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Pa?catantra

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Publisher : OUP Oxford

Page : 537 pages

File Size : 27,3 MB

Release : 1999-11-25

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0191606197

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The Pancatantra is the most famous collection of fables in India and was one of the earliest Indian books to be translated into Western languages. No other Indian work has had a greater influence on world literature, and no other collection of stories has become as popular in India itself. A significant influence on the Arabian Nights and the Fables of La Fontaine, the Pancatantra teaches the principles of good government and public policy through the medium of animal stories. Its positive attitude towards life and its advocacy of ambition, enterprise, and drive counters any preconception of passivity and other-worldliness in ancient Indian society. Patrick Olivelle presents the Pancatantra in all its complexity and rich ambivalence, examining central elements of political and moral philosophy alongside the many controversial issues surrounding its history, including its numerous versions and translations, and the reconstruction of the original text by Franklin Edgerton. This new translation vividly reveals the story-telling powers of the original author, while detailed notes illuminate aspects of ancient Indian society and religion to the non-specialist reader. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.



Five Discourses of Worldly Wisdom

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Publisher : NYU Press

Page : 566 pages

File Size : 47,20 MB

Release : 2017-12-01

Category : Literary Collections

ISBN : 147987213X

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The king despairs of his idle sons, so he hires a learned brahmin who promises to make their lessons in statecraft unmissable. The lessons are disguised as short stories, featuring mainly animal protagonists. Many of these narratives have traveled across the world, and are known in the West as Aesop’s fables. Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation For more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series, please visit http://www.claysanskritlibrary.org



A Stepson of Fortune

Author : Henry Murray

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Page : 282 pages

File Size : 12,39 MB

Release : 1909

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Sound Policies or Good Fortune

Author : Philipp Maier

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Page : 35 pages

File Size : 30,18 MB

Release : 2008

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Since 2002, spreads on emerging market sovereign debt have fallen to historical lows. Given the close links between sovereign spreads, capital flows to emerging markets, and economic growth, understanding the factors driving sovereign spreads is very important. This paper uses factor analysis to study the extent to which emerging market bond spreads - measured by JP Morgan's EMBI Global index - are driven by global factors, such as global liquidity or commodity prices, as opposed to country-specific macroeconomic fundamentals. Our results show that a common factor explains a substantial portion of the co-movements in emerging market spreads in the last decade. This factor is closely linked to global financial conditions, as well as to energy- and non-energy commodity prices. This factor, however, is not responsible for the reduction in EMBI spreads. Instead, emerging markets have benefited considerably from better macroeconomic policies. Therefore, a reversal of the benign global economic environment need not have a substantial negative impact on financing conditions for emerging markets.







Latin America and the Caribbean in the Global Context

Author : Betty Horwitz

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 247 pages

File Size : 13,11 MB

Release : 2016-01-29

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1136998020

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Current perspectives on Latin America’s role in the world tend to focus on one question: Why is Latin America always falling behind? Analysts and scholars offer answers grounded in history, economic underdevelopment, or democratic consolidation. Bagley and Horwitz, however, shift the central question to ask why and to what extent does Latin America matter in world politics, both now and in the future. This text takes a holistic approach to analyze Latin America’s role in the international system. It invokes a combination of global, regional, and sub-regional levels to assess Latin America’s insertion into a globalized world, in historical, contemporary, and forward-looking perspectives. Conventional international relations theory and paradigms, introduced at the beginning, offer a useful lens through which to view four key themes: political economy, security, transnational issues and threats, and democratic consolidation. The full picture presented by this book breaks down the evolving power relationships in the hemisphere and the ways in which conflict and cooperation play out through international organizations and relations.



The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World

Author : Brian Campbell

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 822 pages

File Size : 44,25 MB

Release : 2017-07

Category : History

ISBN : 0190499133

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"Offers six exemplary case studies of Greeks and Romans at war, thoroughly illustrated with detailed battle maps and photographs"--Provided by publisher.



Sustainability Citizenship in Cities

Author : Ralph Horne

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 249 pages

File Size : 23,13 MB

Release : 2016-04-28

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1317391071

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Urban sustainability citizenship situates citizens as social change agents with an ethical and self-interested stake in living sustainably with the rest of Earth. Such citizens not only engage in sustainable household practices but respect the importance of awareness raising, discussion and debates on sustainability policies for the common good and maintenance of Earth’s ecosystems. Sustainability Citizenship in Cities seeks to explain how sustainability citizenship can manifest in urban built environments as both responsibilities and rights. Contributors elaborate on the concept of urban sustainability citizenship as a participatory work-in-progress with the aim of setting its practice firmly on the agenda. This collection will prompt practitioners and researchers to rethink contemporary mobilisations of urban citizens challenged by various environmental crises, such as climate change, in various socio-economic settings. This book is a valuable resource for students, academics and professionals working in various disciplines and across a range of interdisciplinary fields, such as: urban environment and planning, citizenship as practice, environmental sociology, contemporary politics and governance, environmental philosophy, media and communications, and human geography.



Elgar Encyclopedia of Financial Crises

Author : Sara Hsu

Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing

Page : 509 pages

File Size : 34,13 MB

Release : 2023-12-11

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1800377363

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Beginning with the 2008 global crisis in the United States, and particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic shook economies around the world, academics, practitioners, and other experts have become increasingly sensitised to the potential for financial and economic fragility to result in a systemic breakdown. Presenting a synopsis of lessons learnt from financial crises arising out of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries, each entry examines a unique past issue to help to develop future outcomes, operating as a touchstone for further research.