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Competing models of socially constructed economic man : differentiating Defoe's Crusoe from the Robinson of neoclassical economics
No full textDaniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe has seldom been read as an explicitly political text. When it has, it appears that the central character was designed to warn the early eighteenth-century reader against political challenges to the existing economic order. Insofar as Defoe’s Crusoe stands for "economic man", he is a reflection of historically-produced assumptions about the need for social conformity, not the embodiment of any genuinely essential economic characteristics. This insight is used to compare Defoe’s conception of economic man with that of the neoclassical Robinson Crusoe economy. On the most important of the ostensibly generic principles espoused by neoclassical theorists, their "Robinson" has no parallels with Defoe’s Crusoe. Despite the shared name, two quite distinct social constructions serve two equally distinct pedagogical purposes. Defoe’s Crusoe extols the virtues of passive middle-class sobriety for effective social organisation; the neoclassical Robinson champions the establishment of markets for the sake of productive efficiency
Correspondence
No full textLetter from Kenneth Robinson requesting employment at the Prince George's County Police Dept
Aeromys Robinson and Kloss 1915
No full textAeromys Robinson and Kloss, 1915. J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 6:23. ISIS NUMBER: 5301410002040000000.Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Rodentia (Part 1), pp. 345-382 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 345, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.735302
The Texas banking crisis and the payments system
No full textThe Federal Reserve System plays a crucial role in the payments system that is especially important during periods of financial turmoil. In this article, Robert Clair, Joanna Kolson, and Kenneth Robinson explain the process and the risks involved in clearing checks in the private sector. They compare these processes and risks with the essentially risk-free check-clearing service the Federal Reserve System offers. During banking crises, they hypothesize, banks will increase their check-clearing through the Federal Reserve to minimize their risk exposure. A model of Federal Reserve check-clearing volume is constructed and estimated. The empirical results show that during banking crises, Federal Reserve check- processing volume rises as banks seek safer methods of clearing checks. Consequently, Federal Reserve payment services are important tools in minimizing the disruptive effects of banking crises on the economy.Banks and banking - Texas ; Payment systems
Hipposideros ridleyi Robinson and Kloss 1911
No full textHipposideros ridleyi Robinson and Kloss, 1911. J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 4:241. TYPE LOCALITY: Malaysia, Singapore, Botanic Gardens. DISTRIBUTION: Malaya. COMMENT: Known only from the type locality. ISIS NUMBER: 5301405007008038001.Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Chiroptera, pp. 111-215 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 140, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.735299
Banks venture into new territory
No full textFinancial modernization legislation passed in 1999 allows banking organizations to directly invest in any type of company. This merchant banking authority gives banks greater opportunities to provide venture capital to start-up companies and later-stage equity financing to more mature firms. Kenneth Robinson examines how banks have pursued their new merchant banking powers. Robinson finds evidence that organizations that engage in merchant banking tend to be larger than those that do not. His findings are also consistent with the hypothesis that banks may be attempting to lower their average costs by combining merchant banking with other nonbank activities. Allowing banking organizations to pursue this new activity will provide them with an additional source of earnings and greater diversification opportunities and will likely increase private equity financing, which has been a vital component of economic activity.Banks and banking
Dedekind, Mrs. Kenneth; Mary Robinson Sandberg; Sutton -Shot 1
No full textPhotograph taken by Salt Lake Tribune staff. Mary Robinson Sandberg married Elmer Lud Sandberg
Supp_Figure_1 – Supplemental material for Poor sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound markers in diagnosis of superficial endometriosis of the uterosacral ligaments
No full textSupplemental material, Supp_Figure_1 for Poor sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound markers in diagnosis of superficial endometriosis of the uterosacral ligaments by Alice J Robinson, Luk Rombauts, Alex Ades, Kenneth Leong, Eldho Paul and Sofie Piessens in Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders</p
Supp_Figure_2 – Supplemental material for Poor sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound markers in diagnosis of superficial endometriosis of the uterosacral ligaments
No full textSupplemental material, Supp_Figure_2 for Poor sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound markers in diagnosis of superficial endometriosis of the uterosacral ligaments by Alice J Robinson, Luk Rombauts, Alex Ades, Kenneth Leong, Eldho Paul and Sofie Piessens in Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders</p
Crocidura villosa Robinson and Kloss 1918
No full text<p> <i>Crocidura villosa</i> Robinson and Kloss, 1918. J. Fed. Malay St. Mus., 8:21.</p> <p>TYPE LOCALITY: Indonesia, Sumatra, Korinchi, Sungai Kumbang, 4700 ft. (1433 m).</p> <p>DISTRIBUTION: Sumatra.</p> <p> COMMENT: Probably conspecific with <i>fuliginosa</i>; see Jenkins, 1976:302.</p> <p>ISIS NUMBER: 5301403007005131001.</p>Published as part of <i>James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Insectivora, pp. 58-106 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections</i> on page 83, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7353001">10.5281/zenodo.7353001</a>
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