Economic Analysis of Options for Food Aid Policy in Honduras

economics, food policy, Latin America, nutrition, Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty,

Small States in a Global Economy: The Role of Institutions in Managing Vulnerability and Opportunity in Small Developing Countries

Small island economies, Growth, Governance

China’s Investment in African Special Economic Zones: Prospects, Challenges, and Opportunities

China’s recent moves to establish special economic zones (SEZs) in several African countries can make a significant contribution to industrialization in Africa. But the success of these projects is by no means guaranteed. Meeting the objectives of both China and African countries will require an active partnership and a framework for collaboration that includes engagement from host governments, processes for phasing-in local control, communication and enforcement of standards, and support for integration with local economies.China, investment, Africa, special economic zone, SEZ, industrialization, partnership, development, World Bank, foreign direct investment

Above the Mukpa: The Shifting Ground of Khumbu\u27s Sacred Geography

The Himalayan region is suffering from global warming,2 and the effects are felt at all scales, from the local to the global. Himalayan glaciers feed ten major Asian rivers, and 1.3 billion people in southern and southeast Asia reside in those river basins (Eriksson, et al. 2009:1). Global warming is melting these glaciers at a rapid rate, with retreat ranging from 10 to 60 meters per year on average, and many smaller glaciers already disappearing (Mool, Bajracharya and Shrestha 2008:1). This research is a study of local perceptions of global warming and glacial melt among the Sherpas of Khumbu, Nepal. Field research was carried out in a two and a half week trip to Khumbu, and in Kathmandu before and after the trip. The Khumbu valley is a sacred landscape, and the concepts of sacred valleys and mountains play important roles in the Sherpa Buddhist tradition and religious practice. The rapid glacial melt in the region not only endangers the water security, climate regularity, and physical stability, it also is changing the landscape considered sacred by the local inhabitants. The findings of this research suggest that Sherpa perspectives vary greatly depending on age, education level, and occupation. A large part of the variety in perspectives is due to the rise in tourism to Khumbu since the middle of the 20th century. The direct and indirect effects of the tourism industry has made the Sherpa population incredibly dynamic. Their values, perceptions, and priorities are necessarily shifting as their horizons extend beyond the nearest mountain range and the next harvest

Letter to William James regarding award of the Lucile Elliott Scholarship, May 12, 1982

A letter from Patsy Brautigam to William James accepting the Lucile Elliott Scholarship awarded to her

\u3cem\u3eWest v. USAA\u3c/em\u3e: A Legal Obligation to Subrogate?

Is an insurance carrier legally obligated to honor a known TRICARE lien in the settlement of a third-party liability claim? If not, is the carrier’s attempt to do so unreasonable as a matter of law? This case is noteworthy because it presents the Court with its first opportunity to consider what subrogation obligations exist between an insurance company, a federal health benefits program, and an injured claimant in the context of a third-party liability claim. The Court’s decision as to the insurer’s lien obligations could have a substantial impact upon future tort victims in third-party liability claims in Montana

China in Africa: Seven Myths

Sensationalism and rumours cloud our ability to understand China’s growing engagement in Africa, and to craft appropriate responses. This paper dissects seven common myths on China in Africa. Many of the fears about Chinese aid and engagement in Africa are misinformed. This paper unpacks seven myths: (1) ‘China is a newcomer to Africa’; (2) ‘China targets pariah regimes’; (3) ‘China hurts the West’s efforts to build democracy’; (4) ‘Chinese aid is huge’; (5) ‘Chinese aid is mainly used to win access to resources’; (6) ‘China is sending millions of farmers to Africa, leading the land grab’; and (7) ‘Chinese companies bring in all their own workers’. While China’s rise in Africa is cause for some concern, efforts to gain a more realistic picture should help Africans and their other development partners to craft appropriate responses

The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story Of China In Africa

The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, held in November of 2006 helped to focus more world attention on the state of the African economy, which has seen far too many worries and failures and far too few successes.  As the author states "It forced the West to focus on something new:  Chinese aid and other forms of economic engagement were sharply on the rise in Africa.  China was on a track to become the African continent's largest trading partner, outpacing Great Britain and the United States.  Nearly 900 Chinese companies had invested in Africa by then (2002) – in factories and farms, retail shops and oil wells.

Brady Violations and the Due Diligence Rule in Montana

Brady Violations and the Due Diligence Rule in Montan

Response of outer radiation belt electrons to a magnetic storm

To advance our understanding of the magnetic storm dynamics of the outer radiation belt relativistic electrons, the magnetic storm which commenced on 9 October 1990 was analyzed in detail using data from the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) and the Los Alamos National Laboratory geosynchronous satellite 1989enspace 046. Electron differential flux was transformed into phase space density as a function of the three adiabatic invariants. The invariants were determined by magnetic field data from CRRES and the Tsyganenko 1989 Kp driven model. The unique work of this thesis is the storm time radial diffusion modeling performed using time dependent radial diffusion coefficients (D\sb{\rm LL}) and a time dependent outer boundary condition. The results show that D\sb{\rm LL}(t), parameterized by Kp, can efficiently couple outer boundary condition variations (sources and sinks) to deep into the radiation belt interior, thus accounting for both significant flux decreases and increases throughout the region. It was found that an internal source is required to account for the gradual increase in the highest energy electrons throughout the recovery phase. A potential source mechanism is energy diffusion via wave particle interactions with whistler chorus waves which were observed by CRRES to be greatly enhanced throughout the recovery phase