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The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896: The History of Its First Half Century

Book by George Brown Goode; Smithsonian Institution, 1897

Subjects:

Smithsonian Institution--History

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...JAMES SMITHSON. FOUNDER OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1846-1896 The History of its First Half...then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In...
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The First Hundred Years of the Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1946

Book by Webster P. True; Smithsonian Institution, 1946

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Smithsonian Institution

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...described in the chapters devoted to those bureaus of the Institution they will be touched on only briefly here. The Bulletins...quarto Reports were discontinued in the interests of printing economy, and thereafter all the scientific contributions appeared...
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Hints on Public Architecture: Containing, among Other Illustrations, Views and Plans of the Smithsonian Institution : Together with an Appendix Relative to Building Materials

Book by Robert Dale Owen; DaCapo Press, 1978

Subjects:

Public Buildings--Washington (D.C.), Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.), Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, Structures, Etc

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...concept of an educational institution for all the people. Influenced...twentieth-century ears. Economy of material, facilities for...estimates. Cost of Smithsonian Institution compared with that of other...proofing by iron beams favors economy of space. Groined vaulting...
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Poverty in a Dual Economy

Book by A. Dale Tussing; St. Martins Press, 1975

Subjects:

Dual Economy--United States, Economic Assistance, Domestic--United States, Poor--United States, Poverty, Public Welfare--United States

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...consequences for the poor. Moreover, the U.S. economy has developed dual sets of institutions -- including a dual labor market discussed...poor societies, the structure of the economy and of major institutions has adjusted to poverty, and the poor...
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The Return of the God of Wealth: The Transition to a Market Economy in Urban China

Book by Charlotte Ikels; Stanford University Press, 1996

Subjects:

Guangzhou (China)--Economic Conditions, Mixed Economy--China--Guangzhou

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This is an analysis of how urban life has changed in China during the transition to a market economy. It takes the reader from the grim realities of the immediate post-cultural revolution year to the comtemporary period of reassessment.

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Old Age Is an Institution

Journal article by William M. Dugger; Review of Social Economy, Vol. 57, 1999

Subjects:

Career development--Evaluation, Occupational mobility--Research, Old age--Research, Retirement--Research

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...too old to work than their chronological age. Since human institutions can be changed, how and why people become old are questions...particular setting. Today, that setting includes a corporate economy and a graded society (Dugger 1989). The graded society divides...
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Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution

Journal article by Steven A. Riess; The Journal of African American History, Vol. 90, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution (Book)

Collections: History, Entire Library

...decades, and were a major achievement in black enterprise and institution building. Yet unlike other race businesses, black baseball...1933. Business improved enormously with the coming of the war economy, providing African Americans sufficient discretionary income...
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Systematic Crimes of the Powerful: Criminal Aspects of the Global Economy

Journal article by Simon Mackenzie; Social Justice, Vol. 33, 2006

Subjects:

Criminal law--Interpretation and construction, Global economy--Analysis

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...the workings of the global economy are or are not "crimes...the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) as "a form of crime...outputs, such as the global economy, particularly when those systems...countries that control these institutions and the continuation of adverse...
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Earnings Determinants for Self-Employed Women and Men in the Informal Economy: The Case of Bogota, Colombia

Journal article by Annette Tomal, Lacey Johnson; International Social Science Review, Vol. 83, 2008

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Bogota, Colombia--Economic aspects, Profit--Case studies, Profits--Case studies, Self employed persons--Compensation and benefits, Self-employed persons--Compensation and benefits, Underground economy--Case studies

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...Bogotas informal economy. Finally, all data...the microfinance institution Opportunity International...from microfinance institutions than did the men...in the informal economy. A Mincerian earnings...in the informal economy--either own-account...of microfinance institutions around the world...
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Old Dominion, Industrial Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in Antebellum America

Journal article by Willard Carl Klunder; The Historian, Vol. 68, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Old Dominion Industrial Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in Antebellum America (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Industrial Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in Antebellum America. By Sean Patrick...the stagnating effects of the peculiar institution on the Old Dominion. That said, the author...Adams effectively sketches the political economy of coal, as "fire, smoke, and soot became...

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IIE Celebrates Twenty-Five: Founded in 1981, the Institute for International Economics Quickly Came to Dominate Global Economic Policy Research. TIE Sat Down with Director Fred Bergsten, Who Started It All and Today Remains the Dominant Force in an Important Washington, D.C., Institution

Magazine article; The International Economy, Vol. 20, Fall 2006

Subjects:

Bergsten, C. Fred--Interviews, Economic policy--International aspects

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...Important Washington, D.C., Institution. An Exclusive TIE Interview...challenges in the international economy remain the same today...Have the international institutions kept up with developments in the global economy? Bergsten: Policymakers...
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Think Tanks: Who's Hot and Who's Not

Magazine article by Nicolas S. Ruble; The International Economy, Vol. 14, September 2000

Subjects:

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research--Rating, Brookings Institution--Rating, Economic Strategy Institute--Rating, Economists--Rating, Institute for International Economics--Rating, Research institutes--Media coverage, Research--Finance

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...Enterprise Institute (AEI) The Brookings Institution (Brookings) The Cato Institute (Cato...for average quality and reach of an institution. GRAPH OMITTED Most Cited Economist...In Media: Brookings * The Brookings Institution figures as the most cited think tank...
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Thinking the Unthinkable: Combining the IMF and World Bank?

Magazine article by Fritz Fischer; The International Economy, Vol. 18, Fall 2004

Subjects:

Global economy, International Monetary Fund--Management, International economic relations, World Bank--Powers and duties

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...the European Union as the two largest shareholders of the institutions could be the active "champions of change." Most of the Bretton...Shultz, "Merge the IMF and World Bank." The International Economy, Vol. 12.1, January/February 1998; and Lindley H. Clark Jr...
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A View from the Top: State Legislatures Gathered a Group of Leaders to Talk about the Challenges That the Global Economy and Immigration Pose against a Backdrop of Federal Mandates, the Loss of Institutional Memory, and a Decline in Decorum and Ethics. Here's What They Had to Say

Magazine article; State Legislatures, Vol. 32, July 2006

Subjects:

Emigration and immigration--Analysis, Global economy--Analysis, Legislators--Political activity, Political parties--Political activity, Political parties--United States, Senators--Political activity

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...Challenges That the Global Economy and Immigration Pose against...Federal Mandates, the Loss of Institutional Memory, and a Decline in...SL: Lets turn back to the institution. Some observers say that...term limits, the loss of institutional memory and even ethics issues...
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Rescuing a Planet under Stress: The President of the Earth Policy Institute Explains How to Put the World Economy Back on a Stable Ecological Footing

Magazine article by Lester R. Brown; The Futurist, Vol. 40, July 2006

Subjects:

Alternative energy sources--Consumption data, Alternative energy sources--Forecasts and trends, Global economy--Forecasts and trends, Global economy--Management, Renewable energy--Consumption data, Renewable energy--Forecasts and trends

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...The key to building a global economy that can sustain economic...The market is an incredible institution, allocating resources with...Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century...WHO LOSES IN THE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY? Lester Browns article draws...

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Newest University Named in Honour of Princely Hero; Institution' Will Deliver Significant Benefits and Boost Area's Economy'

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 17, 2008

Subjects:

Universities and colleges--United Kingdom

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Princely Hero; Institution Will Deliver Significant...and Boost Areas Economy. Byline: Darren...vice-chancellor of the new institution, said achieving...whole North Wales economy. Professor Scott...an educational institution where enterprise...driver of the areas economy. She said: "Raising...
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The Institution of Civil Engineers at the Heart of Modern Society; We All Need to Keep Our Skills and Knowledge Updated to Kick Start the Economy, Says: Keith Jones, Director of ICE Wales Cymru, Provider of Continued Learning Opportunities

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 23, 2009

Subjects:

Economic conditions, Professional development

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

The Institution of Civil Engineers at the...Updated to Kick Start the Economy, Says: Keith Jones, Director...distribute this via all institutions and associations throughout...knowledge to kick start the economy of our country. There are...
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Brookings Report Offers Theories on Russia's New 'Virtual Economy'

Newspaper article by Clifford G. Gaddy, Barry W. Ickes; The Washington Times, September 27, 1998

Subjects:

Brookings Institution, Russia

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...permission from a Brookings Institution report entitled: "Beyond a...reality about Russias `virtual economy " The idea that Russias...misunderstanding of the Russian economy. In fact, most of the Russian economy has not been making progress...
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Global Economy on the Mend after Turbulence --IMF-WB

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, October 23, 2007

Subjects:

Global economy, International Monetary Fund

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...agreed at weekend meetings the global economy was on the mend after recent turbulence...International Monetary Fund and its sister-institution, the World Bank, wrap up Monday with...meeting Saturday of the banks sister institution, the International Monetary Fund, and...
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Crunch Triggers Vicious Circle for Economies; GLOBAL ECONOMY

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), July 29, 2008

Subjects:

Financial markets, Global economy

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...loop in the global economy that poses risks...acknowledged" by financial institutions, but the risk contagion...the 185-nation institution said. Banks are...adjustment and the real economy," according to...and the broader economy," Jaime Caruana...banks and financial institutions have written off...

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Slavery

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

SLAVERY institution based on a relationship...development of an agricultural economy, there are numerous instances...time did not oppose the institution. However, a change in...prepare the way for an economy in which the agricultural...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...States more than 3,500 institutions of higher learning...and universities). Economy The mineral and...developed, the Southern economy remained the least...developed representative institutions, the most important...flourished in such institutions as Harvard, William...
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Serf

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...are found in the medieval economy of Western Europe, and, serfdom, as an institution, assumed a number of different...under a local agricultural economy, connected with a political...abolished. As can be seen, the institution was more akin to slavery...
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Sloan Foundation

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...automobile executive Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. as a philanthropic institution supporting research in various areas. In its early years it...technology. These interests, with the addition of a focus on the economy and its effects on standards of living, continued through...
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China

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1271 1368), retained Chinese institutions. The great realm of Kublai...deaths. A severe blow to the economy and political system was the...rift, which began with the institution of a destalinization policy...modernize and strengthen the economy and to forge closer political...

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