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Join Hercules, the mortal with superhuman powers (and the son of
Zeus) in Disney's 35th full length animated movie. In an attempt to
prove himself in the eyes of his father, Hercules sets out on a
series of adventures with Pegasus the flying horse and Phil his
personal trainer. However, hot-headed Hades (voiced by James Woods)
tries to scupper Hercules' plans and take over Mount Olympus.
Hercules must then decide between his legendary strength and the
love of his life, Meg.
Join Hercules, the mortal with superhuman powers (and the son of
Zeus) in Disney's 35th full length animated movie. In an attempt to
prove himself in the eyes of his father, Hercules sets out on a
series of adventures with Pegasus the flying horse and Phil his
personal trainer. However, hot-headed Hades (voiced by James Woods)
tries to scupper Hercules' plans and take over Mount Olympus.
Hercules must then decide between his legendary strength and the
love of his life, Meg.
This book examines the underlying assumptions and implications of
how we conceptualise and investigate poverty. The empirical entry
point for such inquiry is a series of research initiatives that
have used mixed method, combined qualitative and quantitative, or
Q-Squared ( Q(2)) approaches, to poverty analysis. The Q(2)
literature highlights the vast range of analytical tools within the
social sciences that may be used to understand and explain social
phenomena, along with interesting research results. This literature
serves as a lens to probe issues about knowledge claims made in
poverty debates concerning who are the poor (identification
analysis) and why they are poor (causal analysis). Implicitly or
explicitly, questions are raised about the reasons for emphasising
different dimensions of poverty and favouring different units of
knowledge, the basis for distinguishing valid and invalid claims,
the meaning of causation, and the nature of causal inference, and
so forth. Q(2) provides an entry point to address foundational
issues about assumptions underlying approaches to poverty, and
applied issues about the strengths and limitations of different
research methods and the ways they may be fruitfully combined.
Together, the strands of this inquiry make a case for
methodological pluralism on the grounds that knowledge is partial,
empirical adjudication imperfect, social phenomena complex, and
mixed methods add value for understanding and explanation.
Ultimately, the goals of understanding and explanation are best
served if research questions dictate the choice of methodological
approach rather than the other way around.
Here's a story that's going to make you laugh, make you cry, and
most of all make you think. Celebrity is a rough game. But Jesse
Cutler is a survivor. Read how Jesse reinvents himself over and
over. With Jesse, you brush elbows with legendary celebrities.
You're up close to the action as he signs major recording
contracts, performs on Broadway, records in the best studios in New
York and Los Angeles. From having Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
watch in amazement as Jesse's band, the Young Executives, covered
the hit song ""Satisfaction,"" to helping arrange and then perform
in Stephen Schwartz's hit Broadway show Godspell with the #1 single
""Day by Day,"" to being the premier artist for Faberge's Brut
Records label that included Michael Franks and comedian Robert
Klein, to recording an album with Academy Award winner Joe Renzetti
(The Buddy Holly Story), Jesse had it all. But temptations,
seduction and leveraged buyouts of major entertainment
conglomerates left him out in the cold.
This book examines the underlying assumptions and implications of
how we conceptualise and investigate poverty. The empirical entry
point for such inquiry is a series of research initiatives that
have used mixed method, combined qualitative and quantitative, or
Q-Squared ( Q(2)) approaches, to poverty analysis. The Q(2)
literature highlights the vast range of analytical tools within the
social sciences that may be used to understand and explain social
phenomena, along with interesting research results. This literature
serves as a lens to probe issues about knowledge claims made in
poverty debates concerning who are the poor (identification
analysis) and why they are poor (causal analysis). Implicitly or
explicitly, questions are raised about the reasons for emphasising
different dimensions of poverty and favouring different units of
knowledge, the basis for distinguishing valid and invalid claims,
the meaning of causation, and the nature of causal inference, and
so forth. Q(2) provides an entry point to address foundational
issues about assumptions underlying approaches to poverty, and
applied issues about the strengths and limitations of different
research methods and the ways they may be fruitfully combined.
Together, the strands of this inquiry make a case for
methodological pluralism on the grounds that knowledge is partial,
empirical adjudication imperfect, social phenomena complex, and
mixed methods add value for understanding and explanation.
Ultimately, the goals of understanding and explanation are best
served if research questions dictate the choice of methodological
approach rather than the other way around.
Here's a story that's going to make you laugh, make you cry, and
most of all make you think. Celebrity is a rough game. But Jesse
Cutler is a survivor. Read how Jesse reinvents himself over and
over. With Jesse, you brush elbows with legendary celebrities.
You're up close to the action as he signs major recording
contracts, performs on Broadway, records in the best studios in New
York and Los Angeles. From having Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones
watch in amazement as Jesse's band, the Young Executives, covered
the hit song ""Satisfaction,"" to helping arrange and then perform
in Stephen Schwartz's hit Broadway show Godspell with the #1 single
""Day by Day,"" to being the premier artist for Faberge's Brut
Records label that included Michael Franks and comedian Robert
Klein, to recording an album with Academy Award winner Joe Renzetti
(The Buddy Holly Story), Jesse had it all. But temptations,
seduction and leveraged buyouts of major entertainment
conglomerates left him out in the cold.
Immiserizing growth occurs when growth fails to benefit, or harms,
those at the bottom. It is not a new concept, appearing in some of
the towering figures of the classical tradition of political
economy including Malthus, Ricardo, and Marx. It is also not
empirically insignificant, occurring in between 10% and 35% of
cases. In spite of this, it has not received its due attention in
the academic literature, dominated by the prevailing narrative that
'growth is good for the poor'. Immiserizing Growth: When Growth
Fails the Poor challenges this view to arrive at a better
understanding of when, why, and how growth fails the poor. Taking a
diverse disciplinary perspective, Immiserizing Growth combines
discussion of mechanisms of this troubling economic phenomenon with
empirical data on trends in growth, poverty, and related welfare
indicators. It draws on political economy, applied social
anthropology, and development studies, including contributions from
experts in these fields. A number of methodological approaches are
represented including statistical analysis of household survey and
cross-country data, detailed ethnographic work and case study
analysis drawing on secondary data. Geographical coverage is wide
including Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, the People's Republic of China,
Singapore, and South Korea, in addition to cross-country analysis.
This volume is the first full-length treatment of immiserizing
growth, and constitutes an important step in redirecting attention
to this major challenge.
Paul Shaffer--born and bred music junkie and longtime leader of
David Letterman's "Late Show" band--opens up in this candid,
endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir. From playing seedy
strip joints in Toronto, to being the first musical director of
"Saturday Night Live" and helping to form the Blues Brothers, to
being onstage every night with David Letterman and playing with the
greatest musicians of our time, Shaffer has lived the ultimate
showbiz life. Now--dishing on everyone from John Belushi and Jerry
Lewis to Mel Gibson and Britney Spears--Paul gives us the full
behind-the-scenes story of his life, from banging out pop tunes on
the piano at the age of twelve to leading the band every night at
the Sullivan Theater.
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