Title:
Wayward Christian soldiers freeing the Gospel from political captivity / Charles Marsh.
Author:
Marsh, Charles, 1958-
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index.
Introduction : On being a Christian after Bush -- The evangelical moment -- Who is the God we worship? -- The piety of cosmic entitlement -- Whatever happened to the peculiar people? -- Theology matters : including a brief history of modern Christianity in which the reader learns why the Christian right are theological liberals -- Keepers of the mystery : the Christian tradition speaks (carefully) -- Learning to be quiet in a noisy nation (and in a nation of noisy believers) -- Passing the international test : the call of global Christianity -- Faith as making space for God's truth in the world.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press,
Publication Place:
Oxford ; New York :
ISBN:
9780195307207 (cloth)
0195307208 (cloth)
Subject:
Evangelicalism -- United States.
Christianity and politics -- United States.
Electronic books.
Contents:
Introduction : On being a Christian after Bush -- The evangelical moment -- Who is the God we worship? -- The piety of cosmic entitlement -- Whatever happened to the peculiar people? -- Theology matters : including a brief history of modern Christianity in which the reader learns why the Christian right are theological liberals -- Keepers of the mystery : the Christian tradition speaks (carefully) -- Learning to be quiet in a noisy nation (and in a nation of noisy believers) -- Passing the international test : the call of global Christianity -- Faith as making space for God's truth in the world.
Physical Description:
x, 243 p.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10211813
Publication Date:
2007.
Title:
The role of parliament in curbing corruption edited by Rick Stapenhurst, Niall Johnson, Riccardo Pelizzo.
WBI development studies
WBI development studies.
Author:
Stapenhurst, Rick.
Johnston, Niall, 1961-
Pelizzo, Riccardo.
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Parliamentarians fighting corruption / Rick Stapenhurst, Martin Ulrich, and Severin Strohal -- Corruption : a key challenge for development / Daniel Kaufmann and Phyllis Dininio -- On the political nature of corruption : institutions matter / Daniel Lederman, Norman V. Loayza, and Rodrigo R. Soares -- Political will / Sahr Kpundeh and Phyllis Dininio -- Parliament and anti-corruption legislation / Jeremy Pope -- Case study on the role of Parliament in the fight against corruption : the case of the Kenyan Parliament / Fred Matiangi -- Effective financial scrutiny / Joachim Wehner -- Case study on the performance of public accounts committees : a review of the Canadian PAC, 37th Parliament / Martin Ulrich -- Parliament and supreme audit institutions / Rick Stapenhurst and Jack Titsworth -- The role of the media in curbing corruption / Rod Macdonell and Melica Pesic -- Case study on the role of Parliament and the media in the fight against corruption / John Smith -- Anti-corruption commissions / John Heilbrunn -- Case sutdy : the European Parliaments's role in the resignation oft the Santer Commission / Katia Stasinopoulou -- Building coalitions : parliaments, civil society, and corruption control / Michael Johnston -- Political parties / Riccardo Pelizzo -- Party political funding / Michael Pinto-Duschinsky -- Legislative ethics and codes of conduct / Rick Stapenhurst and Riccardo Pelizzo -- Case study of the House Of Commons : how can Parliamentary codes and registers of member's interests help? / Sir Philip Mawer -- Building Parliamentary networks / John Williams.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
World Bank,
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C. :
ISBN:
0821367234
9780821367230
0821367242 (electronic)
Subject:
Political corruption -- Developing countries -- Prevention.
Legislative bodies -- Developing countries.
Economic development.
Electronic books.
Series:
WBI development studies
WBI development studies.
Contents:
Parliamentarians fighting corruption / Rick Stapenhurst, Martin Ulrich, and Severin Strohal -- Corruption : a key challenge for development / Daniel Kaufmann and Phyllis Dininio -- On the political nature of corruption : institutions matter / Daniel Lederman, Norman V. Loayza, and Rodrigo R. Soares -- Political will / Sahr Kpundeh and Phyllis Dininio -- Parliament and anti-corruption legislation / Jeremy Pope -- Case study on the role of Parliament in the fight against corruption : the case of the Kenyan Parliament / Fred Matiangi -- Effective financial scrutiny / Joachim Wehner -- Case study on the performance of public accounts committees : a review of the Canadian PAC, 37th Parliament / Martin Ulrich -- Parliament and supreme audit institutions / Rick Stapenhurst and Jack Titsworth -- The role of the media in curbing corruption / Rod Macdonell and Melica Pesic -- Case study on the role of Parliament and the media in the fight against corruption / John Smith -- Anti-corruption commissions / John Heilbrunn -- Case sutdy : the European Parliaments's role in the resignation oft the Santer Commission / Katia Stasinopoulou -- Building coalitions : parliaments, civil society, and corruption control / Michael Johnston -- Political parties / Riccardo Pelizzo -- Party political funding / Michael Pinto-Duschinsky -- Legislative ethics and codes of conduct / Rick Stapenhurst and Riccardo Pelizzo -- Case study of the House Of Commons : how can Parliamentary codes and registers of member's interests help? / Sir Philip Mawer -- Building Parliamentary networks / John Williams.
Physical Description:
xii, 263 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10137772
Publication Date:
c2006.
Title:
The role of parliament in curbing corruption edited by Rick Stapenhurst, Niall Johnson, Riccardo Pelizzo.
WBI development studies
WBI development studies.
Author:
Stapenhurst, Rick.
Johnston, Niall, 1961-
Pelizzo, Riccardo.
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Parliamentarians fighting corruption / Rick Stapenhurst, Martin Ulrich, and Severin Strohal -- Corruption : a key challenge for development / Daniel Kaufmann and Phyllis Dininio -- On the political nature of corruption : institutions matter / Daniel Lederman, Norman V. Loayza, and Rodrigo R. Soares -- Political will / Sahr Kpundeh and Phyllis Dininio -- Parliament and anti-corruption legislation / Jeremy Pope -- Case study on the role of Parliament in the fight against corruption : the case of the Kenyan Parliament / Fred Matiangi -- Effective financial scrutiny / Joachim Wehner -- Case study on the performance of public accounts committees : a review of the Canadian PAC, 37th Parliament / Martin Ulrich -- Parliament and supreme audit institutions / Rick Stapenhurst and Jack Titsworth -- The role of the media in curbing corruption / Rod Macdonell and Melica Pesic -- Case study on the role of Parliament and the media in the fight against corruption / John Smith -- Anti-corruption commissions / John Heilbrunn -- Case sutdy : the European Parliaments's role in the resignation oft the Santer Commission / Katia Stasinopoulou -- Building coalitions : parliaments, civil society, and corruption control / Michael Johnston -- Political parties / Riccardo Pelizzo -- Party political funding / Michael Pinto-Duschinsky -- Legislative ethics and codes of conduct / Rick Stapenhurst and Riccardo Pelizzo -- Case study of the House Of Commons : how can Parliamentary codes and registers of member's interests help? / Sir Philip Mawer -- Building Parliamentary networks / John Williams.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
World Bank,
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C. :
ISBN:
0821367234
9780821367230
0821367242 (electronic)
Subject:
Political corruption -- Developing countries -- Prevention.
Legislative bodies -- Developing countries.
Economic development.
Electronic books.
Series:
WBI development studies
WBI development studies.
Contents:
Parliamentarians fighting corruption / Rick Stapenhurst, Martin Ulrich, and Severin Strohal -- Corruption : a key challenge for development / Daniel Kaufmann and Phyllis Dininio -- On the political nature of corruption : institutions matter / Daniel Lederman, Norman V. Loayza, and Rodrigo R. Soares -- Political will / Sahr Kpundeh and Phyllis Dininio -- Parliament and anti-corruption legislation / Jeremy Pope -- Case study on the role of Parliament in the fight against corruption : the case of the Kenyan Parliament / Fred Matiangi -- Effective financial scrutiny / Joachim Wehner -- Case study on the performance of public accounts committees : a review of the Canadian PAC, 37th Parliament / Martin Ulrich -- Parliament and supreme audit institutions / Rick Stapenhurst and Jack Titsworth -- The role of the media in curbing corruption / Rod Macdonell and Melica Pesic -- Case study on the role of Parliament and the media in the fight against corruption / John Smith -- Anti-corruption commissions / John Heilbrunn -- Case sutdy : the European Parliaments's role in the resignation oft the Santer Commission / Katia Stasinopoulou -- Building coalitions : parliaments, civil society, and corruption control / Michael Johnston -- Political parties / Riccardo Pelizzo -- Party political funding / Michael Pinto-Duschinsky -- Legislative ethics and codes of conduct / Rick Stapenhurst and Riccardo Pelizzo -- Case study of the House Of Commons : how can Parliamentary codes and registers of member's interests help? / Sir Philip Mawer -- Building Parliamentary networks / John Williams.
Physical Description:
xii, 263 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10137772
Publication Date:
c2006.
Title:
The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / by Qimiao Fan ... [et al.].
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Author:
Fan, Qimiao.
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117).
Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
World Bank,
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C. :
ISBN:
9780821373637
0821373633
Subject:
Investments -- Government policy.
Brazil -- Economic policy.
India -- Economic policy -- 1991-
South Africa -- Economic policy.
Electronic books.
Series:
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Contents:
Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources.
Physical Description:
xvi, 117 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10212640
Publication Date:
c2008.
Title:
The investment climate in Brazil, India, and South Africa a comparison of approaches for sustaining economic growth in emerging economies / by Qimiao Fan ... [et al.].
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Author:
Fan, Qimiao.
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117).
Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
World Bank,
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C. :
ISBN:
9780821373637
0821373633
Subject:
Investments -- Government policy.
Brazil -- Economic policy.
India -- Economic policy -- 1991-
South Africa -- Economic policy.
Electronic books.
Series:
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Contents:
Introduction -- Assessing the investment climate of Brazil, India, and South Africa -- Macroeconomic and trade policy -- Macroeconomic performance -- Taxation -- Foreign trade and exchange -- The benefits of exporting : the case of Brazil -- Microeconomic framework -- Regulation -- Enforcement -- Enabling environment for growth -- Investment climate and firm location -- Access to finance -- Physical infrastructure -- Cost and availability of skilled labor -- Crime -- Potential reforms and their estimated effects -- Investment climate reform and productivity -- Examining options for microeconomic reform : access to credit -- Lessons from country experience -- A flat tax for micro and small firms : the SIMPLES reform in Brazil -- The emergence of India's software sector -- Building a respected corporate tax system in South Africa -- South Africa's accelerated and shared growth initiative -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Concept of the investment climate --Appendix B: Data sources.
Physical Description:
xvi, 117 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10212640
Publication Date:
c2008.
Title:
Analyzing health equity using household survey data a guide to techniques and their implementation / Owen O'Donnell ... [et al.].
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Author:
O'Donnell, Owen (Owen A.)
World Bank.
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Data for health equity analysis: requirements, sources, and sample design -- Health outcome #1: child survival -- Health outcome #2: anthropometrics -- Health outcome #3: adult health -- Measurement of living standards -- Concentration curves -- The concentration index -- Extensions to the concentration index: inequality aversion and the health achievement index -- Multivariate analysis of health survey data -- Nonlinear models for health and medical expenditure data -- Explaining differences between groups: Oaxaca decomposition -- Explaining socioeconomic-related health inequality: decomposition of the concentration index -- Who benefits from health sector subsidies? benefit incidence analysis -- Measuring and explaining inequity in health service delivery -- Who pays for health care? progressivity of health finance -- Redistributive effect of health finance -- Catastrophic payments for health care -- Health care payments and poverty.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
World Bank,
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C. :
ISBN:
9780821369333
0821369334
Subject:
Health surveys -- Methodology.
Health services accessibility -- Research -- Statistical methods.
Equality -- Health aspects -- Research -- Statistical methods.
World health -- Research -- Statistical methods.
Household surveys.
Electronic books.
Series:
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Contents:
Introduction -- Data for health equity analysis: requirements, sources, and sample design -- Health outcome #1: child survival -- Health outcome #2: anthropometrics -- Health outcome #3: adult health -- Measurement of living standards -- Concentration curves -- The concentration index -- Extensions to the concentration index: inequality aversion and the health achievement index -- Multivariate analysis of health survey data -- Nonlinear models for health and medical expenditure data -- Explaining differences between groups: Oaxaca decomposition -- Explaining socioeconomic-related health inequality: decomposition of the concentration index -- Who benefits from health sector subsidies? benefit incidence analysis -- Measuring and explaining inequity in health service delivery -- Who pays for health care? progressivity of health finance -- Redistributive effect of health finance -- Catastrophic payments for health care -- Health care payments and poverty.
Physical Description:
xi, 220 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10212644
Publication Date:
c2008.
Title:
Analyzing health equity using household survey data a guide to techniques and their implementation / Owen O'Donnell ... [et al.].
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Author:
O'Donnell, Owen (Owen A.)
World Bank.
ebrary, Inc.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Data for health equity analysis: requirements, sources, and sample design -- Health outcome #1: child survival -- Health outcome #2: anthropometrics -- Health outcome #3: adult health -- Measurement of living standards -- Concentration curves -- The concentration index -- Extensions to the concentration index: inequality aversion and the health achievement index -- Multivariate analysis of health survey data -- Nonlinear models for health and medical expenditure data -- Explaining differences between groups: Oaxaca decomposition -- Explaining socioeconomic-related health inequality: decomposition of the concentration index -- Who benefits from health sector subsidies? benefit incidence analysis -- Measuring and explaining inequity in health service delivery -- Who pays for health care? progressivity of health finance -- Redistributive effect of health finance -- Catastrophic payments for health care -- Health care payments and poverty.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Publisher:
World Bank,
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C. :
ISBN:
9780821369333
0821369334
Subject:
Health surveys -- Methodology.
Health services accessibility -- Research -- Statistical methods.
Equality -- Health aspects -- Research -- Statistical methods.
World health -- Research -- Statistical methods.
Household surveys.
Electronic books.
Series:
WBI learning resources series
WBI learning resources series.
Contents:
Introduction -- Data for health equity analysis: requirements, sources, and sample design -- Health outcome #1: child survival -- Health outcome #2: anthropometrics -- Health outcome #3: adult health -- Measurement of living standards -- Concentration curves -- The concentration index -- Extensions to the concentration index: inequality aversion and the health achievement index -- Multivariate analysis of health survey data -- Nonlinear models for health and medical expenditure data -- Explaining differences between groups: Oaxaca decomposition -- Explaining socioeconomic-related health inequality: decomposition of the concentration index -- Who benefits from health sector subsidies? benefit incidence analysis -- Measuring and explaining inequity in health service delivery -- Who pays for health care? progressivity of health finance -- Redistributive effect of health finance -- Catastrophic payments for health care -- Health care payments and poverty.
Physical Description:
xi, 220 p. : ill.
Electronic Location:
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/excellence/Doc?id=10212644
Publication Date:
c2008.
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