1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783109603321

Autore

Pitcher M. Anne

Titolo

Transforming Mozambique : the politics of privatization, 1975-2000 / / M. Anne Pitcher [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-12613-4

1-280-43074-5

0-511-17704-6

1-139-14885-0

0-511-06170-6

0-511-05537-4

0-511-30478-1

0-511-49108-5

0-511-07016-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 293 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

African studies series ; ; 104

Disciplina

338.9679

Soggetti

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Mozambique

Privatization - Mozambique

Mozambique Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-286) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The reconfiguration of the interventionist state after independence -- Demiurge ascending: high modernism and the making of Mozambique -- State sector erosion and the turn to the market -- A privatizing state or a statist privatization? -- Continuities and discontinuities in manufacturing -- Capital and countryside after structural adjustment -- The end of Marx and the beginning of the market? Rhetorical efforts to legitimate transformative preservation.

Sommario/riassunto

Many of the economic transformations in Africa have been as dramatic as those in Eastern Europe. Yet much of the comparative literature on transitions has overlooked African countries. This 2002 study of Mozambique's shift from a command to a market economy draws on a wealth of empirical material, including archival sources, interviews,



political posters and corporate advertisements, to reveal that the state is a central actor in the reform process, despite the claims of neo-liberals and their critics. Alongside the state, social forces - from World Bank officials to rural smallholders - have also accelerated, thwarted or shaped change in Mozambique. M. Anne Pitcher offers an intriguing analysis of the dynamic interaction between previous and emerging agents, ideas and institutions, to explain the erosion of socialism and the politics of privatization in a developing country. She demonstrates that Mozambique's political economy is a heterogenous blend of ideological and institutional continuities and ruptures.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830938503321

Autore

Kreuzer Helen

Titolo

Biology and Biotechnology : Science, applications, and issues / / Helen Kreuzer, Adrianne Massey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, , 2014

©2005

ISBN

1-68367-194-5

1555813046 $q (imprès)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 669 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

912.09468

Soggetti

Microscope and microscopy

Microscopes

Natural-history - Pre-Linnean works

Biology

Biotechnology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Perspective -- From atoms to organisms -- From organisms to ecosystems -- Research applications -- Commercial applications.

Sommario/riassunto

"Biology and Biotechnology: Science, Applications, and Issues offers an inviting exploration of biotechnology, carefully blending science, consumer applications, regulatory information, and social issues.



Providing a strong basis in the fundamentals of biological science, the book focuses on the material that is needed to understand and evaluate technologies that are available to consumers. Biology and Biotechnology is largely intended for undergraduate nonmajor science courses; however, biology majors will benefit from the unique perspective.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910975148903321

Autore

Ramakrishnan Uma

Titolo

The Role of IMF Support in Crisis Prevention / / Uma Ramakrishnan, Juan Zalduendo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

9786613829351

9781462399253

1462399258

9781452704746

1452704740

9781283516907

128351690X

9781451908718

1451908717

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (33 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

ZalduendoJuan

Soggetti

Capital market

Financial crises

Balance of payments

Capital account crisis

Capital movements

Capital outflows

Crisis management

Crisis prevention

Currency

Current Account Adjustment

Economic & financial crises & disasters

Exchange rate arrangements

Exports and Imports

Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation

Financial Risk Management



Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange

International economics

International Investment

Long-term Capital Movements

Private capital flows

Short-term Capital Movements

Mexico

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"March 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. BACKGROUND""; ""III. IDENTIFYING CAPITAL ACCOUNT CRISES EPISODES""; ""IV. ESTIMATION AND RESULTS""; ""V. IMF SUPPORT AND CRISIS PREVENTION""; ""VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""References""

Sommario/riassunto

This paper examines the role of IMF-supported programs in crisis prevention; specifically, whether, conditional on an episode of intense market pressures, IMF financial support helps prevent a capital account crisis from developing and, if so, through what channels. In doing so, the paper distinguishes between the seal of approval inherent in IMF support and its financing, evaluates the interaction of IMF support with economic policies, and assesses whether IMF financing has a different impact on the likelihood of a crisis than other forms of liquidity. The main result is that IMF financing helps prevent crises through the liquidity provided (i.e., money matters). However, since the effect holds even after controlling for (gross) foreign exchange reserves, stronger policies and the seal of approval under an IMFsupported program must also play a role. Finally, the results suggest that IMF financing as a crisis prevention tool is most effective for an intermediate range of economic fundamentals.