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Africa : : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization / / Laura Wallace
| Africa : : Adjustment to the Challenges of Globalization / / Laura Wallace |
| Autore | Wallace Laura |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Collana | Books |
| Soggetto topico |
Free trade - Africa
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Africa Investments, Foreign - Africa Banks and Banking Exports and Imports Labor Public Finance Industries: Financial Services National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Employment Unemployment Wages Intergenerational Income Distribution Aggregate Human Capital Aggregate Labor Productivity Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages Trade Policy International Trade Organizations International Investment Long-term Capital Movements Public finance & taxation Banking International economics Civil service & public sector Labour income economics Finance Expenditure Public employment Trade liberalization Commercial banks International trade Financial institutions Foreign direct investment Balance of payments Trade policy Expenditures, Public Banks and banking Commercial policy Economic theory Civil service |
| ISBN |
1-4623-8760-8
1-4552-9198-6 1-283-53791-5 9786613850362 1-4552-1628-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Session I Improving the Environment for Private Investment and Activities""; ""Opening Remarks""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: The Philippines� Experience""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: Kenya�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Developing Sound Banking Systems and Practices in Africa""; ""Relevance of Banking Lessons for Africa: Zimbabwe�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Liberalizing the Trade System""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""
""Session II Strengthening the Contribution of Government""""Better Public Sector Resource Management: Capacity Building and Good Governance""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Quality and Composition of Public Spending in Africa: Suggestions for Increased Effectiveness""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Session III Reform Priorities for Africa""; ""Panel Discussion""; ""General Discussion""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""List of Participants"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780757603321 |
Wallace Laura
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1999 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa [[electronic resource] ] : adjusting to the challenges of globalization / / editor, Laura Wallace
| Africa [[electronic resource] ] : adjusting to the challenges of globalization / / editor, Laura Wallace |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.96 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WallaceLaura |
| Collana | Books |
| Soggetto topico |
Free trade - Africa
Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Africa Investments, Foreign - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4623-8760-8
1-4552-9198-6 1-283-53791-5 9786613850362 1-4552-1628-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Overview""; ""Session I Improving the Environment for Private Investment and Activities""; ""Opening Remarks""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: The Philippines� Experience""; ""Lessons on Regulatory Reform: Kenya�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Developing Sound Banking Systems and Practices in Africa""; ""Relevance of Banking Lessons for Africa: Zimbabwe�s Experience""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Liberalizing the Trade System""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""
""Session II Strengthening the Contribution of Government""""Better Public Sector Resource Management: Capacity Building and Good Governance""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Quality and Composition of Public Spending in Africa: Suggestions for Increased Effectiveness""; ""Comments""; ""General Discussion""; ""Session III Reform Priorities for Africa""; ""Panel Discussion""; ""General Discussion""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""List of Participants"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456071303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa for sale? [[electronic resource] ] : positioning the state, land and society in foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa / / edited by Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Caroline Seagle, Froukje Krijtenburg
| Africa for sale? [[electronic resource] ] : positioning the state, land and society in foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa / / edited by Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Caroline Seagle, Froukje Krijtenburg |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.3096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EversSandra
SeagleCaroline KrijtenburgFroukje <1956-> |
| Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Land use, Rural - Africa
Real property - Foreign ownership - Africa Farm ownership - Africa Investments, Foreign - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-25264-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Contested Landscapes—Analysing the Role of the State, Land Reforms and Privatization in Foreign Land Deals in Africa / Sandra J.T.M. Evers , Caroline Seagle and Froukje Krijtenburg -- Corporate Land Deals, Dispossession and the Future of Farming / Ben White -- A Critical Review of the Policy Debate on Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: Fighting the Symptoms or Killing the Heart? / Annelies Zoomers -- Challenges and Risks for Bilateral Relations from Foreign Large-Scale Land Transactions / Michael J. Strauss -- Land Consolidation and the Expansion of Game Farming in South Africa: Impacts on Farm Dwellers’ Livelihoods and Rights to Land in the Eastern Cape / Nancy Andrew , Femke Brandt , Marja Spierenburg , Dhoya Snijders and Nomalanga Mkhize -- Development and Dispossession: Impacts of Land Reform in Botswana / Maria Sapignoli and Robert K. Hitchcock -- Domestic and Foreign Investments in Irrigable Land in Mali: Tensions between the Dream of Large-Scale Farming and the Reality of Family Farming / Amandine Adamczewski , Perrine Burnod , Hermine Papazian , Yacouba Coulibaly , Jean-Philippe Tonneau and Jean-Yves Jamin -- Conflict between Industrial and Artisanal Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Case Studies from Katanga, Ituri and Kivu / Ruben de Koning -- Shifting Patterns of Land Use and Ownership in Burkina Faso with a Case Study of Two Kurumba Villages—Bourzanga and Pobe-Mengao / Lucjan Buchalik -- Being a Foreigner in One’s Country: Mobility, Land Acquisitions and Investments in Cameroon / Evelyne N. Tegomoh -- Ancestors and Title Deeds: Rural Transformation in 20th Century South Africa and the Consolidation of Ethnic-Based Identities / Gitte Postel -- Competing Rhetoric in the Context of Foreign Land Acquisitions: The Case of ‘New Nigeria’ / Akachi Odoemene -- ‘Keeping this Land Safe’: Stakeholder Conceptualisations of Protection in the Context of a Mijikenda (Kenya) World Heritage Site / Froukje Krijtenburg -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462884603321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Africa for sale? [[electronic resource] ] : positioning the state, land and society in foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa / / edited by Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Caroline Seagle, Froukje Krijtenburg
| Africa for sale? [[electronic resource] ] : positioning the state, land and society in foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa / / edited by Sandra J.T.M. Evers, Caroline Seagle, Froukje Krijtenburg |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.3096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EversSandra
SeagleCaroline KrijtenburgFroukje <1956-> |
| Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Land use, Rural - Africa
Real property - Foreign ownership - Africa Farm ownership - Africa Investments, Foreign - Africa |
| ISBN | 90-04-25264-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Contested Landscapes—Analysing the Role of the State, Land Reforms and Privatization in Foreign Land Deals in Africa / Sandra J.T.M. Evers , Caroline Seagle and Froukje Krijtenburg -- Corporate Land Deals, Dispossession and the Future of Farming / Ben White -- A Critical Review of the Policy Debate on Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: Fighting the Symptoms or Killing the Heart? / Annelies Zoomers -- Challenges and Risks for Bilateral Relations from Foreign Large-Scale Land Transactions / Michael J. Strauss -- Land Consolidation and the Expansion of Game Farming in South Africa: Impacts on Farm Dwellers’ Livelihoods and Rights to Land in the Eastern Cape / Nancy Andrew , Femke Brandt , Marja Spierenburg , Dhoya Snijders and Nomalanga Mkhize -- Development and Dispossession: Impacts of Land Reform in Botswana / Maria Sapignoli and Robert K. Hitchcock -- Domestic and Foreign Investments in Irrigable Land in Mali: Tensions between the Dream of Large-Scale Farming and the Reality of Family Farming / Amandine Adamczewski , Perrine Burnod , Hermine Papazian , Yacouba Coulibaly , Jean-Philippe Tonneau and Jean-Yves Jamin -- Conflict between Industrial and Artisanal Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Case Studies from Katanga, Ituri and Kivu / Ruben de Koning -- Shifting Patterns of Land Use and Ownership in Burkina Faso with a Case Study of Two Kurumba Villages—Bourzanga and Pobe-Mengao / Lucjan Buchalik -- Being a Foreigner in One’s Country: Mobility, Land Acquisitions and Investments in Cameroon / Evelyne N. Tegomoh -- Ancestors and Title Deeds: Rural Transformation in 20th Century South Africa and the Consolidation of Ethnic-Based Identities / Gitte Postel -- Competing Rhetoric in the Context of Foreign Land Acquisitions: The Case of ‘New Nigeria’ / Akachi Odoemene -- ‘Keeping this Land Safe’: Stakeholder Conceptualisations of Protection in the Context of a Mijikenda (Kenya) World Heritage Site / Froukje Krijtenburg -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786964303321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A anatomia da maldição dos recursos : investimento predatório nas indústrias extrativas de África / / J.R. Mailey
| A anatomia da maldição dos recursos : investimento predatório nas indústrias extrativas de África / / J.R. Mailey |
| Autore | Mailey J. R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Centro de Estudos Estratégicos Africanos, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii,147 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | Relatório Especial do CEEA |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Africa
Resource curse - Africa Mineral industries - Capital investments - Africa |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | por |
| Altri titoli varianti | Investissement prédateur dans les industries extractives en Afrique |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708220403321 |
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Mailey J. R.
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Centro de Estudos Estratégicos Africanos, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Anatomie de la malédiction des ressources naturelles : l'investissement prédateur dans les industries extractives en Afrique / / J.R. Mailey
| Anatomie de la malédiction des ressources naturelles : l'investissement prédateur dans les industries extractives en Afrique / / J.R. Mailey |
| Autore | Mailey J. R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Centre d'études stratégiques de l'Afrique, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 151 pages) : color illustrations |
| Collana | Rapport spécial du CESA |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Africa
Resource curse - Africa Mineral industries - Capital investments - Africa |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Altri titoli varianti | Anatomie de la malédiction des ressources naturelles |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707693303321 |
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Mailey J. R.
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Centre d'études stratégiques de l'Afrique, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The anatomy of the resource curse : predatory investment in Africa's extractive industries / / J. R. Mailey
| The anatomy of the resource curse : predatory investment in Africa's extractive industries / / J. R. Mailey |
| Autore | Mailey J. R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Africa Center for Strategic Studies, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 138 pages) : color illustrations |
| Collana | ACSS special report |
| Soggetto topico |
Investments, Foreign - Africa
Resource curse - Africa Mineral industries - Capital investments - Africa |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Anatomy of the resource curse |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704218603321 |
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Mailey J. R.
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| Washington, D.C. : , : Africa Center for Strategic Studies, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Attracting investors to African public-private partnerships [[electronic resource] ] : a project preparation guide
| Attracting investors to African public-private partnerships [[electronic resource] ] : a project preparation guide |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.15/224 |
| Soggetto topico |
Public works - Africa - Finance
Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa Public-private sector cooperation - Africa Investments, Foreign - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-80550-5
9786611805500 0-8213-7731-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; FIGURE 1.1 Number and Value of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects, by Region, 1996-2006; FIGURE 1.2 Key Phases of the Public-Private Partnership Project Process; 2. DEFINING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; 3. SETTING THE FRAMEWORK; 4. SELECTING PROJECTS; FIGURE 4.1 Stages of Project Selection; TABLE 4.1 An Example of Output Specifications for an Accommodation Public-Private Partnership; FIGURE 4.2 Elements of a Risk Management Plan; FIGURE 4.3 Typical Contractual Structure of a Public-Private Partnership
FIGURE 4.4 Number of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects in Africa, by Sector and Type of Contract, 1996-2006FIGURE 4.5 Number of Transport Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa in World Bank PPI Database, by Sector, 1996-2007; 5. PREPARING PROJECTS FOR MARKET; FIGURE 5.1 Project Preparation Process; FIGURE 5.2 Outline of a Structure of Project Governance; BOX 5.1 Common Problems in Project Governance; BOX 5.2 Common Mistakes in Project Preparation; 6. PROJECT ADVISERS; TABLE 6.1 Role of External Advisers; 7. MANAGING THE INTERFACE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR BOX 7.1 Top 10 Tips for a Successful Market-Sounding ExerciseBOX 7.2 Major Concerns of Contractors and Investors; BOX 7.3 Major Concerns of Project Lenders; TABLE 7.1. Checklist before Launching the Procurement Phase; 8. MANAGING PROCUREMENT; FIGURE 8.1 Outline of the Procurement Process; BOX 8.1 Project Information Memorandum; BOX 8.2 Bidders' Conference; FIGURE 8.2 Outline of the Prequalification Phase; BOX 8.3 Summary of a Model Request for Qualification for Public-Private Partnership Projects, Government of India; FIGURE 8.3 Outline of the Request-for-Proposals and Financial Close Phases 9. AFTER SIGNINGBOX 9.1 Tips on Contract Management; FIGURE 9.1 Structure of Contract Management; APPENDIX A. World Bank/PPIAF Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database; APPENDIX B. Sample Extract of a Risk Management Register for Managing the Public-Private Partnership Project Process; APPENDIX C. Public-Private Partnership Web Sites; APPENDIX D. Profiles of Five African Public-Private Partnership Projects; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454705303321 |
| Washington, DC, : World Bank | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Attracting investors to African public-private partnerships : : a project preparation guide
| Attracting investors to African public-private partnerships : : a project preparation guide |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 111 pages : color illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
| Disciplina | 658.15/224 |
| Soggetto topico |
Public works - Africa - Finance
Infrastructure (Economics) - Africa Public-private sector cooperation - Africa Investments, Foreign - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-281-80550-5
9786611805500 0-8213-7731-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. INTRODUCTION; FIGURE 1.1 Number and Value of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects, by Region, 1996-2006; FIGURE 1.2 Key Phases of the Public-Private Partnership Project Process; 2. DEFINING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; 3. SETTING THE FRAMEWORK; 4. SELECTING PROJECTS; FIGURE 4.1 Stages of Project Selection; TABLE 4.1 An Example of Output Specifications for an Accommodation Public-Private Partnership; FIGURE 4.2 Elements of a Risk Management Plan; FIGURE 4.3 Typical Contractual Structure of a Public-Private Partnership
FIGURE 4.4 Number of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects in Africa, by Sector and Type of Contract, 1996-2006FIGURE 4.5 Number of Transport Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa in World Bank PPI Database, by Sector, 1996-2007; 5. PREPARING PROJECTS FOR MARKET; FIGURE 5.1 Project Preparation Process; FIGURE 5.2 Outline of a Structure of Project Governance; BOX 5.1 Common Problems in Project Governance; BOX 5.2 Common Mistakes in Project Preparation; 6. PROJECT ADVISERS; TABLE 6.1 Role of External Advisers; 7. MANAGING THE INTERFACE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR BOX 7.1 Top 10 Tips for a Successful Market-Sounding ExerciseBOX 7.2 Major Concerns of Contractors and Investors; BOX 7.3 Major Concerns of Project Lenders; TABLE 7.1. Checklist before Launching the Procurement Phase; 8. MANAGING PROCUREMENT; FIGURE 8.1 Outline of the Procurement Process; BOX 8.1 Project Information Memorandum; BOX 8.2 Bidders' Conference; FIGURE 8.2 Outline of the Prequalification Phase; BOX 8.3 Summary of a Model Request for Qualification for Public-Private Partnership Projects, Government of India; FIGURE 8.3 Outline of the Request-for-Proposals and Financial Close Phases 9. AFTER SIGNINGBOX 9.1 Tips on Contract Management; FIGURE 9.1 Structure of Contract Management; APPENDIX A. World Bank/PPIAF Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database; APPENDIX B. Sample Extract of a Risk Management Register for Managing the Public-Private Partnership Project Process; APPENDIX C. Public-Private Partnership Web Sites; APPENDIX D. Profiles of Five African Public-Private Partnership Projects; REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782749603321 |
| Washington, DC : , : World Bank | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chinese FDI in Africa : a platform for development? / / guest editors, Dr. Rania Miniesy and Professor John Adams
| Chinese FDI in Africa : a platform for development? / / guest editors, Dr. Rania Miniesy and Professor John Adams |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Bradford, England] : , : Emerald, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (69 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.673096 |
| Collana | Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, |
| Soggetto topico | Investments, Foreign - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78560-475-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; EDITORIAL BOARD; Guest editorial; An empirical analysis of Chinese outward foreign direct investment in Africa; The economic determinants of Chinese foreign direct investment in Egypt; Impact of China's cooperation: the case of Chinese garages in Tanzania; Is China's investment in Africa good for the Nigerian economy?; Foreign direct investment industry characteristics and spillovers |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460647803321 |
| [Bradford, England] : , : Emerald, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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