1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459545703321

Autore

Lux Martin

Titolo

Housing policy and housing finance in the Czech Republic during transition [[electronic resource] ] : an example of the schism between the still-living past and the need of reform / / Martin Lux

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Netherlands, : Delft University of Technology, c2009

ISBN

6612880384

1-282-88038-1

9786612880384

1-60750-593-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Sustainable urban areas, , 1574-6410 ; ; 28

Disciplina

333.3/8094371

Soggetti

Housing - Czech Republic

Housing policy - Czech Republic

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Technical University of Delft, 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-270).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910784477303321

Titolo

Too poor for peace? [[electronic resource] ] : global poverty, conflict, and security in the 21st century / / Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-85659-9

9786610856596

0-8157-1376-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrainardLael

CholletDerek H

Disciplina

339.4/6091724

Soggetti

Poverty - Developing countries

Political violence - Developing countries

Economic assistance, American - Developing countries

Public-private sector cooperation

Peace-building

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The chapters draw from a conference at the Aspen Institute held on August 2 to August 4, 2006, called, "The Tangled Web: The Poverty-Insecurity Nexus" --P. viii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The tangled web : the poverty-insecurity nexus / Lael Brainard, Derek Chollet, and Vinca LaFleur -- Poverty breeds insecurity / Susan E. Rice -- Poverty and violence : an overview of recent research and implications for foreign aid / Edward Miguel -- Demography, environment, and civil strife / Colin H. Kahl -- Resource and environmental security / Anthony Nyong -- The demographics of political violence : youth bulges, insecurity, and conflict / Henrik Urdal -- Embracing the margins : working with youth amid war and insecurity / Marc Sommers -- The role of leadership in overcoming poverty and achieving security in Africa / Robert I. Rotberg -- Operating in insecure environments / Jane Nelson -- Breaking the poverty-insecurity nexus : is democracy the answer? / Jennifer L. Windsor.

Sommario/riassunto

"Investigates the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change. Brings the latest



lessons and intellectual framework to bear in an examination of African leadership, the private sector, and American foreign aid as vehicles for improving economic conditions and security"--Provided by publisher.