1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996383900803316

Autore

Gove R (Richard), <1587-1668.>

Titolo

A soveraigne salve to cure vvounded spirits, or, The ready way and meanes to give spirituall ease and comfort to distressed consciences [[electronic resource] ] : collected out of the Word of God and the writings and experiments of the most approved soule-physitians, both of this and former ages, which either for learning or experience, or both, have excelled in this healing part of divinity and fitted to the capacity and use of the meanest of Gods afflicted ones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed by J.G. for R. Royston ..., 1650

Descrizione fisica

[14], 222 p

Soggetti

Peace of mind

Christian life

Consolation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Each part has special t.p.

"Dr. Reynolds evangelizo manu & scriptione."

Tightly bound, with loss of text.

Reproduction of original in the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references in marginal notes.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0189



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910715237303321

Autore

Ober Shatswell

Titolo

Estimation of the variation of thrust horsepower with air speed / / by Shatswell Ober

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, [D.C.] : , : National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, , 1933

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (6 pages)

Collana

Technical note / National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics ; ; No. 446

Soggetti

Airplanes - Performance - Forecasting

Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"February, 1933."

No Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) item number.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 6).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957319203321

Autore

Mansuri Ghazala

Titolo

Localizing development : : does participation work? / / by Ghazala Mansuri and Vijayendra Rao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , 2012

ISBN

9781283837132

1283837137

9780821389904

0821389904

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

pages cm

Collana

Policy Research Reports

Altri autori (Persone)

RaoVijayendra

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Community development

Decentralization in government

Economic development projects - Citizen participation

Economic development - Citizen participation

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

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; The History of Participatory Development and Decentralization; A Conceptual Framework for Participation; Empirical Findings; Moving Beyond the Evidence; Conclusion; 1. Why Does Participation Matter?; The History of Participatory Development; Organic versus Induced Participation; Figures; 1.1 A typology of induced participation; Scope of the Report and Roadmap; Notes; References; 2. A Conceptual Framework for Participatory Development; Market Failure; Government Failure; Civil Society Failure; Conclusions

NotesReferences; 3. The Challenge of Inducing Participation; Participation and the Capacity to Engage; Diagnosing Failure Triangles; 3.1 Possible trajectories of local participation; Deriving Hypotheses; Notes; References; 4. How Important Is Capture?; Corruption and Local Accountability; Participation and Resource Allocation in Induced Community-Driven Development Programs; Participation and Resource Allocation under Decentralization; Can Electoral Incentives Reduce Rent-Seeking?; Conclusions; Notes; References; 5. Does Participation



Improve Development Outcomes?

Identification of BeneficiariesSustainable Management of Common-Pool Resources; Participation and the Quality of Local Infrastructure; Community Engagement in Public Service Delivery; The Poverty Impact of Participatory Projects; Conclusions; Notes; References; 6. Does Participation Strengthen Civil Society?; Participatory Decision Making and Social Cohesion in Induced Development Projects; Representation Quotas and Inclusion Mandates; Community-Driven Reconstruction; Participatory Councils and Deliberative Spaces; Conclusions; Notes; References

7. Conclusion: How Can Participatory Interventions Be Improved?The Importance of Context; Donors, Governments, and Trajectories of Change; Open Research Questions; Monitoring, Evaluation, and Attention to Context: Results of a Survey of World Bank Projects; 7.1 World Bank project managers' years of experience working on community-driven development and local governance projects; 7.2 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe monitoring and evaluation is a priority for senior management

7.3 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe government counterparts would engage in monitoring and evaluation if the Bank did not require it7.4 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe the Bank creates the right incentives for them to engage in monitoring and evaluation; 7.5 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe that project supervision budgets are tailored to project size, project complexity, and country context

7.6 Percentage of World Bank project managers who believe that participatory development projects are supported long enough to achieve sustainability in community processes

Sommario/riassunto

The Policy Research Report Localizing Development: Does Participation Work? brings analytical rigor to a field that has been the subject of intense debate and advocacy, and billions of dollars in development aid. It briefly reviews the history of participatory development and argues that its two modalities, community-based development and local decentralization, should be treated under the broader unifying umbrella of local development. It suggests that a distinction between organic participation (endogenous efforts by civic activists to bring about change) and induced participation (large-sca