Recent trends in UK Government policy on the provision and management of leisure facilities

Since the first election victory of the Thatcher administration in 1979, Britain has witnessed a cultural transformation from the municipal socialism of the post-World War 2 Welfare State to a form of post-industrial entrepreneurialism. This has had a profound effect on all aspects of civil society, not least the redefinition of the role of active leisure from the 1950s evocation of 'Sport For All' to the market rationality of the 1980s. The transformation has signalled a shift from government support for active leisure as an element of citizen rights to the use of leisure to promote the government's interest in legitimating a new social order based not on rights but on means. Thus access to active living is no longer a societal goal for all, but a discretionary consumer good, the consumption of which signifies 'active' citizenship. It furthermore signifies differentiation from the growing mass of 'deviants' who are unwilling or unable to embrace this new construction of citizenship and are, therefore, increasingly denied access to active living and, hence, active citizenship.

Government policy under price uncertainty: a source of volatility in illegal immigration

In this paper we provide an alternative explanation for why illegal immigration can exhibit substantial fluctuation. We develop a model economy in which migrants make decisions in the face of uncertain border enforcement and lump-sum transfers from the host country. The uncertainty is extrinsic in nature, a sunspot, and arises as a result of ambiguity regarding the commodity price of money. Migrants are restricted from participating in state-contingent insurance markets in the host country, whereas host country natives are not. Volatility in migration flows stems from two distinct sources: the tension between transfers inducing migration and enforcement discouraging it and secondly the existence of a sunspot. Finally, we examine the impact of a change in tax/transfer policies by the government on migration.

Government policy and private investment in Brazil (1955/82)

The questlon of the crowding-out of private !nvestment by public expenditure, public investment in particular , ln the Brazilian economy has been discussed more in ideological terrns than on empirical grounds. The present paper tries to avoid the limitation of previous studies by estlmatlng an equation for private investment whlch makes it possible to evaluate the effect of economic policies on prlvate investment. The private lnvestment equation was deduced modifylng the optimal flexible accelerator medel (OFAM) incorporating some channels through which public expendlture influences privateinvestment. The OFAM consists in adding adjustment costs to the neoclassical theory of investrnent. The investment fuction deduced is quite general and has the following explanatory variables: relative prices (user cost of capitaljimput prices ratios), real interest rates, real product, public expenditures and lagged private stock of capital. The model was estimated for private manufacturing industry data. The procedure adopted in estimating the model was to begin with a model as general as possible and apply restrictions to the model ' s parameters and test their statistical significance. A complete diagnostic testing was also made in order to test the stability of estirnated equations. This procedure avoids ' the shortcomings of estimating a model with a apriori restrictions on its parameters , which may lead to model misspecification. The main findings of the present study were: the increase in public expenditure, at least in the long run, has in general a positive expectation effect on private investment greater than its crowding-out effect on priva te investment owing to the simultaneous rise in interst rates; a change in economlc policy, such as that one of Geisel administration, may have an important effect on private lnvestment; and reI ative prices are relevant in determining the leveI of desired stock of capital and private investrnent.

La atención en la gestación y el parto: estudio antropológico con un grupo de parteras empíricas migrantes en Villa El Salvador y un grupo de parteras de la selva peruana

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Resolución 423(XIX): Integración física de América Latina mediante la interconexión hidrográfica del Orinoco, el Amazonas y el Plata y la carretera boliviariana marginal de la selva = Résolution 423(XIX): Physical integration of Latin America through the hydrographic interconnexion of the Orinoco, Amazonean River Plate and the trans-jungle border highway of the Bolivarian Nations = Resolution 423(XIX): Intégration physique de l'Amérique latine moyennant l'interconnexion hidrographique des bassins de l'Orénoque, l'Amazone et le Plata, et la construction de la route bolivarienne en bordure de la forêt vierge

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Expansión de la frontera agropecuaria en el eje San Ramón-La Merced de la selva central del Perú

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La lucha contra la selva. Percepciones y usos de la naturaleza entre los colonos misioneros. En: Avá, nº 15

En este artículo se presentan los esquemas generales en base a los que, los pequeños y medianos productores rurales de la provincia de Misiones, se relacionan con aquel ámbito que reconocen como “naturaleza”. El análisis de la lógica de la naturaleza se realiza distinguiendo espacios en que los productores se mueven en su vida cotidiana, y las distinciones de uso entre géneros. La lógica local de la naturaleza está directamente ligada al modelo de producción rural que predominó en la región durante todo el siglo XX, y comienza a tener transformaciones a partir de presencia local de discursos y propuestas ambientalistas.

Myanmar Sugar SMEs: History, Technology, Location and Government Policy

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in sugar processing in Myanmar appeared in the last decade of the socialist era. An acute sugar deficit, restricted trade in white sugar, and high demand from the conventional dairy business led to the growth of sugar SMEs by appropriate blending of semi-finished products (syrup) in the fields, which were then processed in vacuum pans and centrifugals to obtain white sugar. This became a tradable commodity and sugar SMEs grew in clusters in big cities. They are family-owned businesses. However, they lack the bagasse-based power generation. In recent years, large modern sugar factories operated by private and military companies have emerged as key players. The current shortage of fuel feedstock and competition for raw materials have become driving forces that shift sugar SMEs from market-oriented to raw material-oriented locations. Internal competition among key players made sugar price highly volatile, too. Being placed on a level playing field, the whole industry should be upgraded in terms of price and quality to become export-oriented.

[Colección de fotografías de excursiones a Alcalá de la Selva, Virgen de la Vega, Mora de Rubielos y el Puig] [ [Material gráfico].]

[1-4]. Vista de Alcalá de la Selva y sus alrededores, en una foto Francisco Roglá López, 1915 (4 pares estereoscópicos) (4 fot.) – [5]. Francisco Roglá López en la Ermita de San Roque y Loreto, al fondo el pueblo de Alcalá de la Selva, 1915 (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [6]. Dos hombres en la Ermita de San Roque y Loreto, 1915 (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [7]. Grupo de hombres sentados en el Humilladero de Alcalá de la Selva, 1915 (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [8-9]. Grupo de casas en Alcalá de la Selva, dos hombres junto a un arroyo (2 pares estereoscópicos) (2 fot.) – [10]. Iglesia de San Simón y San Judas, 1915 (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [11]. Un hombre y una mujer junto a la puerta de una casa, destaca el empedrado característico de la calle Castillo Abajo de Alcalá de la Selva (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [12-13]. Fiesta de los toros en la plaza de la Iglesia de Alcalá de la Selva, la gente se amontona en los balcones (2 pares estereoscópicos) (2 fot.) – [14]. Rincón de una plaza con arcos, Rubielos de Mora? (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [15-23]. En el campo grupo de excursionistas, entre ellos Francisco y Rosalía Roglá López en algunas fotos montan en burro (9 pares estereoscópicos) (9 fot.) – [24-25]. Día festivo hombres ataviados a caballo, mujer con sombrero sentada en una mula (2 pares estereoscópicos) (2 fot.) – [26]. Francisco y Rosalía Roglá López con tres amigos en el campo a la derecha sombrilla sobre un muro de piedra (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [27-28]. Construcción característica granero, Ojos Negros? grupo de gente alrededor de una carretilla para la mina (4 pares estereoscópicos) (2 fot.) – [29-31]. Grupo de excursionistas, descansando junto a un abrevadero, andando por un camino de tierra, hombre solitario en una carretera en construcción (4 pares estereoscópicos) (3 fot.) – [32-47]. Paisaje montañoso y vistas desde peñascos, en una de las fotos hombre y niño subidos a un árbol, zona de Alcalá de la Selva o Virgen de la Vega, árbol y losa de piedra, vistas de la Vega y las masías desde los peñascos de la Sierra de Gudar (16 pares estereoscópicos) (13 fot.) – [49]. Campos y masías, labrador arando el campo (1 par estereoscópico) (2 fot.) – [50-51]. Ganadería en los prados de la Vega (2 pares estereoscópicos) (2 fot.) – [52-54]. Paisaje en torno a la Virgen de la Vega dos mulas pastando, y grupo de aldeanos en burros por un camino al fondo varias masías, una masía solitaria, 1915 (3 pares estereoscópicos) (3 fot.) – [55-57]. Vista del Santuario de la Virgen de la Vega, chopera de la carretera que lleva al Santuario, gente alrededor de un árbol junto al Santuario, 1915 (3 pares estereoscópicos) (3 fot.) – [58]. Gente con niños comiendo en el campo junto a una fuente, 1915 (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [59]. Anciana sobre un burro al fondo paisaje (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [60-62]. Barranco de la Fuente con la represa de Las Lavaderas en Alcalá de la Selva? (3 pares estereoscópicos) (3 fot.) – [63-64]. Dos hombres junto a un arroyo (2 pares estereoscópicos) (1 fot.) – [65-70]. Cascada de Las Lavaderas? y varios parajes sin identificar, río Alcalá?, camino con las huellas de las ruedas de los carros (6 pares estereoscópicos) (6 fot.) – [71-75]. Tres jóvenes en una pinada, hombre de rodillas ante una persona junto a un muro de piedra en el campo, dos hombres cogiendo el tronco de un árbol, cuatro amigos en actitud divertida, hombre con sombrero y bigote (5 pares estereoscópicos) (5 fot.) – [76]. Castillo de Alcalá de la Selva, 1915 (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [77-79]. Rosalía Roglá López con otras dos mujeres en el patio de armas del Castillo de Mora de Rubielos, y en la puerta principal, Rosalía en la puerta del castillo a contraluz, 1915 (3 pares estereoscópicos) (3 fot.) – [80]. Iglesia de la Natividad de Nuestra Señora (ex-Colegiata) en Mora de Rubielos, en la plaza la fuente y grupos de gente, 1915 (1 par estereoscópico) (1 fot.) – [81-82]. Visita al Puig patio del Monasterio del Puig en el acto de exaltación de la Virgen, restos del castillo de Jaime I de Aragón presidida por una Cruz en la cima del cerro varias personas alrededor (2 pares estereoscópicos) (2 fot.)

Unemployment is the scourge, not youth unemployment per se. The misguided policy preoccupation with youth. CEPS Policy Brief No. 294, 26 June 2013

This Policy Brief argues that too much effort and political capital is being spent by the Commission and member states on being seen to be doing something quickly about youth unemployment when, in fact, the structural measures proposed will only have long-term effects. Expectations of immediate relief are running well above what can be delivered, especially at the EU level. Given the macroeconomic situation, no policy option will deliver a significant dent in either youth unemployment or unemployment in general. The EU policies on the table that are supposed to have an immediate effect, such as increased lending from the European Investment Bank to SMEs for the hiring of young people, will only have a very marginal impact on youth unemployment. Moreover, this impact will come mostly to the detriment of older unemployed persons excluded from such a scheme. Given the perceived need to ‘be seen to be doing something’, we fear that policies subsidising young workers de facto at the expense of older workers or, even worse, policies that subsidise older workers for not taking young people’s jobs, will proliferate. In fact, it is not at all clear that young people suffer more from being unemployed than older people, or even disproportionately more than older unemployed individuals. In particular, it is not clear that the much-publicised notion of a ‘lost generation’ with permanent ‘scars’ is relevant only to the young generation. The paper ends by highlighting the much-neglected policy option of encouraging labour mobility within the internal market. Although the Commission is ‘upgrading and modernising’ its tools, much more could be done in this area – to the benefit of the individuals concerned, the member states, and European integration in general.

One year after the Youth Guarantee: Policy fatigue or signs of action? EPC Policy Brief, 27 May 2015

In April 2013, the EU Council called on EU member states to establish Youth Guarantee (YG) schemes, ensuring that “all young people under the age of 25 years receive a good-quality offer of employment, continued education, apprenticeship or traineeship within a period of four months of becoming unemployed or leaving formal education”. Implementation was meant to start more than a year ago, but political interest seems to have waned a bit. Is a ‘policy fatigue’ contaminating youth employment policies across the EU? Have some timid signs of economic recovery led to youth unemployment being less urgent or are we witnessing the usual policy developments whereby grand EU statements are worn down by political realities and resistance on the ground? In this Policy Brief, Claire Dhéret and Martina Morosi assess the implementation of the Youth Guarantee and provide suggestions on how to renew a sense of enthusiasm for such an ambitious tool across Europe.

Bajo la selva : comedia dramática en tres actos /

No. 2, in vol. 141 with binder's title: Teatro Español : serie A.

En la selva de Pan /

Poems.