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Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum
| Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338/.064 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AppelbaumRichard P
ParkerRachel A |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - Economic aspects
Economic development Regional economic disparities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-44143-8
9786613441430 0-203-13568-7 1-136-48502-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CAN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN DEVELOPMENT?; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction The Promise and Perils of High-Tech Approaches to Development; 2. Creating the Future Materials, Innovation, and the Scientific Community; 3. Rural Development, Technology, and "Policy Memory" Anthropological Reflections from Bangladesh on Technological Change; 4. Achieving Equitable Outcomes Through Emerging Technologies A Social Empowerment Approach; 5. Emerging Technologies and Inequalities Beyond the Technological Transition
6. The Progress of Nanotechnology in China7. Food Security From the Green Revolution to Nanotechnology; 8. (Nano)technology and Food Security What Scientists Can Learn from Malian Farmers; 9. Innovations for Development The African Challenget; 10. Nanotechnology for Potable Water and General Consumption in Developing Countries; 11. Solid-State Lighting A Market-Based Approach to Escaping the "Poverty Trap"; 12. Energy for Development The Case of Bioenergy in Brazil; 13. Implications of Nanotechnology for Labor and Employment Assessing Nanotechnology Products in Brazil 14. Seeking the Non-Developmental within the Developmental Mobile Phones in the Globalized Migration Context15. Responsible Innovation, Global Governance, and Emerging Technologies; 16. Risk Perception, Public Participation, and Sustainable Global Development of Nanotechnologiesl; 17. Global Governance of Emerging Technologies From Science Networking to Coordinated Oversight; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457505903321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
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Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum
| Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338/.064 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AppelbaumRichard P
ParkerRachel A |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - Economic aspects
Economic development Regional economic disparities |
| ISBN |
1-136-48501-5
1-283-44143-8 9786613441430 0-203-13568-7 1-136-48502-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CAN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN DEVELOPMENT?; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction The Promise and Perils of High-Tech Approaches to Development; 2. Creating the Future Materials, Innovation, and the Scientific Community; 3. Rural Development, Technology, and "Policy Memory" Anthropological Reflections from Bangladesh on Technological Change; 4. Achieving Equitable Outcomes Through Emerging Technologies A Social Empowerment Approach; 5. Emerging Technologies and Inequalities Beyond the Technological Transition
6. The Progress of Nanotechnology in China7. Food Security From the Green Revolution to Nanotechnology; 8. (Nano)technology and Food Security What Scientists Can Learn from Malian Farmers; 9. Innovations for Development The African Challenget; 10. Nanotechnology for Potable Water and General Consumption in Developing Countries; 11. Solid-State Lighting A Market-Based Approach to Escaping the "Poverty Trap"; 12. Energy for Development The Case of Bioenergy in Brazil; 13. Implications of Nanotechnology for Labor and Employment Assessing Nanotechnology Products in Brazil 14. Seeking the Non-Developmental within the Developmental Mobile Phones in the Globalized Migration Context15. Responsible Innovation, Global Governance, and Emerging Technologies; 16. Risk Perception, Public Participation, and Sustainable Global Development of Nanotechnologiesl; 17. Global Governance of Emerging Technologies From Science Networking to Coordinated Oversight; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779073903321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum
| Can emerging technologies make a difference in development? / / edited by Rachel A. Parker, Richard P. Appelbaum |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338/.064 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AppelbaumRichard P
ParkerRachel A |
| Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations - Economic aspects
Economic development Regional economic disparities |
| ISBN |
1-136-48501-5
1-283-44143-8 9786613441430 0-203-13568-7 1-136-48502-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CAN EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN DEVELOPMENT?; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction The Promise and Perils of High-Tech Approaches to Development; 2. Creating the Future Materials, Innovation, and the Scientific Community; 3. Rural Development, Technology, and "Policy Memory" Anthropological Reflections from Bangladesh on Technological Change; 4. Achieving Equitable Outcomes Through Emerging Technologies A Social Empowerment Approach; 5. Emerging Technologies and Inequalities Beyond the Technological Transition
6. The Progress of Nanotechnology in China7. Food Security From the Green Revolution to Nanotechnology; 8. (Nano)technology and Food Security What Scientists Can Learn from Malian Farmers; 9. Innovations for Development The African Challenget; 10. Nanotechnology for Potable Water and General Consumption in Developing Countries; 11. Solid-State Lighting A Market-Based Approach to Escaping the "Poverty Trap"; 12. Energy for Development The Case of Bioenergy in Brazil; 13. Implications of Nanotechnology for Labor and Employment Assessing Nanotechnology Products in Brazil 14. Seeking the Non-Developmental within the Developmental Mobile Phones in the Globalized Migration Context15. Responsible Innovation, Global Governance, and Emerging Technologies; 16. Risk Perception, Public Participation, and Sustainable Global Development of Nanotechnologiesl; 17. Global Governance of Emerging Technologies From Science Networking to Coordinated Oversight; Notes; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815986503321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
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The changing economic geography of globalization : reinventing space / / edited by Giovanna Vertova
| The changing economic geography of globalization : reinventing space / / edited by Giovanna Vertova |
| Autore | Vertova Giovanna |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Taylor & Francis, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina |
330.9/051/1
330.90511 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VertovaGiovanna <1966-> |
| Collana | Studies in global competition |
| Soggetto topico |
Capitalism
Globalization International economic relations Regional economic disparities Space in economics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
industrial
district agglomeration economies regional innovation system competitive distinction transport |
| ISBN |
1-134-25931-X
1-134-25932-8 1-280-37743-7 9786610377435 0-203-00040-4 |
| Classificazione | 83.40 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Lost in space?; 2 Positionality and globalization in economic geography; 3 A systemic approach to territorial studies; 4 Place is what we think with; 5 The boom and the bombshell; 6 The role of regional innovation systems in a globalising economy; 7 Spatial externalities and local employment dynamics; 8 Accessibility and regional growth in Europe; 9 Regional inequalities and EU enlargement; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910765819503321 |
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| Taylor & Francis, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The changing economic geography of globalization : reinventing space / / edited by Giovanna Vertova
| The changing economic geography of globalization : reinventing space / / edited by Giovanna Vertova |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (268 p.) |
| Disciplina |
330.9/051/1
330.90511 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VertovaGiovanna <1966-> |
| Collana | Studies in global competition |
| Soggetto topico |
Capitalism
Globalization International economic relations Regional economic disparities Space in economics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-25931-X
1-134-25932-8 1-280-37743-7 9786610377435 0-203-00040-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Lost in space?; 2 Positionality and globalization in economic geography; 3 A systemic approach to territorial studies; 4 Place is what we think with; 5 The boom and the bombshell; 6 The role of regional innovation systems in a globalising economy; 7 Spatial externalities and local employment dynamics; 8 Accessibility and regional growth in Europe; 9 Regional inequalities and EU enlargement; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910348231703321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Changing Economic Geography of Globalization : Reinventing space / / edited by Giovanna Vertova
| Changing Economic Geography of Globalization : Reinventing space / / edited by Giovanna Vertova |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 337 |
| Collana | Studies in global competition |
| Soggetto topico |
Regional economic disparities
Space in economics Globalization - Economic aspects |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: 'Reinventing Space' Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives 1. Lost in Space? The Geographical and Political Dimension of Uneven Capitalist Development 2. Positionality and Globalization in Economic Geography 3. A Systemic Approach to Territorial Studies: Deconstructing Territorial Competitiveness 4. Place is What We Think With or Spatial History, Intellectual Capital and Competitive Distinction Part 2: Empirical Evidence 5. The Boom and the Bombshell: The New Economy Bubble and the San Francisco Bay Area 6. The Role of Regional Innovation Systems in a Globalizing Economy: Comparing Knowledge Bases and Institutional Frameworks of Nordic Clusters 7. Spatial Externalities and Local Employment Dynamics 8. Accessibility and Regional Growth in Europe: The Role of ICT Policies 9. Regional Inequalities and EU Enlargement: The Macrospatial Dimension. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910476816903321 |
| London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global imbalances and petrodollars [[electronic resource] /] / Rabah Arezki and Fuad Hasanov
| Global imbalances and petrodollars [[electronic resource] /] / Rabah Arezki and Fuad Hasanov |
| Autore | Arezki Rabah |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (27 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382.17 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HasanovFuad <1978-> |
| Collana | IMF working paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Financial crises
Regional economic disparities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4623-7898-6
1-4527-2383-4 9786612843099 1-4518-7236-4 1-282-84309-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Evolution of Current Account; II. The Global Imbalances Debate; III. Empirical Investigation; A. Stylized Facts; 2. Evolution of Oil Exporters' Current Account and Fiscal Balance: Twin Surpluses; 3. Evolution of Fiscal Balance; 4. NFA, Current Account, and Spending in Oil-Exporting Countries; B. Empirical Specification, Data, and Estimators; 5. Fiscal Balance, Revenues, and Spending in Oil-Exporting Countries; C. Estimation Results; Tables; 1. Current Account Estimations (1980-2007, Annual); D. Robustness
2. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, GMM (1980-2007, Annual)3. Current Account Estimations (1980-2007, 4-year average); IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendices; I. Data Description and Sources; II. GMM Estimators; Appendix III Tables; A1. Current Account Estimations: Total Sample (With Outliers, 1980-2007, Annual); A2. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, Pooled OLS (1980-2007, Annual); A3. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, FE (1980-2007, Annual) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464011903321 |
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Arezki Rabah
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| [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Imbalances and Petrodollars / / Fuad Hasanov, Rabah Arezki
| Global Imbalances and Petrodollars / / Fuad Hasanov, Rabah Arezki |
| Autore | Hasanov Fuad |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (27 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382.17 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ArezkiRabah |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Financial crises
Regional economic disparities Investments: Energy Exports and Imports Macroeconomics Current Account Adjustment Short-term Capital Movements Energy: General Energy: Demand and Supply Prices Fiscal Policy Empirical Studies of Trade International economics Investment & securities Current account Oil Oil prices Fiscal stance Terms of trade Balance of payments Petroleum industry and trade Fiscal policy Economic policy nternational cooperation |
| ISBN |
1-4623-7898-6
1-4527-2383-4 9786612843099 1-4518-7236-4 1-282-84309-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Evolution of Current Account; II. The Global Imbalances Debate; III. Empirical Investigation; A. Stylized Facts; 2. Evolution of Oil Exporters' Current Account and Fiscal Balance: Twin Surpluses; 3. Evolution of Fiscal Balance; 4. NFA, Current Account, and Spending in Oil-Exporting Countries; B. Empirical Specification, Data, and Estimators; 5. Fiscal Balance, Revenues, and Spending in Oil-Exporting Countries; C. Estimation Results; Tables; 1. Current Account Estimations (1980-2007, Annual); D. Robustness
2. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, GMM (1980-2007, Annual)3. Current Account Estimations (1980-2007, 4-year average); IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendices; I. Data Description and Sources; II. GMM Estimators; Appendix III Tables; A1. Current Account Estimations: Total Sample (With Outliers, 1980-2007, Annual); A2. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, Pooled OLS (1980-2007, Annual); A3. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, FE (1980-2007, Annual) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788336003321 |
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Hasanov Fuad
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global Imbalances and Petrodollars / / Fuad Hasanov, Rabah Arezki
| Global Imbalances and Petrodollars / / Fuad Hasanov, Rabah Arezki |
| Autore | Hasanov Fuad |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (27 p.) |
| Disciplina | 382.17 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ArezkiRabah |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Financial crises
Regional economic disparities Investments: Energy Exports and Imports Macroeconomics Current Account Adjustment Short-term Capital Movements Energy: General Energy: Demand and Supply Prices Fiscal Policy Empirical Studies of Trade International economics Investment & securities Current account Oil Oil prices Fiscal stance Terms of trade Balance of payments Petroleum industry and trade Fiscal policy Economic policy nternational cooperation |
| ISBN |
1-4623-7898-6
1-4527-2383-4 9786612843099 1-4518-7236-4 1-282-84309-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; Figures; 1. Evolution of Current Account; II. The Global Imbalances Debate; III. Empirical Investigation; A. Stylized Facts; 2. Evolution of Oil Exporters' Current Account and Fiscal Balance: Twin Surpluses; 3. Evolution of Fiscal Balance; 4. NFA, Current Account, and Spending in Oil-Exporting Countries; B. Empirical Specification, Data, and Estimators; 5. Fiscal Balance, Revenues, and Spending in Oil-Exporting Countries; C. Estimation Results; Tables; 1. Current Account Estimations (1980-2007, Annual); D. Robustness
2. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, GMM (1980-2007, Annual)3. Current Account Estimations (1980-2007, 4-year average); IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Appendices; I. Data Description and Sources; II. GMM Estimators; Appendix III Tables; A1. Current Account Estimations: Total Sample (With Outliers, 1980-2007, Annual); A2. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, Pooled OLS (1980-2007, Annual); A3. Current Account Estimations: Oil Exporters, FE (1980-2007, Annual) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817630803321 |
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Hasanov Fuad
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global inequalities [[electronic resource] /] / York W. Bradshaw, Michael Wallace
| Global inequalities [[electronic resource] /] / York W. Bradshaw, Michael Wallace |
| Autore | Bradshaw York W. <1960-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WallaceMichael <1954-> |
| Collana | Sociology for a new century |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic history - 1945-
Regional economic disparities |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4522-3408-6
1-4522-2108-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; About the Authors; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - The Reality of Inequality : Stories from Around the World; A Global Village ?; A Few of the Players; Using Sociology to Study Global Inequalities; Questioning Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Chapter 2 - An Unequal World; The Death of Children; Other Forms of Inequality; Contemporary Global Trends : A World of Changes and Contradictions; Conclusions; Chapter 3 - Constructing a Model of Global Inequalities; Two Traditional Explanations for Global Inequality
Modernization Theory : Blaming the VictimWorld-System Theory : Blaming Outside Actors; Combining External and Internal Explanation of Global Inequality; Application to World Regions; Chapter 4 - Africa : A Continued Decline?; A Land of Contradictions; Africa' s History : A Brief Look; Contemporary Life in Africa; Strong Societies and Weak States; The Persistence of Grinding Poverty; Battles for the Body; ""Presidents for Life/'Sort Of; Becoming Irrelevant to Others; Reduced to Symbols; Africa in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 5 - Asia: An Emerging Giant; Bats , Balls , and Whips Magic Dragons ?Late Industrialization; Economic Growth and a High Level of Equality ? The Japanese Case; Inequality in South Korea , Hong Kong , Taiwan , and Singapore; China : From Mao Jackets to Calvin Klein Jeans; A Land of Paradox; Moving Beyond the Graveyard of Vietnam; Asia in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 6 - Europe : United or Divided ?; Crumbling Walls; Why 1989?; The Rhetoric Is Unity ; What Is the Reality ?; Welfare States : Benevolent or Burdensome ?; The Dark Side of Europe; Lessons Unlearned : The Return of ""Little Hitlers ""; The Roller Coaster of War Europe in Theoretical PerspectiveChapter 7 - The Americas : Reinventing Ourselves; The Road to Rio: Environmental Apocalypse Now?; The Lessons of Rio: Is Sustainable Growth Possible ?; A Question of Sovereignty; Economic Consolidation in the Americas; The Americas in Theoretical Perspective; Chapter 8 - Creating a Better World; Summarizing Trends and Changes; Creating Positive Changes; Forcing Change from the Outside : What Is Justified ?; Creating Positive Social Changes : What Individuals Can Do; References; Index |
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Bradshaw York W. <1960->
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| Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : Pine Forge, c1996 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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