External costs of coastal beach pollution : an hedonic approach by Wilman, Elizabeth A.

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Introducing the Euro as legal tender : benefits and costs of Eurorization for Cape Verde / by Imam, Patrick

Table of Contents: “…Potential Benefits and Costs of Eurorization for Cape Verde; Boxes; 1. Loss of Seignorage Revenue: Theory and Evidence; 2. …”
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Saving Cape Hatteras Lighthouse from the sea : options and policy implications

Table of Contents: “…WETLANDS PROTECTIONECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- USE AND PROTECTION OF THE COAST -- 3 Concepts of Historic Preservation -- Part II The Criteria, Options, And Evaluation -- 4 Preservation Options and Evaluation Criteria -- THE OPTIONS -- CRITERIA TO EVALUATE PRESERVATION OPTIONS -- 5 Evaluation the Options -- INCREMENTAL RELOCATION: THE PREFERRED OPTION -- Overview -- Cost of First Move -- Cost of Future Moves -- Evaluation -- Site Selection -- Ecological Consequences of Moving the Lighthouse -- Recent Legislation -- Summary…”
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The Failure of Global Capitalism : From Cape Breton to Colombia andBeyond. by Gibbs, Terry

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the impossible dream -- The rise and fall of industrial capitalism in Cape Breton -- The Cape Breton radicals -- From confrontation to collaboration -- dismantling the compact -- The era of industrial decline -- Back to the future -- Colombia in the era of neoliberal globalization -- The path to neoliberalism -- Plan Colombia and U.S. intervention -- Natural resources and human rights -- Canada and Colombian coal -- The human cost of free trade -- The new economy in Cape Breton and Atlantic Canada -- The call centre phenomenon -- The anti-union strategy -- Canada's energy policies in the era of free trade -- The social fallout -- The failure of community economic development -- The need to challenge global structures -- Alternatives to global capitalism -- A Venezuelan alternative : the Bolivarian revolution -- The environmental challenge -- A Colombian alternative : Las Gaviotas -- Local and global linkages -- Conclusion : we have met the enemy.…”
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Ready for takeoff? : the potential for low-cost carriers in developing countries by Weisskopf, Nora

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Low-Cost Carrier Business Model; Definition; Key Elements of the LCC Business Model; Figures; Figure 1.1 Average Daily Aircraft Utilization by LCCs, 2011-12; Figure 1.2 LCC Average Stage Length, 2013; Figure 1.3 Online Distribution as Percentage of Total Distribution, 2011-12; Figure 1.4 Labor Productivity Comparison, 2011-12; Figure 1.5 Adherence to Low-Cost Model, 2011-12; Are Low-Cost Carriers Really Low Cost?…”
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Accès aux soins de santé en Afrique de l'Ouest (L') : Au-delà des idéologies et€des€idées€reçues. by Ridde, Valéry

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By the rivers of water : a nineteenth-century Atlantic odyssey by Clarke, Erskine, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Journey to a West African cape.…”
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Clipper ships and the golden age of sail : races and rivalries on the nineteenth century high seas by Jefferson, Sam

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE ORIGINS OF CLIPPER SHIPS; Baltimore clippers; Britain lags behind; Gold rush; Time for tea; Beauty at any cost; End of an era; 2 A HELL SHIP VOYAGE WITH 'BULLY' WATERMAN; Fame and fortune; A challenge for the Challenge; Rotten crew; Crisis at Cape Horn; The reckoning in San Francisco; The aftermath; 3 MARCO POLO, THE FASTEST SHIP IN THE WORLD; A stranding with a twist; Under new ownership; Up through the hawse-pipe; Troubles on the record passage; Commander of the Lightning; The Schomberg's only voyage; Dangerous gamble.…”
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With The Twenty-Ninth Division In Gallipoli, A Chaplain's Experiences. [Illustrated Edition]. by Oswin, Rev. Creighton

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The Song of the Lark. by Cather, Willa, 1873-1947

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Higher Education in Portuguese Speaking African Countries. by Langa, PatrÌcio Vitorino

Table of Contents: “…2.4 Changes in higher education governance2.4.1 Changing governance contexts; 2.4.2 Quality assurance; 2.5 Financing higher education; 2.5.1 Sources of funding and expenditure on higher education; 2.5.2 Tuition fees and cost-sharing; 2.6 Access and equity; 2.7 ICT in Angolan higher education; 2.7.1 ICT policy development in Angola; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 -- CAPE VERDE; 3.1 Country profile; 3.2 Background and historical context of higher education; 3.3 Trends of expansion, diversification and differentiation; 3.4 Changes in higher education governance; 3.5 Financing higher education.…”
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U-Boats off the Outer Banks : Shadows in the Moonlight. by Bunch, Jim

Table of Contents: “…The North Carolina Coastline: Virginia Line to Cape Lookout -- 3. January: The U-Boats Arrive off the Coast of North Carolina -- 4. …”
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The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henri, 1822-1861

Table of Contents: “…Floods of Pactolus -- VIII. What A Crown-Piece Costs -- IX. Polar Violets -- X. The Cape of Storms -- XI. …”
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Systemic school improvement interventions in South Africa : some practical lessons from development practitioners

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Rome seizes the trident : the defeat of carthaginian seapower and the forging of the roman empire. by Santis, Marc C. De

Table of Contents: “…Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I: Breaking Carthage; Introduction; Chapter 1: Sources; Chapter 2: The Contestants; Chapter 3: Sicily: Theatre of War, History of Blood; Chapter 4: War at Sea in the Age of the War Galley; Chapter 5: Breaking Athens: A Case Study; Part II: The First Punic War; Chapter 6: Trouble at the Toe of Italy; Chapter 7: Opening Moves; Chapter 8: Mylae, 260 BC: Rome's Fleet Sails in Harm's Way; Chapter 9: After Mylae; Chapter 10: Ecnomus, 256 BC; Chapter 11: The Battle of Cape Hermaeum, 255 BC; Chapter 12: Rome Tries Again; Chapter 13: Drepana, 249 BC.…”
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Satellite observations to benefit science and society : recommended missions for the next decade

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Adoption and impact of OER in the Global South

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The IBNET Water Supply and Sanitation Performance Blue Book : the International Benchmarking Network for Water and Sanitation Utilities Databook. by Danilenko, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…FROM BENCHMARKING TO BUSINESS PLANNING: THE CASE OF APA CANAL CHISINAU -- Summary of Conceptual Framework for Business Planning -- Demand Analysis -- Operating Cost Analysis -- Calculation of Revenue Requirements -- Summary of Key Points -- APPENDIX 2. …”
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The Indian Ocean Rim : southern Africa and regional co-operation

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) Economic Association: History and Prospects; 2. Cape Town and Port Louis in the Eighteenth Century; 3. …”
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Alternative Irrigation : the Promise of Runoff Agriculture. by Barrow, Christopher J.

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The Struggles of John Brown Russwurm : the Life and Writings of a Pan-Africanist Pioneer, 1799-1851. by James, Winston

Table of Contents: “…Preface and Acknowledgments; A Note on Quotations; PART I: John Brown Russwurm; Prologue: The Man Out of Place; 1 From Boy to Man; 2 Freedom's Journal: Pleading Our Own Cause; 3 Quitting America and Its Cost; 4 "We Have Found a Haven": In the Land of His Fathers; 5 Governor Russwurm: The Cape Palmas Years; Epilogue: Russwurm in His Rightful Place; PART II: Selected Writings of John Brown Russwurm; Editorial Note; 1 Early Writings; The Condition and Prospects of Hayti; 2 Writings from Freedom's Journal; Part A. …”
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Remittance markets in Africa

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Health care systems around the world : a comparative guide by Boslaugh, Sarah

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U.S. political programs : functions and assessments

Table of Contents: “…MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION ABSTRACT; MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ; OVERVIEW; MCC BACKGROUND ; MCC IMPLEMENTATION ; Selection of Candidate Countries ; Country Selection Criteria and Methodology ; Selecting Eligible Countries ; Country Selection -- FY2009 ; MCC Compacts and Program Proposals ; Compact Descriptions ; Madagascar ; Honduras ; Cape Verde; Nicaragua ; Georgia ; Armenia ; Vanuatu ; Ghana ; Benin ; Mali ; El Salvador ; Mozambique ; Lesotho ; Morocco ; Mongolia ; Tanzania; Burkina Faso ; Namibia ; "Threshold" Countries and Programs ; SELECT ISSUES ; Funding.…”
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The Cash Dividend : the Rise of Cash Transfer Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa by Garcia, Marito, 1951-

Table of Contents: “…; Cash Payment Systems; Conditional versus Unconditional Cash Transfers; Graduation from Cash Transfer Programs; Monitoring and Accountability; Communication to Ensure Program Impact: Building Understanding, Ownership, and a Constituency of Support; Institutional Location, Coordination, and Capacity; Evidence from Program Evaluations: Filling the Gaps in Knowledge; Piloting of Cash Transfers before Expansion; Program Cost.…”
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Growth and poverty reduction : case studies from West Africa

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Exploring BeagleBone : Tools and Techniques for Building with Embedded Linux. by Molloy, Derek

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Programming the BeagleBone. by Chavan, Yogesh

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