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10 Retos Para El 2010, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

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Olmedo Y Episodios De Su Época, Poco Conocidos- Primera A La Última Parte, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

No abstract provided.

Competition-Based Environmental Policy: An Analysis Of Farmland Preservation In Maryland, John K. Horowitz, Lori Lynch, Andrew J. Stocking

Andrew J Stocking

Policy makers have turned to competition-based voluntary-enrollment programs as a cost-effective way to achieve preferred land uses. This paper studies bidder behavior in an innovative auction-based program in which farmers compete to sell and retire the right to develop their land. We derive a reduced-form bidding model that includes private and common values. This model allows us to estimate the role of bidder competition, winner’s curse correction, and the underlying distribution of private values. We estimate that the auction enrolled as many as 3,000 acres (12%) more than a take-it-or-leave-it offer would have enrolled for the same budgetary cost.

Learning Purposefully In Capacity Development: Why, What And When To Measure?, Alfredo Ortiz Aragón, Peter Taylor

Alfredo Ortiz Aragón

Many capacity development (CD) programs and processes aim at long‐term sustainable change, which depends on seeing many smaller changes in at times almost invisible fields (rules, incentives, behaviours, power, coordination etc.). Yet, most evaluation processes of CD tend to focus on shortterm outputs focused on clearly visible changes. This opinion paper will offer some ideas on how to deal with this paradox, by examining how monitoring and evaluation (M&E) does, or could, make a difference to CD. It explores whether there is something different and unique about M&E of CD that isn’t addressed by predominant methods and ways of thinking …

Thoughts Of Suicidality And Self-Harm In Middle Childhood: Relationship With Child Maltreatment And Maternal Substance Abuse And Depression, Tara K. Cossel, Natasha Elkovitch, David J. Hansen

Tara K. Cossel (Tara Morton)

Child maltreatment victims are at increased risk for a multitude of symptoms, including: internalizing problems (e.g., depression, anxiety), behavior problems (e.g., aggression) and post-traumatic stress symptoms (Paolucci, Genuis, & Violato, 2001). Not all maltreated children present with the same outcomes, and research consistently demonstrates child abuse does not have an inevitable pattern or a unified presentation of symptoms. Some youth may be asymptomatic following abuse; others display a myriad of symptoms at varying levels of severity (Kendall-Tackett, Williams, & Finkelhor, 1993). A small percentage of this group becomes suicidal.

Recent studies have presented accumulating evidence that suicidality and self-harm warrant …

Who Suffers More From Crime?, Mohammad Amin

Mohammad Amin

Existing studies aimed at identifying individuals or economic agents that suffer more from crime than others are based on the incidence of crime or the proportion of agents within a group that experience one or more incident of crime during a given period of time. This paper shows that studies based solely on the incidence of crime may provide a misleading picture as to who suffers more from crime. In a sample of about 6,000 manufacturing firms in 14 Latin American countries, we find that large firms are more likely to experience an incident of crime than the small firms …

De Nederlandse Coin Aanpak: Drie Jaar Uruzgan 2006-2009, George Dimitriu, Beatrice De Graaf

George Dimitriu

Zelden leidde militaire inzet tot zo veel discussie als de missie Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) in Afghanistan. Wat doen de Nederlandse troepen precies in Uruzgan? En hoe hebben ze de strategie de afgelopen twee jaar op het tactische en operationele niveau uitgewerkt en toegepast? Dit artikel behandelt de moeizame discussie over de missie van TFU. Vervolgens nemen de auteurs drie ISAF-operaties onder de loep. De meest complexe en cruciale fase van dergelijke operaties “de fase van consolidatie (hold)“ komt uitvoerig aan de orde. De auteurs bieden een kader om deze schakel in de uitvoering beter te begrijpen. Ze geven zo …

High-Performance Organizations (Hpos): The Wal-Mart Stores Case Study, Grace S. Thomson

Dr. Grace S. Thomson

Organizational effectiveness is the goal of organizations competing in the changing landscape of global business (Colquitt, LePine, Wesson, 2009). While profitability sustains a firm financially, the well-being of the human capital of the organization is equally important to ensure competitiveness (Carpenter & Sanders, 2008). Collins (2001) posited that effective strategic leaders are those with the capabilities to drive the transformations of the firm into new and profitable models. Firms that are able to transition from good to great companies (Collins, 2001) have leaders who demonstrate to be (1) capable individuals, (2) contributing team members, (3) competent managers, (4) effective leaders, …

Spanish Publicly-Subsidised Private Schools And Equality Of School Choice, María Jesús Mancebón-Torrubia, Domingo Perez-Ximenez

Domingo Perez-Ximenez

This study analyses the system of Spanish publicly-subsidised private schools from the perspective of its contribution to the equalisation of opportunities in school choice. The theoretical framework is based on the contributions of researchers into school choice policies, while the empirical application uses a 2005 questionnaire answered by the final-year secondary school students of the Spanish region of Aragon. We conclude that the system of Spanish publicly-subsidised private schools has not entirely facilitated the integration of students from different socioeconomic strata. A probit model is estimated in the last section in order to discover which factors determine the choice of …

120 Estrategias Y 36 Experiencias De Seguridad Ciudadana, Fernando Carrión Mena, Jenny Pontón, Blanca Armijos Verdesotp

Fernando Carrión Mena

En las últimas décadas, los niveles de violencia e inseguridad se han incrementado significativamente, y a la par, se han suscitado diversas iniciativas con el fin de reducirlos. En el desarrollo de políticas orientadas a la seguridad ciudadana, la mayoría de medidas adoptadas han obviado las inquietudes y propuestas de los actores involucrados en hechos de inseguridad; no se puede hablar de un solo tipo de violencia, es una realidad visible a través de una amplia gama de manifestaciones configuradas de acuerdo con cada situación. Algunas expresiones de inseguridad y violencia han sido objeto de estudio para la elaboración de …

"The Extraordinary Movement Of The Jews Of Great Britain": 1827-1831, C. S. Monaco

C. S. Monaco

This article identifies a previously ignored social movement that existed in London during 1827–1831. The Jewish rights movement, as it will be called here, actually involved a coalition of Jews and Christians. During the movement’s initial phase, London Jews, led by Moses E. Levy (an activist from the United States), joined in solidarity with their oppressed brethren in Russia: their public protests against tsarist policies drew a broad response from the national and international press. This unparalleled movement influenced national political agendas and major legislative reforms, and resulted in striking changes within the Anglo-Jewish community. By utilising the modern social …

Convertir La Crisis Del Fútbol En Oportunidad, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Con la eliminación del Ecuador al mundial de Sudáfrica, luego de un extenuante y largo proceso, se cierra el ciclo más positivo de la historia del fútbol ecuatoriano. Y al hacerlo debe nacer otro. Para que ello ocurra debe existir una visión estratégica y organizada, y no un proceso empujado por la inercia; para que no ocurra una ruptura traumática.

El Ecuador debe que mirar lo ocurrido con los países vecinos, que son los más próximos a nosotros. Colombia logró una generación maravillosa de futbolistas y buenos resultados gracias a los dineros calientes venidos del narcotráfico, pero no lograron construir …

Farmers’ Willingness To Adopt Agricultural Best Management Practices To Control Nonpoint Source Pollution In The Lower Bhavani River Basin, Tamilnadu, India, Sacchidananda Mukherjee

Sacchidananda Mukherjee

The role of stakeholders and their voluntary participation in agri-environmental management in general and water resources conservation in particular is a new area of research, at least for a developing country like India. This study attempts to understand the factors influencing farmers’ willingness to adopt agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) to protect groundwater from nonpoint sources of pollution. Based on long term groundwater nitrate concentration and source(s) of irrigation six villages selected in the Lower Bhavani River Basin, Tamilnadu and detailed questionnaire survey (face-to-face interviews) has been carried out among 395 farm households. The results of binary choice Probit models …

Hauntingly Good Reads At The Library, Lizzy A. Walker

Lizzy A. Walker

We all know the library houses a large collection of research materials at our disposal for all of the essays and research projects we are assigned throughout the semester. Did you know that it also has a wide array of items that can make your spine tingle, stir your imagination, and perhaps conjure up memories of Halloweens past? The horror genre has spanned many forms of media.

Las Lecturas De La Ciudad, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Conferencia presentada en el marco del Seminario Internacional "La ciudad andina: inserción mundial e innovaciones urbanas", desarrollado en Quito el martes 26 de octubre de 2009.

¿Quién Ha Puesto Los Muertos?, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

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Fin De Un Ciclo Luminoso, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ha concluido en Latinoamérica el largo proceso de las eliminatorias al Mundial de Fútbol que se celebrará en Sudáfrica el año entrante y con ella se vienen los necesarios balances, evaluaciones y críticas; más aún si los resultados están revertidos con el olor a fracaso: Ecuador quedó sexto entre 10 selecciones. Para el país este cierre es más simbólico porque se produce luego de la clasificación a los dos últimos mundiales y de contar con un respecto generalizado. Por eso se trata del fin de un ciclo luminoso que evidencia una crisis y, por tanto, una oportunidad, si se entiende …

Fixing Incentives, Lucian Arye Bebchuk

Lucian Arye Bebchuk

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Does The Journal Impact Factor Help Make A Good Indicator Of Academic Performance?, Sudhanshu K. Mishra

Sudhanshu K Mishra

Is journal impact factor a good measure of research merit? This question has assumed a great importance after the notification of the University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2009 on September 23rd 2009. Now publication of research papers/articles in reputed journals has become an important factor in assessment of the academic performance of teachers in colleges and universities in India. One of the measures of reputation and academic standard (rank or importance) of a journal is the so-called …

Optimizing For Broader Discoverability: Metadata With Web Crawlers And Oai Harvesters In Mind, Cheryl D. Walters, Sandra Mcintyre

Cheryl D. Walters

Wondering how to get your CONTENTdm resources featured more in Google, OAIster, and other web crawlers and harvesters? The Mountain West Digital Library regularly harvests nine CONTENTdm repositories in Utah and Nevada, along with two other Open Archives Initiatives (OAI) repositories. The result is a central regional index with over 270,000 records representing 1.2 million digital files, accessible via search and browse in an online portal at http://mwdl.org. Members of the MWDL's Best Practices and Standards Working Group are revising and expanding recommendations for assigning metadata in CONTENTdm collections to optimize their discovery in MWDL, as well as other crawlers …

Podium Y La Versión Quiteña, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

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Estado De Excepción: ¿Seguridad Pública O Ciudadana?, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La declaratoria de Estado de Excepción, según Decreto Ejecutivo No 82, no tiene antecedentes en la vida Nacional y es un mecanismo contemplado en la constitución para casos de catástrofe natural, perturbación grave del orden interno, guerra exterior, guerra civil, invasión, o cualquier otro peligro de extrema gravedad. El Artículo 1 del Decreto invoca la agresión del crimen organizado que sufrirían las ciudades de Quito, Guayaquil y Manta para implantar la medida. ¿Eso ocurre en el país y en particular en las ciudades de Manta, Guayaquil y Quito? ¿Es Constitucional?

Según el Mapa del crimen organizado hecho por el Ministerio …

Imagining Oromo Self-Knowledge For National Organizational Capacity Building, Asafa Jalata

Asafa Jalata

This paper imagines and explains the essence of Oromo self-knowledge in relation to Oromummaa—Oromo culture, identity, and human agency at the personal, interpersonal[i] and collective (national)[ii] levels. It specifically explains the relationship between Oromo national and sub-identities before and after colonialism, the uneven development of Oromummaa, and Oromo organizational problems. This paper also suggests some steps that should be taken by Oromo leaders, nationalists, and activists in order to overcome the problem of uneven development of Oromo nationalism and to build an effective national political leadership, increasing the organizational capacity of Oromo society so it will be able to achieve …

The Great Recession Of 2007-09: Analysis And Prospects, Robert C. Shelburne

Robert C. Shelburne

The keynote address to the UNWTO Resilience Committee in Astana, Kazakhstan. Discusses how the great recession of 2007-09 compares to other global crises including the great depression, provides a medium-term outlook, makes some policy recommendations, and draws some implications of this for the tourism sector.

Temporary Migrants: Coping With Language Barriers... Temporarily?, Maria Eugenia De Luna Villalón

Maria Eugenia De Luna Villalón

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Learning Resource Centre For The Visually Impaired Students In The Universities To Foster Inclusive Education, Puttaraj Choukimath, Muttayya M. Koganuramath

Puttaraj Choukimath

No abstract provided.

Colapso Socialismo Europeo, Guillermo Arosemena

Guillermo Arosemena

No abstract provided.

Mape-Ando ¿Quién Anda?, Sylvie Duran

Sylvie E. Duran Mrs.

Presentation on cultural information systems, specially in the Ibero American context. Background, modalities, challenges and examples are reviewed. The presentation ends with recommendation and final comments for future efforts.

Marxismo E Elitismo: Dois Modelos Antagônicos De Análise Social?, Adriano Codato

Adriano Codato

The purpose of this article is to contrapose the propositions on power, class and political domination presented by a particular interpretation of Marxism - structuralist Marxism - through a critical dialogue with one of its most paradigmatic authors: Nicos Poulantzas. The article states, against Poulantzas suggestions, that the insertion of the concept of "élite" in theoretical Marxism may produce positive effects on it, specially making the classist analysis of politics scientifically manageable.

Drinking Water Optimum Supply System (Dwoss) Through The Application Of Advanced Technologies, Praveen Jha Dr

Praveen Jha Dr

Paradigm shift in the approach for planning regarding supply of drinking water is mandatory since the current DPRs are unscientific and expensive. Planning for an optimum Drinking Water Supply System (ODWSS) that includes - optimization of Water Source Point (WSP), Water Treatment System (WTS), Water Storage Systems (WSSs), Water Distribution Points (WDP) and Water Supply Network (WSN); scientific estimation of long term demand of drinking water; minimization of physical and financial resources required for the plan implementation; water conservation and sanitation – could be done by applying several state-of-art geo-spatial programs developed by the author. Three programs - Multi-Algorithm Automation …