The Discovery of the Third World
Title | The Discovery of the Third World PDF eBook |
Author | Christoph Kalter |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 517 |
Release | 2016-09-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107074517 |
This book explores the emergence of 'Third Worldism' as a new intellectual movement during the era of decolonisation and the Cold War.
Discovery
Title | Discovery PDF eBook |
Author | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 976 |
Release | 1925 |
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Discovering Home
Title | Discovering Home PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Jacana Media |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781919931555 |
This third edition of stories from the Caine Prize for African Writing includes works by writers from Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa, most of whom have never before been published.
A Prophetic Trajectory
Title | A Prophetic Trajectory PDF eBook |
Author | Ruy Llera Blanes |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2014-05-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1782382739 |
Combining ethnographic and historical research conducted in Angola, Portugal, and the United Kingdom, A Prophetic Trajectory tells the story of Simão Toko, the founder and leader of one of the most important contemporary Angolan religious movements. The book explains the historical, ethnic, spiritual, and identity transformations observed within the movement, and debates the politics of remembrance and heritage left behind after Toko’s passing in 1984. Ultimately, it questions the categories of prophetism and charisma, as well as the intersections between mobility, memory, and belonging in the Atlantic Lusophone sphere.
Exploring global leadership
Title | Exploring global leadership PDF eBook |
Author | Sander Schroevers |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2019-05-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9079646458 |
This new issue in our leadership series provides you with country-specific analysis of culturally endorsed leadership practices and expectations for the countries: Angola, Bahrain, Czechia, Egypt, Iceland, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Malawi, Mongolia, Panama, Slovenia, Tanzania, the United Kingdom and Zambia. 'Exploring Global Leadership' provides a reference for senior executives or those aiming at a cross-border career, to understand cultural differences across selected countries. Each semester we report on our quantitative survey-based global study, on our analyses of existing in-country leadership literature, preferably written by locals in the target language, and lastly on our empirical validations we hope to obtain through recorded video and audio interviews. A book providing a reference for those aiming at a cross-border career, or interested in international management issues.
Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa ... With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and Zoology
Title | Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa ... With Illustrations of the Geology, Mineralogy, and Zoology PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh Murray (F.R.S.E.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 1832 |
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Discovering Prices
Title | Discovering Prices PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Milgrom |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2017-05-23 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 023154457X |
Traditional economic theory studies idealized markets in which prices alone can guide efficient allocation, with no need for central organization. Such models build from Adam Smith’s famous concept of an invisible hand, which guides markets and renders regulation or interference largely unnecessary. Yet for many markets, prices alone are not enough to guide feasible and efficient outcomes, and regulation alone is not enough, either. Consider air traffic control at major airports. While prices could encourage airlines to take off and land at less congested times, prices alone do just part of the job; an air traffic control system is still indispensable to avoid disastrous consequences. With just an air traffic controller, however, limited resources can be wasted or poorly used. What’s needed in this and many other real-world cases is an auction system that can effectively reveal prices while still maintaining enough direct control to ensure that complex constraints are satisfied. In Discovering Prices, Paul Milgrom—the world’s most frequently cited academic expert on auction design—describes how auctions can be used to discover prices and guide efficient resource allocations, even when resources are diverse, constraints are critical, and market-clearing prices may not even exist. Economists have long understood that externalities and market power both necessitate market organization. In this book, Milgrom introduces complex constraints as another reason for market design. Both lively and technical, Milgrom roots his new theories in real-world examples (including the ambitious U.S. incentive auction of radio frequencies, whose design he led) and provides economists with crucial new tools for dealing with the world’s growing complex resource-allocation problems.