The idea of a university [[electronic resource] /] / John Henry Newman ; Frank M. Turner, editor ; contributors, Martha McMackin Garland ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455321603321
• Autore: Newman John Henry, Saint, <1801-1890.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c1996
• ISBN: 0-300-15346-5; 0-585-35257-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (404 p.)
• Collana: Rethinking the Western tradition
• Classificazione: AK 27200
• Altri autori (Persone): TurnerFrank M <1944-2010.> (Frank Miller)
• Disciplina: 378/.01
• Soggetti: Education, Higher - Philosophy; Universities and colleges - Philosophy; 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: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Preface -- Note on the Life of John Henry Newman -- Reading The Idea of University -- I. Newman's Arguments -- II. Analytic Table of Contents -- III. Questions for Reflection -- Preface. -- Discourse I. Introductory -- Discourse II. Theology a Branch of Knowledge -- Discourse III. Bearing of Theology on Other Knowledge -- Discourse IV. Bearing of Other Knowledge on Theology -- Discourse V. Knowledge Its Own End -- Discourse VI. Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Learning -- Discourse VII. Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Professional Skill -- Discourse VIII. Knowledge Viewed in Relation to Religious Duty -- Discourse IX. Duties of the Church Towards Knowledge -- I. Christianity and Letters A Lecture read in the School of Philosophy and Letters -- II. Catholic Literature in the English Tongue, I 854- I 858 -- III. Christianity and Physical Science A Lecture read in the School of Medicine. November, 1855 -- IV. Christianity and Scientific Investigation. A Lecture for the School of Science, 1855 -- Notes -- Glossary of Names -- Introduction to Interpretive Essays -- Newman in His Own Day -- "Newman's University and Ours" -- Newman's Idea and Current Realities" -- "The Paradox of Self in The Idea of a University" -- "Newman and the Idea of an Electronic University" -- Suggested Reading -- Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: Since its publication almost 150 years ago, The Idea of a University has had an extraordinary influence on the shaping and goals of higher education. The issues that John Henry Newman raised-the place of religion and moral values in the university setting, the competing claims of liberal and professional education, the character of the academic community, the cultural role of literature, the relation of religion and science-have provoked discussion from Newman's time to our own. This edition of The Idea of a University includes the full text of "University Teaching" and four selections from "University Subjects," together with five essays by leading scholars that explore the background and the present day relevance of Newman's themes.In the essays Martha Garland discusses the character and organization of the early nineteenth-century English universities upon which Newman based much of his vision; Frank M. Turner traces the impact of Newman's influence during the vast expansion of higher education since World War II; George Marsden investigates how the decreasing emphasis on religion has affected higher education; Sara Castro Klaren examines the implications of Newman's views on education and literature for current debates between proponents of a curriculum based on western civilization and one based on multiculturalism; and George Landow considers what the advent of electronic communication will mean to university teaching, research, and community. To aid accessibility, the edition also includes an analytical table of contents, a chronology and biographical sketch of Newman's life, questions for discussion, expanded notes, and a glossary of names, all of which will help make this the standard teaching text for Newman's work.

Evolving roles of sovereign wealth managers after the financial crisis : past, present and future / / Bernard Lee, HedgeSPA Pte. Ltd., Singapore & Santa Clara University, California, USA

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815728603321
• Autore: Lee Bernard
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2014]; �2014
• ISBN: 981-4452-48-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 101 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 336.15
• Soggetti: Sovereign wealth funds; Wealth
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Overview; 1.1 Are SWFs Potential Causes for Concern?; 1.2 Research on SWF Investing; 1.3 Implications to Global Imbalances; 1.4 Should there be Structural Solutions prior to Launching Rescue Attempts?; 1.4.1 Restoration of Gold Standard; 1.4.2 "Printing Money" Ad Infinitum; 1.4.3 Issuing an Alternative Trading Currency; 1.5 Can Sovereign Wealth Funds Save the Global Economy?; 1.5.1 SWF Performance Objectives; 1.5.2 Intervening in a Financial Crisis; 1.6 Potential Policy Implications; 1.7 Summary; 2. Past Realities; 2.1 Brief History of Sovereign Wealth Management2.1.1 General Landscape; 2.1.2 Excess Reserve Accumulation; 2.1.3 "Free" Market Capitalism; 2.1.4 Rescuer of Last Resort; 2.1.5 Alpha and Size; 2.1.6 Non-Investment Considerations; 2.2 Factors Impacting Investing Behavior; 2.2.1 Assets Under Management; 2.2.2 Investment Objectives and Performance Benchmarks; 2.2.3 Constraints and Regulations; 2.2.3.1 Investment Constraints; 2.2.3.2 Regulations; 2.3 Risk and Performance Analysis; 2.3.1 Return Analysis Example - Norway Government Pension Fund; 2.3.2 Risk Analysis Example - Temasek Holdings; 2.3.3 Practical Allocation Between Active and Passive Portfolios2.4 Summary; 3. Evolving Roles; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Motivation; 3.1.2 ; Recap on the Lee (2006) Approach; 3.1.3 Roadmap; 3.2 Abstract Model of Global Economy; 3.2.1 Basic Descriptions; 3.2.2 Country A - Rich in Resources; 3.2.3 Country B - Rich in Labor; 3.2.4 Country C - Rich in Intellectual Properties/Innovation; 3.2.5 Analysis in the Absence of Policy Actions; 3.3 Potential Outcomes of Policy Interventions; 3.3.1 Intervention Policy 1 - Restoration of a Gold Standard; 3.3.2 Intervention Policy 2 - "Printing Money" Ad Infinitum3.3.3 Intervention Policy 3 - Issuing Alternative Trading Currencies; 3.4 Implications to SWF Investing; 3.4.1 SWF Asset Allocation in Typical Markets; 3.4.2 SWF Allocation under Market in Distress; 3.4.3 SWF Participation in Rescue Efforts; 3.5 Summary; 4. Future Directions; 4.1 Evolving Global Financial Landscape; 4.1.1 Euro Crisis in Slow Motion; 4.1.2 Impacts on Third-Party Bystanders; 4.2 Thinking Ahead; 4.2.1 Scenario 1 - Default of Major Debt Issuer; 4.2.2 Scenario 2 - Mass Hoarding of Commodities; 4.2.3 Scenario 3 - Conflicts in East Asia4.3 Investment Policy Implications; 4.3.1 Surplus Countries; 4.3.2 Deficit Countries; 4.3.3 New Gold Standard; 4.4 Summary; 5. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Consider these phenomena: Savers at surplus countries are often ""penalized"" by astronomical consumer prices, while spenders at debtor countries enjoy bargain basement prices; Silicon Valley continues to be the global leader in R&D and innovation despite chaos in public finance; and; Surplus countries worry about holding potentially worthless IOUs issued by elected debtor governments. In this book, Professor Lee has tried to better understand sovereign wealth management in the context of saver and debtor countries, by presenting a unified model that can explain these observed phenomena. His a