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  • 1
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    Long Beach, CA : Western States Folklore Society | Berkeley : University of California Press | Los Angeles, Calif. : California Folklore Society ; 6.1947 -
    ISSN: 2325-811X , 0043-373x
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Dates of Publication: 6.1947 -
    Additional Information: In Literature online
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Western folklore
    Former Title: Vorg.: California folklore quarterly
    DDC: 390
    Keywords: Volkskultur ; USA Weststaaten ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; Elektronische Publikation ; Zeitschrift ; Zeitschrift ; USA Weststaaten ; Volkskultur ; Zeitschrift ; Elektronische Publikation
    Note: Herausgebendes Organ 1947-[?]: California Folklore Society , Gesehen am 14.04.2020
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520936614 , 0520936612 , 0585441170 , 9780585441177
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (x, 197 pages)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Melammed, Renée Levine Hidden heritage. The legacy of the crypto-Jews. By Janet Leibman Jacobs. (The S. Mark Taper Foundation Imprint in Jewish Studies.) Pp. xi+197. Berkeley–Los Angeles–London: University of California Press, 2002. £35 (cloth), £13.95 (paper). 0 520 23346 8; 0 520 23517 7 2004
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Glazier, Stephen D. [Rezension von: Jacobs, Janet Liebman, Hidden Heritage: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews] 2003
    Series Statement: S. Mark Taper Foundation Imprint in Jewish Studies
    Parallel Title: Print version Hidden heritage
    DDC: 305.8924073
    Keywords: Marranos History ; United States ; Jews History ; United States ; Marranos Religious life ; Marranos Social life and customs ; Jews Identity ; Marranos Social life and customs ; Jews Identity ; Marranos Religious life ; Marranos History ; Jews History ; Marranos Social life and customs ; Jews Identity ; Marranos Religious life ; Marranos History ; Jews History ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies ; RELIGION ; Christianity ; General ; Ethnic relations ; Jews ; Jews ; Identity ; Marranos ; Marranos ; Social life and customs ; Identität ; Judentum ; Joden ; Identiteit ; Marranen ; History ; United States Ethnic relations ; United States Ethnic relations ; United States Ethnic relations ; United States ; Verenigde Staten ; Marranen ; USA ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This study of contemporary crypto-Jews - descendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition - traces the group's history of clandestinely conducting their faith and their present-day efforts to reclaim their past
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: Crypto-Jewish descent: an ethnographic study in historical perspectiveSecrecy, antisemitism, and the dangers of JewishnessWomen and the persistence of culture : ritual, custom, and the recovery of Sephardic ancestrySelf-in-relation and the transformation of religious consciousnessSyncretism and faith blending in modern Crypto-JudaismConversion and the rekindling of the Jewish soulJewish ancestry and the social construction of ethnic identity -- Conclusion: Ethnic loss and the future of Crypto-Jewish culture.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-185) and index. - Description based on print version record
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  • 3
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520931466 , 0520931467
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xi, 221 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Series Statement: California / Milbank books on health and the public 7
    Series Statement: California/Milbank books on health and the public 7
    Parallel Title: Print version Death is that man taking names
    DDC: 306.9
    Keywords: Terminal care United States ; Death Social aspects ; United States ; Death ; Terminal care ; Death Social aspects ; Terminal care ; Death Social aspects ; Death ; Jurisprudence ; Death ; Attitude to Death ; Right to Die ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Death & Dying ; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Death, Grief, Bereavement ; MEDICAL ; History ; Death ; Death ; Social aspects ; Terminal care ; United States ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Pursuing the good death -- Hidden death -- Death at war -- Judges and death -- Doctors and death -- Choosing death -- The death penalty -- All the days of my life.
    Abstract: The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--Initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted suicide
    Description / Table of Contents: Pursuing the good deathHidden death -- Death at war -- Judges and death -- Doctors and death -- Choosing death -- The death penalty -- All the days of my life.
    Note: Includes index. - Notes: p. 187-218. - Description based on print version record , Notes: p. 187-218
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  • 4
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520935303
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (476 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes v.4
    DDC: 305.30951
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    Keywords: Mann ; Geschlechterrolle ; Frau ; China
    Abstract: The past two centuries have witnessed tremendous upheavals in every aspect of Chinese culture and society. At the level of everyday life, some of the most remarkable transformations have occurred in the realm of gender. Chinese Femininities/Chinese Masculinities is a mix of illuminating historical and ethnographic studies of gender from the 1700s to the present.
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  • 5
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520921399 , 0520921399 , 058546605X , 9780585466057
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (x, 301 pages) , illustrations.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Koch, Mark [Rezension von: Kuchta, David, The Three-Piece Suit and Modern Masculinity: England, 1550-1850] 2004
    Series Statement: Studies on the history of society and culture 47
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Kuchta, David, 1960- Three-piece suit and modern masculinity
    DDC: 391.10942
    Keywords: Men's clothing History ; England ; Masculinity History ; England ; Men's clothing History ; Masculinity History ; HEALTH & FITNESS ; Beauty & Grooming ; HISTORY ; Europe ; General ; Masculinity ; Men's clothing ; Anzug ; Herrenmode ; Männlichkeit ; Kostuums ; Herenmode ; Mannelijkheid ; History ; Großbritannien ; England ; Electronic books History
    Abstract: In 1666 King Charles II introduced a fashion that developed into the three-piece suit. This text examines the inspiration behind this royal revolution in masculine attire
    Note: Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral). - Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-293) and index. - Description based on print version record
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  • 6
    ISBN: 0520222695 , 9780520222694 , 0520222709 , 9780520222700 , 9780520935365 , 0520935365
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xxi, 630 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Surviving through the days
    DDC: 398.08997
    Keywords: Indians of North America Folklore ; California ; Indians of North America Music ; California ; Indian mythology California ; California ; Indians of North America Folklore ; Indians of North America Music ; Indian mythology ; Indians of North America Music ; Indians of North America Folklore ; Indian mythology ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; Indian mythology ; Indians of North America ; Folklore ; Music ; California ; Electronic books Folklore ; Music ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: This anthology of treasures from the oral literature of Native California, assembled by an editor admirably sensitive to language, culture, and history, will delight scholars and general readers alike. Herbert Luthin's generous selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs is drawn from a wide sampling of California's many Native cultures, and although a few pieces are familiar classics, most are published here for the first time, in fresh literary translations. The translators, whether professional linguists or Native scholars and storytellers, are all acknowledged experts in their respective languages, and their introductions to each selection provide welcome cultural and biographical context. Augmenting and enhancing the book are Luthin's engaging, informative essays on topics that range from California's Native languages and oral-literary traditions to critical issues in performance, translation, and the history of California literary ethnography
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  • 7
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0520936388 , 058544112X , 9780520936386 , 9780585441122
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 308 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 305.5/2/0972
    Keywords: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural ; Elite (Social sciences) ; Leadership ; Mentoring ; Social networks ; Führung ; Elite (Social sciences) ; Social networks ; Leadership ; Mentoring ; Elite (Social sciences) Interviews ; Elite ; Mexiko ; Mexiko ; Elite ; Mexiko
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , This study marks the culmination of over 20 years of research by the author. It provides a detailed, comprehensive examination of Mexico's power elite - their political power, societal influence, and the crucial yet often overlooked role mentoring plays in their rise to the top
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  • 8
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0520225627 , 9780520225626 , 9780520938441 , 0520938445
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (ix, 269 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Good with their hands
    DDC: 306.0973
    Keywords: City and town life Case studies ; United States ; Deindustrialization Case studies ; Social aspects ; United States ; Work Case studies ; Social aspects ; United States ; Social change Case studies ; United States ; Boxing Case studies ; United States ; Police films Case studies ; United States ; Landscape design Case studies ; United States ; Blues (Music) Case studies ; Deindustrialization Case studies Social aspects ; Work Case studies Social aspects ; Social change Case studies ; Boxing Case studies ; Police films Case studies ; Landscape design Case studies ; Blues (Music) Case studies ; City and town life Case studies ; Social change Case studies ; Boxing Case studies ; Police films Case studies ; Landscape design Case studies ; Blues (Music) Case studies ; Work Case studies Social aspects ; Deindustrialization Case studies Social aspects ; City and town life Case studies ; City and town life United States ; Deindustrialization Social aspects ; United States ; Work Social aspects ; United States ; Social change United States ; Boxing United States ; Police films United States ; Landscape design United States ; Electronic books ; Blues (Music) ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Labor & Industrial Relations ; Boxing ; City and town life ; Deindustrialization ; Social aspects ; Landscape design ; Manners and customs ; Police films ; Social change ; Work ; Social aspects ; Case studies ; United States Social life and customs ; 1971- ; United States Social life and customs 1971- ; United States Social life and customs 1971- ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Fallstudiensammlung
    Abstract: This eloquent, streetwise book is a paean to America's Rust Belt and a compelling exploration of four milieus caught up in a great transformation of city life. With loving attention to detail and a fine sense of historical context, Carlo Rotella explores women's boxing in Erie, Pennsylvania; Buddy Guy and the blues scene in Chicago; police work and crime stories in New York City, especially as they converged in the making of the movie The French Connection; and attempts at urban renewal in the classic mill city of Brockton, Massachusetts
    Abstract: Truth and beauty in the Rust Belt -- The culture of the hands -- Too many notes -- Grittiness -- Rocky Marciano's ghost -- Getting there.
    Description / Table of Contents: Truth and beauty in the Rust BeltThe culture of the hands -- Too many notes -- Grittiness -- Rocky Marciano's ghost -- Getting there.
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  • 9
    ISBN: 0585466432 , 9780585466439 , 9780520936300 , 0520936302
    Language: English
    Pages: xxix, 448 p , 24 cm
    Edition: Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2003 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
    Additional Information: Rezensiert in Herman, A. L Imagining Karma, Ethical Transformation in Amerindian, Buddhist and Greek Rebirth (review) 2004
    Series Statement: Comparative studies in religion and society 14
    Series Statement: EBSCOhost eBook Collection
    Parallel Title: Print version Imagining karma
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    Keywords: Reincarnation Buddhism. ; Reincarnation Comparative studies. ; Religious ethics Comparative studies. ; Reincarnation Buddhism ; Reincarnation Comparative studies ; Religious ethics Comparative studies ; Reincarnation Buddhism ; Reincarnation Comparative studies ; Religious ethics Comparative studies ; Religious ethics Comparative studies ; Reincarnation Comparative studies ; Reincarnation Buddhism ; Reincarnation Buddhism. ; Reincarnation Comparative studies. ; Religious ethics Comparative studies. ; Reincarnation ; Religious ethics ; RELIGION ; Comparative Religion ; Reincarnation ; Buddhism ; RELIGION ; Buddhism ; General ; Reïncarnatie ; Vergelijkend onderzoek ; Comparative studies ; Ethik ; Religion ; Seelenwanderung ; Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books Comparative studies ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books Comparative studies ; Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft ; Seelenwanderung ; Ethik ; Religion ; Seelenwanderung
    Abstract: With 'Imagining Karma', Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. The book makes a case for disciplined comparison, a humane view of human nature, and a theoretical understanding of 'family resemblances' and differences across great cultural divides
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-427) and index , Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2003
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  • 10
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0520928474 , 0585468478 , 9780520928473 , 9780585468471
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 240 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 972/.35
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    Keywords: HISTORY. ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General ; Indians of Mexico / Urban residence ; Rural-urban migration ; Social history ; Geschichte ; Sozialgeschichte ; Indians of Mexico Urban residence ; Rural-urban migration ; Mexiko
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index , Internationalizing region, expanding city, neighborhoods in transition -- - Migration, space, and belonging -- - Religious discourses and the politics of modernity -- - Medical pluralism: medicina popular and medicina alternativa -- - Becoming a mujercita: rituals, fiestas, and religious discourses -- - Neither married, widowed, single, or divorced: gender negotiation, compliance, and resistance , Exploring issues of migration, medicine, religion, and gender, this work analyses everyday practices of urban living in Guadalajara, Mexico. Drawing on fieldwork over a ten-year period, Velentina Napolitano paints a vibrant picture of daily life in a low-income neighbourhood of Guadalajara
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  • 11
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520224483 , 0520224485 , 9780520232310 , 0520232313 , 9780520928169 , 0520928164
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xvi, 413 p.) , Ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Media worlds
    DDC: 302.23
    Keywords: Médias et culture ; Mass media and culture ; Mass media and culture ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Media Studies ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; General ; Mass media and culture ; Massenmedien ; Anthropologie ; Massamedia ; Culturele antropologie ; Communication & Mass Media ; Journalism & Communications ; USA ; USA ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: Screen memories: resignifying the traditional in indigenous media /Faye D. Ginsburg --Visual media and the primitivist perplex: colonial fantasies, indigenous imagination, and advocacy in North America /Harald E.L. Prins --Representation, politics, and cultural imagination in indigenous video: general points and Kayapo examples /Terence Turner --Spectacles of difference: cultural activism and the mass mediation of Tibet /Meg McLagan --Egyptian melodrama: technology of the modern subject? /Lila Abu-Lughod --Epic contests: television and religious identity in India /Purnima Mankekar --The national picture: Thai media and cultural identity /Annette Hamilton --Television, time, and the national imaginary in Belize /Richard R. Wilk --Mass media and transnational subjectivity in Shanghai: notes on (re)cosmopolitanism in a Chinese metropolis /Mayfair Mei-hui Yang --A Marshall plan of the mind: the political economy of a Kazakh soap opera /Ruth Mandel --Mapping Hmong media in diasporic space /Louisa Schein --Putting American public television documentary in its places /Barry Dornfeld --Culture in the ad world: producing the Latin look /Arlene Dávila --"And yet my heart is still Indian": the Bombay film industry and the (h)Indianization of Hollywood /Tejaswini Ganti --Arrival scenes: complicity and media ethnography in the Bolivian public sphere /Jeff D. Himpele --The materiality of cinema theaters in northern Nigeria /Brian Larkin --Mobile machines and fluid audiences: rethinking reception through Zambian radio culture /Debra Spitulnik --The Indian work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction: or, what happens when peasants "get hold" of images /Christopher Pinney --Live or dead? Televising theater in Bali /Mark Hobart --A room with a voice: mediation and mediumship in Thailand's information age /Rosalind C. Morris.
    Abstract: This groundbreaking volume showcases the exciting work emerging from the ethnography of media, a burgeoning new area in anthropology that expands both social theory and ethnographic fieldwork to examine the way media--film, television, video--are used in societies around the globe, often in places that have been off the map of conventional media studies
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record , Screen memories: resignifying the traditional in indigenous media , Visual media and the primitivist perplex: colonial fantasies, indigenous imagination, and advocacy in North America , Representation, politics, and cultural imagination in indigenous video: general points and Kayapo examples , Spectacles of difference: cultural activism and the mass mediation of Tibet , Egyptian melodrama: technology of the modern subject? , Epic contests: television and religious identity in India , The national picture: Thai media and cultural identity , Television, time, and the national imaginary in Belize , Mass media and transnational subjectivity in Shanghai: notes on (re)cosmopolitanism in a Chinese metropolis , A Marshall plan of the mind: the political economy of a Kazakh soap opera , Mapping Hmong media in diasporic space , Putting American public television documentary in its places , Culture in the ad world: producing the Latin look , "And yet my heart is still Indian": the Bombay film industry and the (h)Indianization of Hollywood , Arrival scenes: complicity and media ethnography in the Bolivian public sphere , The materiality of cinema theaters in northern Nigeria , Mobile machines and fluid audiences: rethinking reception through Zambian radio culture , The Indian work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction: or, what happens when peasants "get hold" of images , Live or dead? Televising theater in Bali , A room with a voice: mediation and mediumship in Thailand's information age
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    Language: English
    Pages: xiv, 460 p. , ill , 24 cm
    Edition: Reproduction. Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2004
    Series Statement: E-Books von NetLibrary
    DDC: 305.30951
    Keywords: Femininity ; Masculinity ; Sex role ; Electronic books.
    Note: pt. 1.Gender and the law (Qing dynasty).Femininity in flux: gendered virtue and social conflict in the mid-Qing courtroom /Janet M. Theiss.Dangerous males, vulnerable males, and polluted males: the regulation of masculinity in Qing dynasty law /Matthew H. Sommer --pt. 2.Ideals of marriage and family (mid-Qing dynasty and early Republican era).Grooming a daughter for marriage: brides and wives in the mid-Qing period /Susan Mann."The truths I have learned": nationalism, family reform, and male identity in China's New Culture Movement, 1915-1923 /Susan L. Glosser --pt. 3.Gender in literary traditions (May fourth era to Reform era).Invention and intervention: the making of a female tradition in modern Chinese literature /Lydia H. Liu.The self loving the self: men and connoisseurship in modern Chinese literature /Wendy Larson --pt. 4.Dangerous women and dangerous men (late Ming dynasty to early Communist period).Modernizing sex, sexing modernity: prostitution in early-twentieth-century Shanghai /Gail Hershatter.Approximations of Chinese bandits: perverse rebels, romantic heroes, or frustrated bachelors? /David Ownby --pt. 5.The gender of rebels (Cultural Revolution).Maoist mappings of gender: reassessing the Red Guards /Emily Honig."Little brothers" in the Cultural Revolution: the worker rebels of Shanghai /Elizabeth J. Perry,Nara Dillon --pt. 6.Blood, qi, and the gendered body (Qing dynasty and Reform era).Blood, body, and gender: medical images of the female condition in China, 1600-1850 /Charlotte Furth.Embodying qi and masculinities in post-Mao China /Nancy N. Chen -- , pt. 7.Shifting contexts of gender and sexuality (Reform era). Past, perfect or imperfect: changing images of the ideal wife /Harriet Evans.Proper men and proper women: parental affection in the Chinese family /William Jankowiak --pt. 8.Gender, sexuality, and ethnicity (Reform era).Gender and internal Orientalism in China /Louisa Schein.Tradition and the gender of civility /Ralph Litzinger --Afterword:putting gender at the center /Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom,Susan Brownell. , Sofern kein Zugang über ein Universitätsnetz zur Verfügung steht, kann eine Registrierung zur kostenlosen Nutzung erfolgen: http://www.nationallizenzen.de
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0520222814 , 9780520222816 , 0520222822 , 9780520222823 , 1597347841 , 9781597347846 , 0520924665 , 9780520924666
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (ix, 307 p.) , ill. (some col.), maps.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Kratz, Corinne Ann, 1953- Ones that are wanted
    DDC: 305.8965
    Keywords: Dorobo (African people) Exhibitions ; Portraits ; Dorobo (African people) Exhibitions ; Portraits ; Public opinion ; Public opinion United States ; Dorobo (African people) Exhibitions ; Attitudes ; Dorobo (Peuple d'Afrique) Portraits ; Expositions ; Dorobo (Peuple d'Afrique) Portraits ; Expositions ; Opinion publique ; Opinion publique États-Unis ; Dorobo (Peuple d'Afrique) Expositions ; Attitudes ; Photographie en ethnologie ; Photography in ethnology ; Dorobo (African people) Exhibitions Portraits ; Public opinion ; Public opinion ; Dorobo (African people) Exhibitions Attitudes ; Dorobo (African people) Exhibitions Portraits ; Dorobo (African people) Portraits ; Dorobo (African people) Portraits ; Public opinion ; Dorobo (African people) Attitudes ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Ethnic Studies ; African American Studies ; Photography in ethnology ; Public opinion ; Dorobo (volk) ; Fotografie ; Tentoonstellingen ; Publieke opinie ; Exhibition catalogs ; Exhibition catalogs ; United States ; Electronic book ; Electronic books ; Ausstellungskatalog
    Abstract: Tracing Okiek portraits: images, exhibitions, and the politics of representation -- Producing Okiek portraits: collaboration, negotiation, and exhibitionary authority -- Imagining audiences: Okiek portraits in Kenya -- Imagining audiences: Okiek portraits and the United States -- The final venues: designing and defining interpretation -- Appendix A. The politics of representation and identities -- Appendix B. Key relationships represented in Okiek portraits -- Appendix C. Learning about visitors in Michigan and Georgia.
    Abstract: The Okiek people of Kenya's forested highlands have a long history of hunting, honey gathering, and trading with their Maasai and Kipsigis neighbors; several decades ago, they also began farming and herding. This book follows a traveling exhibition of anthropologist Corinne Kratz's photographs of the Okiek through showings at seven venues, including the National Museum in Nairobi and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Kratz tells the story of the exhibition--the stereotypes it sought to challenge, how commentaries by Okiek people were incorporated, and different ways that viewers
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-295) and index. - Description based on print version record
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 1417508183
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 460 Seiten) , Illustrationen , 24 cm
    Edition: Online_Ausgabe Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2004 E-Books von NetLibrary Sonstige Standardnummer des Gesamttitels: 22382847
    Parallel Title: Reproduktion von Chinese femininities, chinese masculinities
    DDC: 305.30951
    Keywords: Geschichte 1644-2002 ; Geschichte 1650-1990 ; Femininity - China ; Masculinity - China ; Sex role - China ; Femininity ; Masculinity ; Sex role ; Geschlechterrolle ; China ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books Electronic books ; China ; Geschlechterrolle ; Geschichte 1644-2002 ; China ; Geschlechterrolle ; Geschichte 1650-1990
    Note: pt. 1.Gender and the law (Qing dynasty).Femininity in flux: gendered virtue and social conflict in the mid-Qing courtroom /Janet M. Theiss.Dangerous males, vulnerable males, and polluted males: the regulation of masculinity in Qing dynasty law /Matthew H. Sommer --pt. 2.Ideals of marriage and family (mid-Qing dynasty and early Republican era).Grooming a daughter for marriage: brides and wives in the mid-Qing period /Susan Mann."The truths I have learned": nationalism, family reform, and male identity in China's New Culture Movement, 1915-1923 /Susan L. Glosser --pt. 3.Gender in literary traditions (May fourth era to Reform era).Invention and intervention: the making of a female tradition in modern Chinese literature /Lydia H. Liu.The self loving the self: men and connoisseurship in modern Chinese literature /Wendy Larson --pt. 4.Dangerous women and dangerous men (late Ming dynasty to early Communist period).Modernizing sex, sexing modernity: prostitution in early-twentieth-century S , pt. 7.Shifting contexts of gender and sexuality (Reform era). Past, perfect or imperfect: changing images of the ideal wife /Harriet Evans.Proper men and proper women: parental affection in the Chinese family /William Jankowiak --pt. 8.Gender, sexuality, and ethnicity (Reform era).Gender and internal Orientalism in China /Louisa Schein.Tradition and the gender of civility /Ralph Litzinger --Afterword:putting gender at the center /Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom,Susan Brownell.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520935884 , 0520935888
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xv, 377 p.) , ill., maps
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Sacrificed generation
    DDC: 305.23509691
    Keywords: Youth Madagascar ; Education Madagascar ; Youth Political activity ; Madagascar ; Imperialism Madagascar ; Youth ; Education ; Youth Political activity ; Imperialism ; Imperialism ; Youth Political activity ; Education ; Youth ; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Life Stages ; Adolescence ; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Life Stages ; Teenagers ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; Education ; Imperialism ; Youth ; Youth ; Political activity ; Madagascar ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Youth and identity politics figure prominently in this provocative study of personal and collective memory in Madagascar. A deeply nuanced ethnography of historical consciousness, it challenges many cross-cultural investigations of youth, for its key actors are not adults but school children
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520927292 , 052092729X , 141752264X , 9781417522644
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xvi, 380 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Images and empires
    DDC: 301/.096
    Keywords: Visual anthropology Africa ; Visual sociology Africa ; Postcolonialism Africa ; Postcolonialism ; Visual sociology ; Visual anthropology ; Visual anthropology ; Visual sociology ; Postcolonialism ; Africa ; images ; visual arts ; anthropology ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Regional Studies ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; General ; Colonization ; Literature ; Mass media ; Postcolonialism ; Visual anthropology ; Visual sociology ; Anthropologie ; Ethnologie ; Geschichte ; Soziologie ; Visualisierung ; Beeldvorming ; Afrika ; Postkolonialisme ; Ethnic & Race Studies ; Gender & Ethnic Studies ; Social Sciences ; Art ; Africa Colonization ; Africa In art ; Africa In literature ; Africa In mass media ; Africa Colonization ; Africa In art ; Africa In literature ; Africa In mass media ; Africa Colonization ; Africa In art ; Africa In literature ; Africa In mass media ; Afrika ; Africa ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This volume considers the meaning and power of images in African history and culture. It assembles a wide-ranging collection of essays dealing with specific visual forms, including monuments cinema, cartoons, domestic and professional photography, body art, world fairs, and museum exhibits
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction: An amazing distance: pictures and people in Africa / Paul S. Landau"Our mosquitoes are not so big": images and modernity in Zimbabwe / Timothy Burke -- The sleep of the brave: graves as sites and signs in the colonial eastern Cape / David Bunn -- Tintin and the interruptions of Congolese comics / Nancy Rose Hunt -- Cartooning Nigerian anticolonial nationalism / Tejumola Olaniyan -- Empires of the visual: photography and colonial administration in Africa / Paul S. Landau -- Portraits of modernity: fashioning selves in Dakarois popular photography / Hudita Nura Mustafa -- Mami Wata and Santa Marta: Imag(in)ing selves and others in Africa and the Americas / Henry John Drewal -- "Captured on film": bushmen and the claptrap of performative primitives / Robert J. Gordon -- Decentering the gaze at French colonial exhibitions / Catherine Hodeir -- The politics of bushman representations / Pippas Skotnes -- Omada art at the crossroads of colonialisms / Paula Ben-Amos Girshick -- Bad copies: the colonial aesthetic and the Manjaco-Portuguese encounter / Eric Gable -- Conclusion: Signifying power in Africa / Deborah D. Kaspin.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0585467455 , 9780585467450 , 9780520931299 , 0520931297
    Language: English
    Pages: xvii, 424 p , ill., maps , 24 cm
    Edition: Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2003 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
    Series Statement: Studies on the history of society and culture 45
    Series Statement: EBSCOhost eBook Collection
    Parallel Title: Print version Beyond the pale
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    Keywords: Jews History 19th century. ; Jews History 20th century. ; Jews Cultural assimilations ; Jews History ; 19th century ; Russia ; Jews History ; 20th century ; Russia (Federation) ; Saint Petersburg ; Jews Cultural assimilations ; Russia ; Jews History 19th century ; Jews Cultural assimilations ; Jews History 20th century ; Jews History 19th century ; Jews Cultural assimilations ; Jews History 20th century ; Jews History 19th century. ; Jews History 20th century. ; Jews Cultural assimilations ; HISTORY ; RELIGION ; Judaism ; General ; Ethnic relations ; Jews ; History ; Juden ; Soziale Integration ; Russia Ethnic relations. ; Russia Ethnic relations ; Russia Ethnic relations ; Russia Ethnic relations ; Russia Ethnic relations. ; Russia ; Russia (Federation) ; Saint Petersburg ; Russland ; Sankt Petersburg ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books ; Russland ; Juden ; Soziale Integration ; Geschichte 1870-1917 ; Sankt Petersburg ; Juden ; Soziale Integration ; Geschichte 1870-1917 ; Russland ; Juden ; Soziale Integration ; Geschichte 1870-1917 ; Sankt Petersburg ; Juden ; Soziale Integration ; Geschichte 1870-1917
    Abstract: A surprising number of Jews lived, literally and figuratively 'beyond the Pale' of Jewish Settlement in tsarist Russia during the half-century before the Revolution of 1917. This text reinterprets the history of the Russian-Jewish encounter, using long-closed Russian archives and other sources
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-402) and index , Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2003
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0520229517 , 0520229509
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xv, 377 p) , ill., maps , 24 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version The Sacrificed Generation : Youth, History, and the Colonized Mind in Madagascar
    DDC: 305.235/09691
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    Keywords: Education ; Youth Political activity ; Imperialism ; Youth ; Education ; Madagascar ; Imperialism ; Youth ; Madagascar ; Political activity ; Youth ; Madagascar ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Youth and identity politics figure prominently in this provocative study of personal and collective memory in Madagascar. A deeply nuanced ethnography of historical consciousness, it challenges many cross-cultural investigations of youth, for its key actors are not adults but schoolchildren. Lesley Sharp refutes dominant assumptions that African children are the helpless victims of postcolonial crises, incapable of organized, sustained collective thought or action.She insists instead on the political agency of Malagasy youth who, as they decipher their current predicament, offer potent, histor
    Description / Table of Contents: Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; NOTES ON THE TEXT; PART I. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A CHILDREN'S HISTORY; Introduction; Alternative Visions; Historical and Political Considerations; Childhood Reconsidered; Methodological Conundrums; The Organization of the Study; 1. Youth and the Colonized Mind; Revolution and National Transformations; Linguistic Hegemony; Past Sacrifices; Reconfiguring the Nation; Youthful Reflections; PART II. THE PERPLEXITIES OF URBAN SCHOOLING: SACRIFICE, SUFFERING, AND SURVIVAL; 2. The Sacrificed Generation; African Inequalities
    Description / Table of Contents: Encountering ExtremesAn Ambanja Education; State Ideology and Pedagogical Praxis; Youth and the Politics of Schooling; 3. The Life and Hard Times of the School Migrant; Portraits of Daily Survival; The Trials of School Migration; The Tenuousness of School Success; Envisioning a Future; PART III. FREEDOM, LABOR, AND LOYALTY; 4. The Resurgence of Royal Power; The Reawakening of a Dormant Kingdom; Conquest and Royal Resistance; Royal Modern; 5. Our Grandfathers Went to War; The Colonial Hunger for African Labor; Conquest, Capture, and Enslavement; The Abandoned Bodies of Lost Ancestors
    Description / Table of Contents: Colonial Resistance6. Laboring for the Colony; A History of Forced Labor; Colonial Loyalties: La Mentalité Coloniale, La Mentalité Indigène; PART IV. YOUTH AND THE NATION: SCHOOLING AND ITS PERILS; 7. Girls and Sex and Other Urban Diversions; Town Girls; Worldly Diversions; The Immorality of Play; 8. The Social Worth of Children; Lost Youth; Children and Urban Prosperity; Conclusion: Youth in an Age of Nationalism; Despair; Youth and Memory Politics; Future Desires; APPENDIX 1. A GUIDE TO KEY INFORMANTS; APPENDIX 2. POPULATION FIGURES FOR MADAGASCAR, 1900-1994
    Description / Table of Contents: APPENDIX 3. POPULATION FIGURES FOR AMBANJA AND THE SAMBIRANO VALLEYAPPENDIX 4. SCHOOLS IN AMBANJA AND THE SAMBIRANO VALLEY; APPENDIX 5. ENROLLMENT FIGURES FOR SELECT AMBANJA SCHOOLS; APPENDIX 6. BAC RESULTS AT THE STATE-RUN LYCÉE TSIARASO I, 1990-1994; APPENDIX 7. STUDENTS' ASPIRATIONS; NOTES; GLOSSARY; A; B; C; D; F; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; Z; REFERENCES; 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. 353-370) and index , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 1417523921 , 1597346799 , 9781417523924 , 9781597346795
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (272 p) , ill
    Edition: Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
    Parallel Title: Print version Inside organized racism
    Keywords: Racism ; Women, White Psychology ; Women, White Attitudes ; Women, White Conduct of life ; Whites Race identity ; White supremacy movements ; Hate groups ; Hate groups ; United States ; Racism ; United States ; White supremacy movements ; United States ; Whites ; Race identity ; United States ; Women, White ; United States ; Attitudes ; Women, White ; United States ; Conduct of life ; Women, White ; United States ; Psychology ; Electronic books ; United States Race relations
    Abstract: Following up her highly praised study of the women in the 1920s Ku Klux Klan, Blee discovers that many of today's racist women combine dangerous racist and anti-Semitic agendas with otherwise mainstream lives. The only national sample of a broad spectrum of racist activists and the only major work on women racists, this important book also sheds light on how gender relationships shape participation in the movement as a whole.
    Abstract: Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: CROSSING A BOUNDARY -- BECOMING A RACIST -- 1. THE RACIST SELF -- 2. WHITENESS -- 3. ENEMIES -- LIVING AS A RACIST -- 4. THE PLACE OF WOMEN -- 5. A CULTURE OF VIOLENCE -- Conclusion: LESSONS -- Appendix 1: RACIST GROUPS -- Appendix 2: METHODOLOGY -- Appendix 3:ANTIRACIST ORGANIZATIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX -- Illustrations.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction :Crossing a boundary[pt. 1].Becoming a racist[ch.] 1.The racist self[ch.] 2.Whiteness[ch.] 3.Enemies[pt. 2].Living as a racist[ch.] 4.The place of women[ch.] 5.A culture of violenceConclusion :Lessonsappendix 1.Racist groupsappendix 2.Methodologyappendix 3.Antiracist organizationsNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520926868
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (182 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 306.4
    Keywords: Schönheitsideal ; Kosmetische Chirurgie ; USA
    Abstract: Today women are lifting weights to build muscle, wrapping their bodies in seaweed to reduce unwanted water retention, attending weigh-ins at diet centers, and devoting themselves to many other types of "body work." Filled with the voices of real women, this book unravels the complicated emotional and intellectual motivations that drive them as they confront American culture's unreachable beauty ideals. This powerful feminist study lucidly and compellingly argues against the idea that the popularity of body work means that women are enslaved to a male-fashioned "beauty myth." Essential reading for understanding current debates on beauty, Body Work demonstrates that women actually use body work to escape that beauty myth. Debra Gimlin focuses on four sites where she conducted in-depth research--a beauty salon, aerobics classes, a plastic surgery clinic, and a social and political organization for overweight women. The honest and provocative interviews included in this book uncover these women's feelings about their bodies, their reasons for attempting to change or come to terms with them, and the reactions of others in their lives. These interviews show that women are redefining their identities through their participation in body work, that they are working on their self-images as much as on their bodies. Plastic surgery, for example, ultimately is an empowering life experience for many women who choose it, while hairstyling becomes an arena for laying claim to professional and social class identities. This book develops a convincing picture of how women use body work to negotiate the relationship between body and self, a process that inevitably involves coming to terms with our bodies' deviation from cultural ideals. One of the few studies that includes empirical evidence of women's own interpretations of body work, this important project is also...
    Abstract: based firmly in cultural studies, symbolic interactionism, and feminism. With this book, Debra Gimlin adds her voice to those of scholars who are now looking beyond the surface of the beauty myth to the complex reality of women's lives.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264199378
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (320 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
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    Keywords: Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Glasgow ; Stadtentwicklung
    Abstract: This urban renaissance review of Glasgow looks back over the 1990s, when a succession of strategic initiatives and major events brought regeneration to several key parts of the city, including along the banks of the Clyde, and helped lift investment and activity. This book provides a policy tool kit for Glasgow, with the aim of improving the distressed urban areas that are holding the city back.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264176102
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (244 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 362.6
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    Keywords: Governance ; Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Konferenzschrift 2000 ; Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Altersstruktur ; Stadtentwicklung ; Wohnungsbau ; Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Altersstruktur ; Stadtentwicklung ; Wohnungsbau ; OECD
    Abstract: OECD countries are undergoing an unprecedented increase in the proportion of elderly people among their total populations. To address these issues, the OECD organised a conference in Oslo in May 2002. This report highlights how ageing will affect urban design and development in terms of housing, land use, transportation and the urban environment and points to the growing role of new technologies in member countries. The book, featuring statistical data, is for sociologists, policy researchers, journalists, librarians and economists.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264077980
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (198 p)
    Series Statement: OECD Series on Testing and Assessment no.5
    Keywords: Environment
    Abstract: As part of the OECD's Pesticide Programme, a Workshop on Avian Toxicity Testing was held in Pensacola, Florida, on 4-7 December 1994. It was jointly organised by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) and the OECD. This Workshop report considers the fundamental reasons information about the toxicity of chemicals to birds is needed, and thereby identify the critical features which are essential for the tests used to generate this information; evaluates the positive and negative features of existing test methods, and of proposed alternatives, against the required critical features; develops proposals for the revision and development of OECD Test Guidelines for avian toxicity and avoidance tests, as appropriate; and develops a framework to govern the way these tests are requested and used in practice in risk assessment.
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    ISBN: 9789264078475
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (249 p)
    Series Statement: OECD Series on Testing and Assessment no.33
    Keywords: Environment
    Abstract: This document sets out the objectives, organisational context, and plan for a Harmonised Integrated Classification System for Human Health and Environmental Hazards of Chemical Substances and Mixtures.
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    ISBN: 9789264194373
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (228 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Territorial Reviews
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens territoriaux de l'OCDE ; Sienne, Italie 2002
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens territoriaux de l'OCDE : Sienne, Italie 2002
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Italy
    Abstract: OECD's territorial review of the Italian province of Siena. It finds that Siena, a predominantly rural province in central Italy, has enjoyed steady economic growth throughout the post-war period. This success has its roots in a diverse economy based on manufacturing, services, high-value-added agriculture and a dynamic tourism sector. Nonetheless, it is these last two sectors that give Siena its main competitive advantage: an outstanding concentration of high-quality environmental and cultural resources which are unique to the region. The promotion of different sustainable development initiatives has been motivated by the need to ensure the valorisation and conservation of this major asset. This is most apparent in the effort to ensure that the region's development is not spoilt by the impact of mass tourism and an uncoordinated offer. The agrarian landscape also faces an uncertain future as the bulk of the cultivated land area remains dependent on EU subsidies, notwithstanding the market success of many agricultural producers. To respond to the challenges of sustainable development, Siena needs to fully integrate its development objectives with the most effective means to bring them about, in a co-ordinated and long-term planning exercise.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520937673
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (191 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 306.7
    Abstract: Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. We now know that male marmosets help take care of their offspring. Is this heartening news for today's stay-at-home dads? Recent studies show that many female birds once thought to be monogamous actually have chicks that are fathered outside the primary breeding pair. Does this information spell doom for traditional marriages? And bonobo apes take part in female-female sexual encounters. Does this mean that human homosexuality is natural? This highly provocative book clearly shows that these are the wrong kinds of questions to ask about animal behavior. Marlene Zuk, a respected biologist and a feminist, gives an eye-opening tour of some of the latest developments in our knowledge of animal sexuality and evolutionary biology. Sexual Selections exposes the anthropomorphism and gender politics that have colored our understanding of the natural world and shows how feminism can help move us away from our ideological biases. As she tells many amazing stories about animal behavior--whether of birds and apes or of rats and cockroaches--Zuk takes us to the places where our ideas about nature, gender, and culture collide. Writing in an engaging, conversational style, she discusses such politically charged topics as motherhood, the genetic basis for adultery, the female orgasm, menstruation, and homosexuality. She shows how feminism can give us the tools to examine sensitive issues such as these and to enhance our understanding of the natural world if we avoid using research to champion a feminist agenda and avoid using animals as ideological weapons. Zuk passionately asks us to learn to see the animal world on its own terms, with its splendid array of diversity and variation. This knowledge will give us a better understanding of...
    Abstract: animals and can ultimately change our assumptions about what is natural, normal, and even possible.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520929128
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (449 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 306.09565
    Abstract: This innovative study of modern Turkey is the result of many years of ethnographic fieldwork and archival research. Michael Meeker expertly combines anthropological and historical methods to examine the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic in a major region of the country, the eastern Black Sea coast. His most significant finding is that a state-oriented provincial oligarchy played a key role in successive programs of reform over the course of more than two hundred years of imperial and national history. As Meeker demonstrates, leading individuals backed by interpersonal networks determined the outcome of the modernizing process, first during the westernizing period of the Empire, then during the revolutionary period of the Republic. To understand how such a state-oriented provincial oligarchy was produced and reproduced along the eastern Black Sea coast, Meeker integrates a contemporary ethnographic study of public life in towns and villages with a historical study of official documents, consular reports, and travel narratives. A Nation of Empire provides anthropologists, historians, and students of Eastern Europe and the Middle East with a new understanding of the complexities and contradictions of modern Turkish experience.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520936089
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (269 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 305.897
    Keywords: Cherokee ; Ethnische Identität
    Abstract: Circe Sturm takes a bold and original approach to one of the most highly charged and important issues in the United States today: race and national identity. Focusing on the Oklahoma Cherokee, she examines how Cherokee identity is socially and politically constructed, and how that process is embedded in ideas of blood, color, and race. Not quite a century ago, blood degree varied among Cherokee citizens from full blood to 1/256, but today the range is far greater--from full blood to 1/2048. This trend raises questions about the symbolic significance of blood and the degree to which blood connections can stretch and still carry a sense of legitimacy. It also raises questions about how much racial blending can occur before Cherokees cease to be identified as a distinct people and what danger is posed to Cherokee sovereignty if the federal government continues to identify Cherokees and other Native Americans on a racial basis. Combining contemporary ethnography and ethnohistory, Sturm's sophisticated and insightful analysis probes the intersection of race and national identity, the process of nation formation, and the dangers in linking racial and national identities.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520936270
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (500 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 306.090
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    Keywords: Depression ; Gewalt ; Psychologie ; Politik ; Verlust ; Trauerarbeit ; Politische Psychologie ; Psychisches Trauma ; Soziologie ; Katastrophe ; Sozialer Wandel
    Abstract: Taking stock of a century of pervasive loss-of warfare, disease, and political strife-this eloquent book opens a new view on both the past and the future by considering "what is lost" in terms of "what remains." Such a perspective, these essays suggest, engages and reanimates history. Plumbing the cultural and political implications of loss, the authors--political theorists, film and literary critics, museum curators, feminists, psychoanalysts, and AIDS activists--expose the humane and productive possibilities in the workings of witness, memory, and melancholy. Among the sites of loss the authors revisit are slavery, apartheid, genocide, war, diaspora, migration, suicide, and disease. Their subjects range from the Irish Famine and the Ottoman slaughter of Armenians to the aftermath of the Vietnam War and apartheid in South Africa, problems of partial immigration and assimilation, AIDS, and the re-envisioning of leftist movements. In particular, Loss reveals how melancholia can lend meaning and force to notions of activism, ethics, and identity.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520931466
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (235 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public Ser. v.7
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    DDC: 306.9
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    Abstract: The American culture of death changed radically in the 1970s. For terminal illnesses, hidden decisions by physicians were rejected in favor of rational self-control by patients asserting their "right to die"--initially by refusing medical treatment and more recently by physician-assisted suicide. This new claim rested on two seemingly irrefutable propositions: first, that death can be a positive good for individuals whose suffering has become intolerable; and second, that death is an inevitable and therefore morally neutral biological event. Death Is That Man Taking Names suggests, however, that a contrary attitude persists in our culture--that death is inherently evil, not just in practical but also in moral terms. The new ethos of rational self-control cannot refute but can only unsuccessfully try to suppress this contrary attitude. The inevitable failure of this suppressive effort provokes ambivalence and clouds rational judgment in many people's minds and paradoxically leads to inflictions of terrible suffering on terminally ill people. Judicial reforms in the 1970s of abortion and capital punishment were driven by similarly high valuations of rationality and public decision-making--rejecting physician control over abortion in favor of individual self-control by pregnant women and subjecting unsupervised jury decisions for capital punishment to supposed rationally guided supervision by judges. These reforms also attempt to suppress persistently ambivalent attitudes toward death, and are therefore prone to inflicting unjustified suffering on pregnant women and death-sentenced prisoners. In this profound and subtle account of psychological and social forces underlying American cultural attitudes toward death, Robert A. Burt maintains that unacknowledged ambivalence is likely to undermine the beneficent goals of post-1970s reforms and harm
    Abstract: Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Good Death -- 2. Hidden Death -- 3. Death at War -- 4. Judges and Death -- 5. Doctors and Death -- 6. Choosing Death -- 7. The Death Penalty -- 8. All the Days of My Life -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520926844
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (257 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: Twentieth Century Japan: The Emergence of a World Power v.12
    DDC: 304.2/0952
    Abstract: Julia Adeney Thomas turns the concept of nature into a powerful analytical lens through which to view Japanese modernity, bringing the study of both Japanese history and political modernity to a new level of clarity. She shows that nature necessarily functions as a political concept and that changing ideas of nature's political authority were central during Japan's transformation from a semifeudal world to an industrializing colonial empire. In political documents from the nineteenth to the early twentieth century, nature was redefined, moving from the universal, spatial concept of the Tokugawa period, through temporal, social Darwinian ideas of inevitable progress and competitive struggle, to a celebration of Japan as a nation uniquely in harmony with nature. The so-called traditional "Japanese love of nature" masks modern state power. Thomas's theoretically sophisticated study rejects the supposition that modernity is the ideological antithesis of nature, overcoming the determinism of the physical environment through technology and liberating denatured subjects from the chains of biology and tradition. In making "nature" available as a critical term for political analysis, this book yields new insights into prewar Japan's failure to achieve liberal democracy, as well as an alternative means of understanding modernity and the position of non-Western nations within it.
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    ISBN: 9780520935365
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (653 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 398.08997
    Keywords: Indianer ; Mythologie ; Volkserzählung ; Lied ; Anthologie ; Kalifornien ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: This anthology of treasures from the oral literature of Native California, assembled by an editor admirably sensitive to language, culture, and history, will delight scholars and general readers alike. Herbert Luthin's generous selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences, and songs is drawn from a wide sampling of California's many Native cultures, and although a few pieces are familiar classics, most are published here for the first time, in fresh literary translations. The translators, whether professional linguists or Native scholars and storytellers, are all acknowledged experts in their respective languages, and their introductions to each selection provide welcome cultural and biographical context. Augmenting and enhancing the book are Luthin's engaging, informative essays on topics that range from California's Native languages and oral-literary traditions to critical issues in performance, translation, and the history of California literary ethnography.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520927742 , 0520927745 , 0520231112 , 9780520231115 , 9780520946194 , 0520946197
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 335 pages) , illustrations
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    Keywords: Race relations ; Sex customs ; Imperialism ; Imperialism ; Race relations ; Sex customs ; Geschlechterforschung ; Rassendiskriminierung ; Rassenverhoudingen ; Seksuele gebruiken ; Kolonialisme ; Koloniën ; HISTORY / Europe / General ; Europe Colonies ; Indonesien
    Abstract: Genealogies of the intimate: movements in colonial studies -- Rethinking colonial categories: European communities and the boundaries of rule -- Carnal knowledge and imperial power: gender and morality in the making of race -- Sexual affronts and racial frontiers: cultural competence and the dangers of métissage -- A sentimental education: children on the imperial divide -- A colonial reading of Foucault: bourgeois bodies and racial selves -- Memory-work in Java: a cautionary tale.
    Abstract: "Why, Ann Laura Stoler asks, was the management of sexual arrangements and affective attachments so critical to the making of colonial categories and to what distinguished ruler from ruled? Contending that social classification is not a benign cultural act but a potent political one, Stoler shows that matters of the intimate were absolutely central to imperial politics. It was, after all, in the intimate sphere of home and servants that European children learned what they were required to learn of place and race. Gender-specific sexual sanctions, too, were squarely at the heart of imperial rule, and European supremacy was asserted in terms of national and racial virility. Stoler looks discerningly at the way cultural competencies and sensibilities entered into the construction of race in the colonial context and proposes that "cultural racism" in fact predates its postmodern discovery. Her acute analysis of colonial Indonesian society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries yields insights that translate to a global, comparative perspective."--Amazon.com
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    ISBN: 9780520936386
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (322 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 305.520972
    Abstract: This groundbreaking study marks the culmination of over twenty years of research by one of this country's most prominent Mexico scholars. Roderic Ai Camp provides a detailed, comprehensive examination of Mexico's power elite-their political power, societal influence, and the crucial yet often overlooked role mentoring plays in their rise to the top. In the course of this book, he traces the careers of approximately four hundred of the country's most notable politicians, military officers, clergy, intellectuals, and capitalists. Thoroughly researched and drawn from in-depth interviews with some of Mexico's most powerful players, Mexico's Mandarins provides insight into the machinations of Mexican leadership and an important glimpse into the country's future as it steps onto the global stage.
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    ISBN: 9780520927643
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (342 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 306
    Abstract: This richly detailed study chronicles recent political events in southern Mexico, up to and including the July 2000 election of Vicente Fox. Lynn Stephen focuses on the meaning that Emiliano Zapata, the great symbol of land reform and human rights, has had and now has for rural Mexicans. Stephen documents the rise of the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas and shows how this rebellion was understood in other parts of Mexico, particularly in Oaxaca, giving a vivid sense of rural life in southern Mexico. Illuminating the cultural dimensions of these political events, she shows how indigenous Mexicans and others fashioned their own responses to neoliberal economic policy, which ended land reform, encouraged privatization, and has resulted in increasing socioeconomic stratification in Mexico. Mixing original ethnographic material drawn from years of fieldwork in Mexico with historical material from a variety of sources, Stephen shows how activists have appropriated symbols of the revolution to build the contemporary political movement. Her wide-ranging narrative touches on the history of land tenure, racism, gender issues in the Zapatista movement, local political culture, the Zapatista uprising of the 1990s and its aftermath, and more. A significant addition to our knowledge of social change in contemporary Mexico, Zapata Lives! also offers readers a model for engaged, activist anthropology.
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    ISBN: 9789264099128
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (226 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Radioactive Waste Management
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy ; France
    Abstract: This book presents the proceedings of a workshop entitled the "Handling of Timescales in Assessing Post-Closure Safety" of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste organised in Paris on 16-18 April 2002 and hosted by the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN). The main objective of the workshop was to identify and discuss approaches related to, and work done on, the timescales issue within national radioactive waste management programmes in the context of assessing post-closure safety. The timescales in question depend upon the half-lives and levels of activity of the radionuclides considered for disposal. These proceedings include the presentations made at the workshop as well as a summary of the discussions held.
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    ISBN: 0520225864 , 0520225872
    Language: English
    Pages: XXI, 267 S , Ill , 23 cm
    DDC: 301.01
    Keywords: Anthropology Philosophy
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    ISBN: 9780520927315
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (275 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 306.7
    Abstract: One of the most fundamental human urges is to form a pair. Despite many tendencies that threaten traditional marriage and even make committed cohabitation problematic, very few people live through adulthood without at least one lengthy relationship, and up to ninety percent of Americans marry at least once in their lives.
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    In:  OECD journal on budgeting Vol. 1, no. 3, p. 15-42
    ISSN: 1681-2336
    Language: English
    Pages: 29 p
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Les Parlements nationaux peuvent-ils retrouver un rôle effectif dans la politique budgétaire?
    Titel der Quelle: OECD journal on budgeting
    Publ. der Quelle: Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2001
    Angaben zur Quelle: Vol. 1, no. 3, p. 15-42
    Keywords: Governance
    Abstract: Two contemporary developments are buffeting legislative work on the budget. One is the drive to discipline public finance by constraining the fiscal aggregates; the other is the effort to enlarge the legislature’s role in revenue and spending policy. Whether these trends turn out to be complementary or contradictory will shape the budgetary role of national legislatures in the years ahead. One scenario is for the legislature to reinforce fiscal discipline by taking responsibility for the budget’s totals; another is for it to undermine discipline by bombarding the budget submitted by the government with legislative amendments that trim revenues or boost expenditures...
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    In:  OECD journal on budgeting Vol. 1, no. 4, p. 71-83
    ISSN: 1681-2336
    Language: English
    Pages: 14 p
    Titel der Quelle: OECD journal on budgeting
    Publ. der Quelle: Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2001
    Angaben zur Quelle: Vol. 1, no. 4, p. 71-83
    Keywords: Governance ; Japan
    Abstract: This article describes the introduction of a government-wide policy evaluation system that is underway in Japan, exemplified by the policy appraisal-evaluation system of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI, the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry). The initiative in METI was started in December 1999, preceding the implementation of a government-wide system. "Policy evaluation" as a term is not limited, in this context, to ex post evaluation but includes ex ante assessment and performance measurement as well. Information as to what extent and how outcome measures are used under the systems is also provided.
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    In:  Revue de l'OCDE sur le droit et la politique de la concurrence Vol. 4, no. 3, p. 7-116
    ISSN: 1684-3452
    Language: French
    Pages: 112 p
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Review of Sectoral Reforms in the Czech Republic: Energy and Transportation Sectors
    Titel der Quelle: Revue de l'OCDE sur le droit et la politique de la concurrence
    Publ. der Quelle: Paris : OCDE, 1999
    Angaben zur Quelle: Vol. 4, no. 3, p. 7-116
    Keywords: Governance ; Czech Republic
    Abstract: Depuis sa création en 1993, la République tchèque a connu une période de larges et profonds changements s’agissant de sa structure juridique et de son cadre institutionnel, rendus nécessaires pour assurer la transition vers une économie de marché. Ce chapitre concerne les secteurs de l’énergie (gaz et électricité) et du transport (routier et transport de marchandise par rail). Ces secteurs sont importants dans les dépenses de consommation finale, en tant qu’intrants dans d’autres secteurs et par leur impact sur la compétitivité économique globale. Des progrès substantiels ont été réalisés durant la dernière décennie. L’environnement réglementaire a été libéralisé et une certaine concurrence s’est manifestée. La réforme cependant demeure incomplète, l’état demeurant encore significativement impliqué dans ces secteurs. Des progrès sont également nécessaires s’agissant du cadre réglementaire pour établir une confiance dans le marché, par le biais d’une clarté et d’une transparence accrues du processus réglementaire. Les perspectives d’accession de la République tchèque à l’Union européenne devraient encourager les autorités à mettre en place un tel cadre en conformité avec les directives correspondantes de l’Union européenne.
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    ISBN: 9789264176188
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (176 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Code de l'OCDE sur la libération des mouvements de capitaux ; Quarante années d'expérience
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    Abstract: The OECD has actively promoted progressive liberalisation of current and capital account operations among its members for over 40 years. Since 1961, OECD countries have engaged in the opening of capital accounts, guided by the provisions and implementation procedures embodied in a unique multilateral instrument: the Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements. While full freedom of capital movements was achieved by most OECD members more than a decade ago, and in some even earlier, new members (Korea, Mexico, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Slovak Republic) have only recently attained the same level of liberalisation. This account of the accumulated OECD experience with capital account liberalisation provides timely and valuable reading for policy makers, academics and financial practitioners alike. Timely, as the debate on the pros and cons of external financial liberalisation by emerging markets is very active at the present juncture. Valuable, because the OECD experience clearly demonstrates the benefits of open capital accounts, as vouched for by the reluctance of its members to resort to restrictions on capital flows -- even in times of financial turmoil.
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    ISBN: 9789264194427
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (216 p)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'intégration régionale en Afrique
    DDC: 337.1
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    Keywords: Governance ; Development ; Electronic books ; Afrika ; Regionalwirtschaft ; Wirtschaftliche Integration
    Abstract: Regional integration and co-ordination are not a panacea but they could hold the key to African countries' long-awaited participation in the world economy. This was one of the conclusions of the second International Forum on African Perspectives, jointly organised by the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre in February 2001, at which OECD and African economists discussed the prospects for regional initiatives in Africa. While many other factors need to be taken into consideration, regional approaches -- provided they are accompanied by domestic reforms -- can present an effective response to globalisation. Indeed, given the isolation of the African countries from the world economy, regional initiatives may be the only sustainable solution to the economic, political and social challenges raised by globalisation.
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    ISBN: 9789264194434
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: China in the Global Economy
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 332.67/3/0951
    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Economics ; China, People’s Republic ; Electronic books ; China ; Direktinvestition
    Abstract: This book provides a selection of papers presented at the Foreign Direct Investment in China’s Regional Development Conference, organised in Xian on 11-12 October 2001 at the request of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation. The book reviews regional patterns of FDI inflows in China, investment requirements, opportunities in and comparative advantages of China’s regions, and details the types of FDI sought for the Chinese hinterland. It offers business perspectives with regard to what needs to be done. Lessons learned from experiences in Canada, Turkey, Germany and Brazil are discussed, with a particular focus on investment promotion and linkages with local enterprise development. The book concludes with policy messages relevant not only to China but also to other countries striving to improve conditions for investment in their less-developed regions.
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    ISBN: 9789264158399
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (144 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Aide publique au développement et financements privés ; Attirer des financements et des investissements vers les pays en développement
    DDC: 330
    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Development ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Private Investition
    Abstract: These Forum proceedings outline the main requirements for promoting private finance and investment in developing countries, including the implementation of sound financial and corporate governance practices and the development of public-private partnerships, and propose existing and innovative programs and tools to achieve these goals. These proceedings also provide country case studies and best practices in building sound investment climates and promoting private sector and financial sector development.
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    ISBN: 9789264199293
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (56 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Lignes directrices de l'OCDE sur les transports écologiquement viables
    DDC: 388.049
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    Keywords: Environment ; Transport ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Environment Ministers of OECD member countries endorsed the Guidelines for moving towards Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) at their meeting in May 2001. These Guidelines are based on the results and conclusions of the EST project involving many OECD and non-OECD countries and provide a solution to making transport policy more sustainable and enhancing quality of life. They have been developed to enable economic development and individual welfare without causing undue health and environmental impacts and depletion of finite resources. The EST Guidelines will assist governments at all levels in the development and implementation of strategies towards EST. Effective implementation of the EST Guidelines requires strategies that accommodate the particular geographic and socio-economic conditions of countries or regions.These guidelines guidelines represent a desirable and feasible approach for the transport sector that may also be of value in the sustainable development of other sectors.
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    ISBN: 9789264196230
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (300 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Le contrôle de la solvabilité des compagnies d'assurance ; Panorama des pays de l'OCDE
    DDC: 339.22
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    Abstract: This publication synthesises contributions made by the 30 OECD countries on national regulation of insurance solvency supervision, its practical organisation and the measures taken when difficulties arise. It also contains a comparative analysis of the various systems of solvency supervision set up in OECD countries.
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    ISBN: 9789264194465
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (100 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Dynamiser les systèmes nationaux d'innovation
    DDC: 338/.064
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    Keywords: Science and Technology ; Industry and Services ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Technologiepolitik ; Innovation
    Abstract: Promoting innovation requires innovative government policy. Innovation through the creation, diffusion and use of knowledge has become a key driver of economic growth and provides part of the response to many new societal challenges. However, the determinants of innovation performance have changed in a globalising, knowledge-based economy. Government policy to boost innovation performance must be adapted accordingly, based on a sound conceptual framework. Synthesising the results of a multi-year OECD project on national innovation systems (NIS), this publication demonstrates how the NIS approach can be implemented in designing and implementing more efficient technology and innovation policies.
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    ISBN: 9780520935655
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (255 Seiten)
    Edition: 1st edition
    DDC: 781.62924
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    Keywords: Klezmer ; Jews -- Music -- Congresses ; Klezmer music -- Congresses ; USA ; Konferenzschrift 1996 ; Konferenzschrift 1996 ; Conference papers and proceedings ; Konferenzschrift 1996
    Abstract: Klezmer, the Yiddish word for a folk instrumental musician, has come to mean a person, a style, and a scene. This musical subculture came to the United States with the late-nineteenth-century Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. Although it had declined in popularity by the middle of the twentieth century, this lively music is now enjoying recognition among music fans of all stripes. Today, klezmer flourishes in the United States and abroad in the world music and accompany Jewish celebrations. The outstanding essays collected in this volume investigate American klezmer: its roots, its evolution, and its spirited revitalization. The contributors to American Klezmer include every kind of authority on the subject--from academics to leading musicians--and they offer a wide range of perspectives on the musical, social, and cultural history of klezmer in American life. The first half of this volume concentrates on the early history of klezmer, using folkloric sources, records of early musicians unions, and interviews with the last of the immigrant musicians. The second part of the collection examines the klezmer "revival" that began in the 1970s. Several of these essays were written by the leaders of this movement, or draw on interviews with them, and give firsthand accounts of how klezmer is transmitted and how its practitioners maintain a balance between preservation and innovation.
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    ISBN: 9789264176287
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (212 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 336
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    Keywords: Governance ; Konferenzschrift 2001 ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Öffentlicher Sektor ; Verwaltungshandeln ; Good Governance
    Abstract: High standards of public governance are the essential foundation for achieving sustainable economic growth and social cohesion. This publication presents the papers discussed at the Latin American Forum on Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Public Sector that took place on 5-6 December 2001. The Forum brought together more than 450 ministers, senators, senior government officials, business leaders, representatives of international organisations, non-government organisations and the media from OECD countries, Latin America and the Caribbean. The Forum approved policy recommendations that reflect the shared experience of Member countries of the OECD and the Organization of American States. The agreed policy recommendations list key principles and crucial factors in the three following key areas of good governance: - Ensuring impartiality in the decision-making process by a credible conflict-of-interest policy.- Increasing transparency in the preparation and execution of the budget.- Promoting freedom of information, consultation and participation of citizens in the formulation and implementation of public policies. In addition, country papers provide practical solutions adapted to their particular administrative environments for policy-makers and a demanding civil society.
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    ISBN: 9789264176171
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (225 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Development Centre Seminars
    Parallel Title: Druckausg. Technology and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Technologie et lutte contre la pauvreté en Asie et dans le Pacifique
    DDC: 339.46095
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    Keywords: Armutsbekämpfung ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Biotechnologie ; Informationstechnik ; Asiatisch-pazifischer Raum ; Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Technologiepolitik ; Development ; Science and Technology ; Asien ; Pazifischer Raum ; Irland ; Portugal ; Thailand ; China ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Electronic books ; Asiatisch-Pazifischer Raum ; Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Technologie
    Abstract: Poverty reduction remains a major development challenge in much of Asia and the Pacific. Historically, technology has played a central role in raising living standards across the region, including those of the poor. The Green Revolution and various innovations of modern medicine and public health have been instrumental in improving nutrition, health, and livelihoods of millions of poor people. Yet, the pace of improvement from these sources appears to have slowed, and new technological impetus — as well as improved policies and institutions — are needed to address the persistent poverty problem in some regions and among some social groups. Agricultural and medical biotechnology hold tremendous promise but also bring with them new risks and concerns that need to be addressed before their full potential can be realised. New information technologies are only beginning to diffuse widely in developing Asia and the Pacific, but ultimately these too can have profound impacts on the lives of the poor, empowering them with access to information that once was the preserve of the privileged few.
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    ISBN: 9789264176249
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (172 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Pour des transports écologiquement viables ; Les mesures à prendre
    DDC: 388/.049 22
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    Keywords: Environment ; Transport ; Electronic books ; Verkehr ; Umweltverträglichkeit ; Verkehrspolitik
    Abstract: Moving people and freight in an environmentally sustainable manner will be one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. Overall, insufficient progress has been made so far towards achieving environmental sustainability for the transport sector. A new target-oriented approach is needed that places environment and health at the top of the policy agenda for transport and related sectors, at international, national and local levels. The OECD’s Working Group on Transport recently concluded a five-year work programme with the development of Guidelines for Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) and supporting analytical reports, endorsed by OECD Environment Ministers at their meeting in Paris on 16 May 2001.
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    ISBN: 9789264175518
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (196 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La demande de trafic routier ; Relever le défi
    DDC: 380
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    Keywords: Transport ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Reiseverkehr ; Straße ; Verbesserung
    Abstract: While Man conquered outer space in the 20th century, surface transportation congestion remains a vexing challenge for OECD metropolitan cities in the new Millennium. What strategies, programmes and services have recently been implemented to reduce travel demand and improve traffic conditions? This report provides case studies and examples that demonstrate successful approaches to grappling with gridlock around the globe.
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    ISBN: 9789264194298
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (188 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 338.1/77/09479
    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Estonia ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This conference proceedings takes a detailed look at the outlook for the dairy industry in the Baltics. It finds that intense competition for raw material, changing consumer demand and internationalisation are potent forces shaping the global dairy industry today and that impending EU accession offers the Baltic countries a unique window of opportunity to accelerate consolidation and to create a more economically viable and sustainable dairy sector.
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    ISBN: 9789264191983
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (276 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 333.717
    Keywords: Environment ; Industry and Services ; Electronic books ; Umweltschutz ; Umweltzertifikat
    Abstract: Tradeable or transferable permits (TPs) are increasingly perceived as a cost-effective and flexible policy instrument for pollution control and natural resources management. Initially they were considered a policy tool whose applications were limited to only certain sectors, such as air pollution management and fisheries. However, over the last few years, there have been significant developments in the use of domestic TPs, across a broader range of environmental issues. TPs now face a double challenge: could they become a key instrument for curbing greenhouse gas emissions in light of the Kyoto Protocol? And could they be used in other areas of environmental management? This book presents the proceedings of an OECD workshop on domestic TPs held in September 2001 in Paris. It provides an analysis on recent developments in the use of domestic TP in new areas including climate change, renewable energy, transport, solid waste management, and water resources management. It highlights issues regarding the use of TPs in policy mixes, reviews key elements of ex post evaluations of earlier TP schemes, identifies key challenges in the design and use of TP systems, and attempts to link the past lessons to further research needs.
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    ISBN: 9789264175129
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 p.) , ill.
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    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Transport intermodal de marchandises ; Une évaluation comparative
    DDC: 388.044068
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    Keywords: Transport ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Kombinierter Verkehr ; Benchmarking
    Abstract: What is efficient intermodal freight transport? How are "best practices" to be found? What measures are being developed in OECD countries for assessing the relative efficiency of modes and modal combinations? What opportunities exist to improve complex intermodal transport chains? How are such opportunities identified and assessed? Today’s highly competitive global market calls for intermodal transport systems that meet industry’s expectations in efficiency and reliability as well as government’s sustainability expectations. While benchmarking is a tool for achieving such objectives, how are these benchmarking exercises best implemented? This report analyses illustrative benchmarking exercises to provide insights into these important questions.
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    ISBN: 9789264175365
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (96 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 323.6
    Keywords: Governance ; Electronic books ; Südosteuropa ; Korruption ; Bekämpfung
    Abstract: This report provides policymakers, legislators, businesses, civil society organisations and other stakeholders with an assessment of the legal and institutional environment in which civil society operates, together with recommendations for reform designed to enable civil society organisations, business associations, trade unions and the media to play a more active role in the fight against corruption. The report covers a wide range of issues including public attitudes, civil liberties, existing laws that facilitate the establishment of civil society organisations, freedom of the media, governmental transparency and co-operative partnerships between governments and civil society.
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    ISBN: 9789264193529
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (152 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Investissements en infrastructure de transport et développement régional
    DDC: 300
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    Keywords: Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Transport ; Electronic books ; Transport ; Infrastrukturinvestition ; Effizienz ; Transport ; Infrastrukturinvestition ; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse ; Transport ; Infrastrukturinvestition ; Regionalentwicklung
    Abstract: Decisions to invest in transport infrastructure projects require careful deliberation. Governments need evaluation methods to ensure that their scarce resources are allocated in a way that maximises their net return to society. How can the efficiency of allocating funds for transport infrastructure be improved? Is the widely-used approach of cost-benefit analysis appropriate? Does transport infrastructure investment have wider impacts on regional development which need to be taken into account in determining infrastructure investment priorities? Do we find evidence of such impacts in evaluations of major transport infrastructure projects? Which impacts might be included in future appraisal methods? Which impacts matter? How do evaluation frameworks match government policy objectives? This report provides insights into these key issues by analysing illustrative studies of the impacts of transport infrastructure investments.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264171190
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (52 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Logistique des transports ; Défis et solutions
    DDC: 388
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    Keywords: Transport ; Industry and Services ; Electronic books ; Transport ; Logistik ; Internationalisierung
    Abstract: Globalisation and advances in information and communication technologies are reshaping the world’s trading patterns. Today’s internationally competitive businesses work through strategic, integrated global networks designed to deliver efficient and high-quality response to demands from anywhere in the world. This trend has given rise to the terms "global logistics" or "supply-chain management". In addition, growing environmental concerns require that logistics should not only be efficient; they should also contribute to sustainable development. The OECD TRILOG project aimed to provide insights into these key issues through an exchange of experiences relating to freight transport logistics in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North American regions. This report attempts to identify constraints and address issues common to the three regions, and suggest possible solutions and approaches that could facilitate the development of policies to promote efficient and sustainable international logistics.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264197374
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (158 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Towards Sustainable Household Consumption? : Trends and Policies in OECD Countries
    DDC: 306.30941
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Privater Verbrauch ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Making consumption patterns sustainable is a prerequisite to achieve the goal of sustainable development. Ten years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, it is time to ask: are OECD countries moving towards sustainable consumption? What are the best policy options to effectively promote sustainable consumption?. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of household consumption patterns in five key areas: food, tourism-related travel, energy, water and waste generation. It brings together the various elements of household consumption that are necessary to better understand consumpti
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Household Consumption Trends and Environmental Impacts; Chapter 3. Driving Forces Behind Household Consumption; Chapter 4. Policies to Promote Sustainable Household Consumption; Chapter 5. Policy Recommendations and Unresolved Policy Questions; References; Annex. Monitoring Progress Towards more Sustainable Household Consumption Patterns;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264175105
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (200 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 607.2
    Keywords: Science and Technology ; Industry and Services ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Stronger interactions between science and industry underpin growth in a knowledge economy. A comparison of the intensity and quality of industry-science relationships (ISR) in OECD countries shows that many countries are lagging behind in mobilising science for innovation. The report benchmarks OECD countries’ ISR, identifies relevant good practices in managing the interface between public research and the business sector, and provides a framework for monitoring and assessing evolving policies in the area. The report presents an in-depth comparative study of ISR in France and the United Kingdom and a special chapter on Japan.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196001
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (124 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Sécurité routière ; Quelle vision pour demain ?
    DDC: 363.12/5
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    Keywords: Transport ; Electronic books ; OECD ; Verkehrssicherheit
    Abstract: Approximately 125 000 people die every year on the roads of OECD countries. In other words, one road crash victim dies every four minutes. The real tragedy is that, to a large extent, these crashes and the resultant deaths and injuries could be prevented. This report identifies and assesses "best practices" among road safety programmes in OECD countries. Emphasis is placed on those programmes that have been evaluated. In addition, the underlying criteria that influence the success or failure of these "best practices" are identified to facilitate the development of effective road safety policies in Member countries.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196025
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (436 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 338.9407
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The Asian financial crisis and its social aftermath triggered a fundamental reappraisal of the role of social protection in Asia. Existing social protection programmes in many Asian countries were found to be insufficient and not well designed. It is now widely agreed that considerable effort is required to set up and further develop appropriate social protection mechanisms in the region. This book provides the proceedings of two meetings organised by the OECD to discuss the issue of developing social protection. It brings together perspectives of experts from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, as well as contributions from Korea and Australia, plus the views of the Asian Development Bank, the International Labour Organisation and the World Bank. The book focuses on practical ways of developing programmes that can contribute positively to Asian social development. This book was edited by Peter Whiteford. This book is part of the OECD's on-going co-operation with non-Member economies around the world.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264197312
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (157 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Handbook of Biodiversity Valuation : A Guide for Policy Makers
    DDC: 300
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Biodiversität ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: All societies depend on biodiversity and biological resources, and policy makers are increasingly aware that development pressures are today generating unprecedented rates of biodiversity loss. The fact that biodiversity issues often receive low priority in policy decisions is at least in part due to problems involved in assessing its contribution to society -- these values defy easy description and quantification. What cannot be quantified, or is difficult to monitor and evaluate, is easy to disregard. The result is that biodiversity fails to compete on a level playing field in policy decisio
    Description / Table of Contents: CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. BIODIVERSITY LOSS AND BIODIVERSITY VALUE; III. VALUES AND DECISION-MAKING; IV. ELICITING VALUES: DELIBERATIVE AND INCLUSIONARYPROCEDURES; V. VALUES AND TIME; VI. ECONOMIC VALUES: THE BASICS; VII. ECONOMIC VALUATION METHODS BASED ON MARKETPRICES; VIII. STATED PREFERENCE METHODS; IX. ECONOMIC VALUATION: BENEFITS TRANSFER; X. BIODIVERSITY VALUES AND THE POLICY PROCESS; REFERENCES;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264187474
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (345 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Governance for Sustainable Development : Five OECD Case Studies
    DDC: 338.9/27
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    Abstract: This publication presents five governmental experiments aimed at promoting sustainable development in Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. These countries were selected on the basis of their diversity in terms of size and natural conditions. They also display a variety of economic, environmental and social conditions and cultural patterns. The five case studies illustrate specific institutional and decision-making efforts to adapt governance frameworks in order to respond to sustainable development challenges. The country studies are introduced by an analytical secti
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Improving Governance for Sustainable Development: Learning from Experience in Five OECD Countries...; Canada; Germany; Japan; The Netherlands; United Kingdom;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196742
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (200 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Housing Finance in Transition Economies
    DDC: 332.7/22/0947
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Osteuropa ; Wohnungsbaufinanzierung ; Baltikum ; Hypothek ; Wohnungsbaufinanzierung
    Abstract: Housing policies of the central and eastern European countries are changing dramatically. Governments as suppliers of housing for the public are being replaced by market mechanisms in the private sector. To facilitate the development of housing markets, establishing well-functioning housing finance systems has emerged as an important policy issue for transition economies. This publication contains selected papers originally submitted to the workshop on housing finance in transition economies organised by the OECD in June 2000. It provides the first in-depth survey of current situations and cha
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196391
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (64 p.)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Lignes directrices de l'OCDE sur la protection de la vie privée et les flux transfrontières de données de caractère personnel
    DDC: 343.4170999
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    Abstract: The OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data, adopted on 23 September 1980, continue to represent international consensus on general guidance concerning the collection and management of personal information. By setting out core principles, the Guidelines play a major role in assisting governments, business and consumer representatives in their efforts to protect privacy and personal data, and in obviating unnecessary restrictions to transborder data flows, both on and off line. The reflection of twenty-one years of expertise and experience shared among representatives of OECD governments, business and industry, and civil society, this publication contains the instruments that serve as the foundation for privacy protection at the global level: the 1980 OECD Privacy Guidelines, the 1985 Declaration on Transborder Data Flows and the 1998 Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of Privacy on Global Networks.
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    ISBN: 9780520234567 , 0520234553 , 0520234561
    Language: English
    Pages: xvi, 315 Seiten, 8 zweiseitig bedruckte ungezählte Blätter , Illustrationen, Karte
    Series Statement: Ethnographic studies in subjectivity 3
    Series Statement: Ethnographic studies in subjectivity
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Geurts, Kathryn Linn, 1960 - Culture and the senses
    DDC: 155.84963374
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    Keywords: Anlo (African people) Psychology ; Anlo (African people) Socialization ; Senses and sensation Cross-cultural studies ; Anlo African people Socialization ; Anlo African people Psychology ; Ahlŏ ; Sinne ; Sozialisation ; Ahlŏ ; Wahrnehmungslernen ; Ghana ; Ahlŏ ; Sinne ; Sozialisation ; Wahrnehmungslernen ; Psychologie ; Ahlŏ ; Ghana ; Ethnologie ; Kultur
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 285-307
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0520219759 , 9780520219755 , 0520229576 , 9780520229570 , 9780520927315 , 0520927311 , 0585419752 , 9780585419756
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (vii, 266 pages)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Inside the American couple
    DDC: 306.7
    Keywords: Couples United States ; Interpersonal relations United States ; United States ; Couples ; Interpersonal relations ; Interpersonal relations ; Couples ; Couples ; Interpersonal relations ; SELF-HELP ; Sexual Instruction ; PSYCHOLOGY ; Human Sexuality ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: Biblical models: from Adam and Eve to the bride of Christ / Marilyn Yalom -- Dearest friend: the marriage of Abigail and John Adams / Edith B. Gelles -- "The thing bartered": love economics and the Victorian couple / Kate Washington -- "Boston marriage" among lesbians: are we a couple if we're not having sex? / Esther D. Rothblum -- "You'll never walk alone": lesbian and gay weddings and the authenticity of the same-sex couple / Ellen Lewin -- The couple at home: education's contribution / Nel Noddings -- When one of us is ill: scenes from a partnership / Mary Felstiner -- Wives and husbands working together: law partners and marital partners / Cynthia Fuchs Epstein -- Grounds for marriage: reflections and research on an institution in transition / Arlene Skolnick -- Divorce, American style / Deborah L. Rhode -- What's a wife worth? / Myra H. Strober -- Toward an understanding of Asian American interracial marriage and dating / Jeanne L. Tsai, Diane E. Przymus, and Jennifer L. Best -- Arranged marriages: what's love got to do with it? / Monisha Pasupathi -- Marriage in old age / Susan Turk Charles and Laura L. Carstensen
    Description / Table of Contents: Biblical models: from Adam and Eve to the bride of Christ / Marilyn YalomDearest friend: the marriage of Abigail and John Adams / Edith B. Gelles -- "The thing bartered": love economics and the Victorian couple / Kate Washington -- "Boston marriage" among lesbians: are we a couple if we're not having sex? / Esther D. Rothblum -- "You'll never walk alone": lesbian and gay weddings and the authenticity of the same-sex couple / Ellen Lewin -- The couple at home: education's contribution / Nel Noddings -- When one of us is ill: scenes from a partnership / Mary Felstiner -- Wives and husbands working together: law partners and marital partners / Cynthia Fuchs Epstein -- Grounds for marriage: reflections and research on an institution in transition / Arlene Skolnick -- Divorce, American style / Deborah L. Rhode -- What's a wife worth? / Myra H. Strober -- Toward an understanding of Asian American interracial marriage and dating / Jeanne L. Tsai, Diane E. Przymus, and Jennifer L. Best -- Arranged marriages: what's love got to do with it? / Monisha Pasupathi -- Marriage in old age / Susan Turk Charles and Laura L. Carstensen.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520935709 , 0520935705
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (ix, 232 p.)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version High anxieties
    DDC: 394.14
    Keywords: Substance abuse Social aspects ; Virtual reality Social aspects ; Polytoxicomanie Aspect social ; Drogues et littérature ; Drogues et cinéma ; Alcoolisme dans la littérature ; Alcoolisme au cinéma ; Réalité virtuelle Aspect social ; Drugs and literature ; Drugs and motion pictures ; Alcoholism in literature ; Alcoholism in motion pictures ; Substance abuse Social aspects ; Virtual reality Social aspects ; Virtual reality Social aspects ; Alcoholism in literature ; Drugs and literature ; Alcoholism in motion pictures ; Drugs and motion pictures ; Substance abuse Social aspects ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Customs & Traditions ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Sociology ; General ; Alcoholism in literature ; Alcoholism in motion pictures ; Drugs and literature ; Drugs and motion pictures ; Substance abuse ; Social aspects ; Virtual reality ; Social aspects ; Alcoolisme ; Aspect social ; Cinéma ; Drogue ; Polytoxicomanie ; Réalité virtuelle ; Toxicomanie ; Thème littéraire ; Thème ; Cultural studies ; Illness & addiction: social aspects ; Popular culture ; Food and Drink ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: Addiction and the ends of desire / Stacey Margolis -- A terminal case: William Burroughs and the logic of addiction / Timothy Melley -- Narrating national addictions: De Quincey, opium, and tea / Cannon Schmitt -- Victorian highs: detection, drugs, and empire / Marty Roth -- The rhetoric of addiction: from Victorian novels to AA / Robyn R. Warhol -- Firewater legacy: alcohol and Native American identity in the fiction of James Fenimore Cooper / Nicholas O. Warner -- Smoking, addiction, and the making of time / Helen Keane -- An intoxicated screen: reflections on film and drugs / Maurizio Viano -- Welcome to the pharmacy: addiction, transcendence, and virtual reality / Ann Weinstone -- If "reality is the best metaphor," it must be virtual / Marguerite Waller.
    Abstract: High Anxieties explores the history and ideological ramifications of the modern concept of addiction. Little more than a century old, the notions of "addict" as an identity and "addiction" as a disease of the will form part of the story of modernity
    Description / Table of Contents: Addiction and the ends of desire / Stacey MargolisA terminal case: William Burroughs and the logic of addiction / Timothy Melley -- Narrating national addictions: De Quincey, opium, and tea / Cannon Schmitt -- Victorian highs: detection, drugs, and empire / Marty Roth -- The rhetoric of addiction: from Victorian novels to AA / Robyn R. Warhol -- Firewater legacy: alcohol and Native American identity in the fiction of James Fenimore Cooper / Nicholas O. Warner -- Smoking, addiction, and the making of time / Helen Keane -- An intoxicated screen: reflections on film and drugs / Maurizio Viano -- Welcome to the pharmacy: addiction, transcendence, and virtual reality / Ann Weinstone -- If "reality is the best metaphor," it must be virtual / Marguerite Waller.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520935983
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (311 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 303.48/33
    Abstract: Lori Kendall is one of the first to explore the brave new world of social relations as they have evolved on the Internet. In this highly readable ethnography, she examines how men and women negotiate their gender roles on an online forum she calls BlueSky.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780520935709
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (244 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    DDC: 394.14
    Abstract: High Anxieties explores the history and ideological ramifications of the modern concept of addiction. Little more than a century old, the notions of "addict" as an identity and "addiction" as a disease of the will form part of the story of modernity. What is addiction? This collection of essays illuminates and refashions the term, delivering a complex and mature understanding of addiction. Brodie and Redfield's introduction provides a roadmap for readers and situates the fascinating essays within a larger, interdisciplinary framework. Stacey Margolis and Timothy Melley's pieces grapple with the psychology of addiction. Cannon Schmitt and Marty Roth delve into the relationship between opium and the British Empire's campaign to control and stigmatize China. Robyn R. Warhol and Nicholas O. Warner examine accounts of alcohol abuse in texts as disparate as Victorian novels, Alcoholics Anonymous literature, and James Fenimore Cooper's fiction. Helen Keane scrutinizes smoking, and Maurizio Viano turns to the silver screen to trace how the representation of drugs in films has changed over time. Ann Weinstone and Marguerite Waller's essays on addiction and cyberspace cap this impressive anthology.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 0520230361 , 9780520230361 , 0520230388 , 9780520230385 , 9780520935983 , 0520935985 , 0585467889 , 9780585467887
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (viii, 301 pages)
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Hanging out in the virtual pub
    DDC: 303.4833
    Keywords: Internet Social aspects ; Multi-user dungeons Social aspects ; Men Identity ; Internet Aspect social ; MUD Aspect social ; Interaction sociale ; Relations humaines ; Hommes Identité ; Masculinité ; Social interaction ; Interpersonal relations ; Masculinity ; Men Identity ; Internet Social aspects ; Multi-user dungeons Social aspects ; Interpersonal relations ; Men Identity ; Masculinity ; Social interaction ; Internet Social aspects ; Multi-user dungeons Social aspects ; COMPUTERS ; Information Technology ; Internet ; Social aspects ; Interpersonal relations ; Masculinity ; Men ; Identity ; Multi-user dungeons ; Social aspects ; Social interaction ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In this ethnography, Lori Kendall examines how men and women negotiate their gender roles on an online forum she calls BlueSky. The result is an analysis of the emerging social phenomenon of Internet-mediated communication and a study of the social and cultural effects of a medium that allows participants to assume identities of their own choosing
    Description / Table of Contents: Blue Sky in the MorningLogging On -- Mudding History and Subcultures -- Hanging Out in the Virtual Locker Room -- Identity Crises -- Computer-Mediated -- Relationships -- Class, Race, and Online Participation -- Hungover in the Virtual Pub.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264198074
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (191 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Debt Management and Government Securities Markets in the 21st Century
    DDC: 332.632044
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Debt Management ; Kapitalmarkt ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Debt Management and Government Securities Markets in the 21st Century reviews recent trends in the structure of OECD government securities markets and public debt management operations, and highlights the generic structural policy issues in emerging debt markets. Over the years, OECD debt managers have developed best practices for raising, managing and retiring debt at the lowest possible price and acceptable risk, largely in the presence of persistent large deficits. New techniques have been developed to cope with the adverse consequences of running surpluses (pricing anomalies and lower liqu
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Overview of Trends and Recent Changes in the Structure of OECD Public Debt...; Chapter 2. Overview of Policy Objectives and Characteristics of Public Debt and Debt Holdings; Chapter 3. Experience with Index-linked Bonds in OECD Countries; Chapter 4. Electronic Issuance and the Future of Primary Dealer Systems; Chapter 5. The Impact of Electronic Systems on Secondary Markets; Chapter 6. The Role and Structure of Debt Management Offices; Chapter 7. Risk Management Practices Concerning Assets and Liabilities of Debt Managers...
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 8. Investor Relations and Information Policy by OECD SovereignsChapter 9. Challenges for Debt Management in Emerging Bond Markets;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196766
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (347 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Measuring Up : Improving Health System Performance in OECD Countries
    DDC: 362.1/094
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Gesundheitswesen ; Gesundheitspolitik ; Medizinische Versorgung ; Leistungsmessung ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Proceedings of the Ottawa Conference, November 2001. How can we measure the performance of different health systems, and how can we use such information to support on-going health systems improvement? Those are the central questions addressed in this volume. Health policy makers have a growing interest in finding ways of encouraging health systems to improve their performance, where performance is measured against quality, efficiency or equity goals. Improving performance has the potential to reduce the tensions between rising demands and limited resources. There is also a growing demand for a
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Editor's Preface; References; Part I. Overview of Issues and Challenges; Chapter 1. Measuring Health System Performance: Problems and Opportunities in the Era of Assessment...; Chapter 2. Performance Measurement and Improvement in OECD Health Systems: Overview of Issues and Challenges; Part II. Performance Measurement and Performance Management from the Perspective of Various Actors...; Chapter 3. Improving Value for Money in the United Kingdom National Health Service: Performance Measurement...
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 4. Improving Accountability in a Decentralised System: A Swedish PerspectiveChapter 5. Providing Performance Information for Consumers: Experience from the United States; Chapter 6. Can a Tulip Become a Rose? The Dutch Route of Guided Self-Regulation Towards a Community-Based...; Chapter 7. Towards Integrated and Coherent Health Information Systems for Performance Monitoring: the Canadian...; Part III. Performance Measurement Activities at the International Level: How Can International Comparison...; Chapter 8. Opening the black box: whaT Can Be Learned from a Disease-Based Approach?
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 9. The Evolution of WHO's Approach to Health System Performance AssessmentChapter 10. Measuring and Improving Patients' Experiences: How Can we Make Health Care Systems Work...; Chapter 11. Equity in the Use of Physician Visits in OECD Countries: Has Equal Treatment for Equal Need Been...; Part IV. Best Practices in Measuring Different Dimensions of Health System Performance; Chapter 12. Measuring the Quality of Hospital Care: The State of the Art; Chapter 13. Measuring the Quality of Long-term Care in Institutional and Community Settings
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 14. Developing Composite Indicators for Assessing Health System EfficiencyPart IV. Applying Performance Indicators to Health System Improvement; Chapter 15. Applying Performance Indicators to Health System Improvement; Part VI. Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 16. Measuring Up: Lessons and Potential; Part VII. Ministerial Roundtable: Leadership, Successes and Challenges; Chapter 17. Measuring Health System Performance and the Impact on Political Decision-making: the Views...;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196780
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (67 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Transport : Analytical Methods
    DDC: 363.738/746/094
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Straßengüterverkehr ; Treibhausgas ; Reduktion ; Analytische Methode
    Abstract: Road transport accounts for approximately 80% of CO2 emissions emanating from transport, which corresponds to more than 20% of total emissions. This clearly has enormous implications for global climate change. What are the measures and strategies already taken by OECD countries to reduce or stabilise greenhouse gases from road transport? What frameworks exist to evaluate the impact and efficiency of these measures and strategies? And how effective are they?. With the continued growth forecast in car ownership and distance travelled, what are the expected trends in CO2 emissions and their conse
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Abstract ITRD No. E109210; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Conclusions and Recommendations; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Recent Trends in CO2 Emissions from Road Transport; Chapter 3. Policies and Measures to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Transport; Chapter 4. Assessment and Modelling Methods: an Evaluation Framework; Chapter 5. Future Trends in CO2 Emissions and Technological Improvements; Annex A. list of participants; Appendix A. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Appendix B;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264197343
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (110 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Understanding the Brain : Towards a New Learning Science
    DDC: 370
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Lernen ; Hirnfunktion
    Abstract: This book examines how new scientific developments in understanding how the brain works can help educators and educational policy makers develop new and more efficient methods for teaching and developing educational policies.  This new "science of learning" is providing insights into how to improve reading and mathematical skills and highlights the significance of the distinction between nature and nurture in learning and brain development.  The book focuses on the importance of developing a trans-disciplinary approach where teachers, the medical profession, and scientists
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. What is the balance between nature and nurture in the promotion of successful learning?; 2. How important are the early years to successful lifelong learning?; 3. How significant is the distinction between "natural development" and "cultural education"?; 4. If the distinction is significant, how can we best promote these two types of learning...; 5. How far is the successful learning of specific attitudes, skills and knowledge age-related?; 6. Why is remedial education so difficult?
    Description / Table of Contents: 7. What can be said about different "styles of learning"?8. What is intelligence?; 9. What is emotional intelligence?; 10. How does motivation work?; Part I. Premises; Chapter 1. The Education Context; Chapter 2. How Cognitive Neuroscience Can Inform Education Policies and Practices; Part II. Cognitive Neuroscience Meets Education; Chapter 3. The Three Fora; Chapter 4. Learning Seen from a Neuroscientific Approach; Part III. Conclusion; Chapter 5. The Way Ahead; Annex. Agendas of the Three Fora; Brain Mechanisms and Early Learning First High Level Forum, 16-17 June 2000, Sackler...
    Description / Table of Contents: Brain Mechanisms and Youth Learning Second High Level Forum, 1-3 February 2001...Brain Mechanisms and Learning in Ageing Third High Level Forum, 26-27 April 2001...; References; Glossary; Index;
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  • 78
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264198920
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (273 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Distributed Public Governance : Agencies, Authorities and other Government Bodies
    DDC: 352.290941
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Behörde ; Öffentliche Aufgaben ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Good governance in modern times requires attention not only to shifting relations between governments, citizens and parliaments, but to the effective functioning of government itself. One important issue is "Distributed Governance" - a term coined in this publication to capture the notion of proliferating public organisations operating with some degree of separateness from core government ministries. Despite the fact that in many countries more than half of public employment and central public expenditure is carried out through such bodies, they have not been comprehensively studied
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Synthesis Report; Agencies in Search of Principles; Canada; France; Germany; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States; Distributed Public Governance: Principles for Control and Accountability of Agencies, Authorities...;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264197350
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (102 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Fighting Hard-core Cartels : Harm, Effective Sanctions and Leniency Programmes
    DDC: 338.8/7
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; OECD ; Kartell ; Bekämpfung ; Wettbewerbspolitik
    Abstract: Hard-core cartels are the most egregious violations of competition law. What are the most appropriate tools to fight them? . In this book, the OECD identifies an increasingly successful  "carrot-and-stick"  approach -  applying stiffer punishment for cartel operators and enhancing programmes aimed at rewarding cartel members who decide to defect and co-operate with the authorities.  This book contributes to the existing knowledge about the extent of cartels' overcharges and other harm  to businesses and consumers worldwide, and sheds light on new and eff
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Table of Contents; Part I. Report on Leniency Programs to Fight Hard-core Cartels; Executive Summary; Overview; Leniency programs in Member countries; Aspects of information demanded; Other considerations; Elements of leniency; Practical considerations; Potential problems or issues; International co-operation and coordination among jurisdictions; Notes; Bibliography; Annexes and appendices; Part II. Report on the Nature and Impact of Hard Core Cartels and Sanctions Against Cartels Under National...; Executive Summary; I. Introduction; II. The nature and impact of cartels
    Description / Table of Contents: III. Sanctions available and applied in cartel casesIV. Optimal sanctions; Conclusions; Notes; Annex A. Selected Cartel Cases; Annex B. Available Sanctions for Hard Core Cartels; Annex C. Summary of Submissions on Cartel Enforcement by Non-member Invitees to the OECD Global Forum...; Part III. Recommendation of the Council concerning Effective Action Against Hard Core Cartels...; I. RECOMMENDS as follows to Governments of Member countries:; II. INSTRUCTS the Competition Law and Policy Committee
    Description / Table of Contents: III. INVITES non-Member countries to associate themselves with this Recommendation and to implement it.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264197091
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (151 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Agriculture and Trade Liberalisation : Extending the Uruguay Round Agreement
    DDC: 382/.41
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Agrarwelthandel
    Abstract: This report provides information on the average tariff levels and on the use of tariff-rate quotas, export subsidies and export credits by selected OECD countries for temperate-zone agricultural products. The implications of further liberalisation of the various instruments over the medium term are examined. The effects of further trade liberalisation of agricultural markets over the medium-term depend significantly on the modalities and prevailing market conditions against which the liberalisation scenarios are compared. On market access, although the largest impact on world prices is from ta
    Description / Table of Contents: Preamble; Part I. Tariff-rate quotas and tariffs in oecd agricultural markets: a forward-looking analysis; Summary; Introduction; The economics of TRQs; TRQs and fill rates; Tariffs; Empirical implementation; Scenarios; Differences between TRQBASE and BASELINE; Scenario results; Summary and conclusions; Annex I.A; Annex I.B; Notes; References; Part II. A forward-looking analysis of export subsidies in agriculture; Data from country notifications to the WTO; Summary of Aglink and the Outlook; Quantity controls or support prices; Results of the scenario; Key assumptions; Conclusions
    Description / Table of Contents: Annex. Implementation of the export subsidy scenario in AglinkPart III. An analysis of officially supported Export Credits in agriculture; Introduction; Use of export credits; Subsidy rate of export credits; How defaults can affect the subsidy rate; Importers and liquidity constraints; Other uses of export credits excluded from this study; Export credits in world agricultural product markets; Conclusions; Notes; Glossary; Annex. Method and Data used to Evaluate Export Credits; References;
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196988
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (125 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Redefining Territories : The Functional Regions
    DDC: 307.4
    Keywords: Electronic books ; OECD ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Regionalwirtschaft ; Regionalentwicklung
    Abstract: This publication reports on current definitions and uses of functional regions in the OECD countries. It sets forth the reasons that prompt countries to formulate such entities, takes stock of responsibilities and prerogatives existing at these echelons, and tallies their financial resources.The publication is an assessment of the relevance of using these regions as analytical territorial entities in the OECD countries, and as a framework for the application of certain territorial policies
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface; Table of Contents; Part I. A Synthesis of Definitions and Usage; Introduction; Chapter 1. What is a Functional Region in the OECD Area?; Chapter 2. Why Define Functional Regions?; Chapter 3. What Are the Responsibilities of Functional Regions in OECD Member Countries?; Conclusion and Future Outlook; Part II. Detailed Definitions for Each OECD Country; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Japan; Korea; Mexico; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; United Kingdom; United States; References
    Description / Table of Contents: Annex I. Questionnaire on Functional Regions
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  • 82
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264197619
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (345 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version OECD Public Debt Markets : Trends and Recent Structural Changes
    DDC: 336.3409177
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Internationaler Kapitalmarkt ; Festverzinsliches Wertpapier ; Debt Management ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Wertpapiermarkt ; Staatsanleihe ; Öffentliche Schulden ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Rentenmarkt ; Staatsanleihe ; Debt Management ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: This book is an authoritative source of the most up-to-date information on North American, Asian-Pacific and European bond markets. As it is drafted by the OECD debt managers themselves, it provides a unique overview of the best practices on debt management policies and techniques. This overview also focuses on issues and policies in emerging public debt markets. The findings of this study reflect important insights gained from the policy dialogue with the debt managers from emerging markets (including links to financial crises). Details on the trends, background analyses and policies in count
    Description / Table of Contents: CONTENTS; PART I OVERVIEW; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview of OECD Bond Markets; I. Background; II. The Development of Liquid Public Debt Marketsin the OECD Area; III. Trends in North American Debt Markets; IV. The emergence of a Pan-European Public Debt Market; V. Trends and Recent Developments in the Asian-PacificPublic Debt Markets; VI. Trends in Emerging Debt Markets; VII. Policy Issues During Periods of Budgetary Surplusesand Declining Public Debt; VIII. The Growing Importance of Electronic Trading Systems; IX. Trends in the Organisation of Debt Management Offices
    Description / Table of Contents: X. The Use of DerivativesPART II NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS; Chapter 2 Overview of North American Debt Markets; Chapter 3 The Canadian Bond Market; I. Introduction and Status of Current Market / Structure of Market; II. The Role of Public Debt; III. Analysis of Trends and Developments in the 1990s; IV. Views on Future Changes; Chapter 4 The United States Bond Market; I. Introduction and Status of Current Market / Structure of Market; II. The Role of Public Debt; III. Analysis of Trends and Developments in the 1990s; IV. Views of Future Changes in Market; PART III EUROPEAN BOND MARKETS
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 5 Overview of Trends and Policiesin European Bond MarketsI. Introduction; II. The Size of European Public Debt Markets; III. Trends in Government Borrowing Requirements; IV. Convergence of Issuing Procedures; V. Liquidity; VI. Investor Diversification; VII. Issuing Procedures; VIII. Buy-back and Switching Operations; IX. Electronic Trading; X. Conclusions; Chapter 6 The Danish Bond Market; I. Introduction and Status of Current Market / Structure of Market; II. The Role of Public Debt; III. Analysis of Trends and Developments in the 1990s; IV. Views on Future Changes
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 7 The German Bond MarketI. Introduction and Status of Current Market / Structure of Market; II. The Role of Public Debt; III. Analysis of Trends and Developments in the 1990s; IV. Views on Futures Changes; Chapter 8 The Swedish Bond Market; I. Introduction; II. Borrowing Requirement and Size of Debt; III. Functioning of the Government Debt Market; IV. Domestic Debt Market - Government and Non-governmentDebt Instruments; V. Borrowing Strategy in a Budget Surplus Environment; VI. Maintenance of Debt Management Infrastructure; VII. Views on Future Changes; Chapter 9 The UK Bond Market
    Description / Table of Contents: I. Introduction and Status of Current Market / Structure of MarketII. The Role of Public Debt; III. Analysis of Trends and Developments in the 1990s; PART IV ASIAN-PACIFIC MARKETS; Chapter 10 Overview of Asian-Pacific Debt Markets; Chapter 11 The Australian Bond Market; I. Introduction and Status of Current Market / Structure of Market; II. The Role of Public Debt; III. Analysis of Trends and Developments in the 1990s; IV. Views on Future Changes in Market; Chapter 12 The Japanese Bond Market; I. Introduction and Status of Current Market / Structure of Market; II. Role of Public Debt
    Description / Table of Contents: III. Analysis of Trends and Developments in the 1990s
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264199279
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (225 p.)
    Parallel Title: Print version Foreign Direct Investment for Development : Maximising benefits, minimising costs
    DDC: 332.67/3/091724
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    Keywords: Electronic books ; Direktinvestition ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an integral part of an open and effective international economic system and a major catalyst to development. Yet, the benefits of FDI do not accrue automatically and evenly across countries, sectors and local communities. National policies and the international investment architecture play an important part in attracting FDI to a larger number of developing countries. It is the responsibility of the host countries to put in place a transparent, broad and enabling investment policy environment and to reinforce the human and institutional potentials necessary f
    Description / Table of Contents: Foreword; Note by the editor; Table of contents; Overview; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter I. Introduction: The Complex Nature of FDI; Chapter II. Recent Trends in FDI; Chapter III. FDI and Growth; Chapter IV. FDI and Foreign Trade Linkages; Chapter V. FDI and Technology Transfer; Chapter VI. FDI and Human Capital Enhancement; Chapter VII. FDI, Market Structure and Competition; Chapter VIII. FDI and Enterprise Development; Chapter IX. Social and Environmental Consequences of FDI; Chapter X. Selected Policies for Attracting and Reaping the Benefits of FDI: Country Experiences; Bibliography;
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  • 84
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520930803
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (337 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    Series Statement: American Crossroads Ser. v.10
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 305.8/00973
    Keywords: Electronic books
    Abstract: David R. Roediger's powerful book argues that in its political workings, its distribution of advantages, and its unspoken assumptions, the United States is a "still white" nation. Race is decidedly not over. The critical portraits of contemporary icons that lead off the book--Rush Limbaugh, Bill Clinton, O.J. Simpson, and Rudolph Giuliani--insist that continuities in white power and white identity are best understood by placing the recent past in historical context. Roediger illuminates that history in an incisive critique of the current scholarship on whiteness and an account of race-transcending radicalism exemplified by vanguards such as W.E.B. Du Bois and John Brown. He shows that, for all of its staying power, white supremacy in the United States has always been a pursuit rather than a completed project, that divisions among whites have mattered greatly, and that "nonwhite" alternatives have profoundly challenged the status quo. Colored White reasons that, because race is a matter of culture and politics, racial oppression will not be solved by intermarriage or demographic shifts, but rather by political struggles that transform the meaning of race--especially its links to social and economic inequality. This landmark work considers the ways that changes in immigration patterns, the labor force, popular culture, and social movements make it possible--though far from inevitable--that the United States might overcome white supremacy in the twenty-first century. Roediger's clear, lively prose and his extraordinary command of the literature make this one of the most original and generative contributions to the study of race and ethnicity in the United States in many decades.
    Abstract: Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- ONE: STILL WHITE -- 1 All about Eve, Critical White Studies, and Getting Over Whiteness -- 2 Smear Campaign: Giuliani, the Holy Virgin Mary, and the Critical Study of Whiteness -- 3 White Looks and Limbaugh's Laugh -- 4 White Workers, New Democrats, and Affirmative Action -- 5 "Hertz, Don't It?" White "Colorblindness" and the Mark(et)ings of O. J. Simpson (with Leola Johnson) -- TWO: TOWARD NONWHITE HISTORIES -- 6 Nonwhite Radicalism: Du Bois, John Brown, and Black Resistance -- 7 White Slavery, Abolition, and Coalition: Languages of Race, Class, and Gender -- 8 The Pursuit of Whiteness: Property, Terror, and National Expansion, 1790-1860 -- 9 Inbetween Peoples: Race, Nationality, and the "New-Immigrant" Working Class -- 10 Plotting against Eurocentrism: The 1929 Surrealist Map of the World -- THREE: THE PAST/PRESENCE OF NONWHITENESS -- 11 What If Labor Were Not White and Male? -- 12 Mumia Time or Sweeney Time? -- 13 In Conclusion: Elvis, Wiggers, and Crossing Over to Nonwhiteness -- Notes -- Credits -- 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.
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    Berkeley : University of California Press
    ISBN: 9780520929128 , 0520929128 , 0585466378 , 9780585466378
    Language: English
    Pages: Online Ressource (xxviii, 420 p.) , ill.
    Edition: Online-Ausg.
    Parallel Title: Print version Nation of empire
    DDC: 306.09565
    Keywords: Elite (Social sciences) History ; Turkey ; Black Sea Coast ; Islam and politics History ; Turkey ; Black Sea Coast ; Elite (Social sciences) History ; Islam and politics History ; Islam and politics History ; Elite (Social sciences) History ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture ; Elite (Social sciences) ; Islam and politics ; Politics and government ; Social conditions ; History ; Electronic books ; Black Sea Coast (Turkey) Social conditions ; Black Sea Coast (Turkey) Politics and government ; Turkey ; Black Sea Coast ; Black Sea Coast (Turkey) Social conditions ; Black Sea Coast (Turkey) Politics and government ; Black Sea Coast (Turkey) Politics and government ; Black Sea Coast (Turkey) Social conditions ; Turkey ; Black Sea Coast ; Electronic books History
    Abstract: This innovative study of modern Turkey is the result of many years of ethnographic fieldwork and archival research. Michael Meeker combines anthropological and historical methods to examine the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic in a major region of the country, the eastern Black Sea Coast
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-405) and index. - Description based on print version record
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  • 86
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    Pages: 29 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Digital Economy Papers no.64
    Keywords: Science and Technology
    Abstract: This document reports on a CCP survey of legal and other consumer protections for payment cardholders in OECD Member countries. It also incorporates information gained during the CCP Roundtable on Consumer Protection for Payment Cardholders held in March 2001 in Berlin, Germany. The Roundtable brought together experts from academia, business, consumer groups and governments to discuss the issue of payment protections and what the OECD should be doing in this policy area. The report begins with an overview of past OECD work in the field of consumer protection for payment cardholders. It then discusses the current state of affairs with regard to cross-border e-commerce, payment security and consumer confidence, and reviews the consumer protection issues arising from the use of payment cards. A synopsis of the consumer protection regimes currently in place for payment cardholders in OECD Member countries is presented in the second half of the report. The concluding section focuses on the importance of cardholder education. As a step towards addressing the educational issue, the Committee developed a consumer education piece, “Using Payment Cards Online: Frequently Asked Questions”, which is attached as an annex.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264194748
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (352 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La gouvernance pour le développement durable ; Étude de cinq pays de l'OCDE
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    Keywords: Environment ; Governance ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: This publication presents five governmental experiments aimed at promoting sustainable development in Canada, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. These countries were selected on the basis of their diversity in terms of size and natural conditions. They also display a variety of economic, environmental and social conditions and cultural patterns. The five case studies illustrate specific institutional and decision-making efforts to adapt governance frameworks in order to respond to sustainable development challenges. The country studies are introduced by an analytical section, which focuses mainly on the way governments (at all levels) could develop integrated approaches to decision-making, on how they could ensure effective participation of civil society, and how they could improve their capacity to "take a longer-term view" - that is to design policies that remain sustainable over the longer-term.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264295964
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (208 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens territoriaux de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Territorial Reviews; Tzoumerka, Greece 2002
    Keywords: Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; Greece
    Abstract: Tzoumerka est une région montagneuse située au nord-ouest de la Grèce. Cette région est confrontée à des défis majeurs en termes de développement, de croissance, de cohésion sociale et de gouvernance. Son économie est fortement dépendante d’activités agricoles traditionnelles dont la survie n’est assurée que par le soutien financier considérable de la Politique Agricole Commune (PAC). Or, ce soutien est malheureusement appelé à disparaître. Les incitations mises en place pour moderniser les activités agricoles et promouvoir d’autres types d’activités économiques se sont avérées inefficaces. La politique de développement local doit à présent prendre un nouvel élan. Il s’agit de modifier les anciennes habitudes de la population locale et de l’inciter à développer ses compétences à travers de nouveaux projets économiques. Les politiques susceptibles d’être les plus efficaces et de générer un nouvel état d’esprit sont celles qui s’appuient sur l’identification et l’essaimage d’un petit nombre d’initiatives heureuses dont les résultats ont été visibles. La transformation des produits agricoles de base en produits à valeur ajoutée est une des stratégies à prendre en compte pour suivre la tendance actuelle de la demande. Il faudrait également exploiter les importantes ressources touristiques de la région afin d’attirer des touristes en quête d’authenticité. L’Examen territorial de Tzoumerka s’inscrit dans un programme plus vaste d’Examens territoriaux, aux niveaux national et régional, menés par le Comité des Politiques de Développement Territorial de l’OCDE. L’objectif général des Examens territoriaux est de fournir des recommandations pratiques aux gouvernements. Les Examens territoriaux portent sur trois types de régions (urbain, intermédiaire, rural). Ils permettent de mieux comprendre les défis auxquels ces régions sont confrontées et identifient des solutions concrètes pour y faire face.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264176003
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (196 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La gestion de la dette publique et les marchés des valeurs d'État au 21e siècle
    DDC: 336.3/435/09177
    Keywords: Finance and Investment ; Governance ; Science and Technology
    Abstract: Debt Management and Government Securities Markets in the 21st Century reviews recent trends in the structure of OECD government securities markets and public debt management operations, and highlights the generic structural policy issues in emerging debt markets. Over the years, OECD debt managers have developed best practices for raising, managing and retiring debt at the lowest possible price and acceptable risk, largely in the presence of persistent large deficits. New techniques have been developed to cope with the adverse consequences of running surpluses (pricing anomalies and lower liquidity in traditional benchmark markets). This report analyses the impact of advanced electronic systems on primary and secondary markets. In the future, sophisticated electronic auction systems will enable institutional investors to bid directly in auctions, thereby by-passing primary dealers. Electronic trading systems will inevitably reshape secondary fixed-income markets. Underlying these challenges is the growing number of OECD sovereign issuers granting greater independence to debt management operations, accompanied by an increased emphasis on risk assessment and risk management. The report also addresses the introduction of new instruments (index-linked bonds and derivatives), as well as policies related to investor relations.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264275959
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (272 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: Examens territoriaux de l'OCDE
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. OECD Territorial Reviews; Champagne-Ardenne, France 2002
    Keywords: Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; France
    Abstract: La Champagne-Ardenne, située dans le nord-est, est la 5ème région française en matière de PIB/tête. Elle dispose d’avantages comparatifs dans certains secteurs industriels comme la mécanique, le travail des métaux et l’emballage et aussi dans l’agriculture et bien évidemment dans les activités liées au Champagne. La région a néanmoins perdu du terrain lors de la récession du début des années 1990. Si la reprise fait maintenant sentir ses effets, des incertitudes demeurent quant à l’avenir de la région. Ce rapport analyse les résultats de la stratégie mise en place par le Conseil Régional pour renforcer le processus de rattrapage et favoriser la diversification de l’économie régionale. Il met l’accent sur les deux moteurs principaux de la croissance : l’entrepreneuriat et les investissements directs étrangers. Il souligne la nécessité d’accélérer la transition vers une économie davantage fondée sur les activités dépendantes du savoir. Ceci implique de stimuler plus activement la recherche et d’encourager les PME à s’intégrer dans des réseaux et à innover. La région doit aussi trouver un meilleur équilibre entre politique agricole et politique rurale. Enfin, il est important que le Conseil régional s’investisse plus dans la lutte contre le déclin des villes. En effet, la Champagne-Ardenne est une des régions dont la part de la population vivant dans les zones urbaines sensibles est une des plus importantes en France. Cet ouvrage suggère que la coopération entre les villes et la constitution de réseaux urbains ont un grand rôle à jouer dans le développement de la région. L’Examen territorial de Champagne-Ardenne s’inscrit dans un programme plus vaste d’Examens territoriaux, aux niveaux national et régional, menés par le Comité des Politiques de Développement Territorial de l’OCDE. L’objectif général des Examens territoriaux est de fournir des recommandations pratiques aux gouvernements. Les Examens territoriaux portent sur trois types de régions (urbain, intermédiaire, rural). Ils permettent de mieux comprendre les défis auxquels ces régions sont confrontées et identifient des solutions concrètes pour y faire face.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264176225
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (152 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Répondre aux attentes des étudiants
    DDC: 370
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    Keywords: Education ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Student ; Erwartung ; Universität
    Abstract: Today’s university students are drawn from a highly diverse set of backgrounds. Students appear in various guises as citizens, consumers, and clients. They are fitting university study around increasingly busy lives, often alongside paid employment. In many countries students are paying more for their university education, and expect high levels of standards and service. Universities are institutions with multiple roles, and must balance the needs and demands of their students with the expectations placed upon them by government, industry and the wider community. Such a balance must be struck in the face of increasing pressure on university budgets. Effective action to meet student expectations therefore poses major management challenges for universities. This volume arises from two seminars, held in Brisbane and Paris respectively, to examine some of the key issues facing universities as they confront these challenges. It offers perspectives and experience drawn from contributors from Australia, Europe and Canada, including the views of student leaders.
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264176010
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (168 p.) , ill.
    Series Statement: OECD Reviews of Regulatory Reform
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Examens de l'OCDE de la réforme de la réglementation ; Turquie 2002 ; Une aide capitale pour la reprise économique
    Keywords: Governance ; Turkey ; Türkei ; Regulierung ; Reform ; Türkei ; Wettbewerbspolitik ; Türkei ; Strukturreform ; Türkei ; Energie ; Transport ; Telekommunikation
    Abstract: Among the OECD countries, Turkey figures as a comparative latecomer to regulatory reform. Yet, there is a crucial need for it. Over the last three decades, the Turkish economy has suffered from macro-economic instability and chronic inflation, with implications for both investment and growth. Governance and regulatory structures remained weak and contributed also to the 2001 economic crisis. Nonetheless, this review notes the highly encouraging efforts currently being undertaken to reform key economic sectors, the public administration and the regulatory framework. These developments appear to mark a fundamental break with the past. Important elements, such as a clear competition policy, are already in place. Fighting corruption, among other measures, is high on the policy agenda, and constitutional amendments are reshaping the relationship between citizens and the state. The "depoliticisation" of the public sector and its renewal on a merit basis is underway. Future success will depend crucially on the continuing implementation of the programme. In particular, sustained political commitment is required well beyond the recovery from the recent crisis.
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  • 93
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264171022
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (120 p)
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    DDC: 363.738/74
    Keywords: Energy ; Environment ; Klimaänderung ; Kohlendioxid ; Energiepolitik
    Abstract: Mitigating climate change will require profound changes in world energy production and use. While the full effects of climate change are not likely to be felt for decades, the need for action is more immediate, for changes in greenhouse gas concentrations are almost irreversible. Solutions exist in the form of energy efficiency improvements, fuel switching to non-carbon sources, and carbon recovery and storage. But the long-term costs of mitigation and the precise extent and pace of climate damage remain uncertain. So policy-makers face the task of conceiving and implementing measures in a context of uncertainty – and global inequity -, and run the risk of taking either excessive or insufficient action. This volume details the options available in the energy sector to reduce climate change. It explores the type of international agreement that could cope with the uncertainty inherent in implementing a climate program at the national and international level. It identifies mechanisms to deal with both international equity and economic uncertainty, and addresses the fundamental question: how can we proceed beyond Kyoto?
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  • 94
    ISBN: 9789264062771
    Language: French
    Pages: Online-Ressource (104 p)
    Series Statement: Écoloc, Gérer l'économie localement en Afrique
    Series Statement: Évaluation et prospective
    Series Statement: Écoloc, Gérer l'économie localement en Afrique : Évaluation et prospective
    Keywords: Development
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  • 95
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    Language: English
    Pages: 61 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers no.49
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: The age of withdrawal from the labour force is an issue of great policy importance. As populations age, an accurate understanding of trends and cross-country differences has become important. However, the age of withdrawal from the labour force cannot be measured directly using cross-sectional data only. Direct observation of net withdrawal rates are needed. This paper presents estimates of these rates derived from comparisons of activity rates at five year periods. A method is proposed (in the Annex) for using data on the stock of people employed at age 65 and above to derive estimates of the net rate of withdrawal at ages 65 and above. The results indicate that net age of withdrawal for men and for women is similar in most countries, and that both show strong cyclical fluctuations ...
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  • 96
    Language: English
    Pages: 71 p. , 21 x 29.7cm
    Series Statement: OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers no.60
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health
    Abstract: Ageing involves not one but several transitions. People move from working to not working, from relying upon labour income to relying on transfers. They also tend to live in smaller households, not only because any children will have moved away but also because, at some stage, a spouse dies. People move homes and sometimes they move back to live with their now grown-up children. This paper examines the wellbeing of people as they pass through the later stages of their life and through different labour market statuses and domestic statuses. It examines and compares nine countries – Canada, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. It draws particularly from a special analysis of micro-data sets that report on incomes, but it complements this with an analysis of data on wealth, on consumption, on housing and on the use of in-kind services provided by the state. The paper is original in more than one way. First, its analysis is based upon the ...
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  • 97
    ISBN: 9789264094451
    Language: Multiple languages
    Pages: Online-Ressource (186 p.)
    Keywords: Nuclear Energy
    Abstract: Confidence among both technical experts and the public in the safety of deep geologic repositories for radioactive waste is a key element in the successful development of the repositories. This report presents the approaches and arguments that are currently used in OECD countries to establish and communicate confidence in their safety. It evaluates the state of the art for obtaining, presenting and demonstrating confidence in long-term safety, and makes recommendations on future directions and initiatives to be taken for improving confidence.
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  • 98
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196292
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (160 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. L'agriculture et la libéralisation des échanges ; Élargir la portée des Accords d'Uruguay
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    Keywords: Agriculture and Food ; Trade ; Uruguay
    Abstract: This report provides information on the average tariff levels and on the use of tariff-rate quotas, export subsidies and export credits by selected OECD countries for temperate-zone agricultural products. The implications of further liberalisation of the various instruments over the medium term are examined. The effects of further trade liberalisation of agricultural markets over the medium-term depend significantly on the modalities and prevailing market conditions against which the liberalisation scenarios are compared. On market access, although the largest impact on world prices is from tariff reductions, each of the current trade policy instruments (i.e. out-of-quota tariffs, in-quota tariffs, and tariff rate quotas) would have to be liberalised to obtain the greatest impact. On export subsidies, their current use is already at levels much lower than Uruguay Round commitments, and elimination would have modest effects for most commodities (except dairy products). This situation could change and further discipline on their use would prevent back-tracking. Export credits used by certain countries are also found to distort trade, although the effects on world markets and average prices remain relatively small, due to the small share of trade facilitated by these programmes and their small per-unit effect. Disciplines are necessary, however, to avoid even greater use of all forms of export competition policies. Countries have embarked on a new round of multilateral trade negotiations on agriculture. The challenge facing policy makers is to build upon the foundations of the URAA to further reduce trade distortions. This requires strengthening the disciplines already established and addressing weaknesses of the current agreement, such as those that have been identified in this report.
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  • 99
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    Paris : OECD Publishing
    ISBN: 9789264196179
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (132 p.) , ill.
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. La recomposition des territoires ; Les régions fonctionnelles
    Keywords: Employment ; Governance ; Urban, Rural and Regional Development ; OECD ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Regionalwirtschaft ; Regionalentwicklung
    Abstract: This publication reports on current definitions and uses of functional regions in the OECD countries. It sets forth the reasons that prompt countries to formulate such entities, takes stock of responsibilities and prerogatives existing at these echelons, and tallies their financial resources.The publication is an assessment of the relevance of using these regions as analytical territorial entities in the OECD countries, and as a framework for the application of certain territorial policies.
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  • 100
    ISBN: 9789264194281
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (168 p.)
    Series Statement: Development Centre Studies
    Parallel Title: Druckausg.
    Parallel Title: Parallelausg. Dépenses d'éducation et de santé, et développement ; Les cas de l'Indonésie et du Pérou
    Keywords: Social Issues/Migration/Health ; Development ; Indonesia ; Peru
    Abstract: When setting spending priorities in education and health, countries all too often target expensive schemes which can be shown only to benefit specific sections of the population, often the non-poor. The building of certain urban hospitals and universities may fall into this category. Wherever expenditure is directed to universal schemes, such as establishing rural and urban clinics, kindergartens and primary schools, however, the poor can be shown to benefit more. This book pleads for a series of policy orientations leading towards pro-poor health and education spending.
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