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Development Economics Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis

Development Economics Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis
Julie Schaffner, "Development Economics: Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis"
English | 2013 | pages: 690 | ISBN: 0470599391 | PDF | 7,4 mb
Development Economics: Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis by Julie Schaffner teaches students to think about development in a way that is disciplined by economic theory, informed by cutting-edge empirical research, and connected in a practical way to contemporary development efforts. It lays out a framework for the study of developing economies that is built on microeconomic foundations and that highlights the importance in development studies of transaction and transportation costs, risk, information problems, institutional rules and norms, and insights from behavioral economics. It then presents a systematic approach to policy analysis and applies the approach to policies from around the world, in the areas of targeted transfers, workfare, agricultural markets, infrastructure, education, agricultural technology, microfinance, and health.

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Designing Data Spaces The Ecosystem Approach to Competitive Advantage

Designing Data Spaces The Ecosystem Approach to Competitive Advantage
Designing Data Spaces: The Ecosystem Approach to Competitive Advantage
English | 2022 | ISBN: 303093974X | 578 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 97 MB
To this end, the book is structured in four parts: Part I "Foundations and Contexts" provides a general overview about building, running, and governing data spaces and an introduction to the IDS and GAIA-X projects. Part II "Data Space Technologies" subsequently details various implementation aspects of IDS and GAIA-X, including eg data usage control, the usage of blockchain technologies, or semantic data integration and interoperability. Next, Part III describes various "Use Cases and Data Ecosystems" from various application areas such as agriculture, healthcare, industry, energy, and mobility. Part IV eventually offers an overview of several "Solutions and Applications", eg including products and experiences from companies like Google, SAP, Huawei, T-Systems, Innopay and many more.

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Deep Space Warfare Military Strategy Beyond Orbit

Deep Space Warfare Military Strategy Beyond Orbit
Deep Space Warfare: Military Strategy Beyond Orbit by John C. Wright
English | October 15, 2019 | ISBN: 1476679266 | 242 pages | PDF | 2.29 Mb
Since the Cold War, outer space has become of strategic importance for nations looking to seize the ultimate high ground. World powers establishing a presence there must consider, among other things, how they will conduct warfare in orbit. Leaders must dispense with "Buck Rogers" notions about operations in space and realize that policies there will have serious ramifications for geopolitics. How should nations view space? How should they fight there? What would space warfare look like and how should strategists approach it? Offering critical observations regarding this unique theater of international relations, a military professional explores the strategic implications as human affairs move beyond Earth's atmosphere.

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De Anima (The New Hackett Aristotle)

De Anima (The New Hackett Aristotle)
De Anima (The New Hackett Aristotle) by Aristotle, translated by C. D. C. Reeve
English | September 1, 2017 | ISBN: 1624666205, 1624666191 | True EPUB/PDF | 272 pages | 1.3/1.4 MB
This richly annotated, scrupulously accurate, and consistent translation of Aristotle's De Anima fits seamlessly with other volumes in the series.