1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778423503321

Titolo

Occupational and residential segregation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Yves Flückiger, Sean F. Reardon, Jacques Silber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley, UK, : Emerald Group, c2009

ISBN

1-280-77149-6

9786613682260

1-84855-787-6

Edizione

[1 st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

Research on economic inequality, , 1049-2585 ; ; v. 17

Altri autori (Persone)

FlückigerYves <1955->

ReardonSean F

SilberJacques

Disciplina

339.2

Soggetti

Business & Economics - Economics - General

Macroeconomics

Labour economics

Equality

Segregation

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

Comment on Robert Hutchens', 'Occupational segregation with economic disadvantage : an investigation of decomposable indexes' / Paul A. Jargowsky -- A response to Paul Jargowsky's comment / Robert Hutchens -- Measures of ordinal segregation / Sean F. Reardon -- Exploring changes in the spatial pattern of income segregation during the 1990s / Casey J. Dawkins -- Analyzing changes in occupational segregation : the case of Switzerland (1970-2000) / Joseph Deutsch, Yves Flckiger, Jacques Silber -- Wage inequality and segregation between native and immigrant workers in Switzerland : evidence using matched employee-employer data / Tobias Müller, José Ramirez -- Gender segregation in the workplace and wage gaps : evidence from urban Mexico 1994-2004 / Sebastián Calónico, Hugo Nopo -- The information theory of segregation : uniting segregation and inequality in a common framework / Paul A. Jargowsky, Jeongdai Kim -- The invariance properties of the mutual information index of multigroup



segregation / Ricardo Mora, Javier Ruiz-Castillo -- The GINI coefficient and segregation on a continuous variable / Jeongdai Kim, Paul A. Jargowsky -- Generalized GINI occupational segregation indices / Satya R. Chakravarty, Conchita D'Ambrosio, Jacques Silber -- Occupational segregation with economic disadvantage : an investigation of decomposable indexes / Robert Hutchens -- Introduction / Yves Flckiger, Sean F. Reardon, Jacques Silber.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is divided into five parts, each one including two chapters. Part I is devoted to 'Information Theory and Segregation Measurement', part II to 'The Gini Index and the Measurement of Segregation', part III to 'Measuring Segregation with Ordered Categories', part IV to 'Exploring Changes in Segregation' and part V to 'Wage Inequality and Segregation'. Let us now review into more details each of these ten chapters.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910825664003321

Autore

Hales John

Titolo

Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified] : , : BarCharts, Inc., , [2012]

ISBN

1-4232-1888-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (6 pages)

Collana

Quick Study Computer

Disciplina

005.4469

Soggetti

Operating systems (Computers) - Examinations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Mountain Lion, the latest version of the Mac OS X operating system software, offers hundreds of new features. This guide will help beginning, intermediate, and advanced Mac users navigate their way through this cutting-edge operating system. The major new features are described in detail. Screen captures and icons, along with clear and concise instructions, are included to make learning your way around your Mac a breeze.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910689642603321

Titolo

World hunger from Africa to North Korea : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, February 25, 2003

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 85 p.)

Soggetti

Food supply - Government policy - Africa

Food supply - Government policy - Korea (North)

Food relief, American - Africa

Food relief, American - Korea (North)

Hunger

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia