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    Interview with Philip Gerard

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    Interview with Philip Gerard, author and professor of creative writing at UNCW. Here, he discusses his background and education, the founding and structure of UNCW's MFA in Creative Writing program, and the concerns of memoir and creative nonfiction

    Philip Gerard, 25th Annual ODU Literary Festival

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    Philip Gerard has published fiction and nonfiction in numerous magazines, including New England Review, Bread Loaf Quarterly, Creative Nonfiction, Hawaii Review, Hayden\u27s Ferry Review, and The World & I. He is the author of three novels: Hatteras Light, Cape Fear Rising, Desert Kill; two books of nonfiction, Brilliant Passage...a schooning memoir and Creative Nonfiction - Researching and Crafting Stories of Real Life, and Writing a Book that Makes a Difference. His most recent book is Secret Soldiers, about the first and last battlefield deception outfit ever authorized by the U.S. Army. Gerard has written shows for public television and radio. He teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington

    Kant and Gerard on imagination

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    Alexander Gerard, a schottish philosopher, is nowadays almost forgotten, but at the time of Kant’s philosophical development he was a very popular author and his works were translated to german. Kant mentioned Gerard sometimes in his lectures on anthropology, particularly about genius and imagination. A near analysis and comparing of their conception of genius and imagination shows a significant influence of Gerard on Kant. Purpose of this paper is to analyse this influence in the particular case of imagination and active imagination.O filósofo escocês Alexander Gerard foi quase que inteiramente esquecido pela história da filosofia. Mas na época em que Kant estava desenvolvendo sua filosofia crítica, particularmente nos anos 1770, Gerard era um autor bastante popular, tendo seus principais escritos traduzidos inclusive para o alemão. Kant o menciona algumas vezes nas lições sobre antropologia, permitindo assim documentar sua leitura. Este artigo procura mostrar a influência de Gerard sobre Kant na concepção de uma imaginação ativa, peça central da filosofia transcendental kantiana

    Philip Gerard : an individual /

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    Mode of access: Internet."This first and limited edition of 'Philip Gerard, an individual,' printed for the Faculty and students of Drake University, and for the personal friends of the author, consists of five hundred copies. The number of this book is 98." Signed by author

    Reconstructing embedded liberalism: John Gerard Ruggie and constructivist approaches to the study of the international trade regime

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    In 1982, John Gerard Ruggie published a study of the postwar international trade and monetary regimes in which he introduced the concept of ‘embedded liberalism’. A large and growing number of international trade scholars are finding Ruggie’s concept of embedded liberalism an appealing one, and it now occupies a significant place on our conceptual horizon. In this article, the author returns to Ruggie’s original article to excavate lessons which are peculiarly relevant for current trade law scholarship. He argues that Ruggie’s account of embedded liberalism usefully serves to destabilize common assumptions about the objectives and normative underpinnings of the trade regime and thereby to expand our conceptions of what a liberal trade regime might plausibly look like. On the other hand, he explains why he does not share the enthusiasm of those who see in embedded liberalism an attractive normative vision to guide WTO reform. In addition, and most importantly, the author draws attention to the constructivist theoretical framework of Ruggie’s piece. He suggests that Ruggie’s article provides a useful introduction to the central elements of constructivist thinking about international institutions and shows how attention to constructivist insights has the potential to significantly enrich and expand our understanding of the trade regime and of trade law

    Office staff, Co-op

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    The photograph is of the co-op staff before or after its banquet at the Bank Hotel in Delta, Utah. Emil Sekerak is in the middle, wearing dark glasses. Next to him with the bow tie is Dwight Uchida, author Yoshiko Uchida\u27s father. Mr. Kanzaki from San Francisco is in the photo but it is not clear which man he is

    Gerard de Nerval: A Reappraisal

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    The author explores Gerard de Nerval’s influence on modern literature. A brief look at episodes in Nerval’s life that influenced him as a writer, at his early prose works, and at trends in literature since his day show that the spirit of his work still finds echoes in twentieth century literature

    Gerard Moerdyk's architecture

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    Canoscan 80000f 6000DPI TIFF scanner used, edited using Photoshop v7.Koerantberig in die Volksblad van 25 Nov. 1921 waarin die skrywer sy blydskap uitspreek dat daar hoop op 'n vernuwing in die Suid-Afrikaanse argitektuur bestaan, teweeg gebring deur Gerard Moerdijk.Article in the Volksblad of 25th Nov. 1921 in which the author expresses the hope that the advent of Moerdijk will bring renewal in South African architecture

    Finance and its reform : beyond laissez-faire

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    That the financial sector should be liberalized was the orthodox view in the mid-1970s, during a pendulum swing toward reliance on the free market. In the early 1980s, the pendulum swung back to the left, based partly on evidence - especially from Latin America - that overly rapid reform had real costs, and partly on an increased appreciation of financial market failure. Blind adherence to free market principles was no longer appropriate. Now a counter-counterrevolution is in sight, with some swing back toward the view that the market makes a mess of it, but the government makes it even worse. The authors agree that market-oriented financial systems appear to do a better job than systems with extensive government involvement, but contend that the assumption that perfect competition will solve all problems in finance - especially in banking - can be dangerous. Information problems, implicit or explicit government guarantees associated with the payments system make banks unique. Governments implicitly recognize banking's uniqueness - few allow just anyone to enter banking - but public pronouncements and observers'recommendations often favor a move to more competition. Perfect competition, however, is optimal under the assumption, among others, of no government guarantee. In fact, most governments differ only in how explicit they are about their deposit insurance schemes. The financial reforms most likely to succeed are those that give banks an incentive to engage in safe and sound banking. When excessive competition is allowed, the charter value of banking diminishes to the point that it is no longer profitable for bankers to behave prudently. A consideration of finance's role, and a look at how reforming economies have fared, suggest also that gradual reform is often to be preferred in this domain. Deregulation of credit markets and interest rates can be counterproductive in unstable macroeconomic conditions and when banks are unsophisticated or have weak balance sheets. And changes in the charter value may evolve only slowly after reform. Faster progress and greater efforts should be made, however, in bank supervision and regulation and in institutional development, including accounting, auditing, legal and judicial reform, and training (of bankers and other finance professionals). In sum, many economies would benefit from less government intervention in financial markets, but the prescription should not be abrupt or total government withdrawal from the financial sector. Rather than intervening heavily in credit allocation decisions, governments should focus on doing what only they can do: providing an enabling environment for the private financial and nonfinancial sectors, and ensuring that financial operations are safe and sound.Environmental Economics&Policies,Banks&Banking Reform,Financial Intermediation,Economic Theory&Research,Financial Crisis Management&Restructuring
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