1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911098200803321

Autore

Feare Christopher

Titolo

Starlings and mynas / / Chris Feare and Adrian Craig ; illustrated by Barry Croucher, Chris Shields and Kamol Komolphalin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c1999

ISBN

1-282-98615-5

9786612986154

1-4081-3522-1

1-4081-3520-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Helm identification guides

Altri autori (Persone)

CraigAdrian

Disciplina

598.8/63

Soggetti

Starlings

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. 260-281) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Using this guide; The starling family; Distribution, habitat and social behaviour; Breeding; Moult; Starlings and man; Colour plates and distribution maps; Species accounts; Genus Aplonis; Genus Mino; Genus Basilornis; Genus Sarcops; Genus Streptocitta; Genus Enodes; Genus Scissirostrum; Genus Saroglossa; Genus Ampeliceps; Genus Gracula; Genus Acridotheres; Genus Leucopsar; Genus Gracupica; Genus Sturnia; Genus Temenuchus; Genus Pastor; Genus Sturnus; Genus Creatophora; Genus Lamprotornis; Genus Hylopsar; Genus Cinnyricinclus; Genus Spreo

Genus OnychognathusGenus Poeoptera; Genus Pholia; Genus Grafisia; Genus Speculipastor; Genus Neocichla; Genus Buphagus; Bibliography; Index of species

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive illustrated guide to the Old World family of birds in the HELM IDENTIFICATION series. The Indo-Malayan and Afro-tropical varieties are covered, along with the New World immigrants, and the text together with drawings, maps and photographs show aspects of bird behaviour, distribution and natural history.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911135664803321

Autore

Aalberg Toril

Titolo

Achieving justice : comparative public opinion on income distribution / / by Toril Aalberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2003

ISBN

1-280-46732-0

9786610467327

1-4175-3893-7

90-474-0206-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

International comparative social studies, , 1568-4474 ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

339.2/2

Soggetti

Income distribution - Research

Income distribution - Public opinion

Household surveys

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Preface; Chapter 1 Public opinion, government policies and distributive justice. An introduction; Chapter 2 Principles of distributive justice: A theoretical approach; Chapter 3 Public support for distributive principles; Chapter 4 Opposing principles and trade-offs: Results from an experimental study; Chapter 5 Perceived distributions: The public understanding of reality; Chapter 6 Support for egalitarian ideals and policies: Reaction or adjustment?; Chapter 7 Wages and earning inequalities; Chapter 8 Taxes and redistribution of income

Chapter 9 ConclusionReferences; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Authors Index; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

This work provides a comparative analysis of public beliefs about social justice. What can explain the cross-national variations, and if opinions do change over time, why is this so? This text should be of interest to those interested in the relationship between public opinion and political elite.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911153842303321

Autore

Gershkov Alex

Titolo

Dynamic allocation and pricing : a mechanism design approach / / Alex Gershkov and Benny Moldovanu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA : , : MIT Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-262-32774-0

0-262-32773-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Arne Ryde memorial lectures series ; ; 9

Disciplina

658.15/54

Soggetti

Revenue management

Pricing

Assignment problems (Programming)

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

Arne Ryde Memorial Lectures Series List; Contents; About the Arne Ryde Foundation; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Sequential Assignment of Heterogeneous Objects; 3 Dynamic Revenue Maximization with Heterogeneous Objects; 4 The Stochastic and Dynamic Knapsack Model; 5 Learning and Dynamic Efficiency; 6 Long-lived Agents; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A new approach to dynamic allocation and pricing that blends dynamic paradigms from the operations research and management science literature with classical mechanism design methods.