Earnings Inequality, Unemployment, and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa: (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)

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The past ten years for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region countries have registered an extreme deterioration in at least one measure of social and economic welfare: earnings inequality, unemployment, and poverty. The combination of slow economic growth, population explosion, and decline in labor productivity led to the reversal of the economic gains achieved during the economic boom in the 1970s. In contrast to that period, growth per capita (GDP) in 1980-1991 for Arab countries was -0.2%. Several indicators point to the extent of the problems faced today by the region's countries. Although the percentage of poverty declined for the majority of the regions in the world in 1985-1990, it has increased in the MENA region. The purpose of this volume is to address the conditions of earnings inequality, unemployment, and poverty in the MENA region and the problems associated with these factors; to determine the state and magnitude of these problems through various country studies; and to provide solutions to alleviate the negative conditions facing developing economies, with special emphasis on the MENA countries.

Shahin and Dibeh give background for further research.(Earnings Inequality, Unemployment and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa)(Book Review) ... from: Advances in Competitiveness Research

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Shahin and Dibeh give background for further research.(Earnings Inequality, Unemployment and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa)(Book Review) ... from: Advances in Competitiveness Research
Mohamed Omeira
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ASIN: B000CR8JVI
Release Date: 2005-12-08

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Title: Shahin and Dibeh give background for further research.(Earnings Inequality, Unemployment and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa)(Book Review)
Author: Mohamed Omeira
Publication: Advances in Competitiveness Research (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2005
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Earnings Inequality, Unemployment, and Poverty in the Middle East and North Africa: (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
Editor-Wassim Shahin; Editor-Ghassan Dibeh
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OU16GS

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Essential Readings in Juvenile Justice. Edited by David L. .......2005-01-12

Reviewed by Henry Mendelsohn, Foreign Service Officer, Department of State.

As a former Criminal Justice reference librarian and bibliographer I found David L. Parry's new book entitled, Essential Readings in Juvenile Justice, to be of essential value. Before opining further, I need to note that I know Dave Parry, and followed the development of the book through conversations and emails. His recognition of the need for this book and his perseverance in obtaining copyright and reprint permissions was only a warm up for the vast amount of work it took to distill the essence of primary sources drawn from multiple disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and law.

As far as I know it is the first text to present core concepts and policy perspectives, key documents, standards, primary court cases and analysis into one comprehensive reader on juvenile justice. Parry has drawn from a wide variety of sources and materials to organize the readings into a cogent examination of the juvenile justice system in the United States. He collated, edited, and abridged primary documents heretofore scattered throughout monographs, journals, legal texts, codes, government publications, and statistical sourcebooks. The overview is presented in ten chapters that trace the basic concepts, processes, and issues, establishment of juvenile courts and initial conceptualization of delinquency, reform movements, policing of juveniles, detention, distinction between adult and juvenile adjudications, corrections, and disparate images of the future of juvenile justice.

What I like about Parry's approach is that he has distilled the essence of each document to present it in only a few pages and in some cases a few paragraphs that cover the "essential" points, concepts or arguments, and has arranged each selection in an easy to read manner by using clearly stated paragraph subheadings that outline the chapter. This approach allows teacher, student, researcher and reference librarian to quickly locate basic concepts and definitions, as well as to discern the essence of each selection before delving into the text. Any student who might wish to read further, or identify a topic for a thesis has the basic outline and core documents clearly laid out as a guide for further exploration. A teacher can quickly find a section to expound, or a researcher can find core charts and graphs with references referring to the primary documents. Parry has presented review questions at the end of each selection that can be used for classroom discussion, study aids or suggestions for further research and paper topics.

Although Parry intended the book to be used by domestic audiences it also holds great value for overseas audiences interested in learning more about the US model of juvenile justice. I have spent the last ten years working as a foreign service officer specializing in teaching locally hired US embassy staff to use American resources, web sites and databases to present US policies, society and values to foreign audiences that includes policy makers, government officials, journalists, academics, and students and youth. I have found from having served seven years in South Asia and three in the Middle East, that foreign policy makers and academics often refer to the US model for comparison, for developing their own legislation and rules and regulations, and of course to critique. The sometimes harsh treatment of juveniles in the US criminal justice system, especially in capital cases, is often a focus of contention with our European allies, while other aspects of our juvenile justice system is hailed as a model for emulation by developing societies. Parry's book helps to clearly explain our system not only to a domestic audience, but also to a foreign audience interested in learning more about juvenile justice. The fact that the book is readily available to anyone in the world with a credit card and mailing address enhances its value as a sourcebook. Many of the referenced primary documents are available worldwide via the Internet, international lending services, or US embassy and consulate information services to foreign audiences. If a primary document is not yet available through Google it may well be soon.

One thing missing is an index. When I tried to look up capital punishment of juveniles I was not able to locate the subject in the section headings. An index would have helped or at least indicated whether the subject is covered in the text. I hope Parry considers including an index in the next edition. Any future editions should prove to be as useful as this edition and his approach to organizing materials is a model for others to follow.

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Essential Readings in Juvenile Justice
David L. (EDT) Parry
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OI998M

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The main objective of this book is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge of recent developments in the understanding of plant response to abiotic stresses in a single volume. Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants contains nine sections; Signal transduction, Temperature stress, Oxidative stresses, Phytoremediation, Osmotic stresses, Ion homeostasis, Nutrition, Structural responses, and Genetic diversity and development of biotechnology. Contributions in each chapter are prepared by leading experts in the respective fields and mirror the advancement in the approach. This book contains important future tasks of the particular fields and supplies extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter, as well as tables and figures that illustrate the research findings. Each chapter reflects how physiologists, biochemists and molecular biologists have caught up with the newer techniques to understand the basic problems of abiotic stress in plant species. All these make this book highly useful and a must read for students, researchers and professionals in botany, plant environmental stress studies, agriculture, plant physiology, cell biology and molecular biology, in both the academic and industrial sectors.

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Crop Improvement: Stress Tolerance
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Nearly two-thirds of the world's population live in Asia, and many countries in that region are currently undergoing very rapid industrial, agricultural and economic development. The Framework Convention on Climate Change constrains developed countries with regard to their future emissions of greenhouse gases, but recognizes the special needs of developing countries. There is growing appreciation of the ways in which developing countries in the Asian region both contribute to global changes (by altering biogeochemical pathways and cycles) and are themselves affected by those changes. This volume uses the intellectual efforts and findings of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) community to provide the first integrated analysis of the interactions between global change and Asian change, giving particular attention to China's role. The book will be of interest to readers in a wide range of academic disciplines (natural sciences and socio-economic) and for those involved in national and international policy development relevant to global change.

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Carbon Rich Compounds are defined here as carbon skeletons with a carbon to hydrogen ratio of 1:(=centro-polyhydrindanes as well as oligoquinanes, in particular highly unsaturated ones, are discussed.

Contributions to the chemistry of cyclic compounds: Syntheses and structural studies of bridged aromatics

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Shigeo Hirano
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Solutions Manual for Students Vols 2 & 3 Chapters 22-41: to Accompany Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4e (Physics)
Paul A. Tipler , and Frank J. Blatt
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Not worth it.......2003-02-28

This solutions manual gives exact answers but the explaination is so vague that it's not worth it to even buy it. Ask anyone else they'll give you more of an answer than this book.

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In this wickedly hilarious collection of fables, Alessandro Boffa introduces us to Viskovitz and his never-ending search for his true love, Ljuba. As he changes from a lovelorn lion to a jealous finch, from a confused dung beetle to an enlightened police dog, Viskovitz embraces his metamorphoses with wry humor and an oftentimes painful sense of self.

As an ant, Viskovitz fights his way to the top where his egotism calls on the colony to create a monument to his greatness out of a piece of bread. As a sponge, he is horrified by the inbreeding in his family—“I’m my own mother-in-law!!!”—and yearns for a change in current so he can mate with Ljuba, who lies downstream. As a mantis, he asks his mother what his father was like, only to hear, “Crunchy. A bit salty. High in fiber.” Unfortunately, when he meets Ljuba shortly thereafter, he follows his father’s fate. And as a scorpion, his uncontrollably deadly efficiency meets its match in Ljuba and finds “no way to escape this intolerable, sinister happiness.”

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Vocabulary-busting animal tales.......2007-06-12

Move over Aesop ... meet your 21st century reincarnation. Well not exactly - Aesop is more heuristic; Boffa is more satiric. Yes, the vocabulary can be daunting - "sessiliflore oak" isn't a phrase I encounter daily (weekly, monthly or even once a decade or two). But the use of such technical language of biology is extremely well done. When the meaning has to be understood, the context is always sufficient to allow one to understand. When the meaning doesn't need to be undestood, the technical vocabulary serves to keep the reader rooted in the prespective of the current reincarnation of Viskovitz.

The tales themselves use a variety of traditional techniques. Some play on folk sayings - one in love having lost their head is illustrated by a praying mantis. Others play with religious texts - subtle suggestions of God when Viskovitz is a microbe. Others play with cultural sterotypes - the very Buddhist retired narcotics dog that is a junkie himself.

These humorous tales are the best literary "folk tales" that I have read since Ramer's Bt-Little Pictures. Highly recommend when you want a good laugh at human foibles.

Determination, deception and . . . dung?.......2005-04-09

Some years ago, philosopher Thomas Nagel published his now-famous essay, "What Is It Like to Be A Bat?". He concluded that we can't fully comprehend the mental processes of another creature. Boffa may accept Searle's pronouncement on bats, but this Russian-born biologist has worked it out for twenty other species. In this treasury of witty "autobiographies", Boffa examines various animals' lives. In these lively episodes he demonstrates the various manifestations of one "Viskovitz" as spider, snail, mantis or microbe. In sometimes wonderfully lyrical language, Boffa recounts Viskovitz' quest for his true love, "Ljuba" and the turmoils and travails this multiple personality must endure.

Biologists know all animal life [and perhaps a few plants!] is driven by the "Five Fs" - Feed, Fear, Fight, Flight and . . . er . . . reproduction. Boffa rearranges the queue to put the last up front. As twenty different species, not all of them definably male, Viskovitz uses every opportunity to continue the line. His quest to mate, especially with the love of his choice, consumes him in each guise. His sense of mission may seem extreme to some, but the tales clearly represent what has been learned from studying life. Boffa recounts the many rituals various species go through in attracting mates. Africa's dung beetle Viskovitz goes beyond mere collecting and posturing. He becomes a monopolistic entrepreneur, determined to overwhelm any competition in his desire to win the beetle Ljuba. The resolution of that courtship is a priceless example of what "diversity of life" truly means. Identity may be hidden in some remote aspect of an organism.

Ljuba, primary object of desire, isn't the only influence on Viskovitz' life. There is Zucotic, who might be Viskovitz' alter ego. There's Lara, who may play substitute for the elusive Ljuba. In one case, the delightful Ljuba is replaced by a new, even more attractive mate, who happens to be a cardboard cutout. And, there's Viskovitz' relationship with his own parents, who- and what-ever they may be. Antecedents, as in any family, bear strong influence on how the current generation behaves and what they might expect. Inquiring about what his departed father was like, he's informed: "Crunchy, a bit salty, rich in fibre" by his preying mantis mother. Gender identity is vague among some creatures, and Viskovitz' relations with snail and sponge families makes delightful reading. But, so does the whole book. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

you're a devious delight, boffa.......2004-10-24

in this compendiu of fables for the 21st century, boffa has created a hilariously delightful set of tales that will leave one in splits while reading and yet, if one were so inclined, leave the reader with enough to ruminate over in vacuous times.

boffa writes with delightful humour that is a joy to behold. each story is about a certain animal named viskovitz and his love for a certain lubja. viskovitz & lubja assume the roles of a multitude of creatures from the animal kingdom.

on the whole, this book comes highly recommended for anyone who loves great writing and quirky humour.

one of my discoveries of the year.

Clever and funny animal fables.......2004-05-19

Poor Viskovitz! No matter what kind of animal he is, no matter how he tries to court the beautiful and elusive Ljuba, he encounters problems. In each of these twenty creative stories, Viskovitz and Ljuba metamorphose into different kinds of animals, including bees, pigs, fish, scorpions, and dogs. As an elk, Viskovitz spends so much time defending the females of the herd against the other males that he finds no time for his beloved Ljuba. As a mantis, he literally loses his head over the treacherous Ljuba. As a sponge, he is affixed to a rock and cannot reach Ljuba, the object of his affection. As a lion, he is hopelessly in love with the gazelle Ljuba, which is an impossible relationship. As a finch, he must protect Ljuba's eggs from the cuckoos.

This book is not only funny, satirical, witty, and surprising, it is also informative. Alessandro Boffa is a biologist, and through these imaginative tales you will learn interesting tidbits about the physiology and behavior of animal species. And one more thing: you will gain insight into the vagaries of the human condition as well. Highly recommended for a quick and fanciful read.

Eileen Rieback

You're a little much Boffa!.......2003-02-28

All in all a good book, but not five stars. Clever, smart and crazy Alessandro lost me near the end as I thought it got to be a little much with all the witty aphorisms. He got a bit over extented or maybe it was me, not knowing cotyledon, ctenidium, pneumostome, proximal, ocelli, I could not hang with him like the five star people.

Alessandro Boffa. You're an Animal, Viskovitz!(Book Review)(Brief Article): An article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction

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Alessandro Boffa. You're an Animal, Viskovitz!(Book Review)(Brief Article): An article from: The Review of Contemporary Fiction
Irving Malin
Manufacturer: Review of Contemporary Fiction
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Review of Contemporary Fiction, published by Review of Contemporary Fiction on September 22, 2002. The length of the article is 2230 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Alessandro Boffa. You're an Animal, Viskovitz!(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Irving Malin
Publication: The Review of Contemporary Fiction (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2002
Publisher: Review of Contemporary Fiction
Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Page: 160(2)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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You're an Animal, Viskovitz!

Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 1417648767

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