Download or read book Catalogue of the Population Council Library New York Author written by Population Council. Library and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalog of the Latin American Collection written by University of Texas at Austin. Library. Latin American Collection and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book La urbanizaci n en Am rica Latina written by Jaime Dorselaer and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Glosario Del Banco Mundial written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of the World Bank has been revised and expanded by the Terminology Unit in the Languages Services Division of the World Bank in collaboration with the English, Spanish, and French Translation Sections. The Glossary is intended to assist the Bank's translators and interpreters, other Bank staff using French and Spanish in their work, and free-lance translator's and interpreters employed by the Bank. For this reason, the Glossary contains not only financial and economic terminology and terms relating to the Bank's procedures and practices, but also terms that frequently occur in Bank documents, and others for which the Bank has a preferred equivalent. Although many of these terms, relating to such fields as agriculture, education, energy, housing, law, technology, and transportation, could be found in other sources, they have been assembled here for ease of reference. A list of acronyms occurring frequently in Bank texts (the terms to which they refer being found in the Glossary) and a list of international, regional, and national organizations will be found at the end of the Glossary.

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Download or read book Imperialismo y urbanizaci n en Am rica Latina written by Manuel Castells and published by Editorial Gustavo Gili. This book was released on 1973 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of studies on urbanization processes in the context of economic dependence in Latin America - discusses theoretical and sociological aspects, internal migration, squatter settlements and poverty, urban planning strategies, housing policies, social integration mechanism, social changes, the objectives of urban reform, etc. And includes case studies of metropolitan urban areas. Maps, references and statistical tables.

Download or read book History of Geoscience written by W. Mayer and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the Earth’s origin, its composition, the processes that changed and shaped it over time and the fossils preserved in rocks, have occupied enquiring minds from ancient times. The contributions in this volume trace the history of ideas and the research of scholars in a wide range of geological disciplines that have paved the way to our present-day understanding and knowledge of the physical nature of our planet and the diversity of life that inhabited it. To mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Commission on the History of Geology (INHIGEO), the book features contributions that give insights into its establishment and progress. In other sections authors reflect on the value of studying the history of the geosciences and provide accounts of early investigations in fields as diverse as tectonics, volcanology, geomorphology, vertebrate palaeontology and petroleum geology. Other papers discuss the establishment of geological surveys, the contribution of women to geology and biographical sketches of noted scholars in various fields of geoscience.

Download or read book How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease written by United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report considers the biological and behavioral mechanisms that may underlie the pathogenicity of tobacco smoke. Many Surgeon General's reports have considered research findings on mechanisms in assessing the biological plausibility of associations observed in epidemiologic studies. Mechanisms of disease are important because they may provide plausibility, which is one of the guideline criteria for assessing evidence on causation. This report specifically reviews the evidence on the potential mechanisms by which smoking causes diseases and considers whether a mechanism is likely to be operative in the production of human disease by tobacco smoke. This evidence is relevant to understanding how smoking causes disease, to identifying those who may be particularly susceptible, and to assessing the potential risks of tobacco products.

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Download or read book Entrepreneurial Selves written by Carla Freeman and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurial Selves is an ethnography of neoliberalism. Bridging political economy and affect studies, Carla Freeman turns a spotlight on the entrepreneur, a figure saluted across the globe as the very embodiment of neoliberalism. Steeped in more than a decade of ethnography on the emergent entrepreneurial middle class of Barbados, she finds dramatic reworkings of selfhood, intimacy, labor, and life amid the rumbling effects of political-economic restructuring. She shows us that the déjà vu of neoliberalism, the global hailing of entrepreneurial flexibility and its concomitant project of self-making, can only be grasped through the thickness of cultural specificity where its costs and pleasures are unevenly felt. Freeman theorizes postcolonial neoliberalism by reimagining the Caribbean cultural model of 'reputation-respectability.' This remarkable book will allow readers to see how the material social practices formerly associated with resistance to capitalism (reputation) are being mobilized in ways that sustain neoliberal precepts and, in so doing, re-map class, race, and gender through a new emotional economy.

Download or read book Las ciudades mayas un urbanismo de America Latina written by Schavelzon Daniel and published by CP67. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Este libro, un poco insólito en nuestro medio tan urbano, occidental aunque de ciudades trazadas en base a grillas reticuladas, y en una Facultad en que ha primado el pensamiento y la reflexión basada en cánones externos al continente, trata no sólo sobre las ciudades sino sobre la forma en que se construyó el conocimiento sobre ellas, de las personas y mecanismos intelectuales que lentamente fueron colocando los ladrillos necesarios para edificar esa estructura, a veces endeble por cierto, pero que ya existe; dicho en forma simple: cómo se logró que unas ruinas desconocidas para Occidente fueran entendidas, comprendidas e interpretadas; y de los errores, los caminos recorridos inútilmente y las causas de estos desvíos. ¿En qué medida los estudios recientes sobre los asentamientos y el territorio maya sufren de los mismos problemas que los estudios sobre la estructura interna de todas las ciudades prehispánicas? Este texto intenta revisar el recorrido de estos estudios, sus resultados y mostrar lo que se ha logrado y lo que conlleva como carga historiográfica producto de la misma evolución del conocimiento tanto arqueológico como de historia urbana y de la arquitectura. Muestra cómo algunos conceptos relacionados con las formas del uso social del espacio surgieron y se aceptaron; y cómo, a pesar de la información arqueológica contraria ya existente en ese entonces, se fueron igualmente difundiendo. Fue necesario mucho trabajo y medio siglo para lograr romper con eso y aceptar la compleja urbanización de estas grandes ciudades, para luego comenzar a estudiar su entorno y su territorio. Esta obra trata de revisar estos problemas y entender así el estado actual del tema.

Download or read book Beyond the City written by David M. De Ferranti and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rural economy's contribution to development: summary of findings and policy implications; The rural contribution to development: analytical issues; The rural contribution to development: policy issues.

Download or read book La ciudad latinoamericana written by Alan Gilbert and published by Siglo XXI. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Esta obra enfoca la exposición urbana de la región desde la perspectiva de los pobres. Se pregunta por qué la gente se siente atraída por la ciudad y analiza el problema subyacente a la pobreza rural que impulsa el éxodo. Asimismo estudia las opciones que se abren para quienes llegan a la ciudad y las estrategias que éstos utilizan para conseguir un terreno y construir su vivienda.

Download or read book Transforming the Rural Nonfarm Economy written by Steven Haggblade and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2007-11-16 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to conventional wisdom that equates rural economies with agriculture, rural residents in developing countries often rely heavily on activities other than farming for their income. Indeed, nonfarm work accounts for between one-third and one-half of rural incomes in the developing world. In recent years, accelerating globalization, increasing competition from large businesses, expanding urban markets for rural goods and services, and greater availability of information and communication technology have combined to expose rural nonfarm businesses to new opportunities as well as new risks. By examining these rapid changes in the rural nonfarm economy, international experts explore how the rural nonfarm economy can contribute to overall economic growth in developing countries and how the poor can participate in this rapidly evolving segment of the economy. The authors review an array of recent studies of the rural nonfarm economy in order to summarize existing empirical evidence, explore policy implications, and identify future research priorities. They examine the varied scale, structure, and composition of the rural nonfarm economy, as well as its relationship with agricultural and urban enterprises. And they address key questions about the role of public intervention in the rural nonfarm economy and how the rural poor can participate in and navigate the rapid transition underway in rural areas. The contributors offer new insights to specialists in rural development and to others interested in overall economic development.

Download or read book Rural and Small Town Canada written by Ray D. Bollman and published by Thompson Educational Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural and Small Town Canada examines the economic and social reality of rural and small town Canada today. Emphasis is placed on labour markets, the well-being of people, economic diversity, and the environment. This book provides a wealth of information not available elsewhere. Much of the analysis is based on unpublished tabulations derived from Statistics Canada's vast databases. This work is an invaluable resource for all those interested in the future of rural Canada.

Download or read book Rural Employment written by Ray D. Bollman and published by Cabi. This book was released on 1997 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education and youth; Lifestyle choice and commuting; Rural entreprises; Agriculture and rural employment; Rural employment policy.

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