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UNINA9910454218603321 |
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Titolo |
Rising above the gathering storm [[electronic resource] ] : energizing and employing America for a brighter economic future / / Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century : an agenda for American science and technology ; Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-84462-0 |
9786610844623 |
0-309-65442-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (590 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Globalization |
Electronic books. |
United States Economic conditions Forecasting |
United States Economic policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-535) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 A Disturbing Mosaic""; ""2 Why Are Science and Technology Critical to America's Prosperity in the 21st Century?""; ""3 How Is America Doing Now in Science and Technology?""; ""4 Method""; ""5 What Actions Should America Take in K-12 Science and Mathematics Education to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century?""; ""6 What Actions Should America Take in Science and Engineering Research to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century?"" |
""7 What Actions Should America Take in Science and Engineering Higher Education to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century?""""8 What Actions Should America Take in Economic and Technology Policy to Remain Prosperous in the 21st Century?""; ""9 What Might Life in the United States Be Like if It Is Not Competitive in Science and Technology?""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Committee and |
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Professional Staff Biographic Information""; ""Appendix B Statement of Task and Congressional Correspondence""; ""Appendix C Focus-Group Sessions""; ""Appendix D Issue Briefs"" |
""K-12 Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education""""Attracting the Most Able US Students to Science and Engineering""; ""Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postgraduate Education in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics""; ""Implications of Changes in the Financing of Public Higher Education""; ""International Students and Researchers in the United States""; ""Achieving Balance and Adequacy in Federal Science and Technology Funding""; ""The Productivity of Scientific and Technological Research""; ""Investing in High-Risk and Breakthrough Research"" |
""Ensuring That the United States Is at the Forefront in Critical Fields of Science and Technology""""Understanding Trends in Science and Technology Critical to US Prosperity""; ""Ensuring That the United States Has the Best Environment for Innovation""; ""Scientific Communication and Security""; ""Science and Technology Issues in National and Homeland Security""; ""Appendix E Estimated Recommendation Cost Tables""; ""Appendix F K-12 Education Recommendations Supplementary Information""; ""Appendix G Bibliography""; ""Index"" |
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UNINA9910797321603321 |
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Autore |
Kamrava Mehran |
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Qatar : Small State, Big Politics / / Mehran Kamrava |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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0-8014-5430-1 |
0-8014-5431-X |
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[With a New Preface] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Politics and government |
Diplomatic relations |
Qatar |
Qatar Foreign relations |
Qatar Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Originally published: 2013. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Setting the Stage -- 2. The Subtle Powers of a Small State -- 3. Foreign Policy and Power Projection -- 4. The Stability of Royal Autocracy -- 5. State Capacity and High Modernism -- 6. Qatar's Moment in History -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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The Persian Gulf state of Qatar has fewer than 2 million inhabitants, virtually no potable water, and has been an independent nation only since 1971. Yet its enormous oil and gas wealth has permitted the ruling al Thani family to exert a disproportionately large influence on regional and even international politics. Qatar is, as Mehran Kamrava explains in this knowledgeable and incisive account of the emirate, a "tiny giant": although severely lacking in most measures of state power, it is highly influential in diplomatic, cultural, and economic spheres. Kamrava presents Qatar as an experimental country, building a new society while exerting what he calls "subtle power." It is both the headquarters of the global media network Al Jazeera and the site of the U.S. Central Command's Forward Headquarters and the Combined Air |
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Operations Center. Qatar has been a major player during the European financial crisis, it has become a showplace for renowned architects, several U.S. universities have established campuses there, and it will host the FIFA World Cup in 2022. Qatar's effective use of its subtle power, Kamrava argues, challenges how we understand the role of small states in the global system. Given the Gulf state's outsized influence on regional and international affairs, this book is a critical and timely account of contemporary Qatari politics and society. |
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