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Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development

Essays in Honour of Benjamin Higgins

By: Donald J. Savoie,Irving Brecher

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Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development

Essays in Honour of Benjamin Higgins

By: Donald J. Savoie,Irving Brecher

The ideological foundations of the contributors range from personalized neo-Marxism, through "extreme centre" neo-Keynesianism, to hard-line neoclassical mathematical economics. Despite this diversity there is a surprising degree of consensus. No contributor advocates centralized planning and none expects a free market to cure all economic ills. Opinions vary as to how well the market actually works, but all agree that equity and efficiency are essential goals which most consider to be complementary rather than mutually exclusive. In the concluding chapter it is suggested that current economic problems are caused not so much by government intervention as by the nature of that intervention. The authors believe that the recent ideological convergence may lead to a new paradigm, a theory of the optimal blend of market and management that will be flexible enough to deal with the varying conditions of diverse societies, thus simplifying the task of creating a smooth-running global economy. The contributors are Irma Adelman, Mark Blaug, Kenneth Boulding, Irving Brecher, Albert Breton, John S. Chipman, André Gunder Frank, Martha Fuentes Frank, Niles Hansen, Murray C. Kemp, Robin Marris, Richard Musgrave, Walt Rostow, Donald J. Savoie, Nicholas Spulber, and Paul Streeten. Higgins himself contributes a chapter on basic concepts and collaborates with Donald Savoie on the final chapter.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773562990

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9780773562998

Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

By: Irving Brecher

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Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

By: Irving Brecher

In this careful and thorough study of a Canadian field which has been relatively untouched in recent years, Dr. Brecher records and comments on the development of monetary and fiscal thinking in Canada in the inter-war period, and its impact on public policy in the federal sphere. Examining Canadian opinion about economic theory during this time, the author draws on four fields of thought: that of government and other public officials; of businessmen, such as bankers, and their views on what should be done about the depression; of the "radical group", such as those prominent in the formation of the CCF and Social Credit parties; and of economists, prominent in the universities. Dr. Brecher points out in his preface that his inquiry is rooted in the conviction that the problems associated with cyclical fluctuations remain sufficiently complex to make an understanding of the developments of the twenties and thirties an indispensable condition for effective stabilization policy. He finds the twenties distinguished only in the superficial and imperfect diagnosis of and remedial suggestions for unemployment, made chiefly by a relatively small handful of thinkers associated with the Progressive and United Farmers movements, then emerging in the West. It was the thirties which, under the impact of the depression, witnessed the first real stirrings of careful economic analysis in cyclical terms, and of statistical techniques for measuring the value of annual productive activity and income receipts in the Dominion. The author has attempted to appraise the evolution of the Canadian policy of monetary and fiscal stabilization within the thought environment in which it was conceived and implemented, and on the basis of the standards set by modern income-employment theory.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442650788

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Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

By: Irving Brecher,S. A. Abbas

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Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

By: Irving Brecher,S. A. Abbas

This book examines the history of aid flows to Pakistan.

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Cambridge University Press

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052102336X

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9780521023368

Labor's Struggles, 1945-1950

A Participant's View

By: Irving Richter

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Labor's Struggles, 1945-1950

A Participant's View

By: Irving Richter

Informative and original, Labor's Struggles, 1945-1950 contains information and insights that must be included in any subsequent efforts to interpret this period in labor history. The author based this account largely on his own experience as legislative representative for the United Auto Workers-CIO from 1943 to 1947, as well as on documents and conversations from that period, supplemented with historical research. This study of policy-making in union headquarters and in Washington centers on the 1945 splits within the CIO as well as the sharp division between the "social" CIO and the "opportunist" AFL. In addition, it focuses on the Labor Management (Taft-Hartley) Act of 1947 that divided an already fragmented movement.

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180

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Cambridge University Press

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0521414121

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9780521414128

Alcoholism: A Review of its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatments, and Controversies

By: Irving Maltzman

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Alcoholism: A Review of its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatments, and Controversies

By: Irving Maltzman

Alcoholism: A Review of Its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatment, and Controversies provides an accurate picture of the current state of research and treatment effectiveness in the field of alcoholism. Using compelling evidence, Irving Maltzman describes how the field has been distorted by the behavior therapy approach. A distinguished experimental psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles, Professor Maltzman has written a comprehensive, important work marked by incisive argument. Alcoholism is an excellent reference for academics as well as professionals working in addictions treatment.

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641

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461546338

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9781461546337

Psychodiagnosis in Schizophrenia

By: Irving B. Weiner

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Psychodiagnosis in Schizophrenia

By: Irving B. Weiner

Psychodiagnosis in Schizophrenia is a reprint of a classic volume in assessment psychology that first appeared in 1966. The book concerns the use of psychodiagnostic techniques in the differential diagnosis of schizophrenia. The author first presents a conceptual analysis of schizophrenic disturbance in terms of impaired ego functioning and extrapolates from schizophrenic ego impairments to psychodiagnostic indices that have been demonstrated to assess them. In particular, Weiner refers to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, the Rorschach Inkblot Method, and the Draw-A-Person test. Clinical and research data delineating the nature of psychological deficits in schizophrenia are reviewed, and practical guidelines for the clinical assessment of these deficits are presented. The author next considers several differential diagnostic possibilities frequently considered in the evaluation of schizophrenic persons, with separate chapters devoted to the many forms of schizophrenia, such as: acute, chronic, paranoid, nonparanoid, incipient, remitting, borderline and pseudoneurotic. There are also chapters that focus on schizoaffective disorder and adolescent schizophrenia. The conceptual and empirical contributions to these distinctions are reviewed; accordingly, the differentiating characteristics of these subcategories are related to parameters of psychodiagnostic test performance. In additon, the process of differential psychodiagnosis in schizophrenia is illustrated by detailed case studies. In an extended new preface, the author comments on current perspectives and contemporary literature related to the individual chapters of the text.

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622

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Routledge

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1134804652

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9781134804658

Crucial Decisions

Leadership in Policymaking and Crisis Management

By: Irving Lester Janis

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Crucial Decisions

Leadership in Policymaking and Crisis Management

By: Irving Lester Janis

Janis shows corporate executives, organizational policymakers, and general managers how to avoid critical errors and ensure high quality in decision making.

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408

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Simon and Schuster

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0029161614

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9780029161616

Religious Movements in Contemporary America

By: Irving I. Zaretsky,Mark P. Leone

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Religious Movements in Contemporary America

By: Irving I. Zaretsky,Mark P. Leone

Contemporary religious movements in America vary greatly in their organization, goals, methods, and membership. Reflecting the striking diversity of the current religious movement, the papers in this volume consider three categories of religious movements: native American churches, recently founded religious groups, and syncretistic groups based on imported cults. The general aim is to understand the varieties of human behavior within these institutions and to point out their relationship to society in the United States. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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140086884X

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9781400868841

Case Studies in Infectious Disease

By: Peter Lydyard,Michael Cole,John Holton,Will Irving,Nino Porakishvili,Pradhib Venkatesan,Kate Ward

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Case Studies in Infectious Disease

By: Peter Lydyard,Michael Cole,John Holton,Will Irving,Nino Porakishvili,Pradhib Venkatesan,Kate Ward

Case Studies in Infectious Disease presents forty case studies featuring the most important human infectious diseases worldwide. Written for students of microbiology and medicine this book describes the natural history of infection from point of entry of the pathogen through pathogenesis, followed by clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment. Five core sets of questions are posed in each case. What is the nature of the infectious agent, how does it gain access to the body, what cells are infected, and how does the organism spread? What are the host defense mechanisms against the agent and how is the disease caused? What are the typical manifestations of the infection and the complications that can occur? How is the infection diagnosed and what is the differential diagnosis? How is the infection managed, and what preventative measures can be taken to avoid infection? This standardized approach provides the reader with a logical basis for understanding these diverse and medically important organisms, fully integrating microbiology and immunology throughout.

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Garland Science

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1135153132

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9781135153137

Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

By: Irving Brecher

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Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

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University of Toronto Press

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Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development

Essays in Honour of Benjamin Higgins

By: Donald J. Savoie,Irving Brecher

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Essays in Honour of Benjamin Higgins

By: Donald J. Savoie,Irving Brecher

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Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

By: Irving Brecher,S. A. Abbas

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Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

By: Irving Brecher,S. A. Abbas

This book examines the history of aid flows to Pakistan.

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Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development

Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development

Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

Labor's Struggles, 1945-1950

Labor's Struggles, 1945-1950

Alcoholism: A Review of its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatments, and Controversies

Alcoholism: A Review of its Characteristics, Etiology, Treatments, and Controversies

Psychodiagnosis in Schizophrenia

Psychodiagnosis in Schizophrenia

Crucial Decisions

Crucial Decisions

Religious Movements in Contemporary America

Religious Movements in Contemporary America

Case Studies in Infectious Disease

Case Studies in Infectious Disease

Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

Monetary and Fiscal Thought and Policy in Canada, 1919-1939

Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development

Equity and Efficiency in Economic Development

Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

Foreign Aid and Industrial Development in Pakistan

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