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Russie fin de siècle
No full textEnd-of-Century Russia, by Georges Sokoloff
In his review of the events that marked twenty years of Soviet and Russian history, Georges Sokoloff particularly emphasizes the reforms accomplished by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. While not omitting to analyse the mistakes made by both men and the blatant deficiencies of present-day Russian society, the author shows the benefits of a reform policy based on a fundamental value: freedom; he ends with a vibrant appeal in favour of a resumption of international aid.Dans sa rétrospective des événements qui ont marqué vingt années d'histoire soviétique et russe, Georges Sokoloff insiste tout particulièrement sur l'œuvre réformatrice accomplie par Mikhaïl Gorbatchev et Boris Eltsine. Sans omettre d'analyser les erreurs commises par l'un comme par l'autre et les carences criantes de la société russe d'aujourd'hui, l'auteur montre les bienfaits d'une politique de réforme s'inspirant d'une valeur fondamentale : la liberté. Et d'aboutir à un vibrant appel en faveur d'une reprise de l'aide internationale.Sokoloff. Russie fin de siècle. In: Politique étrangère, n°3 - 1999 - 64ᵉannée. pp. 533-544
the middle class consensus and economic development
No full textModern political economy stresses"society's polarization"as a determinant of development outcomes. Among the most common dorms of social conflict are class polarization, and ethnic polarization. A middle class consensus is defined as a high share of income for the middle class and a low degree of ethnic polarization. A middle class consensus distinguishes development successes from failures. A theoretical model shows how groups - distinguished by class or ethnicity - will under-invest in human capital and infrastructure when there is"leakage"to another group. The author links the existence of a middle class consensus to exogenous country characteristics, such as resource endowments, along the lines of the provocative thesis of Engerman and Sokoloff (1997), that tropical commodity exporters are more unequal than other societies. The author confirms this hypothesis with cross-country data. This makes it possible to use resource endowments as instruments for inequality. A higher share of income for the middle class and lower ethnic polarization, are empirically associated with higher income, higher growth, more education, better health, better infrastructure, better economic policies, less political instability, less civil war (putting ethnic minorities at risk), more social"modernization,"and more democracy.Economic Theory&Research,Decentralization,Gender and Social Development,Environmental Economics&Policies,Labor Policies,Achieving Shared Growth,Governance Indicators,Economic Development,Inequality,Economic Theory&Research
Effects of acute and delayed effects of prior chronic cocaine administration on regional rates of cerebral protein synthesis in rats
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Utility of Emergent Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children with Persistent Traumatic Neck Pain without Radiographic Injury
No full textBaron Edmond de Rothschild at Meier Shfeyah near Zichron Jacob
No full textThe Meir Shfeyah Youth Village was founded following World War One as an orphanage for girls. Boys were accepted shortly thereafter. Located in the Jewish colony of Meir Shfeyah, near Zikron Ya’akov, the facility was situated on the site of previous youth facilities. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, or JDC, funded the orphanage through its Palestine Orphan Committee until 1925 when Junior Hadassah, a division of Hadassah for young, unmarried women, took over the responsibility after several years of supporting individual orphans. Meir Shfeyah Youth Village, alternately known as Meir Shfeyah Children's Village, became Junior Hadassah’s largest fundraising project. Junior Hadassah financed the institution’s expenses for three decades until turning over primary responsibility to the State of Israel’s Department of Agriculture in 1958. Although Junior Hadassah merged with other Hadassah divisions in 1967, Hadassah continued to provide support to the Meir Shfeyah Youth Village, which still exists today as a residential, comprehensive high school with an agricultural focus.Note on verso: From right to left: the Baroness, the Baron, Sir Herbert Samuel. Standing: Mr. Sokoloff giving a discourse.Digital imageDigital finding aid
Between Two Worlds by George Rochberg
No full textAmerican composer George Rochberg wrote Between Two Worlds for flute and piano in 1982. The composition was commissioned by Rochberg's friends, Lennie and Marvin Wolfgang and dedicated to the Wolgangs' daughter, Karen.Theodore Presser published the piece in 1983. Flutist Sue Ann Kahn and pianist Vladimir Sokoloff gave the premiere performance on August 19, 1983 at the National Flute Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The title of the work, Between Two Worlds, suggests a dichotomy or comparison of distant realms: fantastic versus real, past versus present, conscious versus subconscious, or internal versus external. Rochberg composed Between Two Worlds while living in Israel. In a letter to the author, he explains that he "felt intensely the vast apartness of the Middle East and home, the U.S." The title alludes to the disparities between the two cultures.</p
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