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Multilateral banks and the development process : vital links in the results c…
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. When the links in the chain represent development projects, if individual projects fail to achieve their purpose, the development program's effectiveness is compromised. When the chain's links are strong and well-connected, the results are improved for the sector, country, and region. The role of multilateral banks is crucial; they inform the impac…
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- 9781412847674
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- xxi, 153 p. : bnw, ill.
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- 332.153091724 THO m
The citizen lobby : from capacity to influence
The Internet holds endless opportunities for exchange and dialogue and the promise of developing a better democratic model. Day-to-day politics are largely driven by economic lobbies in the interest of what Habermas calls their „generalised particularism,“ the threat to take jobs and tax revenues elsewhere. Citizens’ influence over politicians is twofold: they are asked for their input in…
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- 9783957960467
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- viii, 169 p.
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- 322.4 THO t
Pesticides, organic contaminants, and pathogens in air : chemodynamics, healt…
The air is an important but largely unrecognized source of contaminant fate in the environment, including transport of pesticides and contaminants to nontarget areas and exposures for people and wildlife. This book summarizes and places in perspective the potential transport, transformation, and health implications of pesticides and contaminants in air, including the air we breathe. It delves i…
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- 9781003217602
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- xxix, 230. : ill.
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- 363.73922 JAM p
Encounters between foreign relations law and international law : bridges and …
Foreign relations law and public international law are two closely related academic fields that tend to speak past each other. As this innovative volume shows, the two are closely interrelated and depend on each other for their mutual construction and identity. A better understanding of this relationship is of vital importance for upholding important constitutional values like democracy, the ru…
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- 9781108942713
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- xxviii, 418 p. ; ill
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- 342.0412 AUS e
Balancing power without weapons : state intervention into cross-border merger…
Why do states block some foreign direct investment on national security grounds even when it originates from within their own security community? Government intervention into foreign takeovers of domestic companies is on the rise, and many observers find it surprising that states engage in such behaviour not only against their strategic and military competitors, but also against their closest a…
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- 9781316855430
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- xv, 378 p. ; ill
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- 327.111 LEN b
Artificial intelligence and international economic law : disruption, regulati…
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are transforming economies, societies, and geopolitics. Enabled by the exponential increase of data that is collected, transmitted, and processed transnationally, these changes have important implications for international economic law (IEL). This volume examines the dynamic interplay between AI and IEL by addressing an array of critical new questions, …
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- 9781108954006
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- xi, 352 p. : ill
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- 343.087 PEN a
GeomInt-mechanical integrity of host rocks
This open access book summarizes the results of the collaborative project “GeomInt: Geomechanical integrity of host and barrier rocks - experiment, modeling and analysis of discontinuities” within the Program: Geo Research for Sustainability (GEO: N) of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The use of geosystems as a source of resources, a storage space, for installing unde…
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- 9783030619091
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- xvi, 277p. : ill.
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- 624.151 GEO g
Social exclusion in later life : interdisciplinary and policy perspectives
Drawing on interdisciplinary, cross-national perspectives, this open access book contributes to the development of a coherent scientific discourse on social exclusion of older people. The book considers five domains of exclusion (services; economic; social relations; civic and socio-cultural; and community and spatial domains), with three chapters dedicated to analysing different dimensions of …
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- 9783030514068
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- xxix, 450p. : ill.
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- 302.545 SOC s
Anisotropy across fields and scales
This open access book focuses on processing, modeling, and visualization of anisotropy information, which are often addressed by employing sophisticated mathematical constructs such as tensors and other higher-order descriptors. It also discusses adaptations of such constructs to problems encountered in seemingly dissimilar areas of medical imaging, physical sciences, and engineering. Featuring…
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- 9783030562151
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- x, 280p. : ill.
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- 515.63 ANI a
Data technology in materials modelling
This open access book discusses advances in semantic interoperability for materials modelling, aiming at integrating data obtained from different methods and sources into common frameworks, and facilitating the development of platforms where simulation services in computational molecular engineering can be provided as well as coupled and linked to each other in a standardized and reliable way. …
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- 9783030685973
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- x, 92p. : ill.
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- 620.110113 DAT d
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