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UNINA9910464318803321 |
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Hamaguchi Takako <1957-> |
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Timor-Leste : the history and development of Asia's newest nation / / Takako Hamaguchi and Abraham Joseph |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Postwar reconstruction - Timor-Leste |
Nation-building - Timor-Leste |
Economic development - Timor-Leste |
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Timor-Leste History |
Timor-Leste Economic conditions |
Timor-Leste Social conditions |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Chronology and Map of Timor-Leste; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Emergence of Asia's Newest Nation; 1 Timor-Leste and Its Economic History in Brief; 2 Declaring Development as a Right; 3 Investing with Natural Resource Endowments; 4 Promoting Agriculture and Food Security; 5 Empowering the Vulnerable; 6 Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change; 7 Implementing Millennium Development Goals; 8 Partnering with the World Community; 9 From Tragedy to Triumph-Building the Foundation of Modern Timor-Leste |
Selected References on Timor-LesteIndex; About the Authors |
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After enduring years of conflict and destruction, Timor-Leste has risen from the ashes and, within a short span of time, made remarkable strides toward recovery and reconstruction. It is today a nation well on its way to peace and prosperity, creating an example to be followed by other fragile and underdeveloped countries. Timor-Leste: The History |
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and Development of Asia's Newest Nation examines this journey through the social, political, and economic development of the young state. |
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UNINA9910520061503321 |
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Öchsner Andreas |
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Plane finite elements for two-dimensional problems : application of the computer algebra system Maxima / / Andreas Öchsner and Resam Makvandi |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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1 online resource (257 pages) |
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Finite element method |
Computer science - Mathematics |
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UNINA9910164340103321 |
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Walby Sylvia |
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The concept and measurement of violence against women and men / / Sylvia Walby [and eleven others] |
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Bristol, : Policy Press, 2017 |
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Bristol, England ; ; Chicago, Illinois : , : Policy Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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1 online resource (178 pages) |
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Policy Press Shorts Policy & Practice |
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Violence - Research - Methodology |
Gender mainstreaming - Research - Methodology |
Family violence - Research - Methodology |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Glossary -- Notes on authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Measuring Violence to End Violence -- Legal and Policy Developments -- Conceptualising Violence and Gender -- Different Forms of Violence -- Collecting Data -- Coordination -- A New Measurement Framework and Its Indicators -- Index |
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Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? Could improved measurement change policy? The book is a guide to how the measurement of violence can be best achieved. It shows how to make femicide, rape, domestic violence, and FGM visible in official statistics. It offers practical guidance on definitions, indicators and coordination mechanisms. It reflects on theoretical debates on ‘what is gender’, ‘what is violence’, and ‘the concept of coercive control’. and introduces the concept of ‘gender saturated context’. Analysing the socially constructed nature of statistics and the links between knowledge and power, it sets new standards and guidelines to influence the measurement of violence in |
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