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Este libro explora varios aspectos de la relación entre el desarollo y cuestiones sociales como ser el género, la migración y el trabajo, además del aspecto crítico de la cuestión ambiental. Lo hace sin una perspectiva única o pre-establecida. Busca, por el contrario, abrir paso a una discusión amplia y abierta a nivel de la sociedad civil y no solo en el mundo académico sobre las alternativas que se abren hoy en día para crear un desarrollo q...

En esta colección Ronaldo Munck analiza varios desafíos de la sociedad contemporánea como ser la globalización, la migración y el trabajo precario. Lo hace desde una perspectiva progresista y crítica, es decir sin preconceptos. Al mismo tiempo el Profesor Munck trata de vislumbar las alternativas que tienen adelante las sociedades Latinoamericanas en una época de caos global y un aparente resurgimiento de la derecha política. El espíritu del l...

Three decades ago a chance meeting brought the author to the isolated Roscommon cottage where his grandmother, Kate McCormack and five of her siblings, over a century earlier, had bid tearful farewells to their family and sailed off into the west to new lives in America. This book follows their journey to a new land and the author's quest to come to know two generations of a family divided by an ocean and nearly forgotten by time. Along ...

This book provides an introduction to programming the finite element method in Java for students, researchers and engineers who are reasonably familiar with the finite element method and want to learn how to write their own finite element code using Java. This book is written as an introductory text and it is assumed that the reader has little or no knowledge of object-oriented programming or Java. By concentrating on line elements, specifica...

Brian Friel and America is the first book-length study to explore Irish playwright Brian Friel through an American lens. By examining Friel's depiction of Irish-American immigrants, his stylistic and thematic similarities to American dramatists Thornton Wilder and Tennessee Williams, his American academic characters, his frequent use of American music, and his evocative portrayal of America as villain, Maria Szasz considers how Friel's perspec...

Business as usual" is no longer a viable way of running a 21st Century university. The impact of globalization, the growing complexity of the university mission and the still uncertain impact of the 2008/09 global recession all point towards a future characterised by uncertainty. Against the pessimistic scenario, however, we can discern some good reasons for optimism in regards to the university re-inventing itself for the new millennium. ...

Are you tired of picking up a book that claims to be on "practical" finite element analysis only to find that it is full of the same old theory rehashed and contains no advice to help you plan your analysis? If so then this book is for you! The emphasis of this book is on doing FEA, not writing a FE code. A method is provided to help you plan your analysis and a chapter is devoted to each choice you have to make when building your model giving...

In this inspiring and remarkable book you will discover the principles of success that have directed and motivated many people to make a significant contribution and difference to the world. You will also uncover the pitfalls to avoid in your quest to become the best you can be. Success in any endeavour does not happen by chance. It happens through the application of sound principles and purposeful actions such as: ¿ Setting realistic goals ¿ ...

Embedded in the deepest recesses of the human heart is the desire to look and feel our best. The quest for a flat, toned abdomen has become a modern obsession. Sadly most people lack the basic knowledge required to obtain this prized goal. By combining the latest scientific understanding with the authors twenty plus years of experience in the weight loss industry this book presents a ground breaking and easy to understand weight loss plan whic...

Irish Universities are in crisis! They are dangerously underfunded and have become crippled by micro-management and preposterous metrics. They have become effectively a boot-camp for the workplace and are promoted as being the only option for every Leaving certificate student. In addition there is the unrealistic expectation that they should react immediately to every political or economic whim and the, increasingly invasive, financing and reg...

This book shows that there is an industrial policy in Ireland, but that many aspects of it may not be recognised as such. Many policies impact on enterprises in Ireland. The enterprises are of all kinds, large and small, public and private, in industry and services, the policies too are varied, from innovation to taxes, from banking to the environment. With suggestions as to where to begin, the authors call for the government to pinpoint the r...

Android Game Development Made Easy. If you've always wanted to make Android games but didn't know where to start, this book is for you. Whether you are an absolute beginner with no programming experience or an experienced Java developer wanting to get started with game development, this comprehensive book will help you accomplish your goals and teach you how to build your own games from scratch-no game engines needed. In this beginner-frie...

The economies of Ireland and Wales have changed significantly since 2008. The collapse of one model of development and the partial emergence of something different has been, and remains, a key area of debate for academics, policy makers and practitioners. The social economy and the potential role of social enterprises are rapidly gaining visibility within debates about the possible nature of this emerging model of development. This book, Innov...

Mastering OmniFaces gives you the skills to write powerful JavaServer Faces applications using the OmniFaces utility library. Inside this book, you will learn how to write robust, reusable and easy to maintain JSF code with a high level of readability, effi ciency and performance. With Mastering OmniFaces you'll: . learn how to use OmniFaces artifacts in your JSF projects . understand how OmniFaces/JSF is implemented and how it works internall...

This timely volume examines the state of public policy formulation in the Dublin city region and the implications for the key public policy processes and regional stakeholders of ongoing and potential changes in the region's economy and its relationship with other comparable city regions. The contributors offer elected representatives, policy makers, citizens and communities some considered advice that draws on past experience and the lessons ...

This book offers empirical insight into industrial clustering in the Irish context and in particular inter-firm dynamics in traditional, local industrial sectors: fish processing, printing, and bakery. By compiling and reviewing the relevant theoretical and empirical cluster literature and offering a step-by-step guide as to how to identify clusters at a local and regional level this book appeals to both academic researchers and policy makers ...

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