Higher education in federal countries : a comparative study

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : higher education in federal countries / Simon Marginson and Martin Carnoy -- The United States of America : changes and challenges in a highly decentralized system / Anthony Lising Antonio, Martin Carnoy and C. …”
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Mastering Ethereum : Implement Advanced Blockchain Applications Using Ethereum-Supported Tools, Services, and Protocols. by Grincalaitis, Merunas

Table of Contents: “…Mastering Ethereum: implement advanced blockchain applications using Ethereum-supported tools, services, and protocols -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Section 1: Blockchain -- Ethereum Refresher -- Chapter 1: Blockchain Architecture -- Chapter 2: Ethereum Ecosystems -- Chapter 3: Ethereum Assets -- Section 2: Decentralized Application Development Workflow -- Chapter 4: Mastering Smart Contracts -- Chapter 5: Mastering dApps -- Chapter 6: Tools, Frameworks, Components, and Services -- Chapter 7: Deployment on Testnet -- Chapter 8: Various dApps Integrations -- Chapter 9: Decentralized Exchanges Workflow -- Section 3: Ethereum Implementations -- Chapter 10: Machine Learning on the Ethereum Blockchain -- Chapter 11: Creating a Blockchain-based Social Media Platform -- Chapter 12: Creating a Blockchain-Based E-Commerce Marketplace -- Other Books You May Enjoy -- Index.…”
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Restoring Fiscal Discipline for Poverty Reduction in Peru : a Public Expenditure Review.

Table of Contents: “…Addressing the Promises and Risks of Decentralization -- VI. Upgrading the Civil Service -- VII. …”
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De-coding new regionalism : shifting socio-political contexts in Central Europe and Latin America

Table of Contents: “…The case of Jalisco / Basilio Verduzco Chávez -- Decentralization and regions in Brazil: an economic development perspective / Anita Kon -- Redefining regional policies in Venezuela: from decentralization to recentralization / Catalina Banko -- Regional development and 'new' regionalism in Poland / Grzegorz Gorzelak -- Regionalization in Hungary: options and scenarios on the 'road to Europe' / Ilona Kovács Pálné -- 'Reaching for the stars': East German urban regions and the vicissitudes of place-making / Hans-Joachim Bürkner -- The emergence of new regions in transition Romania / Jósef Benedek -- New regionalism and evolving territorialities of the state / James Wesley Scott.…”
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West Virginia University, symbol of unity in a sectionalized state by Doherty, William T., Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971

Table of Contents: “…"Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge" : 1862-1867 ; Yankee centralization to Confederate decentralization : 1867-1885 ; Decentralization to centralization : 1885-1901 ; The inner wickedness of sociology : 1897-1901 ; Conservative management versus "new education" : 1901-1914 ; Almost heaven and almost a university : 1914-1928 ; The heavy hand of politics : 1928-1935 ; Four terms for Roosevelt and four presidents for WVU : 1932-1945 -- The land-grant, comprehensive state university, 1946-1980. …”
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Managing water demand : policies, practices, and lessons from the Middle East and North Africa forums by Baroudy, Ellysar

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- The Editors -- 146; Water Demand Management58; The Way Forward63; -- Rationale for the Water Demand Management Forums -- What is Water Demand Management63; -- Why Involve Decision45;makers63; -- The Knowledge Network -- Highlights from the Forums -- References -- 246; Wasterwater Reuse -- Introduction -- Integrating Reuse into Water Resource Management58; A Pressing Need -- Issues and Implications in the Middle East and North Africa -- Alternative Uses for Treated Wastewater -- Environmental and Social Concerns -- Conclusion -- References -- 346; Water Valuation -- Introduction -- Functions and Objectives of Water Pricing -- Pricing Practices in Countries of the Middle East and North Africa -- Impact of Pricing on Water Saving58; Results to Date -- Conclusions -- References -- 446; Public8211;Private Partnerships -- Introduction -- Public45;Private Partnerships in Countries of the Middle East and North Africa -- The Case of Amman44; Jordan -- The Case of Morocco -- Issues and Implications for the Region -- Conclusions -- References -- 546; Decentralization and Participatory Irrigation Management -- Introduction -- Key Issues Facing the Region -- Analysis and Discussion of the Case Studies -- Impacts and Implications of Decentralization -- Knowledge Gaps -- Conclusions -- References -- 646; Conclusions -- Last Page.…”
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Decentralisation and Spatial Rural Development Planning in Cameroon. by Ndenecho, Neba

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Plates; Abbreviations Used In This Book; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter One -- The Theoretical Framework; Introduction; Generic Spatial Development of Rural Areas; Objectives of the Rural Physical Planner; Rural Habitat Planning and the Role of Decentralization; Chapter Two -- Cultural Identity and the Rural Habitat; The Complexity of Human Settlement; The Variety of Individual Dwellings; The Village and Habitat; Architectural Styles and Building Forms.…”
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National Park Management in Indonesia. by Soekmadi, Rinekso

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Social Policy, Welfare State, and Civil Society in Sweden : Volume I: History, Policies, and Institutions 1884-1988. by Hort (birth name Olsson), Sven E. O.

Table of Contents: “…Facets of Welfare State Developments -- Before Social Democracy: The Early Formation of a Social Policy Discourse in Sweden -- Working Class Power and the 1946 Pension Reform in Sweden: A Respectful Festschrift Contribution -- The Development of the Postwar Welfare State -- The Dialectics of Decentralization and Privatization…”
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Blockchain Hurricane by Baucherel, Kate

Table of Contents: “…The long road to decentralization -- Chapter 3. Magic Internet money -- Chapter 4. …”
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The best system money can buy : corruption in the European Union by Warner, Carolyn M., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…-- "Corruption is our friend" : exporting graft in infrastructure, arms, and oil -- The myth of the market : privatization -- Decentralization, democracy, and graft -- The corruption of campaign and party financing -- The pathologies of an international organization -- The European Union, the international political economy, and corruption.…”
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Fighting corruption in public services : chronicling Georgia's reforms.

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgements -- About this book -- Introduction -- Patrol police serving people -- Strengthening tax collections -- Cleaning up customs -- Ensuring power supply reliability -- Deregulating businesses -- Making public and civil registries work -- Cleaning up corruption in Georgia's university entrance examinations -- Decentralizing municipal services -- Conclusions.…”
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Snakes in paradise : NGOs and the aid industry in Africa by Holmén, Hans

Table of Contents: “…The West Africa experience. Decentralization and organizations in West Africa. Farmers' associations in West Africa. …”
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The best system money can buy : corruption in the European Union by Warner, Carolyn M., 1961-

Table of Contents: “…-- "Corruption is our friend" : exporting graft in infrastructure, arms, and oil -- The myth of the market : privatization -- Decentralization, democracy, and graft -- The corruption of campaign and party financing -- The pathologies of an international organization -- The European Union, the international political economy, and corruption.…”
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The second twentieth century : how the information revolution shapes business, states, and nations by Rosa, Jean Jacques

Table of Contents: “…The race for size, 1870-1960 ; The political consequences of hierarchy ; The decentralizing revolution, 1968-1989 ; The return of the individual -- pt 2. …”
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Small town China : rural labour and social inclusion by Carrillo, Beatriz

Table of Contents: “…Shanxi province as case study : regional inequalities, local development and social transformations -- Urbanization, rural-urban linkages and the urban labour market -- Housing reform -- Decentralization and the consequences for the promotion of local social security schemes -- Social policy transformations and the delivery of public services at the local level : the cases of health and education.…”
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Internet architecture and innovation by Van Schewick, Barbara

Table of Contents: “…Architecture and innovation -- Internet design principles -- The original architecture of the Internet -- Architecture and the cost of innovation -- Architecture and the organization of innovation -- Architecture and competition among makers of complementary components -- Network architectures and the economic environment for application innovation -- Decentralized versus centralized environments for application innovation -- Public and private interests in network architectures.…”
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Bio-inspired emergent control of locomotion systems by Frasca, Mattia

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- CNN-based central pattern generators -- CNN-based CPGs with sensory feedback and VLSI implementation -- Decentralized locomotion control -- A gallery of bio-inspired robots -- High-level analog control : attitude control and motor maps -- High-level analog control : Turing patterns and autowaves -- Conclusions.…”
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Building Democratic Institutions : Governance Reform in Developing Countries. by Cheema, G. Shabbir

Table of Contents: “…Table of Contents -- Preface -- Democracy, Governance and Development -- Elections and Democracy -- Integrity in Governance -- Strengthening Parliamentary Process -- Promoting Human Rights Through Inclusive Democracy -- Democracy at the Grass Roots Through Decentralization -- Globalization and Public Sector Management Capacity -- Judicial Reform -- Governance in Crisis Situations -- Sustaining Democracy -- Bibliography -- INDEX…”
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Rural Politics in India : Political Stratification and Governance in West Bengal. by Roy, Dayabati

Table of Contents: “…Village InfrastructureKadampur; 4 Seeing the State and Governance in the Grassroots; Local Government, Party and Ethnicity; Decentralization, Panchayat and the SC Pradhan; Local Self-government and Empowerment; Gram Sansad, Democracy and Marginal Groups; Education, Decentralization and the VEC; Party, Power and Panchayat; Panchayat, Gender and Caste; ICDS: Equity Question at the Grassroots; Women, Local State and Governance; Summing Up; 5 Party and Politics at the Margin; Tribal Community and its Leaders; Muslim and its Leaders: The Margin on the Margin?…”
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Multilevel analysis of the PISA data : insights for policy and practice

Table of Contents: “…Effects of School Decentralization and School Climate on Student Performance; 10. …”
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Inside Ocean Hill-Brownsville : a teacher's education, 1968-69 by Isaacs, Charles S., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Brownsville Battles OnJews, Whites, and Others; Decentralization Reaps What Was Sown; The Bloomberg Era; Miracle or Mirage; Testing and Its Discontents; The End Product; Coda; Notes; Illustration Credits; Sources; Books; Journal Articles and Papers; Reports and Position Papers; Court Decisions; Newspapers, Newsletters, and Magazines; Interviews; Index.…”
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Growth strategies for hotels by Henderson, Gerardo

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Behavioral Finance and Accounting. by Tse, Yiuman

Table of Contents: “…Cover; CONTENTS; Editorial advisory board; The value relevance of earnings levels in the return-earnings relation; Political connections and corporate overinvestment: evidence from China; The role of accounting values in the relation between XBRL and forecast accuracy; Decentralization, perceived environmental uncertainty, managerial performance and management accounting system information in Egyptian hospitals.…”
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Paths toward the modern fiscal state : England, Japan, and China by He, Wenkai, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Credit crises in the rise of the modern fiscal state -- England's path, 1642-1752 -- The rapid centralization of public finance in Japan, 1868-1880 -- The emergence of a modern fiscal state in Japan, 1880-1895 -- Economic disruption and the failure of paper money in China, 1851-1864 -- The persistence of fiscal decentralization in China, 1864-1911.…”
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Paths toward the modern fiscal state : England, Japan, and China by He, Wenkai, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Credit crises in the rise of the modern fiscal state -- England's path, 1642-1752 -- The rapid centralization of public finance in Japan, 1868-1880 -- The emergence of a modern fiscal state in Japan, 1880-1895 -- Economic disruption and the failure of paper money in China, 1851-1864 -- The persistence of fiscal decentralization in China, 1864-1911.…”
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Between monopoly and free trade : the English East India Company, 1600-1757 by Erikson, Emily

Table of Contents: “…Social Networks and the East Indiaman; 5. Decentralization, Corruption, and Market Structure; 6. …”
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Indonesia's transformation and the stability of Southeast Asia by Rabasa, Angel, Chalk, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the regional context -- Indonesia's fragile democratic experiment -- The East Timor crisis and its consequences -- The challenge of separatism and ethnic and religious conflict -- Reinventing Indonesia: the challenge of decentralization -- The military in transition -- Alternative Indonesian futures -- Regional consequences of Indonesian futures -- Muslim separatist movements in the Philippines and Thailand -- Implications for the United States and the U.S. …”
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Our program : a Christian political manifesto by Kuyper, Abraham, 1837-1920

Table of Contents: “…Our movement -- Authority -- The ordinances of God -- Government -- No secular state -- "By the grace of God" -- Forms of government -- Our constitution -- Popular influence -- Budget refusal -- Decentralization -- Our states and councils -- Education -- The justice system -- Public decency -- Public hygiene -- Finance -- National defense -- Overseas possessions -- The social question -- Church and state -- Party policy.…”
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Safety and reliability in cooperating unmanned aerial systems by Rabbath, Camille Alain, 1969-

Table of Contents: “…Formation control. 3.3. Observer-based decentralized abrupt fault detector. 3.4. Signal-based decentralized non-abrupt fault detector. 3.5. …”
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A call to conscience : the anti/Contra War campaign by Peace, Roger C. (Roger Craft), 1952-

Table of Contents: “…-Nicaragua relations, the Sandinista Revolution, and the Contra War -- An overview of the Contra War debate -- Origins of the anti/contra war campaign -- Expansion of the anti/Contra War campaign, 1983/84 -- Organizational dynamics of a decentralized campaign -- The politics of transnational solidarity -- Meeting the political challenge, 1985/86 -- Sustaining the anti/Contra War campaign, 1987/90.…”
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The symbolic state : minority recognition, majority backlash, and secession in multinational countries by Basta, Karlo, 1976-

Table of Contents: “…In Search of Theories of the Multinational State -- Theoretical Bottlenecks -- Decentralization, Symbolic Recognition, and Secessionist Crises -- Canada and Quebec from the Quiet Revolution to the 1995 Referendum -- Spain and Catalonia from the Transition to the 2017 Secession Crisis -- Yugoslavia and Croatia from the Reemergence of the National Question to the Breakup -- Czechoslovakia from the Velvet Revolution to the Velvet Divorce -- The Multinational State and the Analytic Imagination.…”
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The multinational man : the role of the manager abroad. Vol. 2 by Aitken, Thomas, 1910-1992

Table of Contents: “…Administration -Centralize or Decentralize?; 5. The Manager and the Money; 6. Who Controls the Market?…”
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Beautyscapes : mapping cosmetic surgery tourism by Holliday, Ruth, Jones, Meredith (Meredith Rachael), 1965-, Bell, David, 1965 February 12-

Table of Contents: “…Clinical trails : researching cosmetic surgery tourism -- Cosmetic investments -- Locating cosmetic surgery tourism -- The work of cosmetic surgery tourism I : caregiving companions and medical travel facilitators -- The work of cosmetic surgery tourism II : health workers and patients -- Community and little narratives -- Decentring and disorienting cosmetic surgery tourism -- Cosmetic convivialities and cosmopolitan beginnings -- Conclusions.…”
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European governance and supranational institutions : making states comply by Tallberg, Jonas

Table of Contents: “…Delegation of enforcement powers : the supranational quest for sanctioning authority -- 6. Decentralized enforcement through national courts : the supranational creation of new powers -- 7. …”
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Ireland and the federal solution : the debate over the United Kingdom constitution, 1870-1921 by Kendle, John, 1937-

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Irrigation water pricing : the gap between theory and practice

Table of Contents: “…the Vietnamese state's dilemma of decentralization of water management in the Red River Delta / Jean-Philippe Fontenelle, Francois Molle, Hugh Turral -- Water pricing in Haryana, India / Petra Hellegers, Chris Perry, Jeremy Berkoff -- Energy-irrigation nexus in South Asia / Tushaar Shah [and others] -- Wells and canals in Jordan / J.P. …”
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Ireland and the federal solution : the debate over the United Kingdom constitution, 1870-1921 by Kendle, John, 1937-

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University Autonomy : Higher Education in Russia Since Perestroika. by Bain, Olga B.

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; The Rise of Autonomy; Introduction: Reforming Higher Education in Russia; The Sources of Autonomy; Regional and University Response; Decentralization and Regional Autonomy; The Trend Toward Autonomy of Russian Institutions of Higher Education; Pathways to Success; St. …”
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Ruling capital : emerging markets and the reregulation of cross-border finance by Gallagher, Kevin, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Countervailing monetary power -- Defending cooperative decentralization -- From managing the trilemma to stability supported growth -- Let's not get carried away -- The politics of re-regulating cross-border finance -- Ruling capital: the IMF's new view of the capital account -- Good talk, little action: the limits of the G-20 -- Trading away financial stability -- The future of countervailing monetary power.…”
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