... decen-tralisation was accentuated by the separate jihads that had brought local emi-rates into being and by the continuation of warfare on the borders throughout the nineteenth century. Yet ... inthenineteenthcentury 1659.Regional diversity inthenineteenth century. P1: RNK0521864381c08 CUNY780B-African 978 0 521 68297 8 May 15, 2007 16:0Regional diversity inthenineteenthcentury ... creating enduring states.Between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries almost every part of the continent was drawn into a world economy dominated by Europe andapolitical order dominated by the...
... all, that the pensions of the members of the Growing from Crises. The Portuguese Saving Bank Montepio Geral inthe nineteenth- century Introduction We started inthe last fall a doctoral thesis ... habits? The dilemma was whether to increase incentives to large depositors inthe CEMG and invest inthe booming market, running the risk of illiquidity, or to persist inthe policy of favoring ... noted also that the depositors had no interference inthe administration of the caixa. At best, as stated inthe regulations of the CEMG, the depositors who were also members of the Montepio...
... While the 1850s was a decade of crisis for the savings bank movement inthe U.K., it was a crucial decade in their spread on the other side of the Atlantic. In New York City the Bank for Savings ... banks were located in New England and inthe Middle Atlantic states: vast swathes of the west and south still contained none.14 As inthe U.K. the promoters of the new savings banks tended ... the fore in establishing and running banks inthe New World setting than in the Old. Even when—as inthe case of the EISB—clergymen were instrumental in a bank’s foundation, they tended to keep...
... definition inthe twelfth cen-tury, and the origination of a new language to effect this.5 The roots ofthis new attention to the language which articulated queenly power,innovated inthe writings ... question of losing and winning.’46 The portrayal of Petronella in a dramatic scene and her reportedspeech given atthe council are illuminating. Her advice is poor, since the battle that she urges, ... that appliesto other twelfth -century saints.44 Women’s testimony and role as sourcesof information on the saint are therefore one way inwhich they could in uence the shape and content of the...
... as stated in its 2004 court filing, “Plaintiff Costco Corporation, brings this action to promote competition inthe sale of wine and beer inthe State of Wash-ington. Costco seeks to create lower ... that affects “total price” is the minimum drink-ing law, which severely increases the cost of drinking if the youth is caught.† Gross-man et al.10 simulate the hypothetical effect of having ... connection with the process of ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, or with the contribution of information infused into the crafting of regulatory systems that was extended by a singular forward-looking...
... cooperativestrategies, but they exact a price the cost of coordi-nation. In fact, coordination costs may be obstaclesto organizing cooperative strategies inthe first place.Thus, lowering coordination ... [USGS]) was charged withmonitoring, among other things, the salinity level in private wells; this arrangement lowered the coordi-nation costs to make it possible for the many waterusers in Southern ... they trust thatothers will do the same, producing greater benefitsfor everyone. He also points to the striking positivecorrelation between group communication and coop-eration, noting that,...
... of being lost.[20] While the treasure of the King of Spain was being transferredto the galleons inthe harbour, the merchants were making their trade. There was little liberty, however, in commercial ... of these mistaken economic theories. Owing to the lack of workmen, the increase of imposts, and the prejudice against the mechanic arts, industry was being ruined; while the increased depopulation ... completed in ten or twelve. Atthe beginning of the eighteenth centurythe volume of businesstransacted was estimated to amount to thirty or forty million pounds sterling.[21] In view of the prevailing...
... to the recommended childhood schedule. In diagnosing the problems facing the vaccine financing system, the Insti-tute of Medicine’s Committee on the Evaluation of Vaccine Purchase Financing in ... caresetting. Assuring access and sustaining incentives that contribute to the availability of safe and effective vaccines are the twin goals that mustguide vaccine finance strategies inthe 21st century. 16 ... funding agencies.Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication DataFinancing vaccines inthe 21st century : assuring access and availability /Committee on the Evaluation of Vaccine Purchase Financing...
... will diminish and more structural issues will assert them-selves in Russian- Chinese relations. In particular, the growingChinese migration to and influence inthe sparsely populated Russian ... Force StrategicSourcing Program 408Outsourcing 408Privatization 409Gain Sharing 410Innovative Contracting 411Reengineering 412Summary 412Pursuing Strategic Sourcing and Supply-ChainAlignment ... encompassing apparently contradictory undertak-ings: eliminating the U.S. nuclear arsenal in keeping with the NuclearNon-Proliferation Treaty yet, atthe same time, espousing continuedadherence...
... imposing. The King called again on the nation, and again the nation answered. In England altogether there were 150,000 men in arms in field or garrison. Inthe King's fleet at Portsmouth there ... vessel theylearnt that the harbour at St. Domingo was formed, like so many others inthe West Indies, by a long sandspit,acting as a natural breakwater. The entrance was a narrow inlet atthe ... were killed; the rest were seen flingingthemselves into the water and swimming off to the ships. Atthe same instant the guns of the galleons and of the shore batteries opened fire on the Jesus...
... cover, which in ancient times would have been the most inflammatory of insults, essentially an invitation tosingle combat. But Romney was utterly unfazed and did not bother responding at all. At the same ... arguethat it’s actually what holds men back from discovering their manhood. For example, the Mankind Project, which holds weekend retreats with the goal of initiating men into manhood,argues that the ... the sake of the common good. In the increasingly diverse society of the 20th century, ideas of what constituted the commongood splintered. And with that splintering came uncertainty about who...
... monitoring, tracking, third-party validation, and dissemination. There is an inevitable conflict of interest inthe voluntary programs, and that may be putting some limitations on the products of these ... with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimedat meeting national ... by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions inthe examina-tion of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute...
... issaid that this fact, together with the scandal attending his duel with Stephen Price, manager of the ParkTheater, inwhichthe latter was wounded, were the controlling factors that led the future ... in London and that George Astor, an elder brotherof John Jacob Astor, was associated with the latter in their sale. Indeed, one of them, formerly owned by the Clinton family and now in Washington's ... childhood is that of hearing my three maiden aunts, my father's sisters, playing in turn the inspiringScotch airs upon the Astor piano that stood in their drawing-room. One of their songs was especially...
... often inthe works of thatwriter than in all the rest of the New Testament put together. In narrating the institution of the Lord's Supper Justin has the clause which is found only in St. ... directly in point: (1) the quotations from the OldTestament inthe New; (2) the quotations from the Old Testament inthe same early writers whose quotationsfrom the New Testament are the point in ... God inthe replyrespecting the greatest commandment. In common with St. Luke, Justin has the mission of the angel Gabriel to Mary, the statement that Elizabeth was the mother of John, that the...