1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455085403321

Autore

Easterly William <1957->

Titolo

Elusive quest for growth : economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics / c William Easterly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, USA, : MIT Press, 2001

ISBN

0-262-27211-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (357 pages)

Disciplina

338.9/009172/4

Soggetti

Poor - Developing countries

Poverty - Developing countries

Electronic books.

Developing countries Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-333) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: I Why Growth Matters 1 -- 1 To Help the Poor 5 -- Intermezzo: In Search of a River 16 -- II Panaceas That Failed 21 -- 2 Aid for Investment 25 -- Intermezzo: Parmila 45 -- 3 Solow's Surprise: Investment Is Not the Key to Growth 47 -- Intermezzo: Dry Cornstalks 70 -- 4 Educated for What? 71 -- Intermezzo: Without a Refuge 85 -- 5 Cash for Condoms? 87 -- Intermezzo: Tomb Paintings 99 -- 6 The Loans That Were, the Growth That Wasn't 101 -- Intermezzo: Leila's Story 121 -- 7 Forgive Us Our Debts 123 -- Intermezzo: Cardboard House 138 -- III People Respond to Incentives 141 -- 8 Tales of Increasing Returns: Leaks, Matches, and Traps 145 -- Intermezzo: War and Memory 170 -- 9 Creative Destruction: The Power of Technology 171 -- Intermezzo: Accident in Jamaica 193 -- 10 Under an Evil Star 195 -- Intermezzo: Favela Life 215 -- 11 Governments Can Kill Growth 217 -- Intermezzo: Florence and Veronica 240 -- 12 Corruption and Growth 241 -- Intermezzo: Discrimination in Palanpur 253 -- 13 Polarized Peoples 255 -- Intermezzo: Violent for Centuries 282 -- 14 Conclusion: The View from Lahore 285 -- Notes 293 -- References and Further Reading 313 -- Index 335.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452972203321

Autore

Monod Paul Kleber

Titolo

Solomon's secret arts [[electronic resource] ] : the occult in the age of enlightenment / / Paul Kleber Monod

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2013

ISBN

1-299-48346-1

0-300-19539-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (457 p.)

Disciplina

130.9

Soggetti

Alchemy

Enlightenment

Magic

Occult sciences

Science - History - Miscellanea

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: What Was the Occult? -- Chapter One: The Alchemical Heyday -- Chapter Two: The Silver Age of the Astrologers -- Chapter Three: The Occult Contested -- Chapter Four: A Fading Flame -- Chapter Five: The Newtonian Magi -- Chapter Six: The Occult on the Margins -- Chapter Seven: The Occult Revival -- Chapter Eight: An Occult Enlightenment? -- Chapter Nine: Prophets and Revolutions -- Conclusion -- Manuscript Sources -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are known as the Age of Enlightenment, a time of science and reason. But in this illuminating book, Paul Monod reveals the surprising extent to which Newton, Boyle, Locke, and other giants of rational thought and empiricism also embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult. Although public acceptance of occult and magical practices waxed and waned during this period they survived underground, experiencing a considerable revival in the mid-eighteenth century with the rise of new antiestablishment religious denominations. The occult spilled over into



politics with the radicalism of the French Revolution and into literature in early Romanticism. Even when official disapproval was at its strongest, the evidence points to a growing audience for occult publications as well as to subversive popular enthusiasm. Ultimately, finds Monod, the occult was not discarded in favor of "reason" but was incorporated into new forms of learning. In that sense, the occult is part of the modern world, not simply a relic of an unenlightened past, and is still with us today.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462126403321

Autore

Walberg Herbert J

Titolo

Advancing Student Achievement [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, : Hoover Institution Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8179-4953-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 568

Disciplina

371.2070973

Soggetti

Academic achievement -- United States

Educational psychology -- United States

School improvement programs -- United States

School improvement programs - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Educational psychology - United States

Education

Social Sciences

Theory & Practice of Education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CAUSES OF LEARNING""; ""PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING""; ""Families""; ""INCENTIVES""; ""TEACHERS""; ""CLASSROOM PRACTICES""; ""SCHOOL POLICIES""; ""NEW TECHNOLOGIES""; ""CREATIVE



DESTRUCTION""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""INDEX""

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452609303321

Autore

Ross Claudia

Titolo

The Routledge course in modern Mandarin Chinese . Textbook level 1 : simplified characters / / laudia Ross. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-04128-8

0-203-79031-6

1-135-04129-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Disciplina

495.182421

Soggetti

Chinese language - English

Chinese language - Simplified characters

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di contenuto

(time)  cái (age) not (this age) until (this time)



5.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794701003321

Autore

Dyczok Marta

Titolo

Ukraine calling : a kaleidoscope from Hromadske Radio 2016-2019 / / Marta Dyczok ; with foreword by Andriy Kulykov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart : , : Ibidem Verlag, , [2021]

2021

ISBN

3-8382-7472-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (341 pages)

Collana

Ukrainian Voices ; ; 6

Disciplina

709.81

Soggetti

Press coverage

Public radio - Ukraine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia