1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453926703321

Autore

Jackson Harvey H

Titolo

Inside Alabama [[electronic resource] ] : a personal history of my state / / Harvey H. Jackson III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2003

ISBN

0-8173-8199-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Collana

Alabama Fire Ant

Disciplina

976.1

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Alabama History

Alabama Politics and government

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. [309]-320) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Back when it belonged to the Indians -- Frontier Alabama -- Becoming a state -- Antebellum Alabama -- Stumbling toward secession -- Secession and Civil War -- After the war that never ended -- A world made by Bourbons, for Bourbons -- White man's Alabama -- Depression and war -- Alabama after the war: "Big Jim" and beyond -- Old times there should not be forgotten -- The age of Wallace -- The age of Wallace and after -- Epilogue : To sum it up.

Sommario/riassunto

An affectionate, irreverent, candid look at the ""Heart of Dixie."" This book tells Alabama's history in a conversational style with an unapologetically subjective approach. Accessible to general readers and students alike, it recounts the history and politics of a state known for its colorful past, told by one of the state's most noted historians and educators, whose family came to the territory before statehood. A native and resident Alabamian, Harvey Jackson has spent a lifetime discovering and trying to understand his state. Expressing deep love for its people and culture, he is no less cr



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780757603321

Autore

Wallace Laura

Titolo

Africa : : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization / / Laura Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1999

ISBN

1-4623-8760-8

1-4552-9198-6

1-283-53791-5

9786613850362

1-4552-1628-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Collana

Books

Disciplina

338.96

Soggetti

Free trade - Africa

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Africa

Investments, Foreign - Africa

Banks and Banking

Exports and Imports

Labor

Public Finance

Industries: Financial Services

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

Employment

Unemployment

Wages

Intergenerational Income Distribution

Aggregate Human Capital

Aggregate Labor Productivity

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

Trade Policy

International Trade Organizations

International Investment

Long-term Capital Movements

Public finance & taxation

Banking

International economics



Civil service & public sector

Labour

income economics

Finance

Expenditure

Public employment

Trade liberalization

Commercial banks

International trade

Financial institutions

Foreign direct investment

Balance of payments

Trade policy

Expenditures, Public

Banks and banking

Commercial policy

Economic theory

Civil service

Africa Economic policy Congresses

Uganda

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Proceedings of a seminar held in Paris, May 4-5, 1998."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Session I Improving the Environment for Private Investment and Activities""; ""Opening Remarks""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: The Philippines� Experience""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: Kenya�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Developing Sound Banking Systems and Practices in Africa""; ""Relevance of Banking Lessons for Africa: Zimbabwe�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Liberalizing the Trade System""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""

""Session II Strengthening the Contribution of Government""""Better Public Sector Resource Management: Capacity Building and Good Governance""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Quality and Composition of Public Spending in Africa: Suggestions for Increased Effectiveness""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Session III Reform Priorities for Africa""; ""Panel Discussion""; ""General Discussion""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""List of Participants""

Sommario/riassunto

Sub-Saharan Africa needs much faster economic growth and more effective economic, financial, and social policies if it is to make up for lost ground and reduce the number of people living in abject poverty. Edited by Laura Wallace, this volume presents the proceedings of a May 1998 seminar in Paris, organized jointly by the IMF and the Japanese Ministry of Finance, on ways to accelerate Africa's growth in our increasingly globalized world. Senior African and Asian government officials, representatives from multicultural institutions, donors, academics, and private sector participants gathered to discuss how to



improve the private investment environment in African countries and take advantage of globalization's benefits while minimizing its risks, and how to strengthen the contribution of government in areas of capacity building, good governance, effective public resource management, and improved quality and composition of government spending.