03291nam 2200601 a 450 991045276040332120200520144314.00-19-998239-2(CKB)2550000001095137(EBL)1274304(OCoLC)852759367(SSID)ssj0000915497(PQKBManifestationID)12402089(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915497(PQKBWorkID)10868837(PQKB)10455404(MiAaPQ)EBC1274304(Au-PeEL)EBL1274304(CaPaEBR)ebr10727069(CaONFJC)MIL502125(EXLCZ)99255000000109513720130712d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCourthouse democracy and minority rights[electronic resource]same-sex marriage in the states /Robert J. HumeOxford, England Oxford University Pressc20131 online resource (230 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-998217-1 1-299-70874-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Table and Figures; PART I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. Promises, Promises; CHAPTER 2. Understanding the Impact of State Supreme Courts; PART II: THE LEGAL CONTEXT; CHAPTER 3. Early Same-Sex Marriage Decisions; CHAPTER 4. Massachusetts and Beyond; PART III: AN ANALYSIS OF STATE JUDICIAL IMPACT; CHAPTER 5. Policy Initiation: The Diffusion of Same-Sex Marriage Cases across the States; CHAPTER 6. Policy Legitimation: Evaluating the Capacity of State Courts to Change Public OpinionCHAPTER 7. Policy Endurance: The Enactment of State Constitutional Amendments Prohibiting Same-Sex MarriageCHAPTER 8. The Promise of State Courts; Bibliography; Table of Authorities; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; WIn Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, Robert J. Hume examines how the democratization of state courts and state constitutional systems has influenced the capacity of judges to protect minority rights. Through an intensive examination of same-sex marriage policy, Hume shows that democratic innovations like judicial elections and initiative amendment procedures have conditioned the impact of judges on state marriage laws. Using a combination of original and publicly available data, Hume demonstrates that ""courthouse democracy"" has influenced the behaviorSame-sex marriageLaw and legislationUnited StatesStatesPolitical questions and judicial powerUnited StatesStatesConstitutional lawUnited StatesStatesElectronic books.Same-sex marriageLaw and legislationStates.Political questions and judicial powerStates.Constitutional lawStates.346.7301/68Hume Robert J193356MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452760403321Courthouse democracy and minority rights1965760UNINA05431oam 22011774 450 991078823790332120230721045639.01-4623-5176-X1-4527-3495-X97866128410191-282-84101-71-4518-7008-6(CKB)3170000000055028(EBL)1607874(SSID)ssj0000944042(PQKBManifestationID)11503140(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000944042(PQKBWorkID)10978600(PQKB)11273811(OCoLC)762076576(MiAaPQ)EBC1607874(IMF)WPIEE2008150(EXLCZ)99317000000005502820020129d2008 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrForeign Reserve Adequacy in Sub-Saharan AfricaWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2008.1 online resource (38 p.)IMF Working PapersIMF working paper ;WP/08/150Description based upon print version of record.1-4519-1461-X Includes bibliographical references.Contents; I. Introduction; II. Foreign Reserves in sub-Saharan Africa; Figures; 1. Reserves in Months of Imports; Tables; 1. Comparisons of International Reserves Across Regions, 1995-07; III. Shocks Facing Sub-Saharan Africa; 3. Reserves to Short-Term Debt <2, 2007; 4. Frequency Distributions of Key Parameters; 5. Frequency Distributions of Key Parameters; 6. Response of Key Macro Economic Variables to a Large TOT Schock; 7. Response of Key Macroeconomic Variables to a Large Aid Shock; IV. Small Open Economy with Two Goods; V. Simulation Results8. Optimal Reserve Behavior - Jeanne-Ranciere v.s. Two-Good9. Path of Consumption-Ranciere vs. Two-Good Model; 10. Optimal Reserve Behavior-Two Good Model with both TOT and Aid Shock [I]; 11. Optimal Reserve Behavior-Two Good Model with both TOT and Aid Shock [II]; 12. Actual Level of Reserves to GDP ratio for SSA countries; 13. Sensitivity of Optimal Reserves to Key Parameters; 14. Sensitivity of Optimal Reserves to Key Parameters; 15. Reserve Adequacy for African Countries Using Two-Good Model /1; VI. Conclusion; 16. Country Specific Application-Illustrative Examples.A1. Benchmark ParametersA2. Simulation Parameters for Countries; References; ReferencesThis paper looks at the question of adequacy of reserves in sub-Saharan African countries in light of the shocks faced by these countries. Literature on optimal reserves so far has not paid attention to the particular shocks facing low-income countries. We use a two-good endowment economy model facing terms of trade and aid shocks to derive the optimal level of reserves by comparing the cost of holding reserves with their benefits as an insurance against a shock. We find that the optimal level of reserves depends upon the size of these shocks, their probability, and the output cost associated with them,.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2008/150Foreign exchangeAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconometric modelsBank reservesAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconometric modelsForeign exchangeEconometric modelsBank reservesEconometric modelsBanks and BankingimfExports and ImportsimfMacroeconomicsimfEmpirical Studies of TradeimfMacroeconomics: ConsumptionimfSavingimfWealthimfMonetary PolicyimfForeign AidimfInternational economicsimfBankingimfTerms of tradeimfConsumptionimfInternational reservesimfAid flowsimfTrade balanceimfEconomic policyimfnternational cooperationimfEconomicsimfForeign exchange reservesimfEconomic assistanceimfBalance of tradeimfCongo, Democratic Republic of theimfForeign exchangeEconometric models.Bank reservesEconometric models.Foreign exchangeEconometric models.Bank reservesEconometric models.Banks and BankingExports and ImportsMacroeconomicsEmpirical Studies of TradeMacroeconomics: ConsumptionSavingWealthMonetary PolicyForeign AidInternational economicsBankingTerms of tradeConsumptionInternational reservesAid flowsTrade balanceEconomic policynternational cooperationEconomicsForeign exchange reservesEconomic assistanceBalance of trade332.410967DcWaIMFBOOK9910788237903321Foreign Reserve Adequacy in Sub-Saharan Africa3704208UNINA