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`Here is a feast of diagrams, presented by many expert authors in a
context of history of thought. It will be very useful for
researchers, students and textbook writers.' - Max Corden,
University of Melbourne, Australia `Francis Collins oversaw the
human genome project. Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd have done the same
for economics, demonstrating that figures and diagrams are the DNA
building blocks of the discipline. This book has them all:
backward-bending labor supply, cobweb diagram, circular flow,
production possibility frontier, Stolper-Samuelson box, IS/LM, the
Phillips curve and many more. Each is portrayed, its importance
explained, its origin revealed, and the reader often encounters
Stigler's Law of Eponymy (No scientific discovery is named after
its original discoverer).' - Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of
Virginia `Both students and professors will welcome this original
and unique collection. Analytically tighter and more complete
expositions than much existing literature should be very welcome in
graduate theory courses. Authors of history of economic thought
texts will have to clarify and correct the historical record
regarding who said what and when, and both reconfigure the
assignment of credit and question use of the term "precursor":
early users did more than hint at the full development; often
creating tools.' - Warren Samuels, Michigan State University This
is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams
commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of
mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and
macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory. The
authoritative contributors have produced a well-considered and
definitive selection including some from empirical research such as
the Phillips curve, the Kuznets curve and the Lorenz curve. Almost
all of them are still found in contemporary textbooks and research.
Each entry presents an accurate and concise record of the history
of the figure or diagram, including later developments and any
controversy that arose in its development. As a whole, the book
highlights how the use of geometric methods has played a central
part in the development of economic theory and analysis; as a
method of discovery, more commonly as a method of exposition and
occasionally as a method of proof of propositions in economic
theory and analysis. This highly anticipated book will appeal to
theorists in microeconomics or macroeconomics, scholars of economic
theory and analysis, as well as students in microeconomics, general
equilibrium theory or macroeconomics at the advanced undergraduate
or graduate level who want a definitive account of some figure or
diagram. Historians of economic thought and methodologists will
also find this book an invaluable resource. Contributors: S. Ashok,
R.E. Backhouse, W.J. Baumol, M. Blaug, R. Boyer, L. Cameron, J.S.
Chipman, A.J. Cohen, J.S. Cramer, J. Creedy, A.V. Deardorff, R.W.
Dimand, A. Dixit, R. Dixon, B.C. Eaton, J. Eichberger, N. Erkal, R.
Fare, L. Gangadharan, N. Giocoli, Y. Giraud, S. Grosskopf, H.
Haller, D.W. Hands, G.C. Harcourt, T.M. Humphrey, R.W. Jones, N.
Kakwani, M. Kemp, J.E. King, A.O. Krueger, D. Laidler, C. Lee, R.G.
Lipsey, P. Lloyd, F. Maclachlan, R. Middleton, M. Nerlove, Y.-K.
Ng, A. Panagariya, P. Rodenburg, R. Rothschild, M. Schneider, H.-l.
Shi, A. Skinner, B.J. Spencer, H. Thompson, J. Whalley, R.
Williams, W.C. Woo, A.D. Woodland, W. Young
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This set collects together inaccessible journal articles and extracts from books to guide the reader to the most important and relevant issues in educational and child development today. Some of the most exciting ideas to influence developmental psychology this century are those of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. All developmental psychology courses now include the work of Vygotsky as his ideas challenge existing theorists like Piaget. Lev Vygotsky: Critical Assessments reveals Vygotsky's ideas about the way children learn and the role of thought and language, and demonstrates the educational implications of his work. Vygotsky's ideas offered an entirely separate and new approach to child development and children's education. Volume One: Vygotsky's Theory Volume Two: Thought and Language Volume Three: The Zone of Proximal Development Volume Four: Future Directions
Intranets and Extranets are the fastest growing use of internet
technology and are being adopted by a large number of
organizations. Web-Weaving' is a book for managers which
illustrates the benefits and pitfalls of using technology to
enhance internal and external connections. The book brings together
a number of the hottest subjects in IT and Organizational
Development using contributions from innovative thinkers and
practitioners in both areas. The first section defines what
web-weaving actual is, describing the huge range of communication
technology available to organizations at the moment. The second
section reviews web-weaving in practice using case studies of
companies using intranet and extranet technology. The third section
brings together commentaries from leading players in both the IT
and Human Resources fields to predict the future of web-weaving and
the huge impact it will have on the way organizations and the
people within them will work together in the future.
Originally published in 1990, this book reveals the extent to which
petty landlordism is developing not just in the African urban
settlements that have sprung up but in government-sponsored
low-cost housing estates. The first part of the book traces African
governments' changing responses to urban growth since the 1960s.
The second presents case studies of housing markets and
landlord-tenant relations north and south of the Sahara. The third
examines World Bank involvement, and the book ends by considering
policy implications.
The twenty-one contributions to About: Designing draw on a rich
variety of methodological positions, research backgrounds and
design disciplines including architecture, product design,
engineering, applied linguistics, communication studies, cognitive
psychology, and discourse studies. Collectively these studies
comprise a state-of-the-art overview of design thinking research.
About: Designing will be of interest to design researchers at any
level, as well as specialists in a broad range of design
disciplines and social studies.
Over the next 40 years the number of people aged 60 and over in the
world is set to grow by one and a quarter billion. More than 80 per
cent of these people will be living in developing regions, such as
Asia, Africa and Latin America. What are the implications of this
for the world and what will old age be like for these people? This
original book provides a sophisticated analysis of links between
development, population ageing and the experiences of older people.
Drawing on a broad array of evidence, it challenges a number of
widely held misconceptions and generalisations. The book highlights
the diversity and complexity of international experiences and
argues that the effects of population ageing on development are
strongly influenced by policy choices. It argues that pension
programmes in developing countries often promote inequality and
clientelism, that health policies over-look basic provision and
lifelong promotion, and that care needs continue to be neglected.
It includes country case study chapters which analyse the
experiences of India, South Africa and Argentina. The book will be
of interest to people working in a wide range of academic
disciplines, including economics, gerontology, social policy and
development studies. It will also provide a key reference point for
policy makers and practitioners concerned with developing
countries.
`Here is a feast of diagrams, presented by many expert authors in a
context of history of thought. It will be very useful for
researchers, students and textbook writers.' - Max Corden,
University of Melbourne, Australia `Francis Collins oversaw the
human genome project. Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd have done the same
for economics, demonstrating that figures and diagrams are the DNA
building blocks of the discipline. This book has them all:
backward-bending labor supply, cobweb diagram, circular flow,
production possibility frontier, Stolper-Samuelson box, IS/LM, the
Phillips curve and many more. Each is portrayed, its importance
explained, its origin revealed, and the reader often encounters
Stigler's Law of Eponymy (No scientific discovery is named after
its original discoverer).' - Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of
Virginia `Both students and professors will welcome this original
and unique collection. Analytically tighter and more complete
expositions than much existing literature should be very welcome in
graduate theory courses. Authors of history of economic thought
texts will have to clarify and correct the historical record
regarding who said what and when, and both reconfigure the
assignment of credit and question use of the term "precursor":
early users did more than hint at the full development; often
creating tools.' - Warren Samuels, Michigan State University This
is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams
commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of
mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and
macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory. The
authoritative contributors have produced a well-considered and
definitive selection including some from empirical research such as
the Phillips curve, the Kuznets curve and the Lorenz curve. Almost
all of them are still found in contemporary textbooks and research.
Each entry presents an accurate and concise record of the history
of the figure or diagram, including later developments and any
controversy that arose in its development. As a whole, the book
highlights how the use of geometric methods has played a central
part in the development of economic theory and analysis; as a
method of discovery, more commonly as a method of exposition and
occasionally as a method of proof of propositions in economic
theory and analysis. This highly anticipated book will appeal to
theorists in microeconomics or macroeconomics, scholars of economic
theory and analysis, as well as students in microeconomics, general
equilibrium theory or macroeconomics at the advanced undergraduate
or graduate level who want a definitive account of some figure or
diagram. Historians of economic thought and methodologists will
also find this book an invaluable resource. Contributors: S. Ashok,
R.E. Backhouse, W.J. Baumol, M. Blaug, R. Boyer, L. Cameron, J.S.
Chipman, A.J. Cohen, J.S. Cramer, J. Creedy, A.V. Deardorff, R.W.
Dimand, A. Dixit, R. Dixon, B.C. Eaton, J. Eichberger, N. Erkal, R.
Fare, L. Gangadharan, N. Giocoli, Y. Giraud, S. Grosskopf, H.
Haller, D.W. Hands, G.C. Harcourt, T.M. Humphrey, R.W. Jones, N.
Kakwani, M. Kemp, J.E. King, A.O. Krueger, D. Laidler, C. Lee, R.G.
Lipsey, P. Lloyd, F. Maclachlan, R. Middleton, M. Nerlove, Y.-K.
Ng, A. Panagariya, P. Rodenburg, R. Rothschild, M. Schneider, H.-l.
Shi, A. Skinner, B.J. Spencer, H. Thompson, J. Whalley, R.
Williams, W.C. Woo, A.D. Woodland, W. Young
As the 21st century nears, networked computing is becoming the
essence of computing itself. Alternative phrases
abound--collaborative work, computer supported cooperative work,
simultaneous/concurrent engineering, multimedia real-time
interactive work--but the neatest, shortest, and simplest catch-all
term was coined in 1978: groupware. The two visionaries who coined
the term, Peter and Trudy Johnson-Lenz, are among the 42 expert
contributors to Groupware in the 21st Century. Other contributors
to the volume include Microsoft's Bill Gates, professors Jay
Nunamaker and Tom Malone, and management author Robert Heller. As
with most technological sea-changes, the groupware revolution is
having its impact first on business, where enhanced interaction
between an organization's members, strategic allies, suppliers, and
customers can help ensure that it remains dynamic and competitive.
Anyone who wants to know about the future of information technology
and group processes will want to read this book which brings
perspective and clarity to these new technologies.
For all the West's failings - terrible food, cold weather, and
questionable politicians with funny hair to name a few - it has its
upsides. Konstantin would know. Growing up in the Soviet Union, he
experienced first-hand the horrors of a socialist paradise gone
wrong, having lived in extreme poverty with little access to even
the most basic of necessities. It wasn't until he moved to the UK
that Kisin found himself thriving in an open and tolerant society,
receiving countless opportunities he would never have had
otherwise. Funny, provocative and unswervingly perceptive, An
Immigrant's Love letter to the West interrogates the developing
sense of self-loathing the Western sphere has adopted and offers an
alternative perspective. Exploring race politics, free speech,
immigration and more, Kisin argues that wrongdoing and guilt need
not pervade how we feel about the West - and Britain - today, and
that despite all its ups and downs, it remains one of the best
places to live in the world. After all, if an immigrant can't
publicly profess their appreciation for this country, who can?
Intranets and Extranets are the fastest growing use of internet
technology and are being adopted by a large number of
organizations. `Web-Weaving' is a book for managers which
illustrates the benefits and pitfalls of using technology to
enhance internal and external connections. The book brings together
a number of the hottest subjects in IT and Organizational
Development using contributions from innovative thinkers and
practitioners in both areas. The first section defines what
web-weaving actual is, describing the huge range of communication
technology available to organizations at the moment. The second
section reviews web-weaving in practice using case studies of
companies using intranet and extranet technology. The third section
brings together commentaries from leading players in both the IT
and Human Resources fields to predict the future of web-weaving and
the huge impact it will have on the way organizations and the
people within them will work together in the future.
The twenty-one contributions to About: Designing draw on a rich
variety of methodological positions, research backgrounds and
design disciplines including architecture, product design,
engineering, applied linguistics, communication studies, cognitive
psychology, and discourse studies. Collectively these studies
comprise a state-of-the-art overview of design thinking research.
About: Designing will be of interest to design researchers at any
level, as well as specialists in a broad range of design
disciplines and social studies.
Globally, over the next 40 years, the number of people, aged 60 and
over is set to grow by one and a quarter billion. More than 80 per
cent of these people will be living in developing regions, such as
Asia, Africa, and Latin America. What are the implications of this
for the world? What will old age be like for these people? This
book offers a general, critical review of the current state of
knowledge on population ageing and older people in developing
countries. It combines a wide range of perspectives - from
development studies, social gerontology, social policy, and
demography - into a single, original, and coherent book. It
examines the neglected topic of ageing and international
development alongside the experiences of older people. Population
Ageing and International Development will be the main reference
point for teaching and research in the field.
This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications SEMICONDUCTORS,
PART II is based on the proceedings of the IMA summer program
"Semiconductors." Our goal was to foster interaction in this
interdisciplinary field which involves electrical engineers,
computer scientists, semiconductor physicists and mathematicians,
from both university and industry. In particular, the program was
meant to encourage the participation of numerical and mathematical
analysts with backgrounds in ordinary and partial differential
equations, to help get them involved in the mathematical as pects
of semiconductor models and circuits. We are grateful to W.M.
Coughran, Jr., Julian Cole, Peter Lloyd, and Jacob White for
helping Farouk Odeh organize this activity and trust that the
proceedings will provide a fitting memorial to Farouk. We also take
this opportunity to thank those agencies whose financial support
made the program possible: the Air Force Office of Scientific
Research, the Army Research Office, the National Science
Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research. A vner Friedman
Willard Miller, J r. Preface to Part II Semiconductor and
integrated-circuit modeling are an important part of the high
technology "chip" industry, whose high-performance, low-cost
microprocessors and high-density memory designs form the basis for
supercomputers, engineering work stations, laptop computers, and
other modern information appliances. There are a variety of
differential equation problems that must be solved to facilitate
such mod eling.
Semiconductor and integrated-circuit modeling are an important part
of the high-technology "chip" industry, whose high-performance,
low-cost microprocessors and high-density memory designs form the
basis for supercomputers, engineering workstations, laptop
computers, and other modern information appliances. There are a
variety of differential equation problems that must be solved to
facilitate such modeling. This two-volume set covers three topic
areas: process modeling and circuit simulation in Volume I and
device modeling in Volume II. Process modeling provides the
geometry and impurity doping characteristics that are prerequisites
for device modeling; device modeling, in turn, provides static
current and transient charge characteristics needed to specify the
so-called compact models employed by circuit simulators. The goal
of these books is to bring together scientists and mathematicians
to discuss open problems, algorithms to solve such, and to form
bridges between the diverse disciplines involved.
This study draws together some of the best economists and public policy analysts in Australia to contribute to a major assessment and "audit" of the economy. It assesses the economy's recent performance in achieving an environment which encourages sustainable economic growth with an equitable income distribution. It pinpoints what is required to ensure growth with socially and environmentally acceptable outcomes for the future.
This study draws together some of the best economists and public policy analysts in Australia to contribute to a major assessment and "audit" of the economy. It assesses the economy's recent performance in achieving an environment which encourages sustainable economic growth with an equitable income distribution. It pinpoints what is required to ensure growth with socially and environmentally acceptable outcomes for the future.
Lotus Notes is one of the most successful and versatile groupware
products on the market today and is used widely in both large and
small organisations. Transforming Organisations Through Groupware -
Lotus Notes in Action contains a selection of carefully chosen case
studies which illustrate the implementational, organisational and
commercial consequences of using Lotus Notes. These case studies
have been chosen for their international appeal and, unlike other
books on Lotus Notes, concentrate on the added value that can be
gained by using Notes - rather than on the technical aspects of how
to make the software work.
The pueblos jovenes or 'young towns' of Lima, capital of Peru, are
one of the most spectacular phenomena of Latin American
urbanization. They were originally formed when poor migrants from
the sierra invaded vacant land within the city, initially erecting
matting shelters; but latterly governments encouraged the upgrading
of these settlements, through the self-help of their residents, and
in consequence many older pueblos jovenes developed into poor
working-class suburbs with solidly built houses. In this book,
which was originally published in 1980 as part of the Urbanization
in Developing Countries series, Professor Lloyd outlines the
processes that led to the formation of the pueblos jovenes. First,
the author shows that the settlement is a strongly cohesive
community; and second that the term 'marginal', which is applied to
both the settlement and its people, is in many senses
inappropriate. He also critically examines government policies
between the middle class and the poor.
Originally published in 1990, this book reveals the extent to which
petty landlordism is developing not just in the African urban
settlements that have sprung up but in government-sponsored
low-cost housing estates. The first part of the book traces African
governments' changing responses to urban growth since the 1960s.
The second presents case studies of housing markets and
landlord-tenant relations north and south of the Sahara. The third
examines World Bank involvement, and the book ends by considering
policy implications.
The book highlights the lack of a clear division between the role
of the state and the role of the individual in our modern
democracy, and argues that it is necessary to have such a division
in order to limit state power. It describes the erosion of
liberties and the alteration of rights and tries to explain the
reasons for such unprecedented changes The book offers a two
pronged solution designed to force governments to acknowledge the
rights of citizens and to create a division between the realm and
responsibility of the State and that of individual citizens by
adopting a "Charter of Principles" and a written constitution.
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