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Local Organizations For Social Development Concepts And Cases Of Irrigation Organization

Originally published in 1989. This study is based on field research at the Niazberg site in Pakistan a small tank system in Madhya Pradesh India and two tanks systems located in the Sri Lankan Dry Zone | Local Organizations For Social Development Concepts And Cases Of Irrigation Organization

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Collage and Architecture

Collage and Architecture remains an invaluable resource for students and practitioners as the first book to cover collage as a tool for analysis and design in architecture. Since entering the contemporary art world over a century ago collage has profoundly influenced artists and architects throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. In Collage and Architecture Jennifer A. E. Shields explores its influence using the artworks and built projects of leading artists and architects such as Mies van der Rohe Daniel Libeskind and Teddy Cruz to illustrate the diversity of collage techniques. This new edition includes: A stronger focus on contemporary practices including digital methods; New designers and architects including Marshall Brown WAI Architecture Think Tank and Tatiana Bilbao bringing their methods and work to life; An expanded global and diverse perspective of architecture as collage; Collage is an important instrument for analysis and design. Through its 261 color images this book shows how this versatile medium can be adapted and transformed in your own work.

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Financing Healthcare in China Towards universal health insurance

China’s current social medical insurance system has nominally covered more than 95 per cent of 1. 4 billion population in China and is moving towards the ambitious goal of universal health insurance coverage. Challenges posed by a rapidly ageing population an inherently discriminatory design of the health insurance system the disorder of drug distribution system and an immature legal system constrain the Chinese government from realizing its goal of universal health insurance coverage in the long run. This book uses a refined version of historical institutionalism to critically examine China's pathway to universal health insurance coverage since the mid-1980s. It pays crucial attention to the processes of transforming China's healthcare financing system into the basic social medical insurance system alongside rapid socio-economic changes. Financing Healthcare in China will interest researchers and government and think-tank officials interested in the state of healthcare reforms in China. Healthcare specialists outside of East Asia may also be interested in its general study of healthcare in developing countries. Scholars and students interested in the healthcare field will also find this useful. | Financing Healthcare in China Towards universal health insurance

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Searching and Researching An Autobiography of a Nobel Laureate

In the last 130 years 30 Swiss people have won a Nobel Prize and one of them is Richard R. Ernst. He laid the foundation for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which revolutionized medical diagnostics across the globe. In his autobiography which the scientist completed shortly before he passed away at the age of 87 he talks about his life. Prof. Ernst grew up in a family long-established in Winterthur Switzerland however his childhood and adolescence were overshadowed by a demanding father. He talks in detail about the start of his career in the 1960s when he made a number of key discoveries at Varian Associates Palo Alto USA as well as about his return to ETH Zürich Switzerland and the shark tank that university research is. The highly talented chemist reveals how his passion for Himalayan art began while travelling in Nepal which ended in him building up one of the most significant collections of thangkas – the tantric Buddhist scrolls. In this book Prof. Ernst discusses openly and directly about all aspects of his life with humility and a wry sense of humor. | Searching and Researching An Autobiography of a Nobel Laureate

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Think Tanks in the US and EU The Role of Policy Institutes in Washington and Brussels

Why do US and EU think tanks diverge in their roles priorities and main constituencies? Providing the first substantive analytical comparison of think tanks in Washington and Brussels this book explores the differences that exist and why they developed. Two principal variables are identified – institutional credibility and political culture – as a measure of comparison between the two think tank models. Supranational think tanks have an inherent credibility with the institutions of the EU which allows them to direct their resources and efforts to activities and outputs where they hold a comparative advantage. US think tanks lack such institutional recognition and so need to prove their credibility to their main constituencies. The result is that an adversarial and individualistic political culture has informed the norms and activities of Washington think tanks while the consensus-driven and collectivist political culture of Europe has influenced supranational think tanks. Think tanks are far from newcomers to the public policy scene but our broader understanding of their role structure and how they assess their own achievements is not yet fully developed. By providing a framework within which to analyse this this book will be of interest to academics students and policy experts working within public policy comparative politics and political science more generally. | Think Tanks in the US and EU The Role of Policy Institutes in Washington and Brussels

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Digital Enterprise Transformation A Business-Driven Approach to Leveraging Innovative IT

The integration of technological innovations such as In-Memory Analytics Cloud Computing Mobile Connectivity and Social Media with business practice can enable significant competitive advantage. In order to embrace recent challenges and changes in the governance of IT strategies SAP and its think tank - the Business Transformation Academy (BTA) - have jointly developed the Digital Capability Framework (DCF). Digital Enterprise Transformation: A Business-Driven Approach to Leveraging Innovative IT by Axel Uhl and Lars Alexander Gollenia outlines the DCF which comprises six specific capabilities: Innovation Management Transformation Management IT Excellence Customer Centricity Effective Knowledge Worker and Operational Excellence. In cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) Queensland University of Technology (Australia) University of Liechtenstein (Principality of Liechtenstein) and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) SAP and the BTA have been validating each capability and the corresponding maturity models based on analyzing several ’lighthouse’ case studies comprising: SAMSUNG IBM Finanz Informatik The Walt Disney Company Google Inc. HILTI AG. Digital Enterprise Transformation presents how these companies take advantage of innovative IT and how they develop their digital capabilities. On top the authors also develop and present a range of novel yet hands-on Digital Use Cases for a number of different industries which have emerged from innovative technological trends such as: Big Data Cloud Computing 3D Printing and Internet of Things. | Digital Enterprise Transformation A Business-Driven Approach to Leveraging Innovative IT

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Violent Non-State Actors From Anarchists to Jihadists

Given the importance of violent non-state actors (VNSA) and their evolving role in global politics dynamic frameworks of analysis are needed both to trace historical trajectories in the evolution of violent non-state actorness and to identify emerging patterns by examining modern day cases. This book examines the defining characteristics and evolutionary dynamics of VNSAs and introduces a framework based on their autonomy representation and influence providing a comparative analysis of the late 19th and early 20th centuries’ Anarchist movement and the modern-day Jihadist network. It explores the distinct characteristics of the Anarchists and Jihadists as VNSAs with global potential not just describing them but also seeking to understand what they are instances of. With a longitudinal analysis the book also considers the types of changes that have occurred in the past 150 years and the possible role VNSAs may play in current and future power polity shifts away from states toward non-state actors. It concludes with both theoretical implications for the study of non-state actors and transnational relations and practical implications for government agencies or private groups tasked with finding ways of countering such violent non-state actors. This important book will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations political science and terrorism/security studies. It will also be of interest to practitioners in the security services including think-tank analysts and government security analysts. | Violent Non-State Actors From Anarchists to Jihadists

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Understanding Global Politics Actors and Themes in International Affairs

Contemporary international affairs are largely shaped by widely differing thematic issues and actors such as nation states international institutions NGOs and multinational companies. Obtaining a deeper understanding of these multifaceted themes and actors is crucial for developing a genuine understanding of contemporary international affairs. This book provides undergraduate and postgraduate students of global politics and international relations with the necessary knowledge of the forces that shape and dominate our global political economic and social/cultural environment. The book significantly enhances our understanding of the essentials of contemporary international affairs. Understanding Global Politics takes a pragmatic approach to international relations with each chapter being written by an expert in their respective field: Part I provides the historical background that has led to the current state of world affairs. It also provides clear outlines of the major yet often complex theories of international relations. Part II is dedicated to the main actors in global politics. It discusses actors such as the most important nation states the UN EU international organizations NGOs and multinational companies. Part III considers important contemporary themes and challenges in global politics including non-state centered challenges. Chapters focus on international terrorism energy and climate change issues religious fundamentalism and demographic changes. The comprehensive structure of this book makes it particularly viable to students who wish to pursue careers in international organizations diplomacy consultancy the think tank world and the media. | Understanding Global Politics Actors and Themes in International Affairs

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