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Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development

An Institutional Design Perspective

By: Vernon W. Ruttan

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Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development

An Institutional Design Perspective

By: Vernon W. Ruttan

The central premise of this book is that the demand for social science knowledge is derived from the demand for institutional change." --pref.

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368

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University of Michigan Press

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0472113550

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9780472113552

If I Should Die Before I Wake

By: Vernon Robinson

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If I Should Die Before I Wake is about one man's destiny to help save a nation. Jack Kutchi (Koo'-chee) goes undercover for twenty-plus years in order to conceal nearly one half billion dollars in diamonds until a South African leader is released from prison. Then and only then will the diamonds be released to the leader.

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346

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iUniverse

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0595208533

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9780595208531

Can Economic Growth Be Sustained?

The Collected Papers of Vernon W. Ruttan and Yujiro Hayami

By: Vernon W. Ruttan,Yūjirō Hayami

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Can Economic Growth Be Sustained?

The Collected Papers of Vernon W. Ruttan and Yujiro Hayami

By: Vernon W. Ruttan,Yūjirō Hayami

A notable example is T.

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409

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Oxford University Press

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0199754357

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9780199754359

Politics and the People

A Study in English Political Culture, 1815-1867

By: James Vernon

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Politics and the People

A Study in English Political Culture, 1815-1867

By: James Vernon

A language of party?; 6.

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452

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Cambridge University Press

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0521420903

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9780521420907

Daughter of Aaron

Part One Fear

By: Joel Vernon Smith

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Daughter of Aaron

Part One Fear

By: Joel Vernon Smith

Daughter of Aaron: Part One Fear by Joel Vernon Smith When Eddie Sand was given a medical discharge from the Army, he spent the next sixteen years in a Detroit suburb. By 1984, when he had just turned thirty-nine, Eddie was fully aware that the demons from Vietnam wouldn’t depart from him. One night in October, a flamboyant man steps into Eddie’s life. Leonard Parks is wealthy, he says, because of his inborn writing talents. He asks Eddie to accompany him to a special project in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, promising him a huge paycheck. The older citizens in Grand Traverse County are in continual disagreement: some say that Elsie DuJack died in a drowning accident during the summer of 1911 when she was only seven years old. Others say that the parents kept their feeble-minded daughter hidden until 1967. A third group argues that a thoroughly haunted and lonely Elsie is still alive at age eighty in 1984, though she had always been incredibly elusive. The two men will spend a night in the home. The motive: to lure the old woman from the shadows.

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415

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Dorrance Publishing

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1480971529

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9781480971523

The Fall of Doctor Onslow

By: Frances Vernon

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The Fall of Doctor Onslow

By: Frances Vernon

The Fall of Doctor Onslow (1994) was the sixth and final novel by Frances Vernon (1963-91). Published posthumously, it is perhaps her finest work. Set in 1858, it is the story of Dr George Onslow, reformist headmaster of a leading public school, who harbours private passions that are fated to be the death of his life's ambition. 'A searing indictment of the process of education... The narrative is tersely written in a style that successfully captures Victorian restraint and its stifling sensibilities.' Ben Preston, The Times 'A remarkable work, written with spirit and erudition... It is difficult to believe when reading it that the author was a child of our times and did not actually live in the middle of the last century: she recreates that world so vividly, with such understanding of its characters, such an ear for its speech, such feeling for its attitudes and taboos.' Jill Delay, Tablet

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224

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Faber & Faber

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0571322573

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9780571322572

Science but Not Scientists

By: Vernon L. Grose

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Science but Not Scientists

By: Vernon L. Grose

The historic Science Textbook Struggle -- a worldwide battle about the origin of the universe, life, and man -- erupted without warning. It caught the scientific illuminati completely by surprise. Why? Because science textbooks had become filled with wild, unbelievable stories about the beginning of everything. And those tales were simply not scientific! The universe starting with a Big Bang, life arising out of a soup of lifeless amino-acids, humans produced by apes . . . those myths had only replaced ancient Greek mythology and were being passed off as scientific truths! Caught in the crossfire between educators, news media, textbook publishers, religious notables, and world renowned scientists -- including nineteen Nobel laureates -- was a private citizen. Father of six schoolchildren, he had only one goal: to prove that science never will have answers for origins! He was up against the arrogance of scientists who were determined to disguise their private beliefs as being the only explanations for the origin of the universe, life, and man. This story concludes with a great victory for objectivity -- with more than 200 changes being made in textbooks -- over the objections of the National Academy of Sciences. All discussion about origins was transformed -- by admission that stories about them are based solely on personal views of individual scientists. Remarkably, 3,000 scientists around the world later signed an affirmation to assure that this issue of belief-over-fact in science never be repeated. Wernher von Braun, father of Americas space program, writes in the Foreword: Vernon Grose, in tracing out in Science But Not Scientists his personal involvement in the vortex of these two forces, illustrates one more time the humanity of scientists their likelihood of being just as prejudiced and bigoted as anyone untrained in science. He properly calls for objectivity rather than scientific consensus. He rightly urges that message rather than messenger should be scrutinized and tested for validity. Science will be the richer and humanity the ultimate beneficiary by heeding this clarion call.

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742

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Author House

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1463461178

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9781463461171

The Coalition and the Constitution

By: Vernon Bogdanor

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The Coalition and the Constitution

By: Vernon Bogdanor

`England', Benjamin Disraeli famously said, `does not love coalitions'. But 2010 saw the first peace-time coalition in Britain since the 1930s. The coalition, moreover, may well not be an aberration. For there are signs that, with the rise in strength of third parties, hung parliaments are more likely to recur than in the past. Perhaps, therefore, the era of single-party majority government, to which we have become accustomed since 1945, is coming to an end. But is the British constitution equipped to deal with coalition? Are alterations in the procedures of parliament or government needed to cope with it? The inter-party agreement between the coalition partners proposes a wide ranging series of constitutional reforms, the most important of which are fixed-term parliaments and a referendum on the alternative vote electoral system, to be held in May 2011. The coalition is also proposing measures to reduce the size of the House of Commons, to directly elect the House of Lords and to strengthen localism. These reforms, if implemented, could permanently alter the way we are governed. This book analyses the significance of coalition government for Britain and of the momentous constitutional reforms which the coalition is proposing. In doing so it seeks to penetrate the cloud of polemic and partisanship to provide an objective analysis for the informed citizen.

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159

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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184731774X

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9781847317742

Soil Organic Matter in Temperate AgroecosystemsLong Term Experiments in North America

By: Eldor A. Paul,Keith H. Paustian,E. T. Elliott,C. Vernon Cole

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Soil Organic Matter in Temperate AgroecosystemsLong Term Experiments in North America

By: Eldor A. Paul,Keith H. Paustian,E. T. Elliott,C. Vernon Cole

The presence - or absence - of soil organic matter (SOM) has important implications for agricultural productivity. It could also have significant implications for global climate due to its role as a source/sink of carbon. Therefore, it is important to understand the issues related to the accumulation or loss of SOM, to use what we have learned from experiments to make sound decisions about soil and crop management, and to test models and future concepts concerning SOM management. A database is included with the book, presenting tabular data for 34 sites in North America. Soil Organic Matter in Temperate Agroecosystems discusses all of these issues and more, answering such questions as:

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436

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CRC Press

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0849328020

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9780849328022

Book's by Vernon Lucas

Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development

Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development

If I Should Die Before I Wake

If I Should Die Before I Wake

Can Economic Growth Be Sustained?

Can Economic Growth Be Sustained?

Politics and the People

Politics and the People

Daughter of Aaron

Daughter of Aaron

The Fall of Doctor Onslow

The Fall of Doctor Onslow

Science but Not Scientists

Science but Not Scientists

The Coalition and the Constitution

The Coalition and the Constitution

Soil Organic Matter in Temperate AgroecosystemsLong Term Experiments in North America

Soil Organic Matter in Temperate AgroecosystemsLong Term Experiments in North America

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