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Format: viii, 164 Seiten : , 1 Diagramm.

ISBN: 978-0-691-16189-1

Language: English

Subjects: Ethnology

Keywords: Feldforschung ; Sozialwissenschaften ; Ethnomethodologie ; Fehler

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: 1 online resource (70 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 9781009570060 (ebook)

Series Statement: Cambridge elements. Elements in bioethics and neuroethics,

Content: This Element examines three related topics in the field of bioethics that arise frequently both in clinical care and in medico-legal settings: capacity, informed consent, and third-party decision-making. All three of these subjects have been shaped significantly by the shift from the paternalistic models of care that dominated medicine in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain prior to the 1960s to the present models that privilege patient autonomy. Each section traces the history of one of these topics and then explores the major ethics issues that arise as these issues are addressed in contemporary clinical practice, paying particular attention to the role that structural factors such as bias and social capital play in their use. In addition, the volume also discusses recent innovations and proposals for reform that may shape these subjects in the future in response both to technological advances and changes in societal priorities.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Jun 2024).

Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9781009570091

Language: English

URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009570060

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Format: 24 cm

Uniform Title: Historisk fysik 〈dt.〉

Note: In Fraktur

Language: German

Keywords: Physik

Author information: La Cour, Poul 1846-1908

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Format: XII, 496 S., 2 Taf. , Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. , 24 cm

Note: In Fraktur

In: 1

Language: German

Author information: La Cour, Poul 1846-1908

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Format: VIII, 491 S. , Ill., Kt. , 24 cm

Note: In Fraktur

In: 2

Language: German

Author information: La Cour, Poul 1846-1908

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Format: 1 online resource : , illustrations (black and white).

ISBN: 9781400883615 (ebook) :

Series Statement: Princeton scholarship online

Content: All across the social sciences, from development economics to political science departments, researchers are going into the field to collect data and learn about the world. While much has been gained from the successes of randomized controlled trials, stories of failed projects often do not get told. This text delves into the common causes of failure in field research, so that researchers might avoid similar pitfalls in future work.

Note: Previously issued in print: 2018.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780691183138

Language: English

URL: Princeton scholarship online

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Format: 70 S. 8"

Series Statement: Landboskrifter 6

Language: Undetermined

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Format: XI, 308 S.

ISBN: 9780525951896

Content: A leading economist and researcher report from the front lines of a revolution in solving the world's most persistent problem. When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more resources. At the other: We've thrown billions down a sinkhole over the last fifty years and accomplished almost nothing. Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an entirely new approach that blazes an optimistic and realistic trail between these two extremes. In this pioneering book Karlan and Appel combine behavioral economics with worldwide field research. They take readers with them into villages across Africa, India, South America, and the Philippines, where economic theory collides with real life. They show how small changes in banking, insurance, health care, and other development initiatives that take into account human irrationality can drastically improve the well-being of poor people everywhere. We in the developed world have found ways to make our own lives profoundly better. We use new tools to spend smarter, save more, eat better, and lead lives more like the ones we imagine. These tools can do the same for the impoverished. Karlan and Appel's research, and those of some close colleagues, show exactly how. In America alone, individual donors contribute over two hundred billion to charity annually, three times as much as corporations, foundations, and bequests combined. This book provides a new way to understand what really works to reduce poverty; in so doing, it reveals how to better invest those billions and begin transforming the well-being of the world.

Content: "A leading economist and researcher report from the front lines of a revolution in solving the world's most persistent problem. When it comes to global poverty, people are passionate and polarized. At one extreme: We just need to invest more resources. At the other: We've thrown billions down a sinkhole over the last fifty years and accomplished almost nothing. Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel present an entirely new approach that blazes an optimistic and realistic trail between these two extremes. In this pioneering book Karlan and Appel combine behavioral economics with worldwide field research. They take readers with them into villages across Africa, India, South America, and the Philippines, where economic theory collides with real life. They show how small changes in banking, insurance, health care, and other development initiatives that take into account human irrationality can drastically improve the well-being of poor people everywhere. We in the developed world have found ways to make our own lives profoundly better. We use new tools to spend smarter, save more, eat better, and lead lives more like the ones we imagine. These tools can do the same for the impoverished. Karlan and Appel's research, and those of some close colleagues, show exactly how. In America alone, individual donors contribute over two hundred billion to charity annually, three times as much as corporations, foundations, and bequests combined. This book provides a new way to understand what really works to reduce poverty; in so doing, it reveals how to better invest those billions and begin transforming the well-being of the world"—

Note: Introduction: The monks and the fish -- To work against poverty : how we do what we do -- To buy : doubling the number of families with a safety net -- To borrow : why the taxi driver didn't take a loan -- To pursue happiness : having better things to do -- To cooperate in groups : what about the weakness of the crowd? -- To save : the unfun option -- To farm : something from nothing -- To learn : the importance of showing up -- To stay healthy : from broken legs to parasites -- To mate : the naked truth -- To give : the takeaway.

Language: English

Subjects: Economics

Keywords: Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Entwicklungsökonomie ; Mikrofinanzierung ; Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: 1 online resource (176 p.) : , 2 line illus.

ISBN: 9781400883615

Content: All across the social sciences, from development economics to political science departments, researchers are going into the field to collect data and learn about the world. While much has been gained from the successes of randomized controlled trials, stories of failed projects often do not get told. In Failing in the Field, Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel delve into the common causes of failure in field research, so that researchers might avoid similar pitfalls in future work.Drawing on the experiences of top social scientists working in developing countries, this book delves into failed projects and helps guide practitioners as they embark on their research. From experimental design and implementation to analysis and partnership agreements, Karlan and Appel show that there are important lessons to be learned from failures at every stage. They describe five common categories of failures, review six case studies in detail, and conclude with some reflections on best (and worst) practices for designing and running field projects, with an emphasis on randomized controlled trials. There is much to be gained from investigating what has previously not worked, from misunderstandings by staff to errors in data collection.Cracking open the taboo subject of the stumbles that can take place in the implementation of research studies, Failing in the Field is a valuable "how-not-to" handbook for conducting fieldwork and running randomized controlled trials in development settings.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Introduction: Why Failures? -- , Part I. Leading Causes of Research Failures -- , 1 Inappropriate Research Setting -- , 2 Technical Design Flaws -- , 3 Partner Organization Challenges -- , 4 Survey and Measurement Execution Problems -- , 5 Low Participation Rates -- , Part II. Case Studies -- , 6 Credit and Financial Literacy Training: No Delivery Means No Impact -- , 7 Interest Rate Sensitivity: Ignoring the Elephant in the Room -- , 8 Youth Savings: Real Money Drumming up Fake People -- , 9 Poultry Loans: Trying to Fly without a Pilot -- , 10 Child Health and Business Training with Credit: No Such Thing as a Simple Study -- , 11 Bundling Credit and Insurance: Turns Out More Is Less -- , Conclusion -- , Appendix. Checklist for Avoiding Failures -- , Acknowledgments -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index , Issued also in print. , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780691161891

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9781400883615

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400883615?locatt=mode:legacy

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400883615

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400883615?locatt=mode:legacy

URL: https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400883615

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Format: 1 online resource (190 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-61117-372-8

Content: "Phoning Home is a collection of entertaining and thought-provoking essays featuring the author's quirky family, his Jewish heritage, and his New York City upbringing. Jacob M. Appel's recollections and insights, informed and filtered by his advanced degrees in medicine, law, and ethics, not only inspire nostalgic feelings but also offer insight into contemporary medical and ethical issues. At times sardonic and at others self-deprecating, Appel lays bare the most private aspects of his emotional life. "We'd just visited my grandaunt in Miami Beach, the last time we would ever see her. I had my two travel companions, Fat and Thin, securely buckled into the backseat of my mother's foul-tempered Dodge Dart," writes Appel of his family vacation with his two favorite rubber cat toys. Shortly thereafter Fat and Thin were lost forever--beginning, when Appel was just six years old, what he calls his "private apocalypse." Both erudite and full-hearted, Appel recounts storylines ranging from a bout of unrequited love gone awry to the poignant romance of his grandparents. We learn of the crank phone calls he made to his own family, the conspicuous absence of Jell-O at his grandaunt's house, and family secrets long believed buried. The stories capture the author's distinctive voice--a blend of a physician's compassion and an ethicist's constant questioning. "--

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Phoning Home -- Two Cats, Fat and Thin -- Mr. Odd and Mr. Even -- The Man Who Was Not My Grandfather -- Caesura-Antwerp, 1938 -- Sudden Death-A Eulogy -- An Absence of Jell-O -- She Loves Me Not -- Opting Out -- Charming and Devoted -- Livery -- Our Incredible Shrinking Discourse -- Divided Expectations. , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-61117-371-X

Additional Edition: ISBN 1-306-66128-5

Language: English