Book Description
In Good Government in the Tropics, Judith Tendler questions widely prevailing views about why governments so often perform poorly and about what causes them to improve. Drawing on a set of four cases involving public bureaucracies at work under the direction of an innovative state government in Brazil, the book offers findings of significance to the current debates about organization of the public-sector workplace, public service delivery, decentralization, and the interaction between government and civil society. The case chapters represent four different sectors, each traditionally spoken for by its distinct experts, literatures, and public agnecies -- rural preventive health, small enterprise development, agricultural extension for small farmers, and employment-creating public works construction and drought relief. With findings that cut across these sectoral boundaries, the book raises questions about the policy advice proferred by the international donor community. It shifts the terms of the prevailing debate away from mistrust of government toward an understanding of the circumstances under which public servants become truly committed to their work and public service improves dramatically.
"The traditional focus on trying to eliminate 'rent-seeking' by reducing the state's role has made a contribution but lost much of its charisma. Theoreticians and practitioners alike are looking for new ideas and Tendler offers a quite intriguing set of them. The cases demonstrate surprising counter-intuitive results that will be of interest even to those with little substantive interest in the particular setting described. Theoretical novelty and elegant use of evidence combine to make this book a clear winner." -- Peter Evans, University of California at Berkeley
Customer Reviews:
Good book on good government in Brazil.......2007-01-04
This is a great study of how government can be a positive force in develoment. When much of development discourse is based on serving the poor without the involvement of government, this case study of Ceara region in Brazil shows how "good government" can improve the lives of their people. In the case of preventative health, it was amazing how the central government established a programs that gave local citizens jobs and training and a system in which rent-seeking behavior could be reduced. Everyone in the community had more of an investment in their communities and workers were proud of their work. Overall, it's a good book, especially as it provides an example in which not all governments in developing countries are corrupt.
Book Description
Though the proportion of women in national assemblies still barely scrapes sixteen per cent on average, the striking outliers - Rwanda with 49 per cent of its assembly female, Argentina with thirty-five per cent, Liberia and Chile with new women presidents this year - have raised expectations that there is an upward trend in women's representation from which we may expect big changes in the quality of governance. Getting women into public office is just the first step in the challenge of creating governance and accountability systems that respond to women's needs and protect their rights. What are the enabling conditions that enhance women's political influence once in public office, that support the emergence of a voting constituency interested in gender equality, and that generate public sector management in women's interests?
The essays in this volume answer these questions from different angles, using case studies from around the world. They consider the conditions for effective connections between women in civil society and women in politics, for the evolution of political party platforms responsive to women's interests, for local government arrangements that enable women to engage effectively, and for accountability mechanisms that answer to women.
Gender and Good Governance in the Tropics argues that good governance from a gender perspective requires more than just additional women in politics, it requires fundamental incentive changes to orient public action and policy to support gender equality.
Book Description
Prepared by Thomas Eyssell, University of Missouri¿St. Louis, provides additional problems for practice. Each chapter begins with concepts for review, followed by chapter highlights. A short concept test, averaging 10 questions and answers, appears next. Each chapter concludes with additional problems for students to review, with answers available at the end of the manual.
Book Description
This handy reference guide answers the legal questions that come up every day, whether one is reading the newspaper or engaged in casual conversation. The book covers legal issues concerning:
• children • consumers' rights • courts and lawsuits • debts • healthcare • loans and credit • employees' rights • government benefits • inheritance and wills • landlords and tenants • real estate • serious illness • small business • advertising.
Each topic lists additional resources.
Download Description
"This handy little legal reference is an essential resource for every California home and business. Nolo's Guide to California Law provides you with quick, clear answers to the everyday questions you have about: child support custody consumer rights employee rights divorce bankruptcy adoption jury duty real estate debt and credit workplace rights workers' comp wills landlords and tenants serious illness and much more This is the only plain-English guide to the laws that affect Californians every day -- and now the 8th edition is completely revised to reflect the latest laws and court rulings in the Golden State. "
Customer Reviews:
An updated 'must' for any interested in California law........2006-11-07
California law issue are addressed in this updated 9th edition of a primer which covers almost any situation, from parental kidnapping to landlord/tenant relations, responsibilities, and common issues. Two attorneys provide the latest facts in language any consumer can readily understand, covering California legal requirements and regulations on employer/employee relations, housing, and private life. An updated 'must' for any interested in California law.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
An overview of major laws and the legal system.......2006-03-19
In this 300-page paperback you can find an overview of major areas of the law, from driving infractions to estate planning to the structure and rules of CA legal system. Most importantly, the book is written in a very simple and easy to undrestand language and has references to specific sections of the law if you want to go into details on your own.
Book Description
Stepparents and domestic partners can adopt a child in California without a lawyer, and Do Your Own Adoption in California shows you how.
Packed with plain-English information and instructions, it's the only book available that takes adopting parents through the entire process, one step at a time. Find out how to:
*decide if adoption is right for your family
*determine if it's legally possible
*choose the correct procedure
*prepare and file all necessary papers with the court
*terminate the rights of an absent parent
*have your adoption petition approved by a judge
The 6th edition includes the latest forms and is updated to reflect legal changes that now allow same-sex couples to use these streamlined procedures. All the forms you need are included as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.
Customer Reviews:
Don't waste your time/money - get a lawyer.......2006-10-04
I purchased this book to help file forms on a stepparent adoption. I submitted the form that was included on the CD "Petition to Terminate Parental Rights of the Alleged Father". To my dismay, they told me that I was using an "outdated" template, as the Civil Code 7409(a) that was referenced was repealed 10 years ago. I sought help from an attorney who told me that this is now under Family Code Section 7611. I do not trust the forms now, as I fear there may be other mistakes that I do not know of, as I am not an attorney.
I emailed Nolo to see if they had any updated version of this form, but did not get a reply.
Trust me, save yourself time, money and frustration by getting proper legal advice from a family law attorney.
DO NOT buy this book, or you may be embarrassed when you try to file your paperwork and it is marred with incorrect entries.
An easy and at times fun way to save thousands on adopting.......1999-02-25
This book is wonderful for anyone who wants to adopt their spouse's child and has the consent of the other bio-parent (or other stipulation such as the death of the bio-parent, etc.). It not only provides needed forms, but also has word-by-word examples of the documents you will need to type yourself (for me, that was actually fun!) Additionally, if you live in Los Angeles as I did during the process, it gives you special instructions for filing in L.A. county - very helpful! I had to pay only a $700 assessment fee and 2 or 3 small filing fees and the whole process, from filing the initial petition to the final hearing (which is especially enjoyable) was completed in under 4 months! And the experience brought me even closer to our 5 year old little girl as well as my wife! A lawyer quoted me legal fees of "$2,500 to $3,000, not including filing and assessment fees" before I found this book. You will not only save money, but come away with an amazing sense of accomplishment and a renewed appreciation for your family. I highly recommend this book!
Average customer rating:
|
Nolo's Pocket Guide to Consumer Rights: A Resource for All Californians
Barbara Kaufman
Manufacturer: Nolo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 Civil Procedure
| Procedures & Litigation
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
Consumer Law
| Business
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Taxation
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
Consumer Guides
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
Civil Procedure
| Procedures & Litigation
| Law
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0873372182 |
Average customer rating:
|
Nolo's Pocket Guide to California Law (4th ed.)
Lisa Guerin , and
Patricia Gima
Manufacturer: Nolo
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Administrative Law
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Practical Guides
| Law
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Administrative Law
| Law
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Reference
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0873373243 |
Average customer rating:
|
Gene Manipulation in Plant Improvement II (Stadler Genetics Symposia Series)
Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
General
| Gardening & Horticulture
| Home & Garden
| Subjects
| Books
Genetics
| Evolution
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Agricultural Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Agronomy
| Agricultural Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Botany
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
Genetics
| Botany
| Biological Sciences
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General
| Agricultural Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Botany
| Biological Sciences
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Genetics
| Evolution
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
Genetically Engineered Food
| Nutrition
| Health, Mind & Body
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 0306435950 |
Average customer rating:
|
Chemistry Quickies
Vivian W. Owens
Manufacturer: Eschar Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
| Education
| Nonfiction
| Subjects
| Books
General & Reference
| Chemistry
| Science
| Subjects
| Books
General & Reference
| Chemistry
| Professional Science
| Professional & Technical
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: 096238397X |
Book Description
In the first two books of the Physics Aristotle discusses philosophical issues involved in the investigation of the physical universe. He introduces his distinction between form and matter and his fourfold classification of causes or explanatory factors, and defends teleological explanation. These books therefore form a natural entry into Aristotle's system as a whole, and also occupy an important place in the history of scientific thought. The present volume provides a close literal translation, which can be used by serious students without Greek. The introduction and commentary deal with the interpretation and assessment, from a philosophical standpoint, of what Aristotle says. This translation was first published in 1970.
Download Description
Again, does it follow that Being, if one, is motionless? Why should it not move, the whole of it within itself, as parts of it do which are unities, e.g. this water? Again, why is qualitative change impossible? But, further, Being cannot be one in form, though it may be in what it is made of. (Even some of the physicists hold it to be one in the latter way, though not in the former.) Man obviously differs from horse in form, and contraries from each other.
Customer Reviews:
Readable Aristotle is not an oxymoron........2007-07-05
I found this translation easier to read than other translations of Aristotle. It is much easier to unpack and follow, only the content needs to be wrestled with, which is a project in and of itself. It includes the Becker numbers, which makes it easier to have a discussion with a group.
Book Description
Explains relativistic perception of natural events by virtue of human observers' dependence, exclusively, on "light" (or photons) for their ability to observe and quantify their measurements. Profusely illustrated and lucidly written at an undergraduate level of mathematics. Several widely held misinterpretations of the practical implications of the theory of relativity are highlighted and corrected. Indispensable for students of science and serious readers.
Book Description
Explains relativistic perception of natural events by virtue of human observers' dependence, exclusively, on "light" (or photons) for their ability to observe and quantify their measurements. Profusely illustrated and lucidly written at an undergraduate level of mathematics. Several widely held misinterpretations of the practical implications of the theory of relativity are highlighted and corrected. Indispensable for students of science and serious readers.
Book Description
Ernest Hemingway's first new book of fiction since the publication of "A Farewell to Arms" in 1929 contains fourteen stories of varying length. Some of them have appeared in magazines but the majority have not been published before. The characters and backgrounds are widely varied. "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" is about an old Spanish Beggar. "Homage to Switzerland" concerns various conversations at a Swiss railway-station restaurant. "The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio" is laid in the accident ward of a hospital in Western United States, and so on.
Ernest Hemingway made his literary start as a short-story writer. He has always excelled in that medium, and this volume reveals him at his best.
Download Description
Ernest Hemingway's first new book of fiction since the publication of "A Farewell to Arms" in 1929 contains fourteen stories of varying length. Some of them have appeared in magazines but the majority have not been published before. The characters and backgrounds are widely varied. "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" is about an old Spanish Beggar. "Homage to Switzerland" concerns various conversations at a Swiss railway-station restaurant. "The Gambler, the Nun, and the Radio" is laid in the accident ward of a hospital in Western United States, and so on. Ernest Hemingway made his literary start as a short-story writer. He has always excelled in that medium, and this volume reveals him at his best.
Customer Reviews:
A guidebook to the imagination.......2001-03-28
Ernest Hemingway, Winner Take Nothing (Scribner's, 1933)
Arguably Hemingway's finest book of short stories, Winner Take Nothing contains fourteen relatively short and always spare looks at various stages of life. What seem, upon first reading, to be nothing more than frameworks or outlines take on more meat upon reflection. Hemingway lets the reader fill in the small details, guiding his imagination rather than manipulating it. This does mean that the onus is on the reader more than usual with this book; Hemingway's work is meant to be thought-provoking rather than escapist. If you can make it to the end of "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," the second story in the book, and reflect on it without feeling anything, then the book's probably not for you. Those who approach it with the proper mindset, however, will find it to be full of opportunities to plumb one's own imagination. ****
Certainly not the best introduction to Hemingway.......1999-12-27
Perhaps I was distracted when I heard these short stories, but they seemed to lack substance. The characters seemed like passing shadows - I never knew them well enough to have any solid emotional attachment. The stories were all very short, and most felt incomplete. If you are just starting with Hemingway, try something else first. If you like his style, I'm sure you'll love this collection.
Gain nothing, lose nothing.......1999-05-24
This was the first Hemingway book I have read and I was surprised. I always imagined his books were boring and completely symbolibic to the point that you don't understand it. However I enjoyed this book and all the short stories involved in this. All the stories were interesting and connected the theme that the "winner takes nothing" in different situations. I enjoyed the fact that since he probably wrote this in Europe, Hemingway weaved French and sometimes German into the dialogue. Also in one story Fitzgerald is mentioned as a wild child. "Winner take nothing" is an easy book to understand and follow, and the stories are original.
Average customer rating:
|
WINNER TAKE NOTHING
Ernest Hemingway
Manufacturer: Scribners New York 1933
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Hemingway, Ernest
| Classics
| United States
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000O9RVJA |
Average customer rating:
|
Winner Take Nothing
Ernest Hemingway
Manufacturer: Scribners
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Hemingway, Ernest
| Classics
| United States
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000OIY0LS |
Average customer rating:
|
Winner Take Nothing
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I3PSFQ |
Average customer rating:
|
Winner Take Nothing
Ernest Hemingway
Manufacturer: CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Hemingway, Ernest
| Classics
| United States
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000TXOSBA |
Average customer rating:
|
Winner Take Nothing
Ernest Hemingway
Manufacturer: CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Hemingway, Ernest
| Classics
| United States
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000SHJ95C |
Average customer rating:
|
Winner Take Nothing
Ernest Hemingway
Manufacturer: Jonathan Cape
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Hemingway, Ernest
| Classics
| United States
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000UWE5P4 |
Average customer rating:
|
Winner Take Nothing
Ernest Hemingway
Manufacturer: Scribners
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Hemingway, Ernest
| Classics
| United States
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000NP10ZQ |
Average customer rating:
|
Winner Take Nothing
Ernest HEMINGWAY
Manufacturer: Scribner's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Hemingway, Ernest
| Classics
| United States
| World Literature
| Literature & Fiction
| Subjects
| Books
ASIN: B000OSC132 |
Books:
- Growth Theory: An Exposition
- Hard at Work in Factories and Mines: The Economics of Child Labor During the British Industrial Revolution
- Health and Safety Games for Trainers
- Healthy Beginning Guidance On Safe Maternity At Work
- Healthy Beginning Guidance On Safe Maternity At Work
- HILASAL MEXICANA SA DE CV: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis (Labor Productivity Series)
- How to Manage Your Contingent Workforce: Part-Timers, Temps, Leased Employees, and Independent Contractors
- How to Read a Person Like a Book
- KELLOGG COMPANY: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis (Labor Productivity Series)
- Kickstart Your Corporate Survival: The Complete Guide to Active Career Management (Kickstart Series)
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- The Supply Management Process
- The Versatile Border Collie
- The Poetics of Titian's Religious Paintings
- The Strategy Paradox: Why committing to success leads to failure
- The Ultimate Fake Book: C Edition
- Thinking in Circles: An Essay on Ring Composition
- Tropical Rain Forest
- The French Worker: Autobiographies from the Early Industrial Era
- The Synergy Myth: And Other Ailments Of Business Today
- The Folk and the Education of Private Ambrose
The Anti-Politics Machine: "Development," Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho
Aiding Violence: The Development Enterprise in Rwanda
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
Public Choices and Policy Change: The Political Economy of Reform in Developing Countries
Managing Policy Reform: Concepts and Tools for Decision-Makers in Developing and Transitioning Countries
