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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787143303321

Autore

Delamaza Gonzalo

Titolo

Enhancing democracy : public policies and citizen participation in Chile / / Gonzalo Delamaza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78238-547-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

CEDLA Latin America Studies ; ; Volume 104

Disciplina

320.60983

Soggetti

Political participation - Chile

Democracy - Chile

Civil society - Chile

Chile Social policy

Chile Politics and government 1988-

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

Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: The Question of Democracy in a Democratic Society; Chapter 1 - Construction of Democracy, Public Policy and Civil Society's Participation; Chapter 2 - Chile: Top-down Modernization and Low-intensity Re-democratization; Chapter 3 - Social Policy Agendas in the Transition to Democracy; Chapter 4 - Civil Society, Public Policy Networks and Participatory Initiatives; Chapter 5 - From Civil Society to the State: A New Elite Is Born?; Conclusion - Participation and Public Policy in the Chilean Democratic Process; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the end of the Pinochet regime, Chilean public policy has sought to rebuild democratic governance in the country. This book examines the links between the state and civil society in Chile and the ways social policies have sought to ensure the inclusion of the poor in society and democracy. Although Chile has gained political stability and grown economically, the ability of social policies to expand democratic governance and participation has proved limited, and in fact such policies have become subordinate to an elitist model of democracy and resulted in a restrictive form of citizen pa



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790365003321

Autore

Sinkov Abraham <1907->

Titolo

Elementary cryptanalysis : a mathematical approach / / Abraham Sinkov [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2009

ISBN

0-88385-937-8

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 212 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library, , 2643-5586 ; ; v. 22

Anneli Lax new mathematical library ; ; v. 22

Disciplina

652.80151

Soggetti

Cryptography - Mathematics

Ciphers - Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Monoalphabetic ciphers using additive alphabets -- 2. General monoalphabetic substitution -- 3. Polyalphabetic substitution -- 4. Polygraphic systems -- 5. Transposition -- 6. RSA encryption -- 7. Perfect security: one-time pads.

Sommario/riassunto

Originally published in the New Mathematical Library almost half a century ago, this charming book explains how to solve cryptograms based on elementary mathematical principles, starting with the Caesar cipher and building up to progressively more sophisticated substitution methods. Todd Feil has updated the book for the technological age by adding two new chapters covering RSA public-key cryptography, one-time pads, and pseudo-random-number generators.   Exercises are given throughout the text that will help the reader understand the concepts and practice the techniques presented. Software to ease the drudgery of making the necessary calculations is made available. The book assumes minimal mathematical prerequisites and therefore explains from scratch such concepts as summation notation, matrix multiplication, and modular arithmetic. Even the mathematically sophisticated reader, however, will find some of the exercises challenging. (Answers to the exercises appear in an appendix.)