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Fiscal Fragmentation in Decentralized Countries: Subsidiarity, Solidarity and Asymmetry By Richard M. Bird (editor), Robert D. Ebel (editor)
2007 | 456 Pages | ISBN: 1845424026 | PDF | 13 MB
Most countries, developed and developing, are fiscally decentralized with regional and local governments of varying importance. In many of these countries, some of these sub-national governments differ substantially from others in terms of wealth, ethnic, religious, or linguistic composition. This book considers how fiscal arrangements may strengthen or weaken national solidarity and the effectiveness with which public services are provided. In particular, the nation's ability to cope with changes created by decentralization is explored. Through a series of case studies, the countries of Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Russia, Spain and Switzerland are examined with an eye to how their public finances are structured and how these arrangements act to promote equilibrium or turmoil in the nation state. This is the first detailed consideration of the link between asymmetry and intergovernmental finance, as well as the first detailed study of how asymmetrical fiscal arrangements work in practice in a variety of different countries. Policy analysts concerned with intergovernmental finance and/or political legitimacy issues will find this synthesis of interest, as will readers concerned with the public policy of the many fiscally fragmented countries profiled here.

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David Bolt, "Finding Blindness "
English | ISBN: 1032229721 | 2022 | 204 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This edited volume explores blindness as a construct with which we the contributors engage as part of our social existence and/or academic research. Irrespective of eye conditions, or the lack thereof, blindness is an understanding at which we have all come to arrive. On the way to this conceptual point, which is in any case unlikely ever to be fixed, we have passed or visited many formative cultural stations.

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Feminisms and Ruralities By Barbara Pini, Berit Brandth, Jo Little
2014 | 250 Pages | ISBN: 0739188216 | PDF | 2 MB
Feminist concern with difference has rarely extended to rurality even if it is now widely recognized that experiences of inequality depend on intersections of several identities in each individual life. This lack of concern may reflect the urban background of the majority of feminist academics or at least their urban positionality once in the academy. It may equivalently be that feminists have been influenced by stereotypes of rural women as traditional and reactionary, and thus seen them as unlikely exponents of gender equality, and an unfruitful focus for scholarly energies. Perhaps the problem is a broader one, that is, reflective of the much documented, but still apparent unwillingness of many feminists to recognize and address difference in any of its manifestations. Regardless, even with the recent interest in intersectionality which has necessarily renewed and reenergized debates in feminism about diversity and inclusion, the question of how women are differently positioned because of their non-metropolitan location has remained largely overlooked.

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Silvana Tapia Tapia, "Feminism, Violence Against Women, and Law Reform: Decolonial Lessons from Ecuador "
English | ISBN: 0367566478 | 2022 | 172 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Offering an important addition to existing critiques of governance feminism and carceral expansion based mainly on experiences from the Global North, this book critically addresses feminist law reform on violence against women, from a decolonial perspective.

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Nick Arnold, "Fatal Forces"
English | 2008 | ISBN: 0439944481 | PDF | pages: 173 | 71.9 mb

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Isabel Cantista, "Fashion Heritage: Narrative and Knowledge Creation"
English | ISBN: 3031068858 | 2022 | 352 pages | PDF | 10 MB
This edited volume explores how fashion brands deal with legacy by looking at the preservation of heritage and knowledge and how this builds a bridge to the future. Bringing together different reflections from the world of fashion, from gloves to virtual jewels, from luxury brand's digital narratives to historical contexts, each chapter offers a narrative that is contemporary, yet linked to historical contexts.

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Farmhouse furniture built by hand: Make Beautiful DIY Tables, Seating, and More with This Guide: How to Build Beautiful DIY Tables, Chairs, and More by Jeremy Little
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BRB9M4Q9 | 70 pages | EPUB | 5.31 Mb
If you enjoy farmhouse dйcor but detest the expensive price tags, you could think about getting out the drill and saw to construct some of these DIY Farmhouse furniture items. These inexpensive DIY furniture projects may require some time and resources, but they won't break the budget. You also get a piece of handcrafted furniture that will pass to your family. I wrote this book to introduce you to many do-it-yourself farmhouse furniture projects.

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Nick Arnold, "Famously Foul Experiments"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 0439944074 | PDF | pages: 95 | 4.9 mb
This work contains experiments with the squishy bits left in. Ever wanted to be a horribly famous scientist? Why not follow in their famously foul footsteps? Make your own drinkable blood. See through a giant eyeball. Breed some sewer rats. It includes over 20 famous eye-popping experiments that will seriously enlarge your brain!

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Matthew Baker, "Faith Seeking Understanding"
English | ISBN: 0881416886 | 2021 | 368 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This book offers a collection of the essays, letters, interviews, and correspondence of Fr Matthew Baker, exploring the works of Fr Georges Florovsky and the writings of the Church Fathers.

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F# in Action (MEAP V04)
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781633439535 | 199 pages | PDF,EPUB | 4.94 MB
F# is designed to make functional programming practical and accessible, especially for developers working on the .NET platform. This book will get you started.

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