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“johan goudsblom”

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  • The Course of Human History:

    Civilization and Social Process

    by Johan Goudsblom, David M Jones, Stephen Mennell ...
    This text explores four major features of human society in their ecological and historical context: the origins of priests and organised religion; the rise of military men in an agrarian society; economic expansion and growth; and civilising and decivilising trends over time. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Introduction to Transport Policy

    A Public Policy View

    by Peter Stopher, John Stanley ...
    This comprehensive and accessible textbook introduces the basic concepts of transport policy and decision-making to students of transport policy, transport planning, urban transport, transport evaluation and public policy.It presents the foundations and rationale of transport policy, incorporating a review of the policy formulation process and models of decision-making appropriate to public sector ... Read more

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  • Public Administration in the Globalisation Era: The New Public Management Perspective

    by Uma Medury ...
    This book explores the transformative effect of globalisation on the theory and practice of public administration in the twenty-first century. It outlines on the complex dynamics of worldwide changesthe reformulation of the fundamental premises of the discipline, restructuring actual administrative models and rapid technological advancement with accompanying changes in the traditional hierarchical ... Read more

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  • Public Policy in Action

    Perspectives on the Policy Process

    by Victor Bekkers, Menno Fenger, Peter Scholten ...
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  • Public Spheres and Mediated Social Networks in the Western Context and Beyond

    by Petros Iosifidis, Mark Wheeler ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Social media is said to radically change the way in which public communication takes place: information diffuses faster and can reach a large number of people, but what makes the process so novel is that online networks can empower people to compete with traditional broadcasters or public figures. This book critically interrogates the contemporary relevance of social networks as a set of economic, ... Read more

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  • Socioeconomic Effects of the National Flood Insurance Program

    by James P. Howard, II ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This Brief presents a benefit-cost analysis of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as well as an evaluation of its cumulative socioeconomic effects. Created by Congress in 1968, the NFIP provides flood insurance protection to property owners, in return for local government commitment to sound floodplain management. Since 1994, the NFIP has included a Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) ... Read more

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  • The Soul of Civil Society

    Voluntary Associations and the Public Value of Moral Habits

    by Don Eberly, Ryan Streeter ...
    Americans care about the public value of moral habits. They like to see virtue rewarded and vice censured, appealing as this does to the nation's deep sense that one's success rests neither in money nor in power but in one's civility. In The Soul of Civil Society Don Eberly and Ryan Streeter look beyond such abstractions as the "voluntary sector" and superficial communitarian solutions to civic ... Read more

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  • Nonpartisan Primary Election Reform

    Mitigating Mischief

    by R. Michael Alvarez, J. Andrew Sinclair ...
    Over the years, observers of American politics have noted the deleterious effects of party polarization in both the national and state legislatures. Reformers have tried to address this problem by changing primary election laws. A theory underlies these legal changes: the reformers tend to believe that 'more open' primary laws will produce more centrist, moderate, or pragmatic candidates. The 'top ... Read more

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  • Multimodal Interactive Pattern Recognition and Applications

    by Alejandro Héctor Toselli, Enrique Vidal, Francisco Casacuberta ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This book presents a different approach to pattern recognition (PR) systems, in which users of a system are involved during the recognition process. This can help to avoid later errors and reduce the costs associated with post-processing. The book also examines a range of advanced multimodal interactions between the machine and the users, including handwriting, speech and gestures. Features: ... Read more

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  • China’s Population Aging and the Risk of ‘Middle-income Trap’

    Edited by Xueyuan Tian ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book includes a series of reports that mainly discuss the Middle Income Trap against the backdrop of population ageing in China. It also offers practical suggestions on how to avoid it properly. Concretely, it argues that the government should accelerate the transition of economic development modes, resolve concentrated social conflicts, promote a balanced rural and urban development during ... Read more

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  • The Next Multiannual Financial Framework

    From National Interest to Building a Common Future

    by Stefaan de Corte, Nico Groenendijk, Corina Suceveanu ...
    Series series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
    The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is the budget of the European Union and the most important tool to finance common policy areas, actions and strategies. Upon a proposal from the European Commission, it has to be approved by the majority of the members of the European Parliament, before it can be unanimously adopted by the Council. This procedure, as well as the views of the different ... Read more

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