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View book details for Organizing U.S. Foreign Aid
Confronting the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century
Overwhelmed by a proliferation of foreign aid programs, the U.S. government is attempting to reorganize itself in order to manage them more effectively. This raises several critical issues that will shape U.S. foreign aid policy for the 21st century: Should …
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How Policies Shape Cities in Europe and America
For decades, concerns have been raised about the consequences of relentless suburban expansion in the United States. But so far, government programs to control urban sprawl have had little effect in slowing it down, much less stopping it. In this …
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Migration and Displaced Memories in Trieste
Border Heritage opens new insights in migration studies through analysis of the same emblematic eastern-central European borderland in Trieste, crossed by four refugee migrations over 70 years of history (19452022). Born from a dual personal and professional perspective, the books …
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Extend Your Mind through Connected Notes
Better thinking makes you a better person. And few things extend your mind as quickly and powerfully as the humble note. Notes let you fulfill commitments, manage complicated projects, and make your ideas real. Digital notes take you even further. …
The five-hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation reawakened a long-standing and spirited conversation between philosophic science and religious faith, a conversation which continues to have consequences on how we understand both science and faith. This book brings scholars together to …
View book details for Misreading the Public
The Myth of a New Isolationism
Do American policymakers really know what the American public wants in U.S. foreign policy? Through extensive interviews with members of the policy community, the authors reveal a pervasive beliefespecially in Congressthat, in the wake of the cold war, the public …
In the vast literature on the way democratic governments work, the role of the press is often overlooked. Yet the press, no less than the formal branches of government, is a public policy institution and deserves to be included in …
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Coping with Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion
Congested roads waste commuters' time, cost them money, and degrade the environment. Most Americans agree that traffic congestion is the major problem in their communitiesand it only seems to be getting worse. In this revised and expanded edition of his …
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True Ghost Stories from Martha's Vineyard
It's no surprise that remote Martha's Vineyard is home to a significant population of ghosts. There are the strange entities that just may have played a part in the notorious accident at the Chappaquiddick Bridge. There is the ghost of …
View book details for Who Pays for Universal Service?
When Telephone Subsidies Become Transparent
In virtually every country, the price of residential access to the telephone network is kept low and cross-subsidized by business services, long distance calling, and various other telephone services. This pricing practice is widely defended as necessary to promote "universal …
View book details for Why Suicide Is Amoral
A Philosophical Account
Moral evaluations of actions are only appropriate for actions within the moral domain. Actions outside of the moral domain are amoral actions. In Why Suicide Is Amoral: A Philosophical Account, Robyn Gaier emphasizes the role of agency in determining whether …
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Discovering the Critical Zone
In recent years environmental scientists have focused on the co-called Critical Zone, where landscapes are treated as integrated systems that encompass bedrock, soils, water and sky and are teeming with life. The concept is intriguing to young minds, exploring the …
View book details for Global Trade and Poor Nations
The Poverty Impacts and Policy Implications of Liberalization
A Brookings Institution Press and Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and Sciences-Po, Paris publicationThis thoughtful volume assesses the likely impact of reformed trade policies on the poorest of the poorthose on the bottom economic rungs in developing nations. …
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Discovering The Universe Through Activities For Children And Adults
Kids and adults can explore outer space from their own backyards with this handy book of unusual and engaging activities. By simply looking up at the sky- with the unaided eye- parents, camp counselors, and other group leaders can help …
A 'disease' is any impairment of normal physiological function affecting all or part of an organism, especially a specific pathological change caused by infection, stress etc., producing characteristic symptoms. As such disease is a condition of the body or a …
Eversince the publication of Information India in the year 1989 the handy yearbook has been considered as a mini information software in print, rather than a book. It provides information on all international, national and regional matters together with complete …
Every society is infested with varied problems. Social probier are perpetual in nature. With tl passage of time new problems arise. As such study of social problems and welfare measures to curb these is of prime importance. The state tries …
This series, running into four volumes, presents biographies of indigenous writers of India, covering all genres of literature. It offers not only personal data and list of publications of individual writers, but also a window into their culture and the …
Mahatma Gandhi motivated the Indians and the world at large by an astounding amount of written and spoken words. The voluminous work left behind by Gandhiji for posterity is at once enlightening, enriching but mind-boggling. Gandhiji has asked us to …
This book makes an in-depth study of the various facets of reservation system in India. It addresses a wide range of issues concerning reservation, including its merit, efficiency, base, creamy layer, judicial activism, OBC reservation, and reservation in judiciary, private …
An attempt has been made by the author in this volume to put Gandhi's writings and speeches at on place for proper understanding of his life thoughts and actions. To make the book reader friendly it has been divided into …
This book, enriched with illustrations, tables and figures, deals with the glaciology of the Himalayas. Providing an overview of Himalayan snow, glaciers, ice ages and glaciation, it outlines the history of international efforts for the study of Himalayan glaciers. It …
This publication titled Modern International Encyclopaedia pf Social Work deals with the said subject of social work in its totality. This Encyclopaedia contains following 12 volumes: 1. Administration of Social Work; 2. Principles of Social Work; 3. Practices of Social …
Hinduism is, in many respects a unique phenomenon in the History of World Religions. Unlike other religions, Hinduism does not regard central to It. is neither a system of theology nor makes any dogmatic affirmation regarding the nature of good. …
Environmental awareness afterthe Earth Summit (in June 1992) has necessitated the developed countries to focus attention on bio fuel. Biomass, at one time, considered to be the fuel of the poor in the developing countries has now become an important …
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