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UNINA9910317743503321 |
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Autore |
Miodrag Darko Matovic |
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Biomass Now : Sustainable Growth and Use / / edited by Miodrag Darko Matovic |
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IntechOpen, 2013 |
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Rijeka, Croatia : , : IntechOpen, , 2013 |
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©2013 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (554 pages) : illustrations |
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Environmental engineering |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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This two-volume book on biomass is a reflection of the increase in biomass related research and applications, driven by overall higher interest in sustainable energy and food sources, by increased awareness of potentials and pitfalls of using biomass for energy, by the concerns for food supply and by multitude of potential biomass uses as a source material in organic chemistry, bringing in the concept of bio-refinery. It reflects the trend in broadening of biomass related research and an increased focus on second-generation bio-fuels. Its total of 40 chapters spans over diverse areas of biomass research, grouped into 9 themes. |
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UNINA9910779329803321 |
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Regional Economic Outlook, November 2012, Middle East and Central Asia |
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Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 |
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1-4755-3277-6 |
1-4755-7837-7 |
1-283-86670-6 |
1-4755-5991-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (131 p.) |
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Regional Economic Outlook |
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Economic forecasting - Middle East |
Economic forecasting - Asia, Central |
Macroeconomics |
International Economics |
International Agreements and Observance |
International Organizations |
Foreign Exchange |
International institutions |
Economic & financial crises & disasters |
International organization |
Financial crises |
Currency crises |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Assumptions and Conventions; Country and Regional Groupings; World Economic Outlook; MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AFGHANISTAN, AND PAKISTAN; MENAP Highlights; Tables; MENAP Region: Selected Economic Indicators, 2000-13; Région MOANAP: Principaux points; 1. MENAP Oil Exporters: Increase Resilience and Create Private-Sector Jobs; Oil GDP Growth Falling, Non-Oil GDP Growth Healthy; Figures; 1.1 2012 GDP Growth Boosted by Libya; 1.2 Non-Oil GDP Growth Healthy; Boxes; 1.1 Libya: |
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Moving Beyond the Revolution; Wage Increases Weaken Public Finances |
1.3 Qatar Has Driven Gas Export Growth 1.4 Government Wage Bills Rising Fast; 1.5 Fiscal Positions Have Deteriorated; 1.2 What Is the 'Right' Surplus for the GCC?; A Sustained Large Drop in Oil Prices Is a Key Risk; 1.3 Outward Spillovers from a GDP Shock in the GCC Region; Expenditure Restraint Would Increase Resilience; 1.6 Fiscal Balances Sensitive to Oil Prices; 1.7 Fiscal Vulnerability Rising; 1.8 Probability that Oil Price Falls Below Fiscal Break even Price; Current Account Surpluses Sensitive to Oil Price; Inflation Developments Mixed; 1.9 Large Current Account Surpluses |
1.10 Credit Growth Rising 1.11 Event Study of Oil Prices, 1970-2012; Renewed Bond Issuance; 1.12 GCC Sukuk Issuance Up; 1.13 GCC Bond Yields Down; Reforms for More Inclusive Growth; 1.4 Financial Spillovers to MENAP Oil Exporters; 1.14 Stock Markets Have Made Gains in 2012; 1.15 MENAP Oil Exporters: Restricted International Trade in Services; 1.16 Private-Sector Job Creation for GCC Nationals: High But Not Enough; Annex 1.1. The Natural Gas Market: Where Is It Heading?; Natural Gas Supply Is Meeting Demand; The Increasing Importance of Shale Gas |
Benefits of Indexation to Oil, Regional Segmentation Annex 1.2. Inward Spillovers to MENA Countries from a GDP Shock in G3 Countries; Shock to Chinese GDP; Shock to U.S. GDP; Shock to Euro Area GDP; MENAP Oil Exporters: Selected Economic Indicators; 2. MENAP Oil Importers: Restore Macroeconomic Sustainability and Accelerate Growth; Downturn Continues in 2012, Possible Moderate Recovery in 2013; 2.1 Exports and Imports of Goods; 2.1 Syria's Crisis: Domestic Economic Impact and Regional Spillovers; Inflation Stable in Most Countries, But Concerns Rising |
2.2 Real GDP Growth in 2012 Similar to 20112.3 Weak Recovery in 2013; 2.4 Inflationary Pressures; 2.2 The Economics of Political Transitions; External Deficits Widening, Reserve Buffers Diminished; 2.5 Exchange Rates Have Appreciated in Some Countries; 2.6 International Tourist Arrivals; 2.7 External Current Account Deficits Continue to Widen; 2.3 Recovering from a Downturn: Lessons from Past Business Cycles; Need for Greater Exchange Rate Flexibility; 2.8 International Issuance of Bonds, Equity, and Loans; 2.9 Official Financing Disbursed since Arab Awakening |
2.10 Gross International Reserves Declining |
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The outlook for the Middle East and North Africa region is mixed. Oil-importing countries are witnessing tepid growth, and the moderate recovery expected in 2013 is subject to heightened downside risks. For the Arab countries in transition, ongoing political transitions also weigh on growth. With policy buffers largely eroded, the need for action on macroeconomic stabilization and growth-oriented reforms is becoming increasingly urgent. Countries will need to put in place safety nets to protect the poor and build consensus for some difficult fiscal choices. The region’s oil exporters are expected to post solid growth in 2012, in part due to Libya’s better-than-expected postwar recovery. In the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, robust growth is supported by expansionary fiscal policies and accommodative monetary conditions. In the Caucasus and Central Asia, the outlook remains favorable, reflecting high oil prices that are benefiting oil and gas exporters, supportive commodity prices and remittance inflows benefiting oil and gas importers, and, for both groups, moderate direct exposure to Europe. The positive outlook provides an opportunity to strengthen policy buffers to prepare for any downside risks. |
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UNINA9910964805403321 |
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Titolo |
What history tells : George L. Mosse and the culture of modern Europe / / edited by Stanley G. Payne, David J. Sorkin, John S. Tortorice |
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Madison, : University of Wisconsin Press, c2004 |
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9786612269455 |
9781282269453 |
1282269453 |
9780299194130 |
0299194132 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PayneStanley G |
SorkinDavid Jan |
TortoriceJohn S |
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Nationalism - Europe - History - 19th century |
Nationalism - Europe - History - 20th century |
Historians - United States |
Jews - Germany - Historiography |
Europe Historiography |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-278) and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What History Tells presents an impressive collection of critical papers from the September 2001 conference "An Historian's Legacy: George L. Mosse and Recent Research on Fascism, Society, and Culture." This book examines his historiographical legacy first within the context of his own life and the internal development of his work, and secondly by tracing the many ways in which Mosse influenced the subsequent study of contemporary history, European cultural history and modern Jewish history. The contributors include Walter Laqueur, David Sabean, Johann Sommerville, Emilio Gentile, Roger Griffin, Saul Friedländer, Jay Winter, Rudy Koshar, Robert Nye, Janna Bourke, Shulamit Volkov, and Steven E. |
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