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Public finance and public policy in the new century
Essays on the theory and practice of public finance and policy.The sixteen essays in this book were written to celebrate the ninetieth birthday of Richard Musgrave and to commemorate the tenth anniversary of CES, the Center for Economic Studies at the University of Munich. Musgrave is considered to be a founding father of modern public economics. He belongs to the intellectual tradition that vi…
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- 1 online resource (xxx, 535 pages) :illustrations.
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Public Finance and Public Choice :Two Contrasting Visions of the State.
In this volume, based on a week-long symposium at the University of Munich's Center for Economic Studies, two leading scholars of governmental economics debate their divergent perspectives on the role of government and its fiscal functions. James M. Buchanan, who was influential in developing the research program in public choice, concentrates on the imperfections of the political process and s…
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- 9780262269476
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Psychology :the hope of a science
"A Bradford book."At a time in the history of psychology when many psychologists are troubled by the splintered condition of the field, Gregory Kimble proposes that the diverse perspectives in psychology share ways of thinking that can bring coherence to the discipline. Drawing on years of extensive research and scholarship, Kimble presents evidence for this potential unity. He portrays psychol…
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- 1 online resource (xii, 153 pages) :illustrations
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The provisional city :Los Angeles stories of architecture and urbanism
How the modern city is formed through an endless cycle of upheavals, demolition, and debate. The provisional city is one of constant erasure and eruption. Through what Dana Cuff calls a "convulsive urban act," developers both public and private demolish an urban site and disband its inhabitants, replacing it with some vision of a better life that leaves no trace of the former structure. Archite…
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- 1 online resource (x, 380 pages) :illustrations, maps
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Protocol analysis :verbal reports as data
Title from title screen (viewed October 24, 2005).OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262272391
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Proof, language, and interaction :essays in honour of Robin Milner
This collection of original essays reflects the breadth of current research in computer science.This collection of original essays reflects the breadth of current research in computer science. Robin Milner, a major figure in the field, has made many fundamental contributions, particularly in theoretical computer science, the theory of programming languages, and functional programming languages.…
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- 0585388903
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- 1 online resource (xiv, 722 pages) :illustrations.
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Programming with constraints :an introduction
The job of the constraint programmer is to use mathematical constraints to model real world constraints and objects. In this book, Kim Marriott and Peter Stuckey provide the first comprehensive introduction to the discipline of constraint programming and, in particular, constraint logic programming. The book covers the necessary background material from artificial intelligence, logic programmin…
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Profiling machines :mapping the personal information economy
The cultural and media studies perspectives on the technology of electronic consumer profiling.In this book Greg Elmer brings the perspectives of cultural and media studies to the subject of consumer profiling and feedback technology in the digital economy. He examines the multiplicity of processes that monitor consumers and automatically collect, store, and cross-reference personal information…
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- 1 online resource (x, 179 pages)
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The principles of switching circuits
Includes index.Switching theory is concerned with the development of models and techniques for the analysis and synthesis of those circuits in which information is represented in discrete or digital form, as opposed to the analog form in which information is represented in a continuous manner. The application of digital techniques over a wider range of human activities has already profoundly af…
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Rethinking public key infrastructures and digital certificates :building in p…
Title from title screen.Includes index.Stefan Brands proposes cryptographic building blocks for the design of digital certificates that preserve privacy without sacrificing security.As paper-based communication and transaction mechanisms are replaced by automated ones, traditional forms of security such as photographs and handwritten signatures are becoming outdated. Most security experts belie…
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