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EU coordination in international institutions: policy and process in Gx forums
No full textThis book examines how and why the European Union (EU) and its member states coordinate for the G7, G8 and G20 (Gx). Relying on extensive new interview material and an online survey completed by 160 European government officials, Peter Debaere comprehensively maps out the different coordination processes for each Gx forum. To understand these coordination patterns, he reviews several causal factors such as the relevance of the Gx and the idea that EU coordination maximizes influence in international institutions. Building on observations in the fields of finance, development, agriculture and others, Debaere carefully develops causal paths that lead to different levels of internal EU coordination for the Gx
Military Spending, the Peace Dividend, and Fiscal Adjustment
Get PDFThis paper decomposes the sources of the peace dividend into global, regional, and country-specific factors, and analyzes their relative importance. It finds that the easing of international and regional tensions and the existence of IMF-supported adjustment programs are systematically related to lower military spending and a higher share of nonmilitary spending in total government outlays. The easing of international tensions and of regional tensions since the end of the Cold War and the existence of IMF-supported adjustment programs account for 66 percent, 26 percent, and 11 percent of the decline in military spending, respectively. Furthermore, fiscal adjustment has implied a larger cut in military spending of countries with IMF-supported programs. Copyright 2001, International Monetary Fund
Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
Crop-specific exposure to extreme temperature and moisture for the globe for the last half century
No full textGlobal assessments of climate extremes typically do not account for the unique characteristics of individual crops. A consistent definition of the exposure of specific crops to extreme weather would enable agriculturally-relevant hazard quantification. To this end, we develop a database of both the temperature and moisture extremes facing individual crops by explicitly accounting for crop characteristics. To do this, we collate crop-specific temperature and moisture parameters from the agronomy literature, which are then combined with time-varying crop locations and high-resolution climate information to quantify crop-specific exposure to extreme weather. Specifically, we estimate crop-specific temperature and moisture shocks during the growing season for a 0.25° spatial grid and daily time scale from 1961 to 2014 globally. We call this the Agriculturally-Relevant Exposure to Shocks (ARES) model and make all ARES output available with this paper. Our crop-specific approach leads to a smaller average value of the exposure rate and spatial extent than does a crop-agnostic approach. Of the 17 crops included in this study, 13 had an increase in exposure to extreme heat, while 9 were more exposed to extreme cold over the past half century. All crops in this study show a statistically significant increase in exposure to both extreme wetness and dryness. Cassava, sunflowers, soybeans, and oats had the greatest increase in hot, cold, dry, and wet exposure, respectively. We compare ARES model results with the EM-DAT disaster database. Our results highlight the importance of crop-specific characteristics in defining weather shocks in agriculture
Moral Good, the Beatific Vision, and God’s Kingdom Writings by Germain Grisez and Peter Ryan, S.J.. Edited by Peter J. Weigel
No full textFor close to half a century, the work of Germain Grisez has been highly influential, and his writings continue to receive considerable attention from philosophers and theologians of diverse viewpoints. His co-author for this work is the professor and noted moral theologian Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J., currently the executive director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). These two eminent scholars explore fundamental questions about Christian eschatology, moral theory, the purpose of human life, and the promise of human fulfilment. The authors examine Christian teaching on the final destiny of persons, investigating the meaning of God's kingdom, the hope of the beatific vision, and the centrality of moral goodness and divine grace in one's final end. This work is an ideal source for students, scholars, ministers and lay persons interested in basic questions of Christian theology, the philosophy of religion, ethical theory, and Catholic doctrin
Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh
No full textAuthor talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.
Lunchtime Talk with Author and Attorney Peter Godwin
No full textAuthor and attorney Peter Godwin gave a lunchtime talk about the topics discussed in his book, The Fear, which focuses on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe under the rule of Robert Mugabe
An essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell by Peter Pullman
No full textThis is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).One image file (pdf)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Professor Peter Singer speaking at the National Press Club Canberra, 11 February 2009 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Humanitarian author Professor Peter Singer at the National Press Club, Canberra, 11 February 2009.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia, 2009
How close Is the European consensus to the Seoul consensus? Evolving EU development policy discourse
No full textIn their chapter on EU development cooperation and the G20, Peter Debaere, Sarah Delputte, and Jan Orbie argue that differences in development consensus between the EU and emerging donors have been diminishing over the past 15 years; this contrasts with the often referenced dichotomy between Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development members and emerging donors. To trace the evolution of the EU’s development policy consensus, they apply critical discourse analysis and critical frame analysis to the 2005 ‘European Consensus on Development’ and the 2011 ‘Agenda for Change’ of the European Commission. The Agenda for Change reflects a shift to a more instrumental, self-interested, and securitized approach. It shares with the G20 Seoul Development Consensus a stronger emphasis on economic growth, putting aside aid and quantitative aid targets. Nevertheless, meaningful differences persist. Under pressure from emerging economies, the G20 prioritizes infrastructure far more than the EU. Moreover, the EU strongly insisted on political conditionality in relation to development cooperation to advance human rights, democracy, and good governance. This contrasts with the principle of non-interference favored by emerging G20 donors; however, in the 2017 revision of the European development consensus, democracy, and human rights lost significance as priorities, closing the gap between the EU and emerging donors
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