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The Dilemma of Development in the Arabian Peninsula
by Osama Abdul RahmanThis book, first published in 1987 and by one of Saudi Arabia’s most distinguished academics, reviews the experience of the Arab oil producers in social, economic and political development in the key period of the Seventies and Eighties. It is broadly pessimistic about the prospects for future development and sceptical about past achievements. It argues that the ‘petro-bureaucracy’ in the Arabian Peninsula has failed to establish the basic principles of effective development because it has been mesmerised by the vast oil revenues it has attempted to administer. The book suggests that in many respects the oil revenues have obstructed serious development because they have made the Arabian economies totally dependent on one expendable resource and this has made them too vulnerable to external pressures and interests. Furthermore, the oil revenues have encouraged fantasy and wishful thinking which have skewed the development process and stimulated pseudo-development. The book makes clear that until the petro-bureaucracy adopts a realistic approach to development there can be no prospect of real development in the Arabian Peninsula.
Earth And The Human Future: Essays In Honor Of Harrison Brown
by Kirk R SmithDuring the second half of the twentieth century, great changes have occurred in the natural sciences, spawned by the leap forward in physics during the war years and the growth in understanding of earth's history and place in the cosmos. Also, with the new and terrible consequences of full-fledged war, the nuclear age has brought to the fore the ne
Earth And The Human Future: Essays In Honor Of Harrison Brown
by Kirk R SmithDuring the second half of the twentieth century, great changes have occurred in the natural sciences, spawned by the leap forward in physics during the war years and the growth in understanding of earth's history and place in the cosmos. Also, with the new and terrible consequences of full-fledged war, the nuclear age has brought to the fore the ne
East Indians in a West Indian Town: San Fernando, Trinidad, 1930-70 (Routledge Revivals)
by Colin G ClarkeFirst published in 1986, East Indians in a West Indian Town explores the complex geographical, sociological and anthropological dimensions of Trinidad society before and after its political independence, by employing three sets of materials – census data, questionnaires and participant-observation records. Cartographic, humanistic and statistical approaches are combined in a historical perspective to deal with the significance of race, cultural distinctions and class in San Fernando. A major concern of the book is to examine the social complexity that lies behind geographical patterns, and to compare aggregate data with group behaviour. This book will be of interest to students of geography, sociology and anthropology.
East Indians in a West Indian Town: San Fernando, Trinidad, 1930-70 (Routledge Revivals)
by Colin G ClarkeFirst published in 1986, East Indians in a West Indian Town explores the complex geographical, sociological and anthropological dimensions of Trinidad society before and after its political independence, by employing three sets of materials – census data, questionnaires and participant-observation records. Cartographic, humanistic and statistical approaches are combined in a historical perspective to deal with the significance of race, cultural distinctions and class in San Fernando. A major concern of the book is to examine the social complexity that lies behind geographical patterns, and to compare aggregate data with group behaviour. This book will be of interest to students of geography, sociology and anthropology.
The Economy Of India
by V. N. Balasubramanyam V N BalasubramanyamThis book provides a succinct non-technical exposition of India's economic performance and policies. It is intended to help students who are trying to sift the vast literature with a view to gaining an understanding of India's economic problems and obtaining a perspective on the policy debates.
The Economy Of India
by V. N. Balasubramanyam V N BalasubramanyamThis book provides a succinct non-technical exposition of India's economic performance and policies. It is intended to help students who are trying to sift the vast literature with a view to gaining an understanding of India's economic problems and obtaining a perspective on the policy debates.
Egypt And The Politics Of U.s. Economic Aid
by Marvin G. WeinbaumThe massive U.S. economic aid program for Egypt initiated in 1975 resulted in a bilateral aid relationship shaped by the interaction of political and development goals. In this study of the program's origins and consequences, Professor Weinbaum describes its scope and identifies the constraints that delayed and limited program implementation. The author discusses the modest U.S. leverage designed to encourage economic reforms and argues that far-reaching reforms could only be attained through a major change in Egypt's political structure. He finds that, despite its failure to make Egypt more economically self-reliant, U.S. assistance has enabled the country to attain a level of consumption and development planning possible with no other alternative. The profit to the United States results from the regime's moderate foreign policies and compatible views on strategic threats to the region. Despite the mutual benefits of this aid program, Professor Weinbaum concludes that the United States must display greater sensitivity to Egypt's political and economic problems if the "special relationship" is to survive through the 1980s.
Egypt And The Politics Of U.s. Economic Aid
by Marvin G. WeinbaumThe massive U.S. economic aid program for Egypt initiated in 1975 resulted in a bilateral aid relationship shaped by the interaction of political and development goals. In this study of the program's origins and consequences, Professor Weinbaum describes its scope and identifies the constraints that delayed and limited program implementation. The author discusses the modest U.S. leverage designed to encourage economic reforms and argues that far-reaching reforms could only be attained through a major change in Egypt's political structure. He finds that, despite its failure to make Egypt more economically self-reliant, U.S. assistance has enabled the country to attain a level of consumption and development planning possible with no other alternative. The profit to the United States results from the regime's moderate foreign policies and compatible views on strategic threats to the region. Despite the mutual benefits of this aid program, Professor Weinbaum concludes that the United States must display greater sensitivity to Egypt's political and economic problems if the "special relationship" is to survive through the 1980s.
Ein deutscher Ombudsman: Der Bürgerbeauftragte von Rheinland-Pfalz unter Berücksichtigung von Petitionsinstanzen in Europa und Nordamerika
by Udo Kempf Herbert Uppendahl
Einführung in die Ökologische Psychologie
by Rudolf MillerDie Rolle des Menschen bei der Veränderung seiner (Um-)Welt wird in den letzten Jahren zunehmend intensiver thematisiert. Die Diskussionen über Wech sei wirkungen menschlichen Handeins - hier in der Regel verstanden als gesell schaftliches Handeln - und sich vollziehender Umweltveränderungen, werden überwiegend von Politikern und/oder Naturwissenschaftlern geführt. In dieser Einführung sollen solche Theorien und Konzepte vorgestellt werden, die den Menschen in seiner Bestimmung durch die Umwelt und seine Wirkung auf die Umwelt gleichermaßen berücksichtigen. Wir gehen davon aus, daß der Mensch Bestandteil seiner Umwelt ist. Die Dis kussion wissenschaftstheoretischer Positionen und methodischer Probleme bei der Erfassung und Beschreibung von Umwelt führt in vielen Fällen sehr schnell zu einer Auflösung dieser Einheit von Mensch und Umwelt. Es kann nicht das Ziel sein, in einem unreflektierten, ,Zurück-zur-Natur" die Lösung aller Probleme zu suchen. Die sachlich-kritische Darstellung solcher psychologischen Ansätze, die die Mensch-Umwelt-Interaktion stärker akzentui eren, kann vielmehr dazu beitragen, neben dem Erkennen allgemeiner Gesetz mäßigkeiten menschlichen Handeins, unsere Selbst-und Umweltwahrnehmung zu verbessern und unser eigenes Handeln in unserer sozialen und geographisch physikalischen Umwelt bewußter zu gestalten. Diese Einführung richtet sich an Studierende und Berufstätige, die daran inter essiert sind, sich intensiver mit den ökologisch-psychologischen Bedingungen und Konsequenzen ihres Handeins auseinanderzusetzen. Dabei wird über die breit angelegte Diskussion der wechselseitigen Bedingtheit von Individuum und Umwelt eine mögliche Vertiefung durch die selbständige Lektüre zusätzlicher Li teratur vorbereitet. Frau Kruse, Herrn Lück sowie allen Kolleginnen und Kollegen danke ich für Hinweise und konstruktive Kritiken bei der Erstellung des Manuskriptes zu die sem Buch.
Encounter With Reality: Reagan And The Middle East During The First Term
by Nimrod NovikThe education of any US administration to the complexities of the ever-changing Middle East is an on-going experience. It ends only with the termination of that administration's tenure. In order for any earlier analysis of this evolutionary process to take place, the observer must take advantage of the most viable boundary in time. None seems less artificial than the deadline imposed by presidential elections. Moreover, the juxtaposition of the need to demonstrate accomplishments and suggest a course for four more years, with the potential of personnel reshuffles, suggests a possible turning point worthy of note. Hence the present study traces and attempts to analyze the Reagan administration's Middle East policy during its first four-year term of office.
Encounter With Reality: Reagan And The Middle East During The First Term
by Nimrod NovikThe education of any US administration to the complexities of the ever-changing Middle East is an on-going experience. It ends only with the termination of that administration's tenure. In order for any earlier analysis of this evolutionary process to take place, the observer must take advantage of the most viable boundary in time. None seems less artificial than the deadline imposed by presidential elections. Moreover, the juxtaposition of the need to demonstrate accomplishments and suggest a course for four more years, with the potential of personnel reshuffles, suggests a possible turning point worthy of note. Hence the present study traces and attempts to analyze the Reagan administration's Middle East policy during its first four-year term of office.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Journalists (Routledge Library Editions: Journalism)
by William H. TaftOriginally published in 1986. This book is a unique compilation of biographical sketches which covers editors, publishers, photographers, bureau chiefs, columnists, commentators, cartoonists, and artists. Alphabetical entries provide overviews of the lives and personalities of a good cross-section of important people. There is also a short essay on awards and prize winners. Everything is efficiently indexed. This is a supremely useful reference tool for those in mass media and popular culture fields.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Journalists (Routledge Library Editions: Journalism)
by William H. TaftOriginally published in 1986. This book is a unique compilation of biographical sketches which covers editors, publishers, photographers, bureau chiefs, columnists, commentators, cartoonists, and artists. Alphabetical entries provide overviews of the lives and personalities of a good cross-section of important people. There is also a short essay on awards and prize winners. Everything is efficiently indexed. This is a supremely useful reference tool for those in mass media and popular culture fields.
Endgame in South Africa?: The Changing Structures and Ideology of Apartheid (Routledge Revivals)
by Robin CohenThe white monopoly of political power; the attempt to make race coincide with space; the regulation of the labour supply; the maintenance of social control. Originally published in 1986 and now reissued with a new preface by Robin Cohen, this book acknowledges that the above are the four pillars of apartheid and asks if white political power were dislodged whether the other three pillarswould crumble. This is a concise book which evaluated social and political change in South Africa at a key moment in the nation’s history and which assesses the limits and possibilities of ideological adaptation
Endgame in South Africa?: The Changing Structures and Ideology of Apartheid (Routledge Revivals)
by Robin CohenThe white monopoly of political power; the attempt to make race coincide with space; the regulation of the labour supply; the maintenance of social control. Originally published in 1986 and now reissued with a new preface by Robin Cohen, this book acknowledges that the above are the four pillars of apartheid and asks if white political power were dislodged whether the other three pillarswould crumble. This is a concise book which evaluated social and political change in South Africa at a key moment in the nation’s history and which assesses the limits and possibilities of ideological adaptation
Energy Demand And Economic Growth: Measurement And Conceptual Issues In Policy Analysis
by Corazon M SiddayaoThe author examines the measurement and conceptual issues that complicate analytical work in the energy demand field. Successful policy decisions depend on the use of appropriate data and analytic methods; because the demand side of the energy-economy interaction is highly complex, this study focuses on the more basic economic and energy concepts and methods in demand analyses. He critiques measures used to analyze the relationship of energy to economic growth and summarizes the various demand estimation methods and their results. Highlighting the problems faced by analysts in developing countries who often have limited time and inadequate data, she discusses the serious implications of basing policy decisions on questionable analytic methods and data.
Energy Demand And Economic Growth: Measurement And Conceptual Issues In Policy Analysis
by Corazon M SiddayaoThe author examines the measurement and conceptual issues that complicate analytical work in the energy demand field. Successful policy decisions depend on the use of appropriate data and analytic methods; because the demand side of the energy-economy interaction is highly complex, this study focuses on the more basic economic and energy concepts and methods in demand analyses. He critiques measures used to analyze the relationship of energy to economic growth and summarizes the various demand estimation methods and their results. Highlighting the problems faced by analysts in developing countries who often have limited time and inadequate data, she discusses the serious implications of basing policy decisions on questionable analytic methods and data.
Entstrukturierte Klassengesellschaft?: Klassenbildung und Strukturen sozialer Ungleichheit im historischen Wandel (Beiträge zur sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung #83)
by Peter A. Berger
Erneuerung der Politik „von unten“?: Stadtpolitik und kommunale Selbstverwaltung im Umbruch
by Joachim Jens Hesse
Examining the Submicron World (Nato ASI Subseries B: #137)
by Ralph Feder J. Wm. McGowan Douglas M. ShinozakiAn Institute like ours cannot help but lend credence to the notion of the late Derek J. de Solla Price of Yale University that "the scientific revolution was largely the improvement, invention and use of a series of instruments . . . . that expanded the reach of science in innumerable directions". Most of science today and in years gone by depends on the experimental observation of struc ture on the small scale with microscopes, and on the large scale with telescopes. The first instruments to expand the observational range of the human eye were simple optical systems, designed in the case of microscopes and telescopes to magnify the image. The big breakthrough in the 17th century was not when Galileo first turned his telescope to the heavens, but when improvements in lens-grinding techniques allowed eyeglass makers to make the first telescope. Early microscopy revealed new and previously unsuspected microstruc tures in biological and non-biological materials and thus helped to enlarge on the understanding of the relationship between structure and properties. The natural inclination of all microscopists, the desire to observe ever smaller structures, was satisfied by the construction of higher quality optical systems which reduced the aberrations limiting the usable magnification. The modem optical microscope is the result of this evolution in design and construction, and it can be operated easily to achieve close to the theoretical resolution.