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Bringing in the future [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / / William Ascher
Bringing in the future [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / / William Ascher
Autore Ascher William
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (343 p.)
Disciplina 338.9/27091724
Soggetto topico Sustainable development - Developing countries
Natural resources - Developing countries - Management
Economic forecasting - Developing countries
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-282-42609-5
9786612426094
0-226-02918-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Challenge of Farsightedness -- 2. The Root Causes of Shortsightedness and Their Manifestations in Developing Countries -- 3. Gaining Traction to Overcome Obstacles to Farsightedness -- 4. Creating and Rescheduling Tangible Benefits and Costs -- 5. Creating and Rescheduling Social and Psychological Rewards -- 6. Realigning Performance Evaluation -- 7. Self-Restraint Instruments -- 8. Analytic Exercises -- 9. Deepening Problem Definitions -- 10. Design Dimensions of Communicating Farsighted Appeals -- 11. The Triple Appeal Principle -- 12. Managing Heuristics -- 13. Empowering and Insulating the Farsighted Leader -- 14. Structuring Decision-Making Processes -- 15. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455052203321
Ascher William  
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009
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Bringing in the future [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / / William Ascher
Bringing in the future [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / / William Ascher
Autore Ascher William
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (343 p.)
Disciplina 338.9/27091724
Soggetto topico Sustainable development - Developing countries
Natural resources - Developing countries - Management
Economic forecasting - Developing countries
Soggetto non controllato sustainability, sustainable, government, governing, economics, economy, thinking, thought process, economic development, institutional design, corruption, waste, faulty planning, psychology, developing countries, africa, african, asia, asian, latin america, american, consequences, considerations, international, natural resources, farsighted actions, shortsightedness, decision making
ISBN 1-282-42609-5
9786612426094
0-226-02918-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Challenge of Farsightedness -- 2. The Root Causes of Shortsightedness and Their Manifestations in Developing Countries -- 3. Gaining Traction to Overcome Obstacles to Farsightedness -- 4. Creating and Rescheduling Tangible Benefits and Costs -- 5. Creating and Rescheduling Social and Psychological Rewards -- 6. Realigning Performance Evaluation -- 7. Self-Restraint Instruments -- 8. Analytic Exercises -- 9. Deepening Problem Definitions -- 10. Design Dimensions of Communicating Farsighted Appeals -- 11. The Triple Appeal Principle -- 12. Managing Heuristics -- 13. Empowering and Insulating the Farsighted Leader -- 14. Structuring Decision-Making Processes -- 15. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778588503321
Ascher William  
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009
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Bringing in the future : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / / William Ascher
Bringing in the future : strategies for farsightedness and sustainability in developing countries / / William Ascher
Autore Ascher William
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (343 p.)
Disciplina 338.9/27091724
Soggetto topico Sustainable development - Developing countries
Natural resources - Developing countries - Management
Economic forecasting - Developing countries
ISBN 1-282-42609-5
9786612426094
0-226-02918-2
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Challenge of Farsightedness -- 2. The Root Causes of Shortsightedness and Their Manifestations in Developing Countries -- 3. Gaining Traction to Overcome Obstacles to Farsightedness -- 4. Creating and Rescheduling Tangible Benefits and Costs -- 5. Creating and Rescheduling Social and Psychological Rewards -- 6. Realigning Performance Evaluation -- 7. Self-Restraint Instruments -- 8. Analytic Exercises -- 9. Deepening Problem Definitions -- 10. Design Dimensions of Communicating Farsighted Appeals -- 11. The Triple Appeal Principle -- 12. Managing Heuristics -- 13. Empowering and Insulating the Farsighted Leader -- 14. Structuring Decision-Making Processes -- 15. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910820205303321
Ascher William  
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2009
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Development Strategies and Inter-Group Violence : Insights on Conflict-Sensitive Development / / by William Ascher, Natalia Mirovitskaya
Development Strategies and Inter-Group Violence : Insights on Conflict-Sensitive Development / / by William Ascher, Natalia Mirovitskaya
Autore Ascher William
Edizione [1st ed. 2016.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XIII, 322 p.)
Disciplina 303.6/9
Collana Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development
Soggetto topico Political economy
Comparative politics
Terrorism
Political violence
Economic development
Political science
International Political Economy
Comparative Politics
Terrorism and Political Violence
Development Theory
Development Studies
Political Science
ISBN 1-137-55512-2
Classificazione POL011000POL023000POL035000SOC042000SOC051000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910255315903321
Ascher William  
New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
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The Evolution of Development Thinking : Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security / / by William Ascher, Garry D. Brewer, G. Shabbir Cheema, John M. Heffron
The Evolution of Development Thinking : Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security / / by William Ascher, Garry D. Brewer, G. Shabbir Cheema, John M. Heffron
Autore Ascher William
Edizione [1st ed. 2016.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (XIII, 287 p.)
Disciplina 338.9009172/4
Collana Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development
Soggetto topico Political science
Political science - Philosophy
Economic development
International relations
Political Theory
Political Philosophy
Development Studies
International Relations
ISBN 1-137-56039-8
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- Evolution of Economic Development Theories and Doctrines -- Economic Policy Practice -- Evolution of Governance and Development Administration Theory -- Evolution of Governance and Development Administration Practice -- Evolving Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations -- The Evolution of Foreign Assistance Theories and Doctrines -- International Development in the American Grain : From Point Four to the Present -- Evolving Roles of the Military -- Complementarity of Security and Development Doctrines : Historical Cases and Aftermaths -- Conclusion : Linkages and Challenges.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910255309403321
Ascher William  
New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
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Moving Within Borders : Addressing the Potentials and Risks of Mass Migrations in Developing Countries / / William Ascher and Shane Joshua Barter
Moving Within Borders : Addressing the Potentials and Risks of Mass Migrations in Developing Countries / / William Ascher and Shane Joshua Barter
Autore Ascher William
Edizione [First edition.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham, Switzerland : , : Macmillan Palgrave, , [2023]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (382 pages)
Disciplina 304.8091724
Collana Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development Series
Soggetto topico Migration, Internal - Developing countries
ISBN 3-031-37549-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue -- References -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: Success and Failure -- A Roadmap -- References -- 2 Understanding Internal Migration -- Conceptualizing Internal Migration -- Voluntary and Involuntary Internal Migration -- State-Initiated, State-Managed, and Unmanaged Migration -- Victims and Oppressors -- Fluid Categories -- From Holism to Fragmentation in Studying Internal Migration, and Hopefully Back -- Internal and International Migration -- References -- Part I Stakeholders: The State, Migrants, and Hosts -- 3 The Primacy of the State -- The State's Discretion -- The Complexity of the State -- State Motives -- Economic Motives -- Political Motives -- Socioeconomic Motives -- Ecological Motives -- Psychology of State Interactions -- Overlap of Identifications -- Overgeneralization -- Feelings of Superiority -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 The Many Levels of the State -- Political Decentralization -- Administrative Decentralization -- Fiscal Decentralization -- Clashing Governments -- Internal Migration Agencies and Offices -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 Sympathy for the State: Coping with Internal Migration -- Uncertainty -- Volume -- Location -- Eligibility -- Intergroup Relations -- Vulnerability of State Officials -- Limits of Capacity -- Dilemmas -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 Migrants in Train: State-Initiated and Managed Migrations -- State-Coerced Migration -- Forced, But Not by the State: Evacuation and Resettlement -- Voluntary State-Managed Migrants: Clients and Pioneers -- The Clients -- The Pioneers -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 Unsponsored Migrants: The Enterprising -- The Land Hungry -- The Entrepreneurial Land Hungry -- Resource Extractors -- Merchant Migrants -- The Urbanizers -- Profiles of Urban Migrants: Bihari Migrants in Mumbai.
Deterrence and Expulsion of Urbanizers -- Mechanisms of Exclusion -- The Edges of Urbanization -- Upward Mobility and Remittances -- Conclusions -- References -- 8 Unsponsored Migrants: The Expelled -- Development IDPs -- Conflict IDPs -- Disaster IDPs -- Creating Migrant Communities -- Conclusions -- References -- 9 Room to Let? Host Community Perspectives -- Migrant-Origin Communities -- Solidarity or Solubility: The Importance of Host Cleavages -- Exchange Perspectives -- Welcome to the Jungle: Rural Host Communities -- Welcome to the Big City: Urban Host Communities -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II What Can Go Wrong -- 10 Migratory Deprivations -- Pre-migration Contexts -- Material Deprivations -- The Ambiguity of Property -- Promising Much, Delivering Little -- Economic Competition -- Exceeding Carrying Capacity -- Political Deprivations -- Host Political Deprivations -- Migrant Political Deprivations -- Generating Political Difference -- Sociocultural Deprivations -- Cultural & -- Deferential Deprivations for Hosts -- Cultural and Deferential Deprivations for Migrants -- Conclusions -- References -- 11 Migratory Conflicts -- Host Violence: Sons of the Soil -- Migrant Violence: Settler Conflicts -- Security Deprivations: Processes of Migratory Violence -- Roles of the State -- Conclusions -- References -- 12 State Failures -- Some Caveats -- Failures of Planning -- Failure to Collect Information -- Failure to Provide Information -- Failure to Plan Resettlement -- Failure to Estimate the Volume of Migration -- Failure to Support Material Well-Being -- Failure to Manage Property Rights -- Failure to Recognize Development Opportunities -- Political Inclusion and Partnerships -- Failure to Recognize Civic Rights -- Failure to Partner with Non-state Actors -- Sociocultural Factors -- Failure to Consider Compatibility.
Failure to Respect Migrant/Host Cultures -- Migratory Insecurity -- Failure to Provide Order -- Failure to Remain Neutral -- Conclusions -- References -- Part III What to Do About It -- 13 State Accountability: Theory, Evasion, and Potential Remedies -- Degrees of Accountability -- Identifying the Reasons and Mechanisms for Evading Accountability -- Self-Accountability Obstacles -- Low Expectations, Low Accountability -- Blaming Others -- Uncertainty of Outcomes -- Ambiguity of State Obligations -- Ambiguity of the Degree of Coercion -- Ambiguity of International Norms -- Ambiguous Obligations to Host Communities -- The Temporal Dimension of Accountability -- Preempting the State's Evasion of Accountability -- Spreading Accountability as an Incentive for Co-management -- Conclusions -- References -- 14 State Responses and Best Practices -- Restricting Internal Migration -- Preventing Conflicts -- Reforming State-led Migration -- Rewarding Host Communities -- Resolving Conflicts -- Separation -- Integration -- Conclusions -- References -- 15 Societal Responses -- Give Me Shelter: Religion in Internal Migration -- Conflict IDPs -- Disaster IDPs -- Shortcomings of Faith-Based Migratory Aid -- Making Migration Work: Civil Society Advocacy and Assistance -- Come Together: Traditional Leaders and Social Integration -- Conclusions -- References -- 16 The International Community: A Brief for International Involvement -- What the International Community can do -- Increase Support for IDPs -- Direct Financial Resources to Low-Income Rural Areas or Small Towns -- Cooperate with Governments to Reform Laws, Regulations, and Practices -- Support Programs to Reduce Technical Barriers to Work and Social Assistance -- Support Infrastructure Development to Minimize Displacement and Socioeconomic Distress.
Facilitate Income-generating Opportunities for IDPs Confined to Camps -- Managing Difficult Relations with the State -- Press for Greater Acknowledgment and Support of IDPs -- Defend Just Compensation for Infrastructure IDPs -- Offsett Biases in Favor of Migrants -- Protect Against Problematic Displacements -- Encourage Recognition of IDP Status -- Pressure for Reforms -- Overcome State Restrictions on Information -- Addressing the Challenges to Effective International Contributions -- Uncertainty Regarding Future Conflict -- Collective Action Weaknesses -- Cooperation Among International Organizations -- Concern over the Permanence of Resettlement -- Conclusions: Challenges of Coordination -- References -- 17 Lessons in Safeguarding the Benefits of Internal Migration -- Lesson One: Internal Migration can Benefit All -- Lesson Two: What can go Wrong -- Lesson Three: The Primacy of the State -- Lesson Four: Governing Internal Migration -- Lesson Five: Vertical Coordination -- Lesson Six: State Officials Evade Accountability -- Lesson Seven: The Overlapping Forms of Internal Migration -- Lesson Eight: The Centrality of Ambiguity -- Lesson Nine: Fair Compensation for the Displaced -- Lesson Ten: Avoid "Warehousing" IDPs -- Lesson Eleven: Attention to Host Communities -- Lesson Twelve: Do Not Overlook Sending Communities -- Lesson Thirteen: The State is Not Alone -- Lesson Fourteen: Bring Critics In -- Lesson Fifteen: Targeted Conditionality -- Lesson Sixteen: Migration is Only the Beginning -- Final Thoughts -- References -- References -- Index.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910800120303321
Ascher William  
Cham, Switzerland : , : Macmillan Palgrave, , [2023]
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Revitalizing political psychology : the legacy of Harold D. Lasswell / / William Ascher, Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher
Revitalizing political psychology : the legacy of Harold D. Lasswell / / William Ascher, Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher
Autore Ascher William
Pubbl/distr/stampa Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum, , 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (210 p.)
Disciplina 320/.01/9
Altri autori (Persone) Hirschfelder-AscherBarbara
Soggetto topico Political psychology
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-317-43395-5
1-322-87953-2
1-4106-1176-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Displacement Hypothesis; Chapter 3 Symbols, Personality, and Appeals: Lasswell's Contribution to the Political Psychology of Propaganda; Chapter 4 Democratic Character; Chapter 5 Political Psychology and the Risks of Leadership; Chapter 6 Political Climate, Mood, and Crisis; Chapter 7 Integrating Lasswell's Contributions: Brief Applications; Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Role of the Political Psychiatrist; Endnotes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910450760003321
Ascher William  
Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum, , 2005
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Revitalizing political psychology : the legacy of Harold D. Lasswell / / William Ascher, Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher
Revitalizing political psychology : the legacy of Harold D. Lasswell / / William Ascher, Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher
Autore Ascher William
Pubbl/distr/stampa Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum, , 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (210 p.)
Disciplina 320/.01/9
Altri autori (Persone) Hirschfelder-AscherBarbara
Soggetto topico Political psychology
ISBN 1-317-43394-7
1-317-43395-5
1-322-87953-2
1-4106-1176-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Displacement Hypothesis; Chapter 3 Symbols, Personality, and Appeals: Lasswell's Contribution to the Political Psychology of Propaganda; Chapter 4 Democratic Character; Chapter 5 Political Psychology and the Risks of Leadership; Chapter 6 Political Climate, Mood, and Crisis; Chapter 7 Integrating Lasswell's Contributions: Brief Applications; Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Role of the Political Psychiatrist; Endnotes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910783508803321
Ascher William  
Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum, , 2005
Materiale a stampa
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Revitalizing political psychology : the legacy of Harold D. Lasswell / / William Ascher, Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher
Revitalizing political psychology : the legacy of Harold D. Lasswell / / William Ascher, Barbara Hirschfelder-Ascher
Autore Ascher William
Pubbl/distr/stampa Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (210 p.)
Disciplina 320/.01/9
Altri autori (Persone) Hirschfelder-AscherBarbara
Soggetto topico Political psychology
ISBN 1-317-43394-7
1-317-43395-5
1-322-87953-2
1-4106-1176-0
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Displacement Hypothesis; Chapter 3 Symbols, Personality, and Appeals: Lasswell's Contribution to the Political Psychology of Propaganda; Chapter 4 Democratic Character; Chapter 5 Political Psychology and the Risks of Leadership; Chapter 6 Political Climate, Mood, and Crisis; Chapter 7 Integrating Lasswell's Contributions: Brief Applications; Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Role of the Political Psychiatrist; Endnotes; References; Author Index; Subject Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910811243103321
Ascher William  
Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005
Materiale a stampa
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