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Equateur: Jeunesse Et Vitalité De La Recherche Urbaine, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Il est relativement difficile de préciser l'origine chronologique d'un domaine de connaissance dans un pays déterminé. Ca l'est d'autant plus si l'on prend en considération le fait que la constitution théorique d'un domaine de connaissance dépasse les frontières nationales. En Equateur, la ville remonte, selon certaines hypothèses, à la conquête espagnole; toutefois c'est récemment, lorsque s'affirme le processus d'urbanisation, que commence à se développer une pensée relativement consistante sur la ville (Carrión, F., 1986). Ce courant de pensée ne donne pas encore une définition claire de la ville et de ses particularités; les historiens, les philosophes et les romanciers l`abordent …

La Investigación Urbana En América Latina. Cambios Recorridos Y Por Recorrer, Una Aproximación Desde Los Países, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La trayectoria de la investigación urbana en América Latina tiene más de tres décadas de fructífera labor. Sin embargo. poco ha sido el tiempo destinado a reflexionar respecto de su real desarrollo. Más necesaria la reflexión, si se considera el estado actual de América Latina y el contexto general en el que se desenvuelven las ciencias sociales.

Este intento de sistematizar la investigación urbana en América Latina, que no tiene más antecedentes que los trabajos y las discusiones llevadas a cabo en el seminario “La investigación urbana en América Latina caminos recorridos y por recorrer”, se inscribe en aquella corriente …

Centros De Investigación Y Bibliotecas, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

El Centro de Investigaciones CIUDAD y el Instituto Superior de Investigaciones de la FAU -UC-, tienen el enorme agrado de presentar al público este DIRECTORIO ECUATORIANO DE CENTROS DE INVESTIGACION y BIBLIOTECAS, primer resultado del estudio "La investigación urbano-regional en el Ecuador", que, realizado por el Arq. Femando Carrión, contara con el apoyo del CONUEP y del IDRC.

La importancia del Directorio se hará evidente al recordar que las Ciencias Sociales ecuatorianas han tenido un importante desarrollo en los últimos años. Dan cuenta de ello innúmeras investigaciones realizadas, en los diversos campos que ella abarca, publicadas o inéditas. Este desarrollo …

The Multifiber Arrangement: Is There A Future Post Uruguay Round?, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.

The Robustness Of Hedonic Price Estimation, Philip E. Graves, James C. Murdoch, Mark A. Thayer, Donald M. Waldman

PHILIP E GRAVES

There is no abstract for this article; it begins with the Introduction.

On Mandatory Deposits, Fines, And The Control Of Litter, Dwight R. Lee, Philip E. Graves, Robert L. Sexton

PHILIP E GRAVES

Mandatory deposits on beverage containers have received enthusiastic support among environmentalists as a means of controlling litter. In modeling the fficts of a deposit on litter generation and recovery it is found that this enthusiasm is well iustified. Interestingly enough, few supporters of deposits seem to realize how justified their support is, as evidenced by their lack of enthusiasm for eliminating the littering fine which serves to dilute the effectiveness of the deposit. The most efficient solution possible when a fine is combined with a deposit is shown to require less littering, but more litter, than is an efficient solution …

Feature Geometry And Dependency: A Review, John J. Mccarthy

John J. McCarthy

A fundamental problem in phonological theory is the fact that processes often operate on consistent subsets of the distinctive features within a segment, like the features that characterize place of articulation. Recent research has responded to this problem by proposing a hierarchical organization of the features into functionally related classes, grouped under nodes of a tree structure. This ‘geometry’ resembles earlier theories that accomplish the same thing with multivalued features. This article reviews and expands the evidence for feature geometry. Within the segment, it is argued, the major dichotomy is between a Laryngeal node and a Place node. The manners …

Quantitative Transfer In Reduplicative And Templatic Morphology, John J. Mccarthy, Alan Prince

John J. McCarthy

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of Communities On The Way: "Rebuilding Local Economies In The United States And Canada, John Mullin

John R. Mullin

Many planners caught up in the everyday struggle of preparing zoning bylaws, subdivision regulations, and goverment grants-in-aid often wonder what is happening with that dedicated group of what seem to be counter-culturists across town who are attempting to bring increased prosperity to the community through community-based economic development (CED) initiatives. Rarely communicating with them, perceiving them as outside the political mainstream, infrequently helping them, and often treating them with disdain, too many planners see them as little more than the last vestiges of the grassroots movements of the 1960's. That is a mistake for, as Stewart Perry, president of the …

Art, Science, Areté, Neil Greenberg

Neil Greenberg

No abstract provided.

Turbulent Transition And Organizational Change: Relating Policy Outcomes To Strategic Administrative Capacities, Herman L. Boschken

Herman L. Boschken

A competitive public economy places greater burden on agencies to cope with uncertainty and change, especially in periods of "turbulent transition." As transition provides new opportunity, we find great variance in the ability of agencies to defend, enlarge or change their public domains. Administrative adroitness seems to be related to both adequate perception concerning change and the capacity to process reliable information, plan innovative programs, and manage conflicting demands. This article looks at critical variables which show promise in explaining how public organizations enlarge their discretion in policy formulation and service delivery during transitional periods. It assesses them empirically using …

Regional Security Organizations And National Interests: Analyzing The Nato-Greek Relationship, Constantine P. Danopoulos

Constantine P. Danopoulos

This article analyzes the reasons which account for Greece's continuing membership in the Atlantic Alliance, even though NATO has not lived up to expectations and has failed to protect the nation's security against threats from Turkey. Following a brief examination of Greek attitudes toward NATO and the nature of dissatisfaction, the article argues that strategic concerns are, at best, of secondary importance. Instead, Greece's continuing membership in the Alliance is a result of the nation's economic ties to the West and the dependency of its military on NATO and Washington for advanced training, arms, war materiel, and other professional considerations. …

Book Review. Encyclopedia Of Asian History, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

Book Review. United States Japan Foreign Trade, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

A Charisma Model Of Telepathic Communication, James M. Donovan

James M. Donovan

This paper opened by making some general criticisms of the state of parapsychological research: that it suffered from a lack of external validity and from uncritical acceptance of a flawed paradigm. The charisma model was offered as an attempt to rectify these problems. It allows for laboratory experiments to be designed which closely approximate genuine human interactions by shifting the paradigm for telepathy from that of energy transfers to one of communication events.

Rhinestone Cowgirl: The Education Of A Rodeo Queen, M. Raitt, David F. Lancy

David Lancy

No abstract provided.

The Unhappy Marriage Of Theory And Practice: An Analysis Of A Battered Women's Shelter, Susan B. Murray

Susan B. Murray

Focuses on the role of battered women's shelters in the U.S. as a response to the problem of violence against women in society. Examination of the battered women's movement and the shelters the movement has spawned; Contradictions between feminist ideology and reality; Role of the shelter itself as a social world.

Krātuve Kas Nemitīgi Aug! Pieci Gadi Latviešu Studiju Centra Bibliotekā. (A Collection That Is Constantly Growing! Five Years At The Latvian Studies Center Library, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

Describes the history of the collection at the Latvian Studies Center Library in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the collection itself, its users, organization, and cooperation with other libraries.

Review Essay: Women's Many Places, Lina Fruzzetti, Marilyn Rueschemeyer

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

Papal Visit Computer Press Center, William Thorn

William Thorn

No abstract provided.

Risk-Return And The Relative Pricing Of Darp, Thomas Berry, John Houston

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

Reference Database Marine Mammal Literature, William Watkins, James Bird, Karen Moore, Peter Tyack

James E Bird

In the report, we tried to go through concepts and organization of the database to provide an understanding of the system. Details of operation of the INMAGIC program itself have been left to the instruction manual which accompanies the software. The report includes information on getting started using the INMAGIC program with the literature database, on organization of the database, and on print formats useful with the reference data. The species list and subject lists are those that we now use for work on the database. Note that this is a very comprehensive database management system that permits sorting, searching, …

Can Watching 10,000 Murders Teach Respect For Life?, William Thorn

William Thorn

No abstract provided.

The Phylogeny Of Information Processing, James Dougan, Roger Davis

James Dougan

No abstract provided.

Stressors In The Learned Helplessness Paradigm: Effects On Body Weight And Conditioned Taste Aversion In Rats., Clinton Chapman, Nancy Dess, John Garcia, Jeffrey Raizer

Clinton D Chapman

In Exp 1, 44 male rats drank saccharin or a control solution, followed by 100 inescapable shocks or simple restraint. Ss were weighed daily and were tested for saccharin aversion 2 days after the stress session. Shocked Ss gained less weight than restrained controls. Saccharin aversion was apparent only among Ss that had consumed saccharin before the stress session. In Exp 2, 72 Ss drank saccharin solution, followed by shock, restraint, or no treatment. Half of each group was injected with saline; the other half was injected with lithium chloride. Shock reduced body weight relative to restraint or no treatment …

Some Guidelines For Assessing The Size Of Lack-Of-Marketability Discounts, Thomas Berry, Don Shannon

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

Sex In Advertisements Targeted To White And Black Audiences, James Pokrywczynski

James Pokrywczynski

No abstract provided.

Comparing Economic Systems: A Political-Economic Approach, Howard Sherman

HOWARD J SHERMAN

No abstract provided.

Mind And Hand: Economics And Engineering At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Richard Adelstein

Richard Adelstein

The role of political economy in the curriculum of MIT, with special attention to the thought of Francis Amasa Walker.

Critical Care Nursing: A History., Julie Fairman, Joan Lynaugh

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.