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Beneath the Basque Beret

By: Nicolas Ardanaz

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Beneath the Basque Beret chronicles the life of Santiago Echeverría, a Basque Resistance fighter who dreams of democratic independence for his homeland. When his father is executed by a fascist colonel, Santiago and his brother, Miguel, avenge his death. Pursued by Franco’s military, the brothers make a daring escape to France. But just when it looks like their fortunes are changing, they are tracked down by the French gendarmes. Through a network of Basque sympathizers, Santiago escapes in a ship to Canada, hides out at a logging camp in northern Québec and eventually settles in Montréal. When the Spanish Civil War ends and Franco seizes power, Santiago learns that the ruthless dictator is continuing the genocide of thousands of Basques that began with the sadistic bombing of Guernica by Hitler’s Airforce. Santiago returns to Spain planning to assassinate his father’s killer and to join a growing underground movement to stop the mass executions and oppression. He had always been taught that it was better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. But as he and his comrades begin to close in on Franco himself, they may in fact be bringing themselves even closer to the garotte, fearing neither torture nor death.

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1039191509

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9781039191501

Holy Cream Puff

By: Nicolas Ardanaz

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Holy Cream Puff

By: Nicolas Ardanaz

Holy Cream Puff recounts the incomparable encounters of a young boy who revels in the joie de vivre of Maisonneuve, an East End of Montreal francophone community in the 1940s and 1950s. Charged with an abundance of humorous and mischievous ploys ready to be ignited at a moment’s notice, Nicolas, his admirable dog, and their jovial gang form a unique bond to support one another. You will discover how Nicolas deals with the many challenging moments of his life: Amusing: “We bombarded them with snowballs and ran away to our impregnable snow fort in the alley to defend against their counter attack.” Suspenseful: “The ghastly silence of the night was frightening. The sounds of the attendants unloading a dead body interrupted the silence.” Gripping: “A huge white giant dressed in black appeared from nowhere. The monster that swallows kids that don’t speak English, I thought, trembling.” Nail-biting: “With one-minute remaining, the score was tied 2-2. My heart pounded like a thousand drums and the roaring of the crowd vibrated right down to my bones.” Heart-breaking at times: “The taxi drove off. I yelled hysterically. My dog’s eyes opened for an instant. He panted and gasped to regain his breath.” Learning important values: “Michel taught me to never misjudge anyone. He dealt with everyday living with dignity. I discovered Michel’s IQ was higher than the rest of us average guys.” Contesting life lessons: “You know papa, the more I learn about God at school, the more confused I become.” “I don’t always understand either my son. The mysteries of life are exactly that, a mystery.”

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1525517864

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9781525517860

The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development

By: Carol Lancaster,Nicolas van de Walle

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The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development

By: Carol Lancaster,Nicolas van de Walle

In many discussions of nations' development, we often focus on their economic and social development. Is it becoming wealthier? Is its society modernizing? Is it becoming more technologically sophisticated? Are social outcomes improving for the broad mass of the public? The process of development policy implementation, however, is always and inevitably political. Put simply, regime type matters when it comes to deciding on a course of development to follow. Further, political institutions matter. When a government's institutional capacity is low, the chances of success severely decline, regardless of the merits of the development plan. In The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development, two of America's leading political scientists on the issue, Carol Lancaster and Nicolas van de Walle, have assembled an international cast of leading scholars to craft a broad, state-of-the-art work on this vitally important topic. This volume is divided into five sections: major theories of the politics of development, organized historically (e.g. modernization theory, dependency theory, the Washington consensus of 'policies without politics,' etc.); key domestic factors and variables; key international factors and variables; political systems and structures; and geographical perspectives, inclusive of regional dynamics. A comprehensive and cross-regional examination on key issues of political development, this Handbook not only provides an authoritative synthesis of past scholarship, but also sets the agenda for future research in this discipline.

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Oxford University Press

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0199981817

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The Return of Expansionary Austerity: Firms’ Investment Response to Fiscal Adjustments in Emerging Markets

By: Mr. Nicolas E Magud,Samuel Pienknagura

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The Return of Expansionary Austerity: Firms’ Investment Response to Fiscal Adjustments in Emerging Markets

By: Mr. Nicolas E Magud,Samuel Pienknagura

We study the response of corporate investment in Emerging Markets to unexpected fiscal shocks. We find that, although firm-level investment decreases on impact following unexpected public expenditure adjustments (classical Keynesian multiplier effect), it quickly rises above pre-shock levels. The rebound in investment is facilitated by fiscal space, flexible exchange rates, and more predictable fiscal policy. We also show that the composition of fiscal adjustments matters for investment’s response—compared to public investment adjustments, reductions in public consumption lead to larger private investment contractions on impact, but drive private investment to above pre-shock levels. Finally, we exploit firm-level heterogeneity in several dimensions, including to show that corporate investment’s recovery is stronger in firms in the tradable sector and in larger and less indebted firms, and to show that the long-run benefits to economic activity of the fiscal shock appear to outweigh its short-run costs.

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International Monetary Fund

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9798400204845

Holy Cream Puff

By: Nicolas Ardanaz

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Beneath the Basque Beret

Beneath the Basque Beret

Holy Cream Puff

Holy Cream Puff

The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development

The Oxford Handbook of the Politics of Development

The Return of Expansionary Austerity: Firms’ Investment Response to Fiscal Adjustments in Emerging Markets

The Return of Expansionary Austerity: Firms’ Investment Response to Fiscal Adjustments in Emerging Markets

Holy Cream Puff

Holy Cream Puff

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