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Ninotchka Rosca, 18th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textNinotchka Rosca is an exiled journalist and novelist from the Philippines. She left the Philippines in the 1970s after being jailed for her opposition to President Marcos’ declaration of martial law and since then she has been living and writing in the USA. Her most recent novel was published by W.W. Norton, Twice Blessed, and won the American Book Award in 1993. She works closely with the human rights community and speaks widely about, and on behalf of, women who have experienced human rights violations. About Rosca, New York Newsday writes, One of the Philippines’ best known and most controversial writers (now in exile in the United States) has written a satirical novel of her country featuring a twin set of arrogant and greedy rulers — one of whom collects shoes. In addition to Twice Blessed, Rosca has also published State of War, ENDGAME: The Fall of Marcos, and Monsoon Collection. She is currently working on her new novel, The Archipelago of Saint Lazarus
Rotating Savings and Credit Associations as Insurance
No full textRecent theoretical research on rotating savings and credit associations (Roscas) suggests that identical individuals prefer a random to a bidding Rosca when participants save for a lumpy durable or an investment good. Here,in contrast, under the assumption that participants are risk averse and that their incomes are stochastic and independent, it is shown that a random Rosca is not advantageous, while participation in a bidding Rosca improves ex ante expected utility if temporal risk aversion is less pronounced than static risk aversion. When information on individual incomes is private, fixed contributions to a bidding Rosca help to mitigate the problem of information asymmetries. When information on incomes is public, a lack of enforceability of variable contributions may explain the existence of Roscas instead of more efficient insurance arrangements.
No hay política sin rosca
No full textLa mesa chica de Cambiemos los marginó, pero en un probable gobierno de Alberto Fernández los armadores políticos serán centrales: tendrán que hacer un trabajo artesanal para mantener en armonía las voluntades e intereses de las distintas partes del Frente de Todos. Mariana Gené, autora de “La rosca política” (Siglo Veintiuno Editores), repasa quiénes fueron los expertos en articular, contener y negociar desde el alfonsinismo hasta la actualidad. Y detalla los códigos que comparten: no ningunear a los interlocutores y cumplir la palabra.Fil: Gené, Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentin
Effect of different stabilizers types and concentrations on the percent dissolved of ROSCa nanoparticles after 60 minutes compared to untreated ROSCa and non-stabilized ROSCa nanoparticles.
No full textEffect of different stabilizers types and concentrations on the percent dissolved of ROSCa nanoparticles after 60 minutes compared to untreated ROSCa and non-stabilized ROSCa nanoparticles.</p
Rosca
No full textArcos de acceso a capillas laterales.-Anónimo sevillano.- La rosca de los arcos de la nave central aparecen decorados por una moldura cuya clave aparece señalada por formas de rocalla
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