1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480198903321

Autore

Nelson Roy C. <1961->

Titolo

Harnessing globalization : the promotion of nontraditional foreign direct investment in Latin America / / Roy C. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

0-271-05123-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 262 p. ) : ill. ;

Disciplina

332.673098

Soggetti

Investments, Foreign - Latin America

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Costa Rica and CINDE -- 2 Rio Grande do Sul and Pólo -- 3 Chile and CORFO’s High Technology Investment Promotion Program -- 4 The IDA, IDA Ireland, and Forfás: Lessons for Latin America, Part 1 -- 5 Singapore’s Economic Development Board: Lessons for Latin America, Part 2 -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"An analysis of recent government efforts to promote nontraditional foreign direct investment (FDI) in Costa Rica; the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and Chile. For comparative purposes, the book also examines the highly successful cases of Ireland and Singapore"--Provided by publisher.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464334803321

Autore

Murger Henri <1822-1861.>

Titolo

The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter / / Henry Murger ; translated by Ellen Marriage and John Selwyn ; introduction by Maurice Samuels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2004]

©2004

ISBN

0-8122-0095-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (427 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MarriageEllen

SelwynJohn

Disciplina

843/.8

Soggetti

Intellectuals - France - Paris

Electronic books.

Paris (France) Intellectual life 19th century Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London : Greening and Co., 1901. Now with new introduction.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- I. How the Brotherhood Came Together -- II. A Messenger of Providence -- III. Lenten Loves -- IV. Ali Rodolphe or, the Involuntary Turk -- V. Charlemagne's Crown-Piece -- VI. Mademoiselle Musette -- VII. Floods of Pactolus -- VIII. What a Crown-Piece Costs -- IX. Polar Violets -- X. The Cape of Storms -- XI. A Café in Bohemia -- XII. A Reception in Bohemia -- XIII. The House-Warming -- XIV. Mademoiselle MIMI -- XV. Donec Gratus ... -- XVI. "The Passage of the Red Sea" -- XVII. The Toilette of the Graces -- XVIII. Francine's Muff -- XIX. Musette's Whims -- XX. Mimi Has Feathers -- XXI. Romeo and Juliet -- XXII. Epilogue to the Loves of Rodolphe and Mademoiselle Mimi -- XXIII. Youth Comes but Once

Sommario/riassunto

"Today, as of old, every man who enters on an artistic career, without any other means of livelihood than his art itself, will be forced to walk in the paths of Bohemia."-from the Preface Based largely upon Henri Murger's own experiences and those of his fellow artists, The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter was originally produced as a play in 1849 and first appeared in book form in 1851. It was an immediate



sensation. The novel consists of a series of interrelated episodes in the lives of a group of poor friends-a musician, a poet, a philosopher, a sculptor, and a painter-who attempt to maintain their artistic ideals while struggling for food, shelter, and sex. Set in the ancient Latin Quarter, a vibrant and cosmopolitan area near the University of Paris, the novel is a masterful portrait of nineteenth-century Parisian artistic life. "Bohemian" soon became synonymous with "artist," and it is from Murger's novel that the word and concept entered the English language. Drawn from real-life characters and events, the themes of love, sacrifice, and "selling out" are immediately recognizable to the modern reader. Capturing the heart, spirit, and bittersweet humor of the world of struggling artists, The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter is the universal story of one's attempt to leave a mark on the world.