321 research outputs found
Le Conseil de sécurité dans les années 1990: essor et récession ?
No full textThe Security Council in the 1990's: Boom and Bust?, by David Malone
In this article, David Malone reviews key cross-cutting issues in Security Council decision-making throughout the 1990s. These include the growing focus on internai conflicts, a related increase in recourse to coercive measures (sanctions, naval blockades, authorization of the use of force) and often difficult partnership with regional organizations in addressing challenges to the peace. He examines humanitarian concerns, human right violations and democratization as an instrument for stabilization of war-torn sociaties as factors driving many Council decisions. The article also addresses institutional issues, including the CounciFs creation of international criminal tribunals, its relationship with the international criminal court (the Statute of which was agreed in Rome in 1998) and the slow-moving debate over Security Council reform. The author argues that Council decisions in the 1990s undermined fundamentally absolute conceptions of State sovereignty, but identifies several major challenges facing the Council (relations between the UN and the USA; Russia's role within the Council; and the UN's poor record at grappling effectively with African conflicts) at the turn of the millenium.David M. Malone dresse ici le bilan du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU pour les années 90. Alors qu'en cette fin de décennie, l'institution onusienne semble en perte de vitesse (l'intervention au Kosovo, par exemple, s'est faite sans consultation préalable du Conseil de sécurité), une évaluation de son action, de son fonctionnement et de ses perspectives d'avenir apparaît nécessaire. David M. Malone insiste d'abord sur l'élargissement du spectre des préoccupations du Conseil qui se focalise de plus en plus sur des conflits intra-étatique s aux problématiques complexes. Considérations humanitaires, défense des droits de l'homme et promotion de la démocratie deviennent ainsi des enjeux de première importance. L'auteur s'intéresse ensuite aux questions institutionnelles qui ont traversé la décennie (modalités des prises de décision, évolutions judiciaires, ouverture aux ONG...). Il reste qu'à la veille du XXIe siècle, l'interrogation demeure quant à un certain nombre de problèmes cruciaux : les relations entre le Conseil et les Etats-Unis d'une part, et la Russie de l'autre, l'efficacité des interventions en Afrique et la réforme du Conseil lui-même. Institution incontournable et irremplaçable, le Conseil ne pourra, selon David M. Malone, sortir de l'impasse que grâce a une réaffirmation du leadership américain.Malone, Neal Mercedes. Le Conseil de sécurité dans les années 1990: essor et récession ?. In: Politique étrangère, n°2 - 2000 - 65ᵉannée. pp. 403-421
Understanding economic forecasts
No full textNine articles, originally presented at the Annual Festival of Science at the University of Sheffield in September 1999, explain new developments in economic forecasting. Papers examine how economists forecast (David F. Hendry); economic modeling for fun and profit (Paul Turner); making sense of published economic forecasts (Diane Coyle); forecast uncertainty in economic modeling (Neil R. Ericsson); evaluation of forecasts (Clive W. J. Granger); forecasting and the UK business cycle (Denise R. Osborn, Marianne Sensier, and Paul W. Simpson); modeling and forecasting at the Bank of England (Neal Hatch); forecasting the world economy (Ray Barrell); and the costs of forecast errors (Terence Burns). Hendry is Professor of Economics at Nuffield College, Oxford University. Ericsson is a staff economist at the Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board. Author and subject indexes
Understanding economic forecasts
No full textNine articles, originally presented at the Annual Festival of Science at the University of Sheffield in September 1999, explain new developments in economic forecasting. Papers examine how economists forecast (David F. Hendry); economic modeling for fun and profit (Paul Turner); making sense of published economic forecasts (Diane Coyle); forecast uncertainty in economic modeling (Neil R. Ericsson); evaluation of forecasts (Clive W. J. Granger); forecasting and the UK business cycle (Denise R. Osborn, Marianne Sensier, and Paul W. Simpson); modeling and forecasting at the Bank of England (Neal Hatch); forecasting the world economy (Ray Barrell); and the costs of forecast errors (Terence Burns). Hendry is Professor of Economics at Nuffield College, Oxford University. Ericsson is a staff economist at the Division of International Finance, Federal Reserve Board. Author and subject indexes
Evaluating and mitigating execution risk in Indian real estate development
No full textThesis (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in Conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, 2011.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-82).Real estate development is a complex process in which developers and equity investors look to capitalize on favorable financial markets and economic forces to produce investment returns. Real estate development is a risky venture in even the most mature economies that possess transparent government regulations, reliable local and national legal systems, efficient capital markets, skilled labor markets and substantial market demand data. These issues are magnified in an emerging market where few of the above ingredients are readily available. However, the hypothesis of this thesis is that a developer can better assemble its development team, positively impact performance, and reduce execution risks by reorganizing project teams with the resources currently available in India. This thesis contemplates the evolution of real estate development design and delivery methods as developers compete to deliver real estate assets; equity investors seek greater insulation from execution risk; and a growing stable of qualified construction professionals compete for contracts. However, demand for real estate assets, equity investment hurdles and increased competition are pressuring developers to consider design and delivery methods that decrease the time to market and contemplate risk allocation. The analytic approach of this thesis is to: 1) document common delivery methods in India through a series of interview with developers, architects, project management consultants, quantity surveyors and contractors, 2) compare and contrast the delivery methods and allocation of execution risk in the United States and India and 3) propose a management plan to further mitigate execution risk through different risk allocation and delivery methods. The goal of this thesis is to provide developers and equity investors insight into the evolution of the Indian delivery process and identify emerging opportunities to mitigate execution risk.by Neal Howard.S.M.in Real Estate Developmen
Economic utopia of the Torah. Economic concepts of the Hebrew Bible interpreted according to the Rabbinical Literature
No full textHebrew Bible offers alternative Economic utopia for building Theocratic society. In this paper, various economic concepts and themes are presented, as found in the Hebrew Bible. These economic concepts include taxation, property rights, labor market, social policy, banking, years of Sabbath and Jubilee, and business cycles. Most economic issues of the Bible are found in the texts of Torah, also known as five Books of Moses. These texts are analyzed by using classical Rabbinical commentaries for better insight. Contrary to the modern Economic theory which is based on the assumptions of scarcity of resources and unlimited needs of consumers, Economics of the Torah is based on God’s resources which are enough for all true needs of His people.Hebrew Bible, History of Economics, History of Economic Thought, Ancient Israel, Judaism
Creative Sparks: Works of Nature, Selection, and the Human Author
No full textIt is now common knowledge that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room with a typewriter, they will eventually reproduce the works of Shakespeare. But according to the United States Copyright Office, if you give that same group of monkeys a camera, you do not get copyright on any pictures they may happen to take. in 2011, British wildlife photographer David Slater was in Indonesia when a group of crested black macaques began playing with his camera equipment and snapped some pictures, one of which went viral and proved temporarily profitable for Slater
Absorption of atmospheric ozone in the .3 micron region at Fort Collins
No full textFebruary, 1964.Includes bibliographic references
The jingling Geordie: community arts and the regional culture of the North East of England
No full textIn the light of the massive economic and social changes which have affected the North East of England over the last 25 years, the author assesses the vitality of the indigenous culture and reflects upon current cultural trends and the North East’s future, particularly in relation to a regional Europe. He traces the folk-tradition of the region and looks at ways in which this can be drawn upon to develop a meaningful link between past and present. He looks closely at the changing nature of class-relationships in the North East and reflects upon how a valid local culture can survive in a multi-cultural society. He draws upon his own extensive experience in Community Arts, looking at definitions of the term in the new political climate and arguing for its positive contribution to the cultural debate. He dwells on the issue of regionalism and devolution in a new Europe, comparing the situation in the North East of England with political and cultural changes in Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom
Backstage Discourse and the Emergence of Organizational Voices: Exploring Graffiti and Organization
No full textThe Estate in Film - Empty Words build Empty Homes
No full textAs part of Open House Weekend 2012, Fugitive Images and the Floating Cinema presented a free day of tours, discussions and open-air performance in and around the Haggerston Estate offering a moment of reflection on the changing face of housing in London and culminating in Olivia Chaney singing, the screening of Estate and The Chain projected onto the facade of Samuel House.
Ian Christie gave a journey through cinema history in Hackney, passing by iconic film locations. 1.5 hours, from 15:00-16:30. Housing developers L&Q and architects PRP gave a personal tour of City Mills development. 1.5 hours, from 15:00-16:30. Architectural researcher David Roberts gave an performative tour of the Haggerston Estate drawn from his research over the last two years. Please note the tour will be recorded to feature in a film, please do not take part if you do not wish to participate. 1 hour from 15:00-16:00.
Personal reflections from artists, architects, authors and residents on the changing nature of housing in London. Speakers included Owen Jones (Independent newspaper columnist and author of Chavs), Marcus Coates (performance artist/filmmaker), Michael Rosen and Emma Louise Williams (poet and filmmaker of Under the Cranes), Andrea Luka Zimmerman (resident and artist filmmaker) Ruth Marie Tunkara (resident and community activist) Neal Purvis (housing expert), chaired by David Roberts (architectural researcher). 2 hours, from 17:00-19:00
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