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UNINA9911108900303321 |
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Williamson Jeffrey G. <1935-> |
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Globalization and the poor periphery before 1950 / / Jeffrey G. Williamson |
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, 2006 |
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0-262-25031-4 |
0-262-28632-7 |
1-282-09695-8 |
9786612096952 |
1-4237-7453-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Industrialization - History - 20th century |
Globalization - History - 20th century |
Economic history - 20th century |
Developing countries Economic conditions 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Laws of Motion: Secular Boom and Bust in the Premodern Periphery -- I Impact on Prices, Trade, and Distribution -- 2 Core Growth and World Transport Revolutions -- 3 World Market Integration and the Periphery Terms of Trade -- 4 Relative Factor Price Convergence, Absolute Factor Price Divergence, and Income Distribution -- II Impact on Economic Development and Policy -- 5 The Dark Side: Deindustrialization and Underdevelopment -- 6 Terms-of-Trade Impact: Secular Trend and Volatility -- 7 Bucking the Global Tide with High Tariffs -- 8 Coda: Some Guarded Lessons from History -- Notes -- References -- List of Abbreviations -- Index. |
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"In Globalization and the Poor Periphery before 1950 Jeffrey Williamson examines globalization through the lens of both the economist and the historian, analyzing its economic impact on industrially lagging poor countries in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Williamson argues that industrialization in the core countries of northwest Europe and their overseas settlements, combined with a worldwide revolution |
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in transportation, created an antiglobal backlash in the periphery, the poorer countries of eastern and southern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America."--Jacket. |
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UNINA9911137122203321 |
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Autore |
Nichols Sharon Lynn |
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America's teenagers--myths and realities : media images, schooling, and the social costs of careless indifference / / Sharon L. Nichols, Thomas L. Good |
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Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004 |
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1-135-61595-0 |
1-282-32148-X |
9786612321481 |
1-4106-1040-3 |
9781410610409 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (313 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Teenagers - United States - Social conditions |
Mass media and teenagers - United States |
Teenagers - Services for - United States |
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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 and indexes. |
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Contents; Preface; 1 The Continuing Myth of Adolescence; 2 Youth and Media; 3 Youth Violence; 4 The Sex Lives of Teenagers; 5 Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, and Teens; 6 Healthy Living and Decision Making; 7 Working Teens; 8 Youth and Education; 9 Enhancing the Future of Youth; Author Index; Subject Index |
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The media's presentation suggests that American teenage culture today is the most violent, sexual, and amoral youth culture in history. In this book, Nichols and Good deconstruct the negative images held by large numbers of adults. Recognizing that many teenagers are left by adults to socialize themselves and the consequences of this ""careless indifference,"" the authors' goal is to influence a more positive view |
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leading to stronger social policies and better services, resources, and programs to meet the needs of America's youth. Unique features of America's Teenagers--Myths and Re |
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