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 Dependency Theory Revisited by B. N. Ghosh English | 2019 | ISBN: 1138734160 | 191 Pages | True PDF | 4.3 MB  Democracy: A Life by Paul A. Cartledge English | April 5, 2016 | ISBN: 0199837457 | True PDF | 416 pages | 18.9 MB Ancient Greece first coined the concept of "democracy", yet almost every major ancient Greek thinker-from Plato and Aristotle onwards- was ambivalent towards or even hostile to democracy in any form. The explanation for this is quite simple: the elite perceived majority power as tantamount to a dictatorship of the proletariat.
 Demand for Communications Services - Insights and Perspectives: Essays in Honor of Lester D. Taylor By Lester D. Taylor (auth.), James Alleman, Áine Marie Patricia Ní-Shúilleabháin, Paul Rappoport (eds.) 2014 | 331 Pages | ISBN: 1461479924 | PDF | 7 MB This volume grew out of a conference organized by James Alleman and Paul Rappoport, conducted on October 10, 2011 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in honor of the work of Lester D. Taylor, whose pioneering work in demand and market analysis has had profound implications on research across a wide spectrum of industries. In his Prologue, Eli M. Noam notes that demand analysis in the information sector must recognize the "public good" characteristics of media products and networks, while taking into account the effects of interdependent user behavior; the strong cross-elasticities in a market; as well as the phenomenon of supply creating its own demand. The second Prologue, by Timothy Tardiff and Daniel Levy, focuses more specifically on Taylor's body of work, in particular its practical applications and usefulness in analyses of, and practices within, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector (known in Europe and elsewhere as the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) sector). The remainder of the book is organized into four parts: Advances in Theory; Empirical Applications; Evidence-Based Policy Applications; and a final Conclusion. The book closes with an Appendix by Sharon Levin and Stanford Levin detailing Taylor's contributions using bibliometrics. Not only featuring chapters from distinguished scholars in economics, applied sciences, and technology, this volume includes two contributions directly from Lester Taylor, providing unique insight into economics from a lifetime in the field. "What a worthy book! Every applied researcher in communications encounters Lester Taylor's work. Many empirical exercises in communications can trace their roots to Taylor's pioneering research and his thoughtful leadership. This book assembles an impressive set of contributors and contributions to honor Taylor. No surprise, the collection extends far and wide into many of the core topics of communications and media markets. The emphasis is where it should be-on important and novel research questions informed by useful data. -Shane Greenstein, Professor of Management and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University"For more than 40 years, Lester Taylor has been a leader in the application of consumer modeling, econometric techniques and microeconomic data to understand residential and business user behavior in telecommunications markets. During that time, he inspired a cadre of students and colleagues who applied this potent combination to address critical corporate andregulatory issues arising in the telecommunications sector. This volume collects the recent product of many of these same researchers and several other devotees who go beyond empirical analysis of fixed line service by extending Prof. Taylor's approach to the next wave of services and technologies. These contributions, including two new papers by Prof. Taylor, offer an opportunity for the next generation to learn from his work as it grapples with the pressing issues of consumer demand in the rapidly evolving digital economy." - Glenn Woroch, Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley  Delusions of Competence: The Near-Death of Lloyd's of London 1970-2002 by Robin Pearson English | EPUB | 2022 | 140 Pages | ISBN : 303094087X | 0.7 MB This book examines the crisis at the famous insurance market, Lloyd's of London, during the late twentieth century, which nearly destroyed the 300-year-old institution. While rapid structural change resulting from system collapse is less common in insurance than in the history of other financial services, one exception was the Lloyd's crisis. Hitherto, explanations of the crisis have focused on the effects of catastrophic losses and poor governance.
 Michael Scott, "Delphi and Olympia: The Spatial Politics of Panhellenism in the Archaic and Classical Periods" English | ISBN: 0521191262 | 2010 | 378 pages | PDF | 24 MB Most people think about the sanctuary of Delphi as the seat of the famous oracle and of Olympia as the site of the Olympic games. The oracle and the games, however, were but two of the many activities ongoing at both sites. This book investigates the physical remains of both sanctuaries to show how different visitors interacted with the sacred spaces of Delphi and Olympia in an important variety of ways during the archaic and classical periods. It highlights how this fluid usage impacted upon, and was itself affected by, the development of the sanctuary space and how such usage influenced the place and relationship of these two sites in the wider landscape. As a result, it argues for the re-evaluation of the roles of Delphi and Olympia in the Greek world and for a re-thinking of the usefulness of the term 'panhellenism' in Greek politics, religion and culture.
 Deep Statistical Comparison for Meta-heuristic Stochastic Optimization Algorithms by Tome Eftimov and Peter Korosec English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030969169 | 141 Pages | True ePUB | 10.5 MB  Decision and Game Theory for Security: 12th International Conference, GameSec 2021, Virtual Event, October 25-27, 2021, Proceedings by Branislav Bošanský English | EPUB | 2021 | 385 Pages | ISBN : 3030903699 | 40.1 MB This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security, GameSec 2021,held in October 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually.  Data Science with Python and Dask by Jesse C. Daniel English | July 30, 2019 | ISBN: 1617295604 | True EPUB | 296 pages | 17.8 MB Summary  DIY With Pallet Wood: Step-By-Step For Beginners by Cynthia Lemaster English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0B45CGPDN | 60 pages | EPUB | 5.23 Mb Inside CRAFTING WITH WOOD PALLETS, you'll find inspired projects for rescuing and repurposing pallets. This book shows how to construct both indoor and outdoor furniture in a variety of styles. Lumber prices are soaring, and deforestation is a rising concern. Yet millions of pounds of perfectly usable wood are dumped in landfills every year. CRAFTING WITH WOOD PALLETS will show you how to upcycle salvaged pallet wood to create truly one-of-a-kind projects. There's plenty of nitty gritty here on working with pallets, including where to find them, how to process them into usable lumber, fasteners, sanding, and the best finishes (if any) to use. A colorful gallery of finished work provides further inspiration for crafting.  Cyber Threat: The Rise of Information Geopolitics in U.S. National Security (Praeger Security International) by Chris Bronk English | February 1, 2016 | ISBN: 1440834989 | True EPUB | 232 pages | 2.4 MB How are the evolving cases of cyber attack and breach as well as the actions of government and corporations shaping how cyberspace is governed? What object lessons are there in security cases such as those involving Wikileaks and the Snowden affair? An essential read for practitioners, scholars, and students of international affairs and security, this book examines the widely pervasive and enormously effective nature of cyber threats today, explaining why cyber attacks happen, how they matter, and how they may be managed. |
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