Role of the state and financial institutions in financing the fishing industry

The experience of the Government in the recovery of loans for 28 foot mechanized vessels has been unsatisfactory. The author examines the various aspects which have contributed to this situation, and considers arrangements for financing purchase of such vessels. The risks associated with the investment in 38 foot vessels are high, and it seems that the reluctance of private investors to make the required contribution from personal funds is a result of fear of the unknown. Current incentives provided by the Government to the private sector for the purchase of 38 foot vessels are considered to be adequate.

Knowledge, perceptions, impacts and roles of lakeside communities and institutions in the sustainable control of water hyacinth

The massive water hyacinth mats that covered water bodies in the 1990s had serious social and economic impacts. They affected fishing, transportation, water quality and health of fishing communities as well as production of goods and services of lake-based institutions (commercial establishments). At peak infestations, the communities and institutions were aware of and participated readily in control effort. However, after the major collapse of hyacinth in 1998, some of them relaxed in their control efforts. The status of knowledge, perception, impacts, preparedness and role of the lakeside communities and institutions to control the weed has, therefore, been monitored since the major resurgence of the weed to find out if the lakeside communities and institutions still perceive water hyacinth as a problem and the extent to which they are prepared to sustain control.

Islamic Dress, Institutions of Education and Freedom of Religion under the ECHR: A UK perspective

Sherlock, A. and Williams, K. (2005). Islamic Dress, Institutions of Education and Freedom of Religion under the ECHR: A UK Perspective. Wales Journal of Law and Policy. 4, pp. 214-230. RAE2008

Representing Europe's Citizens? Electoral Institutions and the Failure of Parliamentary Representation

Scully, Roger, Farrell, David, Representing Europe's Citizens? Electoral Institutions and the Failure of Parliamentary Representation (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007), pp.xiii+230 RAE2008

Can Institutions Have Responsibilities? Collective Moral Agency and International Relations

Erskine, Toni, Can Institutions Have Responsibilities? Collective Moral Agency and International Relations (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004), pp.xii+241 RAE2008

Productos de todas las épocas históricas de la producción cerámica de Ráquira y muestras de su comercialización en las plazas locales.

73 hojas : ilustraciones, fotografías a color

Participation by place-based community organisations in local development: case studies from East Cork

The past two decades have witnessed concerted efforts by theorists and policy-makers to place civil society at the centre of social, economic and environmental development processes. To this end, policies grounded in a Third Way approach have sought to forge stronger linkages between the state and voluntary community-based organisations. Concepts such as active citizenship, social capital, partnership and sustainability have underpinned this political philosophy, which reflects a movement in development theory and political science away from notions of state-led development and unfettered neo-liberalism. In the Irish context, a series of initiatives have given expression to this new policy agenda, the foremost amongst them the publication of a White Paper in 2000. New local governance structures and development schemes have multiplied since the early 1990s, while the physical planning system has also been modified. All this has taken place against the backdrop of unprecedented economic development and social change precipitated by the ‘Celtic Tiger’.This thesis examines the interaction between community organisations, state institutions and other actors in development processes in East Cork. It focuses upon place-based community organisations, who seek to represent the interests of their particular localities. A case study approach is employed to explore the realpolitik of local development and to gauge the extent to which grassroots community organisations wield influence in determining the development of their communities. The study concludes that the transfer of decision-making power to community organisations has been more illusory than real and that, in practical terms, such groups remain marginal in the circuits of power. However, the situation of community organisations operating in different geographical locales cannot be reduced to an overarching theoretical logic. The case studies show that the modus operandi of community groups varies considerably and can be influenced by specific local geographies, events and personalities.

Cambios en las representaciones locales de ruralidad en un poblado del periurbano bonaerense ante el avance de la urbanización : el caso de Dique Luján, partido de Tigre (2006 - 2013)

El presente trabajo analiza cómo se han transformado en los últimos años las representaciones de ruralidad de los pobladores de una localidad periurbana de la región metropolitana de Buenos Aires (Dique Luján) producida como consecuencia del avance de la urbanización. La localidad ha experimentado un rápido avance de las urbanizaciones cerradas (barrios cerrados/countries) en el último decenio, al igual que la construcción de obras de infraestructura como el asfaltado de calles y la construcción de un puente de acceso, entre otras. Dicho proceso que se está dando en la localidad viene repitiéndose en distintos lugares del Gran Buenos Aires, al igual que en otros poblados periurbanos o cercanos a las grandes ciudades del país. Estas transformaciones traen aparejadas nuevas lógicas propias del mundo urbano, lo que está generando, al menos en parte de la población local, incertidumbre sobre cómo incidirán en las relaciones de sociabilidad tradicional preexistente. Se identifica un proceso de gentrificación suburbana así como la pérdida de servicios ecosistémicos. El relevamiento, de tipo etnográfico, consistió en la realización de trabajo de campo intensivo, mediante observaciones y entrevistas en profundidad a distintos sujetos sociales. El trabajo permitió reconstruir, con alto grado de detalle, la trama social local identificando y diferenciando las posturas adoptadas por distintos sujetos, así como las distintas representaciones sociales construídas por ellos. Se estima que los resultados obtenidos se constituirán en un insumo para la aplicación de programas de intervención del INTA, así como para el esclarecimiento de algunos aspectos ligados al desarrollo local, que contribuyan a las políticas de intervención del municipio en la localidad

Evaluación de la aptitud de arenas locales para la construcción de campos deportivos

p.189-194

Análisis comparativo del rendimiento de semillas y otras características de interés agronómico en poblaciones locales y cultivares introducidos de alpiste

p.147-154