Memorias Del Proyecto Alternativas de Desarrollo Rural para la Construcción de Paz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911009177603321
• Autore: Colombia Universidad Cooperativa de
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bogota : , : Universidad del Magdalena, , 2018; ©2018
• ISBN: 9789942914606; 9942914609
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (170 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): SuperiorCorporación Unificada Nacional de Educación; DiosUniversidad Minuto de; CarchiUniversidad Politécnica Estatal del; CafeterosFederación Nacional de
• Soggetti: Rural development - Colombia; Peace-building
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Spagnolo
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: portada libro -- libro diseño para digital -- contraportada libro.
• Sommario/riassunto: En este texto se recopila el accionar desarrollado y las experiencias vividas en la ejecución del proyecto "Alternativas de desarrollo rural para la construcción de paz: estrategias educativas para el fortalecimiento de capacidades en productores y jóvenes que contribuyan a la cadena productiva del café, en los municipios de Leiva, Policarpa y Los Andes del departamento de Nariño con impacto internacional en la provincia del Carchi - Ecuador", como testimonios de la aplicación de un proyecto generado por el Ministerio de Educación Nacional de Colombia en el marco del posconflicto en Colombia y con miras al fortalecimiento y desarrollo rural.

In pursuit : of happiness and good government / / Charles Murray

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954125603321
• Autore: Murray Charles A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Indianapolis : , : Liberty Fund, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-4619-4551-8; 1-61487-908-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 361.6/10973
• Soggetti: Happiness; United States Social policy 1980-1993
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reprint edition, originally published in New York by Simon & Schuster, 1988.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-295) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Measuring success in social policy -- Coming to terms with happiness -- Enabling conditions and thresholds -- Material resources -- Safety -- Dignity, self-esteem, and self-respect -- Enjoyment, self-actualization, and intrinsic rewards -- Policy and an idea of man -- Asking a new question, getting new answers: evaluating results -- Asking a new question, getting new answers: designing solutions -- Searching for solutions that work: changing the metaphor -- Little platoons -- "To close the circle of our felicities".
• Sommario/riassunto: Respected author, scholar, and columnist Charles Murray has long challenged accepted notions of public and social policy issues. In this volume, originally published in 1988, Murray presents a persuasive and practical argument that reconsiders commonly held beliefs of what constitutes success in social policy by examining the scope of government and its role in people's pursuit of happiness. In Pursuit: Of Happiness and Good Government begins by examining James Madison's statement: "A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the object of government, which is the happiness of the people; secondly, a knowledge of the means by which that object can best be attained." Murray exhibits a thoughtful, accessible writing style as he considers such basic, important questions as whether individual efforts or government reform should be responsible for dealing with ; society's problems. Drawing from his minimalist-government viewpoint, Murray proposes that government not try to force happiness on the people with federal policies or programs but, rather, that it provide conditions that enable people to pursue happiness on their own. Murray also proposes that the pursuit of happiness be used as a framework for analyzing the efficacy of public policy, and he comes to the conclusion that Jeffersonian democracy is still the best way to run society, even today's complex society. Charles Murray is the W. H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He has written numerous books, including Coming Apart, Losing Ground, Real Education , and Human Accomplishment . He is perhaps best known for coauthoring the 1994 New York Times bestseller The Bell Curve with the late Richard J. Herrnstein. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes.

China's economic policy impact on the United States / / Mary Jo Devaland, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954235103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2009
• ISBN: 1-61728-186-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DevalandMary Jo
• Disciplina: 337.51073
• Soggetti: China Foreign economic relations United States; China Economic policy 2000-; China Economic conditions 2000-; United States Foreign economic relations China
• 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: Intro -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICY IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICY IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CHINA'S GROWING DEMAND FOR OIL AND ITS IMPACT ON U.S. PETROLEUM MARKETS* -- REASONS FOR ; CHINA'S GROWING DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM -- TWO SCENARIOS OF FUTURE DEMAND GROWTH IN CHINA -- CONSEQUENCES OF SLOWER AND FASTER GROWTH IN DEMAND -- CHINA'S TOTAL PETROLEUM USE -- A SHIFT IN DEMAND TOWARD LIGHT PETROLEUM PRODUCTS -- KEY DETERMINANTS OF MOTOR FUEL USE -- THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE OIL INDUSTRY -- GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT AFFECT THE DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM -- Environmental Regulation -- Fuel Economy Standards -- Price Controls -- Energy Taxes -- SCENARIOS OF FUTURE DEMAND GROWTH IN CHINA -- MAJOR OIL MARKET FORECASTS -- THE CASE FOR SLOWER GROWTH IN DEMAND -- Demand Response to High Oil Prices -- Reversal of Some Temporary Demand -- Government Efforts to Restrict Consumer Credit and New Car Sales -- New Fuel Economy Standards and Easing of Limits on Small Car Use -- Possible Future Increases in Fuel Taxes -- THE CASE FOR FASTER GROWTH IN DEMAND -- Income Growth -- Migration to the Cities -- The Growing Vehicle Stock -- CONSEQUENCES FOR MOTOR FUEL MARKETS IN THE UNITED STATES -- GENERAL CONSEQUENCES FOR PRICES AND PRICE VOLATILITY -- Crude Oil Prices and Costs of Refining -- Price Volatility -- THE IMPACT OF RISING TOTAL OIL DEMAND ON WORLDWIDE CRUDE OIL PRICES -- THE IMPACT OF INCREASING DEMAND FOR LIGHT PRODUCTS ON THE COSTS OF REFINING PETROLEUM -- OTHER INFLUENCES ON COSTS TO REFINE OIL -- IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICIES AFFECTING INVESTMENT IN U.S. REFINERIES -- APPENDIX A DETAILED TABLES -- Chapter 2 U.S.-CHINA TRADE: USTR'S CHINA COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND PLANS COULD BE IMPROVED* -- GAO HIGHLIGHTS -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS.; RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- USTR IS REQUIRED TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO CONGRESS ON CHINA'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS TRADE COMMITMENTS -- USTR CONDUCTED AN INTERAGENCY TOP-TO-BOTTOM REVIEW OF U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS -- USTR'S ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS DO NOT SYSTEMATICALLY ANALYZE CHINA'S PROGRESS IN RESOLVING COMPLIANCE ISSUES -- USTR'S ANNUAL REPORTS LACK SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE INFORMATION -- USTR REPORTS THAT CHINA MADE PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING ITS TRADE COMMITMENTS -- USTR'S REPORTS CONTAIN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER AND WIDE ARRAY OF REMAINING COMPLIANCE ISSUES -- WHILE CHINA RESOLVED SOME ISSUES, MOST ISSUES HAVE PERSISTED WITHOUT RESOLUTION -- CHINA'S PROGRESS ON COMPLIANCE ISSUES SLOWED SINCE 2004 -- PROGRESS VARIES BY TRADE AREA IN USTR'S ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORTS -- ANNUAL REPORTS DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF U.S. ACTIONS TO RESOLVE COMPLIANCE ISSUES -- CHINA MADE FURTHER PROGRESS ON VARIOUS COMPLIANCE ISSUES IN DECEMBER 2007 -- USTR'S PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING TOP-TO-BOTTOM REPORT OBJECTIVES CANNOT BE FULLY DETERMINED -- TRADE AGENCIES HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING TOP-TO BOTTOM ACTION ITEMS -- U.S. GOVERNMENT INCREASED BILATERAL ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA ON VARIOUS TRADE ISSUES -- U.S. GOVERNMENT EXPANDED CAPACITY TO ENFORCE CHINA'S TRADE COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVED TRAINING, BUT STAFFING ISSUES PERSIST -- Staff Levels Increased -- Staffing Gaps and Turnover Remain -- Training Opportunities Expanded -- Language Skill Gaps Remain -- PROGRESS TOWARD BROAD U.S.-CHINA TRADE OBJECTIVES IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE -- USTR USES THE TOP-TO-BOTTOM REPORT AS A PLANNING TOOL BUT DOES NOT FORMALLY ASSESS ITS PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING IT -- Results Not Measured -- Other Key Agencies Have Some Related Plans -- LACK OF LINKAGES AND SPECIFICITY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO ASSESS PROGRESS -- Plans ; Have Not Been Updated -- CONCLUSIONS.; Recommendations for Executive Action -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: STATUS OF TOP-TO-BOTTOM REVIEW -- APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE -- GAO COMMENTS -- GAO'S MISSION -- Chapter 3 CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD* -- SUMMARY -- THE RATIONALE FOR U.S. POLICY AND INITIATIVES -- TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS -- Congressional Actions -- SUMMARY OF TRADE DATA -- CHINA'S TRADE BALANCE AND IMPORTS -- CHINA AND THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND JAPAN -- U.S. MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCES WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS -- U.S. TRADE WITH CHINA BY SECTOR -- U.S. Exports to China -- U.S. IMPORTS FROM CHINA -- BALANCE OF TRADE BY SECTOR -- U.S. IMPORTS FROM CHINA - SECTOR CHARTS AND DATA -- Iron and Steel -- Specialized Industrial Machinery -- Office Machines and Computers -- Telecommunications and Sound Equipment -- Electrical Machinery and Parts -- Road Motor Vehicles -- Building and Lighting Products -- Furniture -- Travel Goods and Handbags -- Apparel and Clothing -- Footwear -- Professional, Scientific, and Controlling Instruments -- Photographic and Optical Equipment and Timepieces -- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN CHINA -- APPENDIX -- Chapter 4 CHINA - U.S. TRADE ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- U.S. TRADE WITH CHINA1 -- MAJOR U.S. EXPORTS TO CHINA -- MAJOR U.S. IMPORTS FROM CHINA -- MAJOR U.S. - CHINA TRADE ISSUES -- Health and Safety Concerns over Certain Imports from China12 -- China's Poor Regulatory System and Implications -- CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY21 -- The Bush Administration's Response -- China Changes its Currency Policy -- CHINA AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION -- WTO IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES -- U.S. WTO Cases against China -- VIOLATIONS OF U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS -- History of U.S. Efforts to Improve China's IPR Regime.; The Scope of the IPR Piracy Problem in China -- The U.S. Files Two WTO Cases Against China on IPR -- APPLYING U.S. COUNTERVAILING LAWS TO CHINA48 -- TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTS54 -- THE U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) -- U.S.-CHINA TRADE LEGISLATION IN THE 110TH CONGRESS -- Currency Legislation -- Other Legislation -- Chapter 5 CHINA'S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS* -- SUMMARY -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- AN OVERVIEW OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- China's Economy Prior to Reforms -- THE INTRODUCTION OF ECONOMIC REFORMS -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH SINCE REFORMS: 1979-PRESENT -- CAUSES OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH -- CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR -- MEASURING THE SIZE OF CHINA'S ECONOMY -- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN CHINA -- CHINA'S TRADE PATTERNS -- CHINA'S MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS -- MAJOR CHINESE TRADE COMMODITIES -- CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC TIES WITH AFRICA, NORTH KOREA, AND IRAN -- CHINA-AFRICA TRADE -- China's Imports From Africa -- China's Mineral Fuel Imports from Africa -- China's Exports to Africa -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH NORTH KOREA -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH IRAN -- CHINA'S GROWING OVERSEAS DIRECT INVESTMENT -- MAJOR LONG-TERM CHALLENGES FACING THE CHINESE ECONOMY -- OUTLOOK FOR CHINA'S ECONOMY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES [38] -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 CHINA'S CURRENCY: A SUMMARY OF THE ECONOMIC ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- U.S. CONCERNS OVER CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY -- CHINA'S CONCERNS OVER MODIFYING ITS CURRENCY POLICY -- IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY ; FOR ITS ECONOMY -- IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY -- CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the initiation of economic reforms in 1979, China has become one of the world's fastest-growing economies. This book provides an overview of China's economic development, the challenges China faces to maintain growth, and the implications of China's rise as a major economic power for the United States.