpool of business failures and economic devastation following the flotation of the Thai baht in July 1997, and the consequent collapse of asset prices and currency depreciations in several East Asian countries. High growth in these emerging market economies had masked important structural weaknesses that eventually triggered the economic slump now referred to as the Asia Crisis. To address the structural measures needed to restore sustained economic growth and stability in the crisis-affected countries, this book brings forth analyses and recommendations on the crisis from internationally respected economists and policy makers and the OECD. Overall, experts conclude that, to deal with the crisis and alleviate social distress, structural reforms of government, business and the financial sector must be undertaken rapidly. Such reforms must be established with a long-term view to protect these and other countries from future crises. Economic recovery in Asia is a high priority for the OECD. As an international organisation with experience across a broad range of structural issues, it is a unique forum for the exchange of views on national experiences with policy reforms and possible improvements in the functioning of financial markets. In November 1998, the OECD's Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members (CCNM) held the symposium that led to this publication. Experts from OECD Member and non-member economies attended the symposium. This publication assembles their contributions and provides insight into the possible role of the OECD in promoting economic recovery in the region.
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    ISBN: 9789264173859
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (124 p.)
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy ; France
    Abstract: The optimisation of the nuclear fuel cycle is a key issue for the sustainability of nuclear energy. This book presents the papers from a workshop which investigated alternative nuclear energy futures, with emphasis on back-end of the fuel cycle options that could enhance the sustainability of nuclear energy in the long term, to 2050 and beyond. The papers lay out the conditions that need to be fulfilled for nuclear energy to remain a viable option and highlight the technological and strategic developments underway to address those issues. Subjects covered include natural resource management, radioactive waste minimisation, cost reduction and proliferation resistance aspects of alternative reactor and fuel cycle technologies.
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    ISBN: 9780195121995 , 0195121996 , 1280470771 , 9781280470776 , 9780198028468 , 0198028466
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xiv, 272 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Strange and secret peoples
    DDC: 398.21
    Keywords: Folklore Great Britain ; Literature and folklore Great Britain ; British literature History and criticism ; 19th century ; Fairies ; British literature History and criticism 19th century ; Literature and folklore ; Folklore ; Fairies ; Literature and folklore ; British literature History and criticism 19th century ; Folklore ; Electronic books ; Fairies ; Folklore ; Literature and folklore ; Social conditions ; Feeën ; Elfen ; Kabouters (folklore) ; Sprookjesfiguren ; Victoriaanse tijd ; Märchen ; Volksglaube ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology ; British literature ; Criticism, interpretation, etc ; Great Britain Social conditions ; 19th century ; Great Britain ; Great Britain Social conditions 19th century ; Great Britain Social conditions 19th century ; Großbritannien ; Great Britain ; Electronic book ; Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc
    Abstract: Teeming with creatures, both real and imagined, this encyclopedic study in cultural history illuminates the hidden web of connections between the Victorian fascination with fairies and their lore and the dominant preoccupations of Victorian culture at large. Carole Silver here draws on sources ranging from the anthropological, folkloric, and occult to the legal, historical, and medical. She is the first to anatomize a world peopled by strange beings who have infiltrated both the; literary and visual masterpieces and the minor works of the writers and painters of that era.; Examining the period of 1798 to 1923, Strange and Secret Peoples focuses not only on such popular literary figures as Charles Dickens and William Butler Yeats, but on writers as diverse as Thomas Carlyle, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Charlotte Mew; on artists as varied as mad Richard Dadd, Aubrey Beardsley, and Sir Joseph Noel Paton; and on artifacts ranging from fossil skulls to photographs and vases. Silver demonstrates how beautiful and monstrous creatures-fairies and swan maidens,; goblins and dwarfs, cretins and changelings, elementals and pygmies-simultaneously peopled the Victorian imagination and inhabited nineteenth-century science and belief. Her book reveals the astonishing complexity and fertility of the Victorian consciousness: its modernity and antiquity, its desire to naturalize; the supernatural, its pervasive eroticism fused with sexual anxiety, and its drive for racial and imperial dominion
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-250) and index. - Description based on print version record
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    ISBN: 1280470437 , 1423759850 , 1602562393 , 9781280470431 , 9781423759850 , 9781602562394
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 350 p.)
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    DDC: 305.4/0942
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    Keywords: Geschichte 1450-1700 ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies ; Vrouwen ; Interpersoonlijke relaties ; Soziales Netzwerk ; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung ; Freundschaft ; Literatur ; Frau ; Female friendship ; Women in literature ; Women ; Women and literature ; Women / Social networks ; Frau ; Geschichte ; Women History ; Women Social networks ; Female friendship ; Women and literature ; Women in literature ; Soziales Netzwerk ; Englisch ; Frau ; Frau ; Literatur ; England ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift 1993 ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift 1993 ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift 1993 ; Englisch ; Literatur ; Frau ; Soziales Netzwerk ; Geschichte 1450-1700 ; England ; Frau ; Soziales Netzwerk ; Geschichte 1450-1700 ; Englisch ; Literatur ; Frau ; Geschichte 1450-1700
    Note: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 , Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-341) and index , Maidservants of London : sisterhoods of kinship and labor - Ann Rosalind Jones -- - Women, work, and plays in an English medieval town - Mary Wack -- - Women's networks and the female vagrant : a hard case - Jodi Mikalachki -- - "No good thing ever comes out of it" : male expectation and female alliance in Dekker and Webster's Westward ho - Simon Morgan-Russell -- - "P[ar]cell of murdereing bitches" : female relationships in an eighteenth-century slaveholding household - Kathleen M. Brown -- - Appropriation of pleasure in The magnetic lady - Helen Ostovich -- - Female alliance and the construction of homoeroticism in As you like it and Twelfth night - Jessica Tvordi -- - "Companion me with my mistress" : Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, and their waiting women - Elizabeth A. Brown -- - Tracing women's connections from a letter by Elizabeth Ralegh - Karen Robertson -- - Sewing connections : Elizabeth Tudor, Mary Stuart, Elizabeth Talbot, and seventeenth-century anonymous needleworkers - Susan Frye -- - "Faire Eliza's Chaine" : two female writers' literary links to Queen Elizabeth I - Lisa Gim -- - Mary Ward's "Jesuitresses" and the construction of a typological community - Lowell Gallagher -- - Dearth of the author : anonymity's allies and Swetnam the woman-hater - Valerie Wayne -- - Erotics of female friendship in early modern England - Harriette Andreadis -- - Alliance and exile : Aphra Behn's racial identity - Margo Hendricks -- - Aemilia Lanyer and the invention of white womanhood - Barbara Bowen , These essays consider women's alliances in early modern England, ranging over a variety of communities and classes of women to explore the traces of women's connections. The essays, combining literary and historical methods and materials, are informed by feminism, queer theory, and studies of race
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    ISBN: 9789264173606
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (92 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Education ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Hungary
    Abstract: Lifelong Learning for All, the report emerging from the meeting of OECD Education Ministers signals their own commitment to advancing further this orientation in national education systems. Subsequent meetings of Labour and Social Affairs Ministers endorsed the relevance of a lifelong learning approach to address important aspects of labour and social policy issues. This report is the first country study organised in the form of an education policy review. It analyses the obstacles and challenges encountered thus far in adapting a lifelong learning approach to policy making in education and training from pre-school to adult education and retraining. Particular attention is given to education and the economy, regional development, new forms of distance education and financing.
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    ISBN: 9789264172999
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy ; Portugal
    Abstract: The use of ion beams in nuclear research is well established, with many facilities and networks of experts active in the field. Applications for ion beams are expanding, in particular in the development of new materials, biotechnology and the creation of new isotopes. Positron beams are likewise a very powerful tool for observing and influencing microscopic material structures, as well as for medical diagnosis. The combined utilisation of ion and positron beams is expected to open up new horizons in the areas of material science and biotechnology. These proceedings provide an overview of the latest developments in this field, and highlight areas for future international co-operation.
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    ISBN: 9789264172654
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (116 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: Over one million people world-wide have benefited from successful tissue and organ transplants and survival rates have dramatically improved. But transplantation has become a victim of its own success. The demand for human organs can no longer be met and deaths of persons on waiting lists have more than doubled since 1988. A number of alternatives have been proposed to fill the gap between the supply and demand of organs and the past few years have seen the development of various approaches derived from recent advances in biotechnology. Among these technologies is xenotransplantation - the transplantation of viable cells, tissues and organs from one animal species to another. Xenotransplantation of cells and tissues has been approved for clinical trials in a number of OECD countries. However, opinions about the risks from these early procedures and whether to proceed any further vary. At the New York 1998 Workshop on "International issues in transplantation biotechnology including the use of non-human cells, tissues and organs", world leaders in the field reported on the state of the art and unmet needs in transplantation, addressing in particular the potential, the risks, the ethics and socio-economic impacts of xenotransplantation. Based on presentations, transcripts of round-table discussions and comments raised at the workshop, this book provides an overview of the field and of current regulatory frameworks and addresses the most pressing international policy considerations on xenotransplantation.
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    ISBN: 9789264174122
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (348 p.)
    Keywords: Employment ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development
    Abstract: Traditional welfare and employment policies have been unable to tackle the problems of high unemployment and exclusion in OECD countries and recently a wave of new approaches has emerged together with new political notions of welfare-to-work. This book describes these new approaches in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France and the Netherlands. All these countries are relying increasingly on local agencies to design and manage policy to try and ensure that policy solutions meet local needs and to bring to bear local energies, skills and resources. What is the role that local agencies can play? How can they be integrated in effective partnerships? And what policy tools can best be applied? This book gives valuable answers to these questions and shows that governments and practitioners have much to learn from each other on the practicalities of implementing effective welfare-to-work policies. These Proceedings of the Sheffield Conference, held in November 1998 in collaboration with the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) in the United Kingdom, were prepared by the Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme of the OECD's Territorial Development Service.
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    ISBN: 9789264172913
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (142 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Stratégies de sécurité routière en rase campagne
    Keywords: Transport
    Abstract: More than 75 000 people are killed each year on rural roads in OECD countries; this represents about 60% of fatal road crashes. This loss of lives has an economic cost of around US$135 billion per year. The relative share of rural road fatalities in total road fatalities has risen from less than 55% in 1980 to more than 60% in 1996. While there has been a reduction in the total number of road fatalities in OECD countries during the past 20 years, it is clear that safety improvements on motorways and urban roads have been more successful than those on rural roads. Following an in-depth review of the characteristics of road crashes in rural areas, the book proposes a series of safety measures, focusing on infrastructure management, enforcement, innovative tools, such as intelligent transport systems, and trauma management. The book strives to raise the awareness of road users, decision makers and politicians of the importance of road safety in rural areas. It is a very useful handbook for local, regional or national authorities seeking to improve -- sometimes at very low cost -- safety on rural roads.
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    ISBN: 9789264172920
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (128 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Science and Technology
    Abstract: How can the social and behavioural sciences contribute more effectively to solving the problems of society? Authoritative experts and policy makers examine the current state and status of the social sciences and present their views on what needs to be done. The authors, who represent OECD countries with diverse traditions and experience, discuss in particular the need to restructure social sciences, to better link them to policy making, to strengthen related basic research, to take advantage of progress made in information technologies for large-scale surveys and data storage, etc. Illustrative developments concern youth and urban problems, education reforms, immigration and environmental policies.
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    ISBN: 9789264266315
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (140 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Environment ; Finance and Investment
    Abstract: Foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of the driving forces binding countries into closer economic interdependence. The rapid increase in FDI flows has generated considerable debate about its environmental implications, in particular the impacts on environmental quality in the investment host country. A broader issue is the role of FDI in promoting sustainable development. To date, much of the debate has been polemical in nature. This volume moves the debate forward by analysing in a clear and considered manner the key issues in the FDI and environment relationship. Empirical evidence from OECD and non-OECD countries is presented and the strengths and weaknesses of policy and institutional frameworks that guide investors' environmental behaviour are discussed. In addition, the emerging role of voluntary commitments on the environment is examined. Best practices in this area are highlighted. The papers were presented at the OECD Conference on Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment held in January 1999 in The Hague.
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    ISBN: 9789264174047
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (68 p.)
    Keywords: Governance ; Industry and Services
    Abstract: To further benefit from trade liberalisation, developed and developing countries must get their policies right, in trade and other spheres, such as the web of domestic regulations that affect commerce within and between countries. In the run-up to the November 1999 WTO Ministerial in Seattle, Washington, and a possible new round of multilateral trade negotiations, a Conference on trade and competition was held on 29-30 June 1999 at the OECD to explore the various options towards better coherence between trade and competition policies. This Conference provided OECD countries and 30 non-member countries, academics and representatives of business, trade unions and advocacy groups a unique opportunity to discuss ways to strengthen trade and competition policies in the interests of more open global markets. They examined the effects of trade measures on competition. They also debated whether private anticompetitive practices, and certain domestic regulations, point to the need for multilateral trade and competition rules. This publication summarises those discussions and includes keynote addresses by Sir Leon Brittan and U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Joel Klein, as well as an issues paper drafted by the OECD Secretariat to serve as a background note for the Conference.
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  • 59
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    ISBN: 9789264164079
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Co-operation Reviews no.30
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens en matière de coopération pour le développement ; Communauté Européenne 1998
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    Keywords: Development ; OECD
    Abstract: The European Community (EC) is the world's second largest multilateral channel for development assistance (after the World Bank). Its combined programmes are the fifth-largest among the 22 Members of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), and EC programmes have grown an average 3.3 per cent annually over the past five years, while the combined effort of DAC countries declined by 4.7 per cent annually. The Community's allocation of resources to lower income countries has not kept pace, however, with the overall growth of the ODA budget over recent years. EC programmes operate within a complex organisation and management structure, and Brussels faces serious challenges of implementation in adapting its operations to achieve agreed development objectives. There have been important steps in the evolution of the European Commission structures: a Common Service has been created to implement co-operation activities for the four Directorates General. But there is still a need to strengthen the capacity of delegations in the field to work fully with partners in advancing local ownership and co-ordination. The EC has a strong role to play in improving the coherence of policies affecting developing countries. The report analyses this question in fields such as agriculture, trade, fisheries agreements and Community fishing fleet subsidies. Co-ordination with other donors also seems to be improving, which bodes well for better overall partnerships between donors and partner countries. In 1998, the development co-operation policy of the following DAC Member countries will be reviewed: Canada, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, and the United States.
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    ISBN: 9789264172876
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (252 p)
    Keywords: Employment ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development
    Abstract: Why decentralise the public employment service? What are the reasons for the increasing reliance on local management approaches in designing and implementing employment policies? These trends are not merely institutional changes, rather they reflect a change in strategy. To enhance the effectiveness of employment policy, governments attempt to provide greater flexibility in implementation, adapt national policies to local conditions, and stimulate involvement from all stakeholders. The impact of these reforms is widespread. They effect the role of the state, the division of power between government layers, and, most of all, employment itself. This book provides the most comprehensive set of employment practices and experiences currently implemented in 26 countries available to date. A wide range of area-based approaches illustrates the need for flexible and specific answers to adapt to local conditions. To complete the picture, summary chapters outline new trends and common challenges governments face in designing and optimising employment policy decentralisation. It brings together papers from a Conference held in Venice in April 1998. [Decentralising Employment Policy: New Trends and Challenges] is essential reading for policy-makers, practitioners and all local actors involved in employment policies.
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  • 61
    ISBN: 9789264173750
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (216 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Indicateurs environnementaux pour l'agriculture ; Vol. 1; Concepts et cadre d'analyse Vol.2; Questions clés et conception -- "Le séminaire de York"
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Environment
    Abstract: This book, the result of the OECD York Workshop in the United Kingdom attended by some of the leading experts in the field, examines two key aspects of developing environmental indicators for agriculture. One discusses the identification and design of suitable indicators, the methodology to be used in their measurement and issues relating to interpretation. The other looks at how governments and other users would use indicators for policy purposes.
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  • 62
    ISBN: 9789264173811
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (400 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food
    Abstract: How to develop an effective and sustainable agricultural and rural finance system in a climate of accumulated debts, insolvency of the majority of agricultural enterprises, low profitability of agricultural production, and an unstable macro-economic situation - How to create a banking system that services agriculture and is adapted to diverse farm structures - How to introduce alternative financial and credit institutions and mechanisms - How to establish contractual arrangements between primary agriculture and the up- and downstream sectors - What should be the role of governments in establishing such systems? These are some of the issues addressed in the proceedings of the OECD expert meeting: "Agricultural Finance and Credit Infrastructure in Transition Economies", held in Moscow in February 1999. The meeting brought together over 200 policy-makers, government officials, independent
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  • 63
    ISBN: 9789264173378
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (308 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy
    Abstract: Over the last 50 years particle accelerators have evolved from simple devices to powerful machines, and will continue to have an important impact on research, technology and lifestyle. Today, they cover a wide range of applications, from television and computer displays in households to investigating the origin and structure of matter. It has become common practice to use particle accelerators for material science and medical applications. In recent years, requirements from new technological and research applications have emerged, giving rise to new radiation shielding aspects and problems. These workshop proceedings review recent progress in radiation shielding of accelerator facilities, evaluating advancements and discussing further developments needed with respect to international co-operation in this field.
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    ISBN: 9789264174085
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (72 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Programme on Educational Building - PEB Papers
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La gestion stratégique des biens en capital des établissements d'enseignement supérieur
    Keywords: Education
    Abstract: Universities and other tertiary institutions maintain buildings, sites and communications infrastructure worth many millions of dollars. A more strategic approach to asset management is essential for success in a new environment, where tertiary education is becoming increasingly competitive, direct public funding is being cut back and technology and globalisation are bringing new challenges. What impact will new information technology have on space requirements? What steps can institutional managers take to manage risks in rapidly-changing circumstances? In what ways is the role of facilities managers changing, and what skills and tools will be required for them to do their job more effectively in the future? This book provides some answers to these questions and shows how the resources invested in facilities can be made to work more efficiently in the pursuit of institutional objectives. It is based on the proceedings of an international workshop that examined current trends in tertiary education policy: a more open market, student-centredness and user choice, lifelong learning and the blurring of sectoral differences.
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  • 65
    ISBN: 9789264172586
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (484 p.) , ill.
    Keywords: Environment ; Industry and Services
    Abstract: Environmental permits have played a major role in improving industry's environmental performance across the last few decades. Because they adopt a precautionary approach during the setting of environmental requirements, permitting strategies have also favoured pollution prevention. However, current permitting systems will have to adapt to address growing pressures on the environment. How are OECD countries currently meeting this challenge? What are the main features of the laws, regulations, policies and practices governing the negotiation and delivery of industrial permits in OECD countries? This publication's three volumes give new insights into these questions. Volume 1 contains a policy study entitled Environmental Requirements for Industrial Permitting: Approaches and Instruments. This report is the first comprehensive review of permitting practices for industry in OECD Member countries. It explores the principles behind environmental permits and identifies major trends in their use. In particular, the report examines how technology-based requirements and environmental quality objectives are used together to develop permit conditions. Results are also presented from four sectoral case studies of the iron and steel, metal finishing, pulp and paper, and oil refining industry . Volume 2 contains the proceedings of an unprecedented OECD workshop on "Environmental Permitting of Industrial Facilities". This international workshop brought together nearly 100 government experts, regulators, permit writers, industry permit holders and other private sector representatives from OECD Member and Observer countries in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. Considering the wide range of policies, practices and viewpoints discussed, the workshop represented a significant step toward a mutual international understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of current environmental permitting systems. Volume 3 provides a valuable reference guide on regulatory approaches to environmental permitting in OECD countries. It presents the main features of the laws, regulations, policies and practices governing the negotiation and delivery of industrial permits in eighteen OECD Member countries, the European Union and other international organisations.
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    ISBN: 9789264173576
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (112 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Co-operation Reviews no.34
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens en matière de coopération pour le développement ; Japon 1999
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    Keywords: Development ; Japan ; Japan ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Entwicklungshilfe
    Abstract: Japan is the leader in volume among DAC donors, but it ranks 19th out of 21 bilateral Members in terms of ODA as a percentage of GNP. Compared to other Members, its aid programme has a higher proportion of loans, with preference towards Asia and lower middle-income countries, and a heavy emphasis on assistance for economic infrastructure as opposed to the social sectors. Japan is making major efforts to improve its aid programme through an administrative reform, piloting the new international development strategy, a country-focused approach, and a push towards increased quality, transparency, and efficiency. The DAC encourages these developments and recommends that Japan should: - strengthen staffing and decentralisation; - enhance NGO involvement; - mainstream cross-cutting issues such as poverty, gender, and governance; - design and evaluate projects with a view towards cost-efficiency, sustainability, technological appropriateness, and socio-economic impact; - and ensure policy dialogue with recipient countries.
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    ISBN: 9789264172050
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (60 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Co-operation Reviews no.32
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens en matière de coopération pour le développement ; Luxembourg 1999
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    Keywords: Development ; Luxembourg ; OECD ; Luxemburg
    Abstract: The OECD Development Assistance Committee's 1999 review of Luxembourg's development aid programmes and policies. It finds that Luxembourg's aid programme has made considerable headway since the first review by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in 1993. The government has implemented most of the DAC's recommendations following that review. Measures taken by the government include: a new law defining the aims of co-operation; selection of target countries; an increase in the number of staff assigned to the aid programme; an agreement governing relations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Co-operation (MFA) and Lux-Development, the executive agency. Over the last five years the volume of Luxembourg's official development assistance (ODA) has risen by an average of 15 per cent a year in real terms. Luxembourg's development aid reached 0.55 per cent of its gross national product (GNP) in 1997. This advance has been made possible by the unanimous support of political parties and public opinion. The non-governmental organisations occupy a special place in the aid programme since a quarter of bilateral aid is channelled through them. Luxembourg delivers its aid entirely in grant form, and largely untied. The sharp rise in the volume of aid makes it important to control and improve the quality of projects and programmes by means of more stringent selection procedures, closer monitoring of projects and systematic [ex-ante] and [ex-post] evaluations. To that end it is crucial to reduce the number of recipient countries, to strengthen further human resources for the aid programme and to extend training for co-operation staff.
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    ISBN: 9789264174030
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (88 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Tax Policy Studies no.1
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les pouvoirs fiscaux des administrations infranationales
    Keywords: Governance ; Taxation
    Abstract: In many OECD countries, issues in fiscal federalism feature prominently in the political debate. Policy discussions in this area should preferably be supported by internationally comparable statistical information on fiscal relations between levels of government, both in the areas of taxation and spending. The annual OECD Revenue Statistics publication reports tax revenues by sub-sector of general government. However, it does not indicate the degree of control state and local governments exercise over their tax revenues. Because such data are not available on an internationally comparable level from other sources, the OECD has developed a framework to assess and analyze the degree of control that sub-central governments have over their taxes. Results shown in this book serve to illustrate the great variety in tax autonomy at the level of sub-central government. This volume contains a description of fiscal relations in most of the nineteen countries concerned and it provides a set of detailed tables for each country, with revenues split by 1) level of sub-central government; 2) OECD classification of taxes; and 3) category of tax autonomy, following the framework developed by the Working Party on Tax Policy Analysis and Tax Statistics.
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  • 69
    ISBN: 3110161419
    Language: English
    Pages: X, 388 S. , Ill., graph. Darst. , 24 cm
    Series Statement: Research in text theory 25
    Series Statement: Research in text theory
    DDC: 302.23
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    Keywords: Diskursanalyse ; Kommunikation ; Sprache ; Multimedia ; Hypertext ; Medienforschung ; Texttheorie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung
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  • 70
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    Edition: Edition 1998
    Series Statement: Development Co-operation Reviews 30
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens en matière de coopération pour le développement : Communauté Européenne 1998
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  • 71
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    ISBN: 9789264166929
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (108 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
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    Keywords: Education ; Science and Technology ; Hochschule ; Forschung
    Abstract: Universities are key elements in the science systems in all OECD countries. However, university research in OECD countries is currently the object of considerable tensions in a context of globalisation, reduced budgets and a changing interface with industry. How can universities adapt to this new order? How can the potential of university research best be enhanced? This study surveys these issues, consolidating the most up-to-date data on resources and structures of research activities in higher education systems and providing illustrative examples of institutional adaptations. It discusses related government measures and formulates policy orientations to enable countries to rise to the challenges of the coming years.
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    ISBN: 9789264174474
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (144 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Décentralisation et infrastructure locale au Mexique ; Une nouvelle politique publique de développement
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Décentralisation et infrastructure locale au Mexique : Une nouvelle politique publique de développement
    DDC: 352.2/83/0972
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    Keywords: Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Mexico ; Mexiko ; Infrastrukturpolitik ; Dezentralisation
    Abstract: This publication sheds light on the issue of decentralisation in Mexico. It shows that decentralisation can make decision-making more efficient and increase local participation in development issues. Decentralisation can provide a better framework to improve local infrastructure and to channel the necessary finance from public and private sources. The modernisation of infrastructure systems in Mexico's cities and regions would improve the quality of life and stimulate economic development, thus fostering entrepreneurship and employment. The initiatives being launched in Mexico in this direction constitute a major change of the country, one better adapted to the opportunities of the global economy and to the country's increasingly pluralistic system. Over time, Mexico will make better use of its own natural and human resources, reducing inequality and broadening opportunity throughout its territory.
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    ISBN: 9789264189416
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (120 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Gérer les systèmes nationaux d'innovation
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    Keywords: Science and Technology ; Industry and Services ; Forschung und Entwicklung ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: With the emergence of a knowledge-based society, innovation has become an increasingly important factor in the competitiveness of firms, the prosperity of nations and dynamic world growth. Innovation uses scientific progress to meet the changing needs of society and is thus one of the keys to sustainable development. Promoting innovation is now a high priority in most OECD countries. However, the pursuit of this objective is often hampered by an inadequate understanding of the extent to which the mechanisms of innovation are being transformed by globalisation, the development of information and communications technologies and the expanding scientific knowledge base. Drawing on new empirical data, this book analyses the fundamental changes in the linkages between industry and the science system as well as in the nature of the competencies required for firms to innovate. The changes which are transforming the respective roles of competition and co-operation in stimulating innovation and which are enabling enterprise creation and SMIs to play an increasingly active role in innovation are also examined. This book shows that innovation performance depends on the way in which the different components of the "innovation system" -- businesses, universities and other research bodies - interact with one another at the local, national and international levels, and concludes that the public authorities must change their approach to the promotion of innovation. This study defines the aims and tools of this new innovation policy and identifies examples of good policy practice recently implemented in OECD countries.
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  • 74
    ISBN: 9789264073074
    Language: Multiple languages , English , French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Governance ; Versicherungswirtschaft ; Internationalisierung
    Abstract: This publication provides a unique overview and analysis of the main measures and practices which affect international insurance operations in OECD countries. The survey focuses in particular on main insurance fields where obstacles to a full liberalisation may still exist, i.e. cross-border trade and establishment of foreign branches. This is the first time since 1983 that such a work is undertaken by the OECD. This study will certainly contribute to further liberalisation of insurance markets in OECD countries and will provide an indispensable reference tool for any person involved in issues related to trade in insurance.
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    ISBN: 9789264173125
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (84 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Mesurer les connaissances et compétences des élèves ; Un nouveau cadre d'évaluation
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Mesurer les connaissances et compétences des élèves : Un nouveau cadre d'évaluation
    Keywords: Education
    Abstract: Are students well prepared to meet the challenges of the future? Parents, students, the public and those who run education systems need to know whether children are acquiring the necessary skills and knowledge to become tomorrow's citizens and to continue learning throughout life. International indicators can describe the levels of achievement in various countries, to which others might aspire. They can provide direction for schools' instructional efforts and for students' learning as well as insights into curriculum strengths and weaknesses. The 29 Member countries of the OECD, together with other countries, have launched the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to develop such indicators on a regular basis. PISA aims at assessing how far students approaching the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in society. A New Framework for Assessment, the first volume in the PISA series, provides the conceptual framework on which the PISA 2000 assessment is based. It defines the domains of reading literacy, mathematics literacy and scientific literacy forming the core of PISA in terms of the content that students need to acquire, the processes that need to be performed, and the contexts in which knowledge and skills are applied. It also describes the methods developed to ensure that the assessment tasks are valid across countries, are strong at measuring relevant skills and are based on authentic life situations.
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    ISBN: 9789264173194
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (100 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La politique de la ville en Allemagne ; Vers un développement urbain durable
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Stadtentwicklungspolitik in Deutschland; Auf dem Weg zur Nachhaltigen Städtischen Entwicklung
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La politique de la ville en Allemagne : Vers un développement urbain durable
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Stadtentwicklungspolitik in Deutschland: Auf dem Weg zur Nachhaltigen Städtischen Entwicklung
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    Keywords: Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Germany ; Deutschland ; Stadtentwicklung ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: Germany has long been a pioneer in urban policy. The country has aimed at sustainable urban development in order to tackle all the various economic, social and environmental challenges facing cities. Integrated policy responses and innovative measures have been introduced to help revitalise city centres and cope with suburban growth, rising motor traffic and social change. This book analyses these steps against the background of features specific to Germany: its federal system, the unification process, and its polycentric urban pattern. Urban policy is an effective means of addressing a range of problems inherited from the past, while preparing for a more sustainable future. Over and above the features and findings specific to Germany, the book argues for an integrated and forward-looking multisectoral approach that cannot be guided solely by economic logic and will provide tangible responses to the key question: what kind of cities do we want for the future?
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    ISBN: 9789264173996
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (176 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Le prix de l'eau ; Les tendances dans les pays de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Le prix de l'eau : Les tendances dans les pays de l'OCDE
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    Keywords: Environment ; Wasserpreis ; OECD
    Abstract: The price of water is a key determinant of both the economic efficiency and the environmental effectiveness of water services. This book reviews current practices and recent trends in water pricing practices for the household, agriculture, and industrial sectors in OECD countries. It addresses pricing issues related to the full range of water services, including public supplies, sewage treatment and disposal, abstraction and discharge fees, and cost recovery. It also outlines recent developments in institutional arrangements related to water pricing, and briefly considers questions concerning the affordability of water services and the responsiveness of water demands to changes in price levels. Its broad coverage of issues, sectors, and countries makes it a unique overview of trends in the water pricing field.
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  • 78
    ISBN: 9789264173293
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (332 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: China in the Global Economy
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    DDC: 338.1/851
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    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; China, People’s Republic ; Konferenzschrift ; China ; Agrarpolitik ; OECD ; Agrarpolitik
    Abstract: The pace of growth in China's agricultural sector is remarkable. Over the past 20 years, food production has outpaced population growth, and enhanced the nutritional status of a billion people. But this success has given rise to a number of questions. Most importantly, will China be able to provide food for its population in a sustainable way, while absorbing the 15 million people added to its population each year? What policies should accompany China’s transition to a market-based economy in the agricultural sector which employs the vast majority of China’s working population? What are the implications of economic and agricultural growth for the environment, the rural communities and the social fabric? What are the implications for international agricultural markets and what could be at stake for other food importing countries? Determining how this demand for food will be met requires a complex analytical framework whose parameters are the subject of an intense discussion and debate. The proceedings of this workshop provide a rich repository of material that helps answer many of these questions.
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    ISBN: 9789264173316
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Issues in International Taxation no.6
    Series Statement: Issues in international taxation
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'Application du Modèle de Convention fiscale de l'OCDE aux sociétés de personnes
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    Keywords: Taxation ; Industry and Services ; OECD ; Internationales Steuerrecht
    Abstract: The application of tax treaties to cases involving partnerships raises a number of complex issues. When is a partnership entitled to the benefits of a tax convention? What happens when the residence and source States apply different articles of the Convention on the basis of differences in their domestic law? How can the problems arising from conflicts of income allocation be solved? This report addresses these issues in detail and focuses on specific factual examples. For each example, the facts and, where applicable, relevant aspects of domestic tax laws are described. Comprehensive recommendations for dealing with the international taxation of partnerships in practice are also presented.
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    ISBN: 9789264173309
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (52 p)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Échanges, investissement et développement ; Optimiser les bénéfices de l'ouverture des marchés
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Échanges, investissement et développement : Optimiser les bénéfices de l'ouverture des marchés
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Development ; Trade ; Freihandel ; Globalisierung ; Entwicklung
    Abstract: Developing and transition economies are seeking to accelerate their development by liberalising trade and investment, and taking advantage of the opportunities of the global market place. However, in the wake of recent financial crises, concerns have been expressed that some countries might turn away from open trade and investment. In fact, most crisis-affected countries are continuing to liberalise trade and investment, which they see as part of the solution to the crisis, not the cause. This report reviews evidence of the benefits and challenges of trade and investment for development, drawing on experiences from economies in various parts of the world. Experience shows that open trade and investment have been beneficial for development, when accompanied by a coherent set of growth-oriented macroeconomic and structural policies, capacity-building, social policy and good governance. Further, countries like Korea and Mexico that have responded to economic crisis with liberalisation and structural reform have experienced positive results. All countries -- developed, developing and transition -- have a vital stake in a new Round of multilateral trade negotiations to prepare for the global economy of 21st century.
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    ISBN: 9789264173439
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (328 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: China in the Global Economy
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    Keywords: Environment ; Taxation ; China, People’s Republic ; China ; Umweltsteuer
    Abstract: Environmental taxes are receiving growing interest world-wide. From an environmental perspective, a key driver has been the search for more efficient and cost-effective approaches for implementing domestic environmental policies. From a fiscal policy perspective, growing pressures have been exerted to reduce income tax rates and to offset this by broadening the tax base. These reforms provide opportunities to introduce new environmental taxes in a revenue-neutral manner and simultaneously to achieve environmental and fiscal policy objectives. This volume presents recent developments in designing and implementing environmental taxes in China and OECD countries. Key challenges and opportunities are highlighted, including the role of removing or reforming existing distortionary subsidies that are damaging to the environment; restructuring existing taxes; and introducing new environmental taxes. The papers, which were presented at an OECD Workshop held in October 1998, provide the reader with a unique comparative analysis.
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    ISBN: 9789264273504
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (84 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Échanges, investissement et développement ; Pour la cohérence des politiques
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Échanges, investissement et développement : Pour la cohérence des politiques
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Development ; Trade ; OECD ; Entwicklungspolitik
    Abstract: The development process can advance more rapidly than ever before in the new global economy. While opening their economies to trade and investment is a necessary condition for developing countries to achieve sustained high growth and reduce poverty, it is by no means a sufficient condition. Initiating a sustainable dynamic growth requires sound, market-oriented economic policies; appropriate social policy frameworks, including strong investment in human capital and adequate social safety-nets; and good governance. But, as shown by the Asian financial crisis, weaknesses in any of these basic foundations make even successful developing economies vulnerable to crisis. OECD countries have a pivotal role to play in facilitating developing countries' efforts to fully exploit the benefits of open trade and investment. The key objective of this report is to identify how OECD countries can promote policy coherence by improving the framework for international investment and capital flows; addressing environmental concerns; facilitating participation of developing countries in the global information society; and enhancing the coherence of development co-operation policies. To be successful, policy coherence implies the broader agenda of consciously taking account of the needs and interests of developing countries in order for them to be effective rather than vulnerable and marginal players in the global economy.
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    Language: English
    Edition: Edition 1999
    Series Statement: Development Co-operation Reviews 34
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens en matière de coopération pour le développement : Japon 1999
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    ISBN: 9789264173590
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (256 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les services stratégiques aux entreprises
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    Keywords: Employment ; Science and Technology ; Industry and Services ; Unternehmensberatung ; Internationaler Vergleich ; OECD ; Dienstleistung ; Industriebetrieb
    Abstract: Strategic business services, examined in twenty-one OECD country case studies in this book, comprise services in computer software and information processing, research and development and technical testing, marketing, business organisation (management consultancy and labour recruitment) and human resource development. This sector has been growing at around 10% per year, and overall turnover for 1999 is likely to be close to USD 1.5 trillion. These services create jobs in OECD countries, directly employing at least 11 million persons. Business organisation services were the major employer, with 3.6 million people in personnel recruitment services and 1.5 million in management consultancy in the mid-1990s. This sector’s strong performance is driven by the general shift towards services, the rise of the knowledge-based economy, the need for greater flexibility within firms, specialisation and increased division of labour in many areas, outsourcing by established firms, and the trend towards smaller production units and firms.Governments influence the demand for business services by promoting private sector investment in intangibles such as R&D, training and education and business organisation, and by supporting the supply of these services through a range of intermediary agencies. The provision of strategic business services is seen as key to improving the performance and competitiveness of small and medium-sized firms.Countries covered Australia Austria Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Norway New Zealand Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States
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  • 85
    ISBN: 9789264173651
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (68 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'industrie des biens et services environnementaux ; Manuel de collecte et d'analyse des données
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'industrie des biens et services environnementaux : Manuel de collecte et d'analyse des données
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    Keywords: Environment ; Industry and Services ; Beispielsammlung ; Umwelttechnik ; Klassifikation
    Abstract: Globally, the environmental goods and services industry is growing rapidly in response to environmental pressures and the shift towards business and government strategies that are more sustainable over the long term. However, the industry which supplies the goods and services that enable businesses and nations to meet environmental challenges is poorly identified, measured and understood. This manual, which has been jointly developed by the OECD and Eurostat, aims to provide a firm basis for constructing comparable statistics of the environmental industry. It is based on recent experience in OECD countries in building up a quantitative statistical picture of this crosscutting industry that is not well identified in traditional statistical systems.
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    ISBN: 9789264173729
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Política y Promoción de la Inversión Extranjera Directa en América Latina
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Konferenzschrift 1998 ; Lateinamerika ; Direktinvestition
    Abstract: What is the investment policy orientation in Latin America in the light of the present world financial environment? What are the perspectives for developing a multilateral framework for investment rules and what would be the Latin American involvement in this effort? How can appropriate policies and regulatory environment for attracting foreign direct investment in Latin America be created? These were the main issues of the Lima Workshop on "Foreign Direct Investment Policy and Promotion in Latin America" organised in December 1998 by the OECD and the Commission of the European Union in co-operation with the Peruvian Government. This set of texts can constitute a reference work on foreign investment policy for policy makers and experts in the public sector, actors in the private sector and academics both in emerging market economies and in OECD countries.
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    ISBN: 9789264173705
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (48 p)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance; (Russian version)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Principes de gouvernement d'entreprise de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Principles of Corporate Governance: (Russian version)
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    Keywords: Governance ; Industry and Services ; Aktiengesellschaft ; Eigentümer ; Recht ; Corporate Governance ; OECD
    Abstract: Over the past decade, the world has witnessed a significant transformation in the role of the private sector in economic development and job creation. As more and more countries have adopted market-based approaches to economic policy, there has been an increasing awareness of the importance of private corporations for the welfare of individuals. A good corporate governance regime is central to the efficient use of corporate capital. Good corporate governance also helps to ensure that corporations take into account the interests of a wide rage of constituencies, as well as of the communities within which they operate, and that their boards are accountable to the company and the shareholders. This, in turn, helps to assure that corporations operate for the benefit of society as a whole. It helps to maintain the confidence of investors - both foreign and domestic - and to attract more long-term capital. The OECD Principles of Corporate Governance were endorsed by ministers at the OECD Council meeting at ministerial level on 26-27 May 1999. They were developed in response to a mandate given to the Organisation by the OECD Council meeting at ministerial level in 1998 to develop a set of standards and guidelines on good corporate governance.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264173781
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (180 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les pépinières d'entreprises à travers le monde ; Études de cas
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les pépinières d'entreprises à travers le monde : Études de cas
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    Keywords: Employment ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Industry and Services ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Arbeitsmarkt
    Abstract: In many countries of the OECD business incubators have become an increasingly popular policy instrument for local economic and employment development. Business incubators aim to assist entrepreneurs with enterprise start-ups. Incubators are also being widely used to pursue related objectives such as the commercialisation of university research, providing infrastructure, upgrading the technological capabilities of local firms, and even affording a safe haven for legitimate entrepreneurship where crime is a constraint on business. As this publication makes clear, there is no unique business incubation model. Rather, there is considerable diversity in the types of business incubator, their modes of operation and the objectives they pursue.Interest in business incubation comes from a variety of sources. Local and regional governments, universities, chambers of commerce, science parks, private real-estate developers and non-profit organisations have all participated in establishing and running incubation programmes. However, this is still a young industry in many countries, and evaluation material is scarce. This publication reviews current experience in business incubation in Australia, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. Indeed, this volume is one of the first to treat the international experience of business incubation.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264173873
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (48 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Indicateurs environnementaux pour l'agriculture ; Concepts et cadre d'analyse Volume 1
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Indicateurs environnementaux pour l'agriculture : Concepts et cadre d'analyse Volume 1
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    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Environment ; Landwirtschaft ; Umweltindikator ; Grundlage
    Abstract: Little quantitative information is available to assess the impacts, both harmful and beneficial, of agriculture on the environment and to measure how different policy measures affect the environment. To help fill these gaps, a major effort is underway in the OECD to develop a set of policy-relevant agri-environmental indicators. This first volume, of the series Environmental Indicators for Agriculture, outlines an analytical framework to further the analysis of agri-environmental linkages and sustainable agriculture. It describes the main environmental concepts in agriculture of relevance to OECD policy-makers and the indicators that need to be calculated: the use of nutrients, pesticides, and water; land conservation; water and soil quality; greenhouse gases; biodiversity; wildlife habitats; landscape; and environmental impacts related to farm management practices, the availability of farm financial resources, and rural socio-cultural issues.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264173903
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (176 p.)
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Manuel de protection de la biodiversité ; Conception & mise en oeuvre des mesures incitatives
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Manuel de protection de la biodiversité : Conception & mise en oeuvre des mesures incitatives
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    Keywords: Environment ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Artenreichtum ; Artenschutz ; Umweltpolitik ; Anreiz
    Abstract: Governments need to implement appropriate policies to ensure both the private and the public goods values of biological diversity are realised. Unless the users of biological resources are given incentives to sustainably use these resources, valuable biodiversity will continue to be lost. Because of the inherent complexity of biological systems, and the range of pressures that act on them, a "bundle" of carefully-designed and complementary incentive measures are often necessary to provide the appropriate signals to prevent biodiversity loss. This unique Handbook draws on the experiences described in 22 case studies to develop a comprehensive step-by-step process for identifying and implementing appropriate incentive measures for biodiversity conservation, and the sustainable use of its components. It identifies the incentive measures that are most suitable for particular ecosystems, and for addressing the specific sectoral pressures in effect, describing both the advantages and the disadvantages of each incentive measure. A wide range of incentive measures are described, including both the more common economic and regulatory incentives, and also the necessary framework conditions, such as scientific and technical capacity building, education and awareness raising, and the involvement of local populations and other stakeholders.
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    ISBN: 9789264173927
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (140 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Contre le changement climatique ; Bilan et perspectives du Protocole de Kyoto
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Contre le changement climatique : Bilan et perspectives du Protocole de Kyoto
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    Keywords: Environment ; Umweltökonomie ; Klimaänderung
    Abstract: Climate change is an increasing concern across the world. In 1997, a number of countries, including most OECD countries, agreed the Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for future emissions of greenhouse gases that drive climate change. But the Kyoto Protocol left many decisions to be made, and while these are being discussed the clock ticks and the date for meeting the targets draws closer. Uncertainties are even larger as to policy requirements over the longer term. The Kyoto targets in themselves will do little to avert climate change but are best seen as a first step towards ambitious worldwide action. This puts the focus on how to achieve worldwide consensus for taking action and the economic impacts such action may have. Whatever action is taken, and on the basis of available scientific evidence, some climate change may take place in any case, raising questions about its impacts and how best to adjust. What are the main outstanding issues concerning the Kyoto Protocol? What will it cost to implement the Protocol? How can it be done so as to minimise costs? How could economic burdens be shared among countries so as to achieve broad consensus for global action? What will be the impact of such climate change as may happen and how should policy be set so as to smooth adjustment? This publication presents analysis which bears on the above questions as well as others in the climate change debate. It does not purport to have the final answers, but is aimed to inform a major debate.
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  • 92
    ISBN: 9789264173934
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (248 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les économies en transition face à l'environnement ; Progrès en Europe centrale et orientale et dans les nouveaux Etats indépendants
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Environment in the Transition to a Market Economy; Progress in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States (Russian version)
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les économies en transition face à l'environnement : Progrès en Europe centrale et orientale et dans les nouveaux Etats indépendants
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Environment in the Transition to a Market Economy: Progress in Central and Eastern Europe and the New Independent States (Russian version)
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    Keywords: Environment ; Osteuropa ; Wirtschaftsreform ; Umweltschutz ; Umweltpolitik
    Abstract: Severe environmental problems were a key issue in the protests that marked the end of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This groundbreaking book provides new insights into the interaction between economic policy reforms, environmental protection efforts and environmental conditions in the region's subsequent transition to market-based economies and democratic societies over the past eight to ten years. The unique contribution of the book is its synthesis of a vast amount of information and cumulative experience together with detailed examples and case studies to provide a coherent analysis of the challenges and achievements in institutional strengthening and policy reform, environmental policy instruments, environmental financing, and environmental management in enterprises. It also reviews the development of domestic public participation and international co-operation for the safeguarding of the region's environment and discusses trends in industrial pollution and biodiversity protection. The book shows that economic reforms provided a crucial stimulus for environmental improvement, leading to reductions in high pollution levels. Moreover, several countries have strengthened their domestic environmental policies, institutions, and financing, resulting in further improvements. Nonetheless, many serious problems remain, and others have grown worse over the transition period: in many countries of the former Soviet Union in particular, economic crises and political stagnation have impeded environmental protection efforts. Continued partnerships between governments of the region, OECD donor countries, international financial institutions and organisations, environmental NGOs, businesses and trade unions, as well as public support for these, will be essential to reinforce the environmental improvements achieved thus far.
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    ISBN: 9789264173941
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (116 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Cultiver les aménités rurales ; Une perspective de développement économique
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Cultiver les aménités rurales : Une perspective de développement économique
    DDC: 307.1/412
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    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Environment ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Landschaftsschutzgebiet ; Ländliche Entwicklung
    Abstract: The future of rural areas is high on the domestic and international policy agenda. Restructuring of the agricultural sector, and accompanying reform of agricultural policies, and the challenge of meeting sustainable development objectives are key preoccupations in OECD countries. In the search for forward-looking and durable policy strategies, building on natural and cultural amenities is emerging as an important area of policy action, one which complements traditional, agriculture-oriented rural policies and places rural policy in the broader territorial development arena. In most rural areas, the potential of many natural and cultural resources remains untapped. Harnessing such amenities, however, involves striking a balance between use and conservation. In many cases, maintenance of rural amenities depends on a degree of local economic activity -- without it there is a danger of degradation. At the same time, over-exploitation risks spoiling, often irreversibly, the essential value of the amenity. Because many natural and cultural features are public goods, with limited markets and hazy property rights, public policies are needed to strike the delicate balance between supply and demand.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264173972
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (184 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Combattre l'exclusion ; L'aide sociale au Canada et en Suisse
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Combattre l'exclusion : L'aide sociale au Canada et en Suisse
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    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Canada ; Switzerland
    Abstract: Preventing hardship among those with few or no resources is no easy task. Today, institutions whose goal is to help those at the margins seek to integrate and encourage them in order to avoid social exclusion. How can social assistance best balance the adequacy of benefits with financial incentives to work? What policy measures are essential to promote independence and reduce (intergenerational) welfare dependence? What can be done to promote individual responsibility in societies where taxpayers and voters are explicitly regarded as major stakeholders in social policy? These are some of the most pressing social issues this book addresses by comparing social assistance policies in four Canadian provinces -- Alberta, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan -- and four Swiss cantons -- Graubünden, Ticino, Vaud and Zürich. In Switzerland, few people were forced to rely on social assistance until unemployment rose sharply at the beginning of the 1990s. The authorities are now struggling with how to promote social inclusion by keeping benefit levels high whilst at the same time improving measures designed to get benefit recipients back into work. In Canada, all provinces have stressed the role of work as the best way of avoiding benefit dependency, and some provinces have also cut benefit levels and restricted access to benefits. The success of Canada in reducing social assistance benefit dependency stands out in an area of social protection where across the developed world there are remarkably few such successes. Further reading This book is part of "The Battle against Exclusion" series, consisting of comparative studies of social assistance policies. To get a more comprehensive picture of social policies in OECD countries, please consult the first two volumes of the series, both published in 1998: the first volume covers Australia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and the second volume, Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Norway.
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    ISBN: 9789264173965
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (120 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La corruption dans le secteur public ; Panorama international des mesures de prévention
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La corruption dans le secteur public : Panorama international des mesures de prévention
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    Keywords: Governance ; Öffentlicher Sektor ; Korruption ; Prävention
    Abstract: Integrity is a fundamental pre-condition for governments seeking to provide a trustworthy and effective framework for the economic and social life of their citizens. The cost of corruption to governments is increasingly well known and documented. It is now widely recognised that countering corruption and promoting public integrity are critical for sustained economic development. Corruption, however, is not a cause but a consequence: as much the result of systemic failure as individual dishonesty. Preventing corruption is as complex as the phenomenon of corruption itself and a combination of interrelated mechanisms, including sound ethics management systems, specific prevention techniques and effective law and law enforcement, are needed for success. It is therefore invaluable, in taking action against corruption, to have an understanding of the relevant legal, civil service and management systems employed by a range of countries to counter corruption. This book surveys the measures that 15 OECD countries are currently using to protect their domestic public institutions against corruption. It is a companion to Ethics in the Public Service: Current Issues and Practice, OECD 1996.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264174115
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (80 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Qualité et sécurité alimentaires ; Les dimensions commerciales
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Qualité et sécurité alimentaires : Les dimensions commerciales
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    Keywords: Agriculture and Food
    Abstract: Highly publicised outbreaks of food-borne diseases have put food safety at the heart of a topical debate. Demands for increased food safety regulation and stricter enforcement have gained momentum. In fact, consumer concerns go well beyond basic food safety. The quality of food and how it is produced, animal welfare, the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), hormones and other growth promoters, cultural preferences, resource sustainability and protection of the environment have all become major issues in the public debate over regulation of the food industry. The issues are complex and the required policy response remains unclear. With the strengthening of international rules, increased trade in consumer food products and the growing use of biotechnology, trade conflicts over food regulatory issues and their reform could become more common. The economic stakes are high and such disputes are likely to remain a priority in the future trade agenda. This report examines the trade conflicts arising from food safety and quality issues. It summarises the key international agreements, illustrates the range and nature of current disputes, reviews the potential contributions of economic analysis to conflict resolution, and identifies areas requiring further analysis.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264174139
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (100 p)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
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    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Konferenzschrift 1999 ; Auslandsinvestition ; Kapitaltransfer ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: OECD countries believe that foreign direct investment (FDI) will play a critical role in the rise of standards of living among nations well into the 21st century. A crucial aspect will be whether FDI’s contribution to economic development will respond in a balanced and sustainable way to the aspirations and expectations of host and home countries alike. This and other related issues were highlighted at a conference on the Role of Investment in Development, Corporate Responsibilities and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. This event provided a unique forum for dialogue between participants from OECD member states and developing countries, academic, business and labour circles and civil society on the development impact of FDI, the effectiveness of national policies and the responsibilities of multinational enterprises. These issues are expected to be taken up again at the forthcoming WTO Ministerial in Seattle.
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780199848652
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (271 p.).
    Series Statement: Studies in contemporary Jewry 15
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. People of the city
    DDC: 305.8924
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    Keywords: Jews Social conditions, 20th century ; Jews History, 1789-1945 ; Book reviews ; Jews Intellectual life, 20th century ; Book reviews ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Juden ; Stadt ; Geschichte 1789-1945
    Abstract: Like others in the series, this book presents current scholarship in the form of a symposium, essays, and book reviews by distinguished experts in Jewish studies from around the world.
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 9780195095975
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (447 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Culture in Mind : Cognition, Culture, and the Problem of Meaning
    DDC: 155.8
    Keywords: Ethnopsychology ; Cognition and culture ; Social perception ; Symbolic anthropology ; Electronic books
    Abstract: An ethnographic portrait of the human mind, using case studies from both western and non-western societies, this book argues that "cultural models" are necessary to the functioning of the human mind. The text explores the cognitive world of culture in the ongoing production of meaning everyday
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents; Foreword, Jerome Bruner; I: THE PROBLEM OF CULTURE IN MIND; Introduction; 1 The Psychic Unity Muddle; 2 Rethinking Culture as Models; II: THE COGNITIVE LANDSCAPE OF MODERNITY; 3 Mind Games: Cognitive Baseball; 4 Playing with Rules: Sport at the Borderlands of Time and Space; 5 Interior Furnishings: Scenes from an American Foundational Schema; 6 Technological Trends: The Neuromantic Frame of Mind; III: RETHINKING "PRIMITIVE CLASSIFICATION"; 7 Totem as Practically Reason: Rationality Reconsidered; 8 Kwakiutl Animal Symbolism: Food for Thought; IV: DREAMTIME LEARNING
    Description / Table of Contents: 9 Dreamtime Learning, Inside-Out: The Narrative of the Wawilak Sisters10 Dreamtime Learning, Outside-In: Murngin Age-Grading Rites; V: THE PROBLEM OF MULTIPLE MODELS; 11 Tropic Landscapes: Alternative Spatial Models in Samoan Culture; 12 When Models Collide: Cultural Origins of Ambivalence; VI: CULTURE IN MIND; 13 Culture and the Problem of Meaning; 14 Analogical Transfer and the Work of Culture; Epilogue: The Ethnographic Mind; Bibliography; Index; Name Index; Subject Index;
    Note: Description based upon print version of record
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    New York : Oxford University Press
    ISBN: 0195095804 , 9780195095807
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (vi, 256 p)
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Wolfthal, Diane [Rezension von: Melammed, Renee Levine, Heretics or Daughters of Israel? The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile] 2000
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Chajes, J. H. [Rezension von: Melammed, Renée Levine, Heretics or Daughters of Israel? The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile] 2000
    Parallel Title: Print version Heretics or Daughters of Israel? : The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile
    DDC: 296.08209463
    Keywords: Marranos History ; Inquisition History ; Jews History ; Jewish Christians History ; Jewish women Religious life ; Castile (Spain) Ethnic relations
    Abstract: Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, many Spanish Jews were forced to convert to Christianity, though many maintained clandestine ties to Judaism. This study demonstrates the role played by the crypto-Jewish women of Castile in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish traditions and culture
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents; Introduction: The Judaizing Heresy, the Inquisition, and the Conversas; 1 Jews and Conversas: The First Century of Crypto-Judaism; 2 The Lives of Judaizing Women after 1492; 3 Messianic Turmoil circa 1500; 4 Castilian Conversas at Work; 5 The López-Villarreal Family: Three Convicted Judaizers (1516-1521); 6 The López Women's Tachas; 7 The Inquisition and the Midwife; 8 The Judaizers of Alcázar at the End of the Sixteenth Century: ""Corks Floating on Water""; Conclusion Heretics or Daughters of Israel?; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F
    Description / Table of Contents: GH; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-248) and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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