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Government Policy And The Decline In U.S. Trade Competitiveness, Sven W. Arndt Jan 1986

Government Policy And The Decline In U.S. Trade Competitiveness, Sven W. Arndt

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

This chapter examines recent developments in the U.S. competitive position from both economywide and sector-specific perspectives. At the former level, competitiveness may be measured by comparing the average of domestic prices or costs with those abroad, after allowing for changes in exchange rates; while at the disaggregated level, the price and cost comparisons are carried out with respect to sectors, industries, and products.

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The Taman Negara Batek: A People In Transition, Paul Faulstich Oct 1985

The Taman Negara Batek: A People In Transition, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Batek Negritos from the vicinity of Taman Negara National Park in West Malaysia are a hunting and gathering people presently experiencing rapid encroachment by the modern world. Under the authority of the Malaysian government, they are being encouraged to settle and to emulate Malay subsistence farming communities. Unfortunately, this strategy has had a number of adverse effects on the Batek.

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Why Are They Dying? An Exercise In Social Analysis And The Formation Of Social Policy, Rudi Volti Jan 1985

Why Are They Dying? An Exercise In Social Analysis And The Formation Of Social Policy, Rudi Volti

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

In the spring semester of 1985 I began to teach a seminar on sociology and public policy. When I met the class for the first time, I had two general goals. First, I wanted to create a classroom environment in which there would be a substantial amount of discussion, questioning, and joint effort, along with the inculcation of a problem-solving spirit. Second, since the course met only once a week, I could not be content to offer the standard first-session fare: handing out a syllabus, taking roll, going over readings and assignments, and generally setting the stage for the real …

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Trade Problems And Trade Policies, Sven W. Arndt Jan 1985

Trade Problems And Trade Policies, Sven W. Arndt

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

The contemporary protectionist furor in the U.S. Congress is not only unprecedented in the post-World War II era but also anomalous. It is anomalous because it occurs in the context of an economic recovery and one of the most extended recoveries at hat. Although unprecedented and anomalous, it is not difficult to explain for it occurs during one of the most unbalanced economic recoveries on record.

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Trade And Financial Interdependence In The World Economy, Sven W. Arndt, Lawrence Bouton Jan 1985

Trade And Financial Interdependence In The World Economy, Sven W. Arndt, Lawrence Bouton

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

With regard to the trading order, questions have arisen about the benefits from freer trade at a time when more countries are turning to managed trade and protectionist sentiment is on the rise. Some believe that the international financial system, for its part, no longer facilitates the transactions of goods but dominates them. This article discusses these issues and addresses the policy options available to government leaders.

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The External Effects Of U.S. Disinflation, Sven W. Arndt Jan 1984

The External Effects Of U.S. Disinflation, Sven W. Arndt

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

This chapter examines the effects of recent U.S. policies on such "external" variables as exchange rates and the balance of trade. It also examines their repercussions for America's principal trading partners. The focus is on adjustment in the short run and on the role of price and wage rigidities in bringing about the observed results. The chapter begins with a brief review of the major developments and then proceeds to an analysis of the relevant interrelations. An appendix provides a more formal treatment of the major analytical issues.

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Beyond 'Formal' Vs. 'Informal' Education: Uses Of Psychological Theory In Anthropological Research, Claudia Strauss Sep 1983

Beyond 'Formal' Vs. 'Informal' Education: Uses Of Psychological Theory In Anthropological Research, Claudia Strauss

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

For at least the last ten years cross-cultural research on the cognitive consequences of education has been dominated by the theoretical dichotomy between "formal" and "informal" education. The paradigm of formal education is the style of schooling developed in the industrialized West. It has been defined as any form of education that is deliberate, carried on "out of context" in a special setting outside of the routines of daily life, and made the responsibility of the larger social group. "Informal education" refers to education that takes place "in context" as children participate in everyday adult activities. It is the predominant …

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Aquatic Photovoltaic Facility, Donald S. Remer, Hwee Tong Lim '82, Brian C. Kelly '82 Jan 1982

Aquatic Photovoltaic Facility, Donald S. Remer, Hwee Tong Lim '82, Brian C. Kelly '82

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A feasibility design and cost estimate was completed for a 1 megawatt photovoltaic (PV) facility which would float on an island reservoir at Catalina Island off the coast the coast of Southern California. If built, this project would be one of the largest PV operating facilities to date and also the first floating PV system. The modular facility consists of 250 floating platforms each supporting 430 square feet of flat panel PV cells. This facility would provide 25% of Catalina's yearly peak energy demand and reduce the amount of diesel fuel used.

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An Approximation Method Of Calculating The Present Worth Of Nonintegrable Cash Flow Patterns, Brian Almond, Donald S. Remer Jan 1981

An Approximation Method Of Calculating The Present Worth Of Nonintegrable Cash Flow Patterns, Brian Almond, Donald S. Remer

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An approximation method is provided for calculating the present worth of nonintegrable continuous cash flows that have common industrial economic applications. Two limiting cases of particular use in engineering screening analyses are given for each model. Practical examples are presented to illustrate the application of the cash flow models to manpower reductions due to computerized process control and to cash flows for a pollution-abatement facility.

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Mississippi Redistricting 1977-1980, Thomas B. Hofeller Jan 1980

Mississippi Redistricting 1977-1980, Thomas B. Hofeller

CGU Theses & Dissertations

This is a study of the 1977-78 redistricting of the Mississippi State Legislature. It was a process that saw the culmination of a struggle between the civil rights forces and the "Establishment" in Mississippi, but its origins span almost the entire period of the "reapportionment revolution" in the United States.

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Deterrence And The Arms Race: The Impotence Of Power, Jacek J. Kugler, Abramo Fimo Kenneth Organski, Daniel J. Fox Jan 1980

Deterrence And The Arms Race: The Impotence Of Power, Jacek J. Kugler, Abramo Fimo Kenneth Organski, Daniel J. Fox

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

So much has been done in the name of nuclear deterrence, so much destructive power built by ourselves and the Russians that it may seem rather late in the day, not to say absurd, to wonder whether or not mutual deterrence really occurs and ask what evidence can be adduced to prove it. Yet such a question may be essential to an understanding of international nuclear politics. The problems thus posed are difficult, however, and cannot be solved by direct means. What one needs to do is to establish empirically whether the conditions necessary for deterrence to be taking place …

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Flat Plate Solar Collector Materials (And Designs With An Economic Methodology For Optimizing Collector Design), Michael L. Day '79, Donald S. Remer, Daniel Hyatt '82 Jan 1979

Flat Plate Solar Collector Materials (And Designs With An Economic Methodology For Optimizing Collector Design), Michael L. Day '79, Donald S. Remer, Daniel Hyatt '82

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The desirability of specific materials and designs for conventional flat-plate solar collector components is considered. Then a methodology for choosing the most economic component is presented, consisting of a computer simulation and a rate-of-return analysis. The effect of rising conventional fuel costs is examined. Examples of using the methodology are given, based on Southern California climatic and user-demand conditions. Selective absorber-plate coatings and film inner glazing are shown to be economic, yielding a rate-of-return of 23 percent and 29 percent, respectively.

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New Perspectives On The Materials Interface With The Three E'S -- Energy, Environment And Economics, Donald S. Remer Jan 1978

New Perspectives On The Materials Interface With The Three E'S -- Energy, Environment And Economics, Donald S. Remer

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New perspectives are presented on the material interface with the three E's -- Energy, Environment, and Economics. The past, present, and future energy picture is described from 1850 through the year 2030. The major energy sources such as oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, and several new emerging energy options are compared and contrasted. The lead time, capital, and materials required for bringing on-stream new energy sources is described. Previous U.S. energy forecasts are reviewed and are found to be too optimistic. The U.S. materials situation is outlined with an emphasis on per capita materials use and the critical role that …

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Asset Markets, External Finance And Macroeconomic Policy, Sven W. Arndt Jan 1978

Asset Markets, External Finance And Macroeconomic Policy, Sven W. Arndt

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

En este trabajo se examina una función alternativa del endeudamiento internacional relacionada a su rol en la estabilización macroeconómica, y es claramente de corto plazo. También se consideran las consecuencias de una caracterización particular de un país en desarrollo para el proceso de ajuste de corto plazo. Esta caracterización define a una economía subdesarrollada en términos de una combinación de mercados-subasta, que se suponen en equilibrio en todo momento, y de mercados contractuales con precios rígidos en el corto plazo e intercambio a precios que no equilibran la oferta y la demanda. Este trabajo hace hincapié en los efectos de …

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The Effectiveness Of The Sheriff's Department's Juvenile Diversion Projects In Southeast Los Angeles County (Ca), Dale E. Berger, Mark W. Lipsey, Laura B. Dennison, Janet M. Lange Apr 1977

The Effectiveness Of The Sheriff's Department's Juvenile Diversion Projects In Southeast Los Angeles County (Ca), Dale E. Berger, Mark W. Lipsey, Laura B. Dennison, Janet M. Lange

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The major message of this report is that juvenile diversion, as practiced by the three Sheriff's Department Projects in southeast Los Angeles County, appears to be quite successful. The accomplishments of these three projects were assessed with regard to two primary goals: 1. Reduction of the number of juveniles referred further into the juvenile justice system (probation and the courts) by law enforcement. 2. Reduction of the incidence of juvenile delinquency among youthful offenders subsequent to diversion. 1. The pattern of findings reviewed in this report provide convincing evidence that both these goals are being met. The highlights of that …

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Organizations And Expertise In China, Rudi Volti Jan 1977

Organizations And Expertise In China, Rudi Volti

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

A number of analyses of contemporary Chinese society have centered on the presumed conflicts between politically reliable "reds" and technically proficient "experts." This article challenges this mode of analysis by indicating the multi-dimensionality of both categories and by setting them in their historic and cultural contexts. Particular emphasis is accorded to the importance of organizational affiliation in defining the social role of the expert. A short history of the interaction between organizational development and the role of the expert is presented, along with some considerations of future trends in this area.

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An Interagency Approach To Reforming The Administration Of Federal Grant-In-Aid Programs: A Case Study Of The Indian Task Force Of The Western Federal Regional Council, Barry Joseph Wishart Jan 1974

An Interagency Approach To Reforming The Administration Of Federal Grant-In-Aid Programs: A Case Study Of The Indian Task Force Of The Western Federal Regional Council, Barry Joseph Wishart

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The administration of public policy has always been a challenge in the United States because power is divided and dispersed on both an institutional and a regional basis. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the administration of the federal grant-in-aid programs which developed during the 1960's. Effective administration of these programs has been hampered at the intergovernmental level by the tremendous explosion in the number of grant-in-aid programs, the increasing reliance on categorical grant-in-aid programs, the confusing network of red tape, the development of a "function bureaucracy" which has alienated state and local officials, and the lack of a …

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Review Of John G. Kemeny's Man And The Computer, David E. Drew Apr 1973

Review Of John G. Kemeny's Man And The Computer, David E. Drew

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Set against this formidable background, Man and the Computer will be a disappointment to those who expect a detailed, highly technical presentation. Rather, this book is a popular description of man-machine interaction via time-sharing systems, with particular emphasis on the Dartmouth experience, combined with a futuristic sketch of the ways in which such systems can benefit society.

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Policy Choices In An Open Economy: Some Dynamic Considerations, Sven W. Arndt Jan 1973

Policy Choices In An Open Economy: Some Dynamic Considerations, Sven W. Arndt

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

Decision rules for stabilization policy in an open economy are examined under alternative specifications of the balance of payments. In particular, distinction between interest-sensitive debt capital and equity capital which responds to an activity variable alters the comparative static properties of instrument assignment. Various aspects of dynamic adjustment are further investigated in a context in which time is endogenous and in which the decision process minimizes a criterion function. It is shown that traditional one-to-one pairing of targets and controls may be inferior to assignment of clusters of instruments to some targets for specified time intervals.

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The First Year Of College: A Follow-Up Normative Report, David E. Drew, Alan E. Bayer, Alexander W. Astin, Robert F. Boruch, John A. Creager Feb 1970

The First Year Of College: A Follow-Up Normative Report, David E. Drew, Alan E. Bayer, Alexander W. Astin, Robert F. Boruch, John A. Creager

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

The major purpose of this ongoing research program is to determine how students are affected by the colleges they attend (Astin, Panos, and Creager, 1966). Consequently, subsamples of the original groups of participating students have been periodically followed up. These follow-up surveys consist in part of post-tests on selected items administered previously in the Freshman Information Form and in part of items that cover the student's experiences and achievements at his institution, his aspirations and plans for the future, his perceptions and evaluations of the college environment, and his educational outcomes and academic standing.

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The Library List Of 1783, Loren Eugene Smith Jan 1969

The Library List Of 1783, Loren Eugene Smith

CGU Theses & Dissertations

The Library List Of 1783: Being a catalogue of books, composed and arranged by James Madison, and others, and recommended for the use of Congress on January 24, 1783, with notes and an introduction.

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