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Lonely Planet's USA's National Parks is your passport to the most
relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what
hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the Grand Canyon, paddle
the Everglades, and rock climb in Joshua Tree; all with your
trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of USA's National Parks
and begin your journey now! Inside the Lonely Planet's USA's
National Parks Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all
businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are
still open after 2020's COVID-19 outbreak User-friendly highlights
and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs
and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around
like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at
your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites,
transit tips, prices, emergency information, park seasonality,
hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes, elevations,
distances, difficulty levels, and durations Focused on the best -
hikes, drives, and cycling tours Honest reviews for all budgets -
eating, sleeping, camping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, summer
and winter activities, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Contextual insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel
experience - history, geology, wildlife, and conservation Over 52
full-color trail and park maps and full-color images throughout
Useful features - Travel with Children, Clothing and Equipment, and
Day and Overnight Hikes Covers California, The Southwest, Alaska
& the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes &
Great Plains, New England & the Mid-Atlantic, The South,
Florida, Hawaii The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's USA's National
Parks, our most comprehensive guide to these US national parks, is
perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less
traveled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely
Planet's USA for a comprehensive look at all the country has to
offer. Just looking for inspiration? Check out Lonely Planet's
National Parks of America, a beautifully illustrated introduction
to each of the USA's 59 national parks. About Lonely Planet: Lonely
Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring
and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973.
Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million
guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a
dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also
find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages,
armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to
explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no
other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's
bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones.
It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire
generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media
(Australia)
Israel's industrial geography is unique. The continuing
Arab-Israeli conflict has been a primary force behind government
intervention in settlement patterns, and has led to a major effort
to disperse industry. The geo-political situation has also
encouraged a policy of attempted self-reliance, especially for
defence purposes. These factors, combined with an abundant human
capital, have given Israeli high-technology industries a special
place in the international division of labour. The absorption of
waves of mass immigration has influenced industrial development.
Rural industrialization, mainly by the kibbutz (communal
settlement) movement, is another unique feature. "The Industrial
Geography of Israel" attempts to present a comprehensive overview
of industrial spatial development of Israel from the Ottoman era to
present times, evaluating industrial dispersal policy, corporate
geography, high-technology industries, entrepreneurship and rural
industrial development. The spatial development of Israeli industry
is set within the broader context of Israel's political and
economic development and of global economic change.
Lonely Planet's California and Southwest USA's National Parks is
your passport to the most up-to-date advice on what to see and
skip. Hike down the Grand Canyon, marvel at Sequoia and chase
waterfalls in Yosemite; all with your trusted travel companion. Get
to the heart of California and Southwest USA's National Parks and
begin your journey now! Inside the Lonely Planet's California and
Southwest USA's National Parks Travel Guide: Up-to-date information
- all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they
are still open after 2020's COVID-19 outbreak User-friendly
highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your
personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money
and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone
numbers, websites, transit tips, prices, emergency information,
park seasonality, hiking trail junctions, viewpoints, landscapes,
elevations, distances, difficulty levels, and durations Focused on
the best hikes, drives, and cycling tours Honest reviews for all
budgets - eating, sleeping, camping, sightseeing, going out,
shopping, summer and winter activities, and hidden gems that most
guidebooks miss Contextual insights give you a richer, more
rewarding travel experience - history, geology, wildlife, and
conservation Over 52 full-color trail and park maps and full-color
images throughout Useful features- Travel with Children,Clothing
and Equipment, andDay and Overnight Hikes Covers Joshua Tree,
Redwood, Sequoia, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Zion and more! The
Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's California and Southwest USA's
National Parks, our most comprehensive guide to the region's
national parks, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking
roads less traveled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out
Lonely Planet's USA for a comprehensive look at all the country has
to offer. Looking to visit more North American national parks?
Check out USA's National Parks, a new full-color guide that covers
all 59 of the USA's national parks. Just looking for inspiration?
Check out Lonely Planet's National Parks of America, a beautifully
illustrated introduction to each of the USA's 59 national parks.
About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media
company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for
every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades,
we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120
languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of
travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps,
videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and
more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are,
quite simply, like no other.' New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's
on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on
mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's
telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.'
Fairfax Media (Australia)
This book is about three key dimensions in economics-globalization,
migration and the welfare state-that are of enduring interest.
These issues are particularly important to consider at the present
moment given the strains posed by the pandemic: there is at least a
temporary setback to trade-globalization and migration, and the
cost of fighting the pandemic will strain the ability of
governments to provide welfare state services in a style and scope
to which many of their citizens have become accustomed. The book
explains the changing function of the welfare state in the presence
of intensified globalization, or de-globalization, forces. The
welfare state's policy-maker attitudes toward openness and
migration depend on open-economy fundamentals, and the income class
it represents. The author demonstrates the interactions between
migration, globalization and macroeconomic policy in practice,
using real-world unique episodes, with Israel deemed as
well-functioning trifecta, and the US and Europe as imperfectly
functioning trifecta.
IoT for Smart Operations in the Oil and Gas Industry elaborates on
how the synergy between state-of-the-art computing platforms, such
as Internet of Things (IOT), cloud computing, artificial
intelligence, and, in particular, modern machine learning methods,
can be harnessed to serve the purpose of a more efficient oil and
gas industry. The reference explores the operations performed in
each sector of the industry and then introduces the computing
platforms and smart technologies that can enhance the operation,
lower costs, and lower carbon footprint. Safety and security
content is included, in particular, cybersecurity and potential
threats to smart oil and gas solutions, focusing on adversarial
effects of smart solutions and problems related to the
interoperability of human-machine intelligence in the context of
the oil and gas industry. Detailed case studies are included
throughout to learn and research for further applications. Covering
the latest topics and solutions, IoT for Smart Operations in the
Oil and Gas Industry delivers a much-needed reference for the
engineers and managers to understand modern computing paradigms for
Industry 4.0 and the oil and gas industry.
Over the last three decades, Europe's generous social benefits have
encouraged a massive surge of 'welfare migration,' especially of
low skilled laborers. At the same time, the US has attracted many
highly skilled migrants, which in turn promotes internal
innovation. Restrictions on the international mobility of labor are
arguably the largest policy obstructions for the international
economy today. A variety of studies suggest that even a small
reduction in barriers to migration will result in the growth of
significant global welfare benefits. Migration States and Welfare
States focuses on a central tension faced by policy makers in
countries that receive migrants from lower wage countries. Such
countries are typically highly productive and rich in capital.
These attributes, coupled with the host country's welfare system,
attract low-skilled migrants, who find a generous welfare state
particularly attractive, while deterring skilled migrants, who
recognize that welfare states likely have higher redistributive
taxes.
The recent sequencing of mycoplasma genomes has marked a turning
point in the molecular genetic analysis of these microorganisms.
Transcriptome and proteome analyses promise to provide the first
definition of the total protein complement of a cell. The
mycoplasma group includes the smallest known self-replicating
organisms carrying the smallest number of genes. No wonder,
therefore, that mycoplasmas have a special appeal to those
interested in deciphering the minimal set of genes essential for
life. Mycoplasma genomics facilitated better understanding of
mycoplasma pathogenesis. Most impressive are the findings
concerning the interaction of mycoplasmas with the immune system,
macrophage activation, cytokine induction, mycoplasma cell
components acting as superantigens, and autoimmune manifestations.
The molecular definition of mycoplasmal adhesins responsible for
mycoplasma attachment to host cells and evasion of the host immune
system by antigenic variation of mycoplasmal surface components are
other 'hot' subjects of research.Demonstration of the ability of
mycoplasmas to enter host cells, cause fusogenic, apoptotic and
oncogenic effects, as well as the possible association of
mycoplasmas with arthritis, had their share in intensifying
research on mycoplasma pathogenesis, bringing more researchers into
the circle of those interested in this group of organisms. The
present book is a comprehensive, up-to-date, multi-authored
treatise.
International Finance and Financial Crises: Essays in Honor of
Robert P. Flood, Jr. contains the proceedings of a conference held
in honor of Robert P. Flood, Jr. Bob Flood has made important
contributions to many areas of economic analysis, including regime
switching, speculative attacks, bubbles, stock market volatility,
macro models with nominal rigidities, dual exchange rates, target
zones, and rules versus discretion in monetary policy. Contributors
were invited to address any of the topics or others of their
choosing. The results include five papers on topics in
international finance; two of these papers, as well as the panel
discussion, focus on speculative attacks and financial crises. The
other three take new directions in exploring topics in which
existing models leave much to be desired.
During the past few decades we have witnessed an era of remarkable
growth in the field of molecular biology. In 1950 very little was
known of the chemical constitution of biological systems, the
manner in which information was trans mitted from one organism to
another, or the extent to which the chemical basis of life is
unified. The picture today is dramatically different. We have an
almost bewildering variety of information detailing many different
aspects of life at the molecular level. These great advances have
brought with them some breath-taking insights into the molecular
mechanisms used by nature for rep licating, distributing and
modifying biological information. We have learned a great deal
about the chemical and physical nature of the macromolecular
nucleic acids and proteins, and the manner in which carbohydrates,
lipids and smaller molecules work together to provide the molecular
setting of living sys tems. It might be said that these few decades
have replaced a near vacuum of information with a very large
surplus. It is in the context of this flood of information that
this series of monographs on molecular biology has been organized.
The idea is to bring together in one place, between the covers of
one book, a concise assessment of the state of the subject in a
well-defined field. This will enable the reader to get a sense of
historical perspective-what is known about the field today-and a
description of the frontiers of research where our knowledge is
increasing steadily."
Mast cells and basophils are responsible for inflammatory and
allergic reactions. As such, the signals that generate these
responses and how their pathways of action work are the focus of
much present day research into allergy and inflammation. This book
focuses primarily on the molecular mechanisms that govern mast cell
and basophil cell biology and function, as well as providing a
comprehensive summary of the field of signal transduction and also
giving insights into areas that have therapeutic potential. The
book provides detailed insights into mast cell and basophil growth
and development, their activation by allergens, including details
of receptor activation and downstream events, and the regulators of
morphology and degranulation. The metabolic pathways involved in
prostaglandin and leukotriene production are discussed as is the
role of transcription factors in mast cell growth and cytokine
production. Written by leaders in the field, this volume will
provide the reader with an up-to-date account of a topic where the
rapid progress makes conventional information gathering difficult.
Ass a f R a z i nand Hans-Jiirgen Vosgerau The eight chapters of
this volume have been grouped into two parts. Part A of contains
chapters which are mainly monetary in character, whereas real
aspects international economics are treated in Part B. It goes
without saying that this is only a device for structuring the
field. In substance most chapters reveal the close connections
between real and monetary aspects. Part A on "Inflation, Exchange
Rates, and Macro-Economic Adjustment in the Global Economy"
consists of four papers. In recent years, an inflation targeting
framework for monetary policy has been adopted by New Zealand,
Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, Sweden, Australia, and Spain
(in chronological order). The use of inflation targeting can be
viewed as a further step in the evolution of monetary policy
techniques adopted by central banks. A common feature of the
countries that have adopted inflation targets is the relatively
poor inflation record over the last 30 years compared with other
industrial countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Japan and the
United States. Because of their relatively good inflation record,
this latter group of countries has not explicitly adopted inflation
targeting. With, or without, explicit inflation targeting the
monetary policy credibility hinges on the independence of the
central bank. Alex Cukierman addresses the issue of central bank
independence by surveying alternative ways to characterize
independence.
Spatial deconcentration of economic activities, particularly the
growth of suburban office, retail and entertainment concentrations,
has become a prime concern in European metropolitan areas. This
book provides a cross-national comparative perspective on
employment deconcentration within selected metropolitan areas in
Europe. Whereas most debate over urban sprawl and deconcentration
is oriented towards the North American context, this book aims at a
better understanding of this phenomenon in the European context,
emphasizing the location of economic activities rather than
residential patterns. It provides insights on whether different
governance attributes produce particular forms of deconcentration
versus the influence of market attributes and local specificities,
also commenting on quality of life impacts and possible governance
and policy implications of the deconcentration process.
Introduction of a comparative framework is followed by eight
case study chapters, three representing northern Europe, three the
south European-Mediterranean region and two post-communist central
Europe. Most chapters examine two metropolitan areas, usually a
large and a smaller one. The comparison reveals considerable
variations in the magnitude, form, and process of employment
deconcentration, only partly in line with expected influences of
governance systems. Evidence does not fully confirm an anticipated
distinction between Northern and Mediterranean Europe; the Czech
Republic and Israel seem to diverge most from prevailing European
trends.
Spatial deconcentration of economic activities, particularly the
growth of suburban office, retail and entertainment concentrations,
has become a prime concern in European metropolitan areas. This
book provides a cross-national comparative perspective on
employment deconcentration within selected metropolitan areas in
Europe. Whereas most debate over urban sprawl and deconcentration
is oriented towards the North American context, this book aims at a
better understanding of this phenomenon in the European context,
emphasizing the location of economic activities rather than
residential patterns. It provides insights on whether different
governance attributes produce particular forms of deconcentration
versus the influence of market attributes and local specificities,
also commenting on quality of life impacts and possible governance
and policy implications of the deconcentration process.
Introduction of a comparative framework is followed by eight
case study chapters, three representing northern Europe, three the
south European-Mediterranean region and two post-communist central
Europe. Most chapters examine two metropolitan areas, usually a
large and a smaller one. The comparison reveals considerable
variations in the magnitude, form, and process of employment
deconcentration, only partly in line with expected influences of
governance systems. Evidence does not fully confirm an anticipated
distinction between Northern and Mediterranean Europe; the Czech
Republic and Israel seem to diverge most from prevailing European
trends.
International Finance and Financial Crises: Essays in Honor of
Robert P. Flood, Jr. contains the proceedings of a conference held
in honor of Robert P. Flood, Jr. Bob Flood has made important
contributions to many areas of economic analysis, including regime
switching, speculative attacks, bubbles, stock market volatility,
macro models with nominal rigidities, dual exchange rates, target
zones, and rules versus discretion in monetary policy. Contributors
were invited to address any of the topics or others of their
choosing. The results include five papers on topics in
international finance; two of these papers, as well as the panel
discussion, focus on speculative attacks and financial crises. The
other three take new directions in exploring topics in which
existing models leave much to be desired.
Discusses the problem of structural-functional organization of
eukaryotic cell nuclei with special emphasis on the genome spatial
organization and functioning. The opening chapters describe the
nuclear matrix and the fate of its components in the course of
mitosis. In the next eight chapters the organization of chromosomal
DNA into large loops and
This book is about three key dimensions in economics-globalization,
migration and the welfare state-that are of enduring interest.
These issues are particularly important to consider at the present
moment given the strains posed by the pandemic: there is at least a
temporary setback to trade-globalization and migration, and the
cost of fighting the pandemic will strain the ability of
governments to provide welfare state services in a style and scope
to which many of their citizens have become accustomed. The book
explains the changing function of the welfare state in the presence
of intensified globalization, or de-globalization, forces. The
welfare state's policy-maker attitudes toward openness and
migration depend on open-economy fundamentals, and the income class
it represents. The author demonstrates the interactions between
migration, globalization and macroeconomic policy in practice,
using real-world unique episodes, with Israel deemed as
well-functioning trifecta, and the US and Europe as imperfectly
functioning trifecta.
This book undertakes the first systematic, multi-country
investigation into how regimes of place equality, consisting of
multilevel policies, institutions and governance at multiple
scales, influence spatial inequality in metropolitan regions.
Extended, diversified metropolitan regions have become the dominant
form of human settlement, and disparities among metropolitan places
figure increasingly in wider trends toward growing inequality.
Regimes of place equality are increasingly critical components of
welfare states and territorial administration. They can aggravate
disparities in services and taxes, or mitigate and compensate for
local differences. The volume examines these regimes in a global
sample of eleven democracies, including developed and developing
countries on five continents. The analyses reveal new dimensions of
efforts to grapple with growing inequality around the world, and a
variety of institutional blueprints to address one of the most
daunting challenges of twenty-first century governance.
The 1990s saw global flows of foreign direct investment increase
some sevenfold, spurring economists to explore FDI from a micro- or
trade-based perspective. Foreign Direct Investment is one of the
first books to analyze the macroeconomics of FDI, treating FDI as a
unique form of international capital flow between specific pairs of
countries. By examining the determinants of the aggregate flows of
FDI at the bilateral, source-host-country level, Assaf Razin and
Efraim Sadka present the first systematic global analysis of the
singular features of FDI flows. Drawing on a wealth of fresh data,
they provide new theoretical models and empirical techniques that
illuminate the vital country-pair characteristics that drive these
flows. Uniquely, Foreign Direct Investment examines FDI between
developed and developing countries, and not just between developed
countries. Among many other insights, the book shows that tax
competition vis-a-vis FDI need not lead to a "race to the bottom."
Foreign Direct Investment is an essential resource for graduate
students, academics, and policy professionals.
The 1990s saw global flows of foreign direct investment increase
some sevenfold, spurring economists to explore FDI from a micro- or
trade-based perspective. "Foreign Direct Investment" is one of the
first books to analyze the macroeconomics of FDI, treating FDI as a
unique form of international capital flow between specific pairs of
countries.
By examining the determinants of the aggregate flows of FDI at
the bilateral, source-host-country level, Assaf Razin and Efraim
Sadka present the first systematic global analysis of the singular
features of FDI flows. Drawing on a wealth of fresh data, they
provide new theoretical models and empirical techniques that
illuminate the vital country-pair characteristics that drive these
flows. Uniquely, "Foreign Direct Investment" examines FDI between
developed and developing countries, and not just between developed
countries. Among many other insights, the book shows that tax
competition vis-a-vis FDI need not lead to a "race to the bottom."
"Foreign Direct Investment" is an essential resource for graduate
students, academics, and policy professionals."
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Marina Sur Puhlovski; Translated by Graham McMaster; Edited by Irena Stanic Rasin
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The Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
Compilation Guide is a companion document to the sixth edition of
the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
Manual (BPM6) published in 2009. The purpose of the Guide is to
show how the conceptual framework described in the BPM6 may be
implemented in practice. The Guide is not intended to be a
"stand-alone" manual; users of the Guide should be familiar with
the BPM6.
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