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Cheiridium tetrophthalmum Daday, a new synonym of Larca lata (Hansen) (Pseudoscorpiones, Larcidae)
Cheiridium tetrophthalmum Daday, 1889 is removed from the synonymy of Geogarypus minor (L. Koch, 1873), and treated as a junior synonym of Larca lata (Hansen, 1884). The distribution of Larca lata and Geogarypus minor is documented, and L. lata is recorded from Hungary for the first time
Natio et gens: Venice biennale 2009
The following is an informal reflection on the changing place of nationality and national consciousness in cultural life with reference to last yearâs Biennale. Having drawn tentative inferences regarding the roles of these, we offer a selective review of what appear to us to be the most memorable national representations. These in turn suggest a paradoxical benefit which an awareness of localised histories may bring to artistic production
Public Finance: Essay for the Encyclopedia of Public Choice
Public Finance is the branch of economics that studies the taxing and spending activities of government. The term is something of a misnomer, because the fundamental issues are not financial (that is, relating to money). Rather, the key problems relate to the use of real resources. For this reason, some practitioners prefer the label public sector economics or simply public economics. Public finance encompasses both positive and normative analysis. Positive analysis deals with issues of cause and effect, for example, âIf the government cuts the tax rate on gasoline, what will be the effect on gasoline consumption?â Normative analysis deals with ethical issues, for example, âIs it fairer to tax income or consumption?â Modern public finance focuses on the microeconomic functions of government, how the government does and should affect the allocation of resources and the distribution of income. For the most part, the macroeconomic functions of government--the use of taxing, spending, and monetary policies to affect the overall level of unemployment and the price level--are covered in other fields.
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