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In economics, the emergence of New Growth Theory in recent decades has directed attention to an old and important problem: what are the forces of economic growth and how can public policy enhance them? This book examines major forces of growth--including spillover effects and externalities, education and formation of human capital, knowledge creation through deliberate research efforts, and public infrastructure investment. Unique in emphasizing the importance of different forces for particular stages of development, it offers wide-ranging policy implications in the process. The authors critically examine recently developed endogenous growth models, study the dynamic implications of modified...
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flow...
The methods of Wingchun Neigong are described in details in this book, which present harmonious blend of Qigong exercises, ways of strengthening of the body and techniques of military training. They help to establish a free flow of the internal energy of the body through the energy channels, to make the body healthier, to strengthen the limbs, to connect the whole body into a single structure, to develop the “inner” strength and to “calm” the mind. Such forms are presented to the readers: Sun hei gwai yuen gong - «Bringing Qi of Kidneys to the source», Wingchun Ying Gong – form of the hard Qigong, Jin Gang Gong- form of the diamond hardness and ways of “Silent sitting”. CONTE...
An Anglo-Saxon dictionary: based on the manuscript collections of the late Joseph Bosworth. Supplement