1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990000384010403321

Autore

Rose, David J.

Titolo

Plasmas and controlled fusion / David J. Rose, Melville Clark jr.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1961

Descrizione fisica

XIV, 493 p., : ill. ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Clark, Melville JR.

Disciplina

539.764

Locazione

DINCH

DINEL

DINAE

Collocazione

04 050-15

10 C I 221

09 023-003

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462163203321

Autore

Georgeou Nichole

Titolo

Neoliberalism, development, and aid volunteering / / Nichole Georgeou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-71109-5

0-203-10002-6

1-136-22942-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (261 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in development and society ; ; 33

Disciplina

302/.14

Soggetti

Voluntarism

Volunteers - Australia - Palms

Economic assistance, Australian - Government policy

Electronic books.

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 (p. [221]-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- A contested field : conceptualising development volunteering -- Historical and theoretical background -- Neoliberal development paradigm : social and political impacts on Australian IVSAS -- Linking voices and experiences to theory: Palms Aaustralia, its volunteers, and their context -- Motivation : altruistic and egoistic desire -- Interpretations and expectations -- Whose partnership is it? : unpacking "mutually equitable partnership" -- Networking home -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This work comes at an important time of global crisis and change, where the world is ravaged by natural disasters, wars and poverty. This has increased the pressure on governments and other organisations, such as volunteer sending agencies, which provide aid, and we have seen an upward trend in the number of people volunteering abroad.  Within this volatile environment, neoliberal ideology on how aid should be provided and implemented has become embedded in how policy is formulated. A market-driven model of aid provision has become the norm, and governments are increasingly focused on inter



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910726487003321

Titolo

Applied neuropsychology Child

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA, : Taylor & Francis Group, 2012-

ISSN

2162-2973

Disciplina

616

Soggetti

Pediatric neuropsychology

Neuropsychology

Brain - Physiology

Brain - Imaging

Nervous system - Diseases - Diagnosis

Nervous system - Diseases - Treatment

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico