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Lansing, J. Stephen, and Karyn M. Fox. "Niche construction on Bali: the gods of the countryside." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 366, no. 1566 (March 27, 2011): 927–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0308.

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Human niche construction encompasses both purely biological phenomena, such as the evolution of lactose tolerance, and dual inheritance theory, which investigates the transmission of cultural information. But does niche construction help to explain phenomena in which conscious intention also plays a role? The creation of the engineered landscape of Balinese rice terraces offers a test case. Population genetic analysis and archaeological evidence are used to investigate whether this phenomenon emerged historically from trial and error by generations of farmers, or alternatively was designed by Bali's rulers. In light of strong support for the former hypothesis, two models are developed to explore the emergence of functional structure at both local and global scales. As time goes forward and selected patterns of irrigation schedules are implemented, local variation in rice harvests influences future decisions by the farmers, creating a coupled human–natural system governed by feedback from the environment. This mathematical analysis received a measure of empirical support when government agricultural policies severed the local feedback channels, resulting in the almost instantaneous collapse of rice harvests. The historical process of niche construction may also have included an evolution of religious consciousness, reflected in the beliefs and practices of the water temple cult.
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Qu, Feng. "Rice Ecology and Ecological Relations: An Ontological Analysis of the Jiangjunya Masks and Crop Images from China's East Coast." Cambridge Archaeological Journal 29, no. 4 (June 10, 2019): 571–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959774319000210.

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Depictions of human faces and rice-crop images found at the Jiangjunya rock-art site in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China, reveal entangling relationships between spiritual and economic aspects. Drawing on the relational ecology model and animist ontology theory, the author provides an analysis of the Jiangjunya rock art in its economic, social, spiritual and historical contexts, proposing that prehistoric farmers along China's east coast perceived rice plants as relating to persons. Rice was conceptualized not in utilitarian terms as a means of subsistence (used and consumed by humans) but rather as subjects capable of action. The human masks of Jiangjunya hence suggest a personhood for rice, rather than representing humans or anthropomorphic gods. Furthermore, the history of the Jiangjunya rock-art site corresponds with the history of local economics. The relational ontologies might have transformed gradually from human–animal interactions in the Late Palaeolithic and Early Neolithic periods to human–plant interactions in Late Neolithic societies. The author concludes that the art site was possibly treated as a mnemonic maintaining interpersonal and intersubjective relationships across thousands of years.
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Le, Diep Thi Ngoc. "Festival related to water Southeast Asia." Science & Technology Development Journal - Social Sciences & Humanities 2, no. 3 (May 18, 2019): 22–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32508/stdjssh.v2i3.494.

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For agricultural countries, people's lives depend entirely on the chance of nature, especially on water. Water is therefore an important sacred element for the farmer. Southeast Asians see rain - water as the most important factor in their crops, their lives, and water. Rain is also the manifestation of the heart of heaven, of the gods. So far, agricultural peoples have formed beliefs to pray for the power of the gods to support human beings. This belief is expressed through rituals, waterrelated festivals, typical of the festival praying rain down and pray for the sun. On the basis of the intimate relationship between the ecological environment and the festival, this article focuses on research festivals related to water in Southeast Asia to contribute to the deconstruction of sacred rituals during festival. Through rituals during the festival, human behavior can be seen in relation to the natural environment of the rice agriculture farmers. The main research method of this article: system method - structure, comparison method, interpretation method; Theoretical approach of the paper is ecological theory and structural theory.
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Gardner, Robert. ": The Soul of the Rice . William R. Geddes. ; Brides of the Gods . William R. Geddes." American Anthropologist 89, no. 1 (March 1987): 265–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/aa.1987.89.1.02a01230.

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Knapp, Keith Nathaniel. "The Meaning of Birds on Hunping (Spirit Jars)." Asian Studies 7, no. 2 (June 28, 2019): 153–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.4312/as.2019.7.2.153-172.

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More than 200 heavily decorated jars with five mouths, which are commonly known as hunping and date from the second to the early fourth centuries, have been excavated from tombs in Jiangnan. Remarkably, each of these vessels is unique in appearance. One of their most notable features is that they are adorned with figures of many animals. Of these, the most numerous are birds. This paper endeavours to discover why artisans put so many birds on these vessels. Although many analysts believe the birds are the souls of the departed flying to the heavens, that does not explain why there are so many. This paper contends that the answer lies in local Jiangnan legends and beliefs, in which sparrows stole rice from Heaven and introduced its cultivation to humans. Birds thereby were seen as grain and fertility gods and thus emblems of good fortune for both the dead and the living.
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Qing, Yang Jing, and Maman Lesmana. "Hindu-Buddhist Influence on the Myths of Rice Gods in Southeast Asia and Its Role in Modern Agriculture Development." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 06, no. 03 (2022): 589–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2022.6326.

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Gaduh, Acyutananda Wayan, and Hari Harsananda. "Teo-Ekologi Hindu Dalam Teks Lontar Sri Purana Tatwa." Kamaya: Jurnal Ilmu Agama 4, no. 3 (October 1, 2021): 426–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.37329/kamaya.v4i3.1408.

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The agricultural sector in Bali is increasingly unpopular for the younger generation. This condition is inversely proportional to the increasing need for food and the tourist destination of Bali in the form of beautiful rice fields. Hindu agricultural traditions make the profession of farmers not only as a source of income but also as a medium for preserving the natural environment through the Hindu theo-ecology concepts. This study tries to explore Hindu theo-ecological in the Lontar Sri Purana Tattwa. The method used is a literature study technique by utilizing hermeneutic theory and interpretive theory which emphasizes the interpretation dimension of values ​​in the Lontar Sri Purana Tattwa. Lontar Sri Purana Tattwa explained the teachings of Hindu theo-ecology through the concept of divinity, ritual, ethics, and mythology. God is manifested as Saguna Brahman, namely gods and goddesses who control various aspects of nature. The main deity worshiped is Dewi Sri as the ruler of rice and welfare. Ritual practices are carried out massively and ethics in farming are upheld. The Hindu theo-ecology in the Sri Purana Tattwa makes professions (farmers) a medium to get closer to God, and at the same time preserve nature. Through an understanding of Hindu theo-ecology, it is hoped that it can increase the interest of the Hindu community in the agricultural sector and foster a love for the environment.
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Rijal, Deepak Kumar. "Role of Food Tradition in Conserving Crop Landraces On-Farm." Journal of Agriculture and Environment 11 (September 16, 2010): 107–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/aej.v11i0.3658.

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Local knowledge of crop diversity linked to food traditions, local practices and social norms is documented acquired through interaction with farmers and focus group discussion. Cooking quality of different rice varieties was assessed to see the effects of the environment factors. Different food dishes were assessed by trained cook, urban and rural consumers to identify dishes for market promotion. Diversified food traditions show close links to richness of crop landrace diversity. Crop landraces have substance, symbolic and sign values. Certain food dishes are used as symbolic offerings to different Gods such as lineage God, goddess and spirits of the past ancestors. Of the elaborated dishes tried, taro when prepared with legumes, mutton and fish, was preferred. Such preference was also landrace specific. 'Hattipow' for fried mutton, 'Panchamukhe' with fish and 'Ujarka' for Samosa are preferred. Culinary characters on rice landraces were unaffected by environment factors. The quality of improved variety, however decreased when grown in alien environments. The likelihood of crop landraces to be conserved increases if: a) they are competitive to other options farmers-custodian have b) farmer-custodian and consumers follow socio-cultural norms, and c) traditional dishes still remain popular. Increased demand for landraces and the promotion of landraces derived products help generate income and green jobs which are the same time offers of community incentives to conserve crop landraces on-farm.Key words: Dishes; Landraces; Livelihoods; Traditions; ValuesThe Journal of AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTVol. 11, 2010Page: 107-119Uploaded date: 16 September, 2010
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Bin Rusli, Almunawar, and Nasruddin Yusuf. "Puritan Hindus in Bolaang Mongondow: Faith, Trade and Politics." International Journal of Interreligious and Intercultural Studies 3, no. 2 (December 3, 2020): 110–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.32795/ijiis.vol3.iss2.2020.1097.

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This article look at how to become a Balinese in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi. As a trans-migrant group from the eruption of Mountain Agung Karangasem 1963, they left the Island of Gods since March 11, 1964, anchored in Makassar later arrived in Bolaang Mongondow March 26, 1964 through Inobonto port and build of Pakraman Kembang Mertha Village November 1, 1965 with permission of Dumoga indigenous peoples. The Balinese expression of faith shaping of intersubjective relation. In contrast to Geertz’s thesis about the absolute monism of Hinduism, the Balinese in Bolaang Mongondow instead used of religious pluralism perspective. They convert to Muslim and Christian without conflict. In 1970, the Bali farmers start to planting corn, soybean, cassava and rice based on family ties. They have a trade networks with Chinese ethnic descendants. In presidential election 2019, Joko Widodo-Ma’ruf Amin became the winner in Kembang Mertha (84.56%) in comparison to Prabowo-Sandi (15.44%). The loyalty of Balinese to PDIP can be survived from money politics and identity politics because of the cross-blood and ideology. Thus, Balinese migrants can be classified as one of the strongest civil society in contemporary Bolaang Mongondow.
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Kepirianto, Catur, Siti Mariam, and Vanessa Febe Purnomo. "Food Offering Culture at Chinese Rituals in Semarang Chinatown Coastal Community." E3S Web of Conferences 317 (2021): 01028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202131701028.

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Food offering culture in Chinese ritual activities is a form of local wisdom in the religious system and as a medium of communication with Gods and ancestors. Food offerings in Semarang Chinese coastal community rituals are knowledgeable to increase people's awareness of religious consciousness, religious tourism, and culinary culture, especially local language, environmental and cultural identity. The research purpose is to describe various food names and offerings at Chinese ceremonies and ritual activities. It is descriptive qualitative research and refers to the theory of naming systems and meaning as symbols. The research applies observing, collecting, processing, and analyzing data. The research findings describe ritual and cultural ceremonies and celebrations in Semarang Chinatown, such as Chinese New Year, Ceng Beng ritual, festival rebutan, and eating Bakcang celebration. Food offerings imply specific meanings. Kue moho in the Cap Go Meh celebration is a symbol of much luck and fortune. Bakpao symbolizes joy and gentleness. Kue keranjang is a symbol of prosperity. Eating rice cake symbolizes long life and prosperity. Sweets are symbols of the sweet life. Citrus fruits symbolize harmony, and bananas are symbols of prosperity.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Rice gods"

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Serventi, Luca. "Development of saponin-rich baked goods." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299264786.

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Brooks, Sally. "Global science, public goods? : tracing international science policy processes in rice biofortification." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.487022.

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This thesis explores initiatives in 'biofortification', a term referring to the enhancement of micronutrient levels of staple crops through biological processes, such as plant breeding and transgenics. It traces developments in i'ice bioforiification; fromtwo early initiatives. in iron rice research and 'Golden Rice', to the HarvestPlus 'Challenge Programme', launched by the CGIAR in 2003, with substantial support from the Gates Foundation. It highlights a series of transformations that have punctuated the journey of biof0l1ification research, from its modest beginnings at the outer margins of international crop research, to its re-branding as an exemplar of a new way forward identified for the CGIAR, as 'broker' in heterogeneous, global research networks,_ a.ble to guarantee the 'public goods' status of the _agendas and outputs of such networks. International biof0l1ification initiatives such as HarvestPlus emphasise three, inter-related themes: managing research collaboration through multi-organisational partnerships; tackling complex problems through i11lerdisciplinwy research; and achieving greater impact, as understood within the MDG framework that now dominates international development thinking. This research asks if these evolving modes of organisation, styles of science and framings of impact are indicative of future directions in international agricultural research. These questions have been followed through a multi-sited, ethnographic tracing of science policy processes and institutionalised practices, from the United States to the Philippines and China. Biofortification provides a lens through which to question the idea of 'global science', and the notion, built into the fabric of the CGIAR system, that it can generate generic research outputs as widely applicable, international public goods. This is particularly relevant at a time when donor attention has returned to agriculture, and to the potential of investments in science and technology to stimulate agricultural development. In practice, as biofortification research has become increasingly 'global', attention has shifted upstream, relocating the locus of decision making ever further from the beneficiary groups in whose name such substantial investments are made. These dynamics implicitly sanction a return to top down development; while restricting the space for actors located fUl1her downstream to debate unresolved technical and policy uncertainties.
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Falk, Anders. "Sacred Games - Becoming Gods : Priming digital game ethics." Licentiate thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för teknik och estetik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-18570.

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The point of departure for my research is a perceived breach and resulting dissonance between how digital games and other parts of society that are similar in form, enact certain aspects of life. This shift was made especially clear in massive multiplayer games in 2004 with the release of World of Warcraft, the design of which panders to cultural weak points, rather than attempting to mimic them. Digital games are far-reaching. In February 2019, ‘Apex Legends’ reached over 10 million players in less than 72 hours. Nonetheless, the idea of games as separate from the ‘real’ is persisting. Digital games have become a cyclopean gathering of liminality, and there are still no form-based ethics emerging, from either industry or society. Even though society is now undergoing the same abstracting digitisation, that has been a base for game design for a long time, there is a continuing separation in the knowledge applying to games or ‘reality’. The purpose of this thesis is to explore different ontological, epistemological, and ethical understandings of digital games as media, technology, modes of experience, and form. This is undertaken by using the situated and reality producing grating1 of technoscience, together with an eclectic range of concepts such as media as a message, agential reality, liminal phases, anticipation, and ergon. The research delineates a primer for applied studies within the rhizomatic structure of digital games, digitisation, technoscience, and media-technology. In accordance with this aim, the thesis has a fragmented, non-linear, and mosaic approach. This licentiate thesis is a compilation of three papers with a complementary introduction and an epilogue.
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Ricozzi, Giuliana. "Gli dèi, il riso e il comico : la rappresentazione del divino nelle fonti litterarie in lingua greca." Thesis, Paris Sciences et Lettres (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019PSLEP070.

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La représentation des dieux dans les sources littéraires de la Grèce antique prévoit le recours au rire et à l'humour. C’est un aspect caractéristique de la description et configuration du monde divin hellénique qui se déploie sur un arc chronologique très large, et devient l'objet d'élaboration, de réélaboration et d'investigation par les poètes, les intellectuels et les philosophes, pendant plusieurs siècles. Le rire est une composante fondamentale et récurrente tant dans la représentation des dieux que dans celle des hommes : il définit le périmètre des figures divines, tout en fonctionnant comme une sorte de connecteur entre la sphère des immortels et le monde des êtres humainsDans le corpus épique, les dieux, comme les hommes, rient et sourient ; ils utilisent l'ironie et le sarcasme, recourent à des stratégies qui amusent les autres dieux et, dans certains cas, également le public destinataire des chants. La représentation du monde olympien dans l'Iliade et dans l'Odyssée est marquée par le rire et le sourire des dieux. Tel est le cas de l'épisode d'Héphaïstos au Chant I de l'Iliade, mais aussi de l'histoire tout aussi célèbre de l'adultère d'Arès et d'Aphrodite au chant VIII de l'Odyssée. Dans le premier épisode, Héphaïstos, laid et boiteux, s'improvise échanson, un rôle destiné aux être beaux et jeunes, et il déclenche ainsi les rires des autres dieux. Le fait d’apparaître inadéquat par rapport à la tâche qu’on exécute, aussi et surtout d'un point de vue esthétique, est un mécanisme du rire qui fonctionne à la fois pour les dieux et pour les hommes, comme l'illustre le cas de Thersite. Dans le Chant d'Arès et d'Aphrodite, les dieux se moquent du couple d'amoureux pris en flagrant délit d'adultère et se laissent aller à des blagues drôles et licencieuses, comme s'ils étaient des hommes. Chez Homère, les dieux sont représentés dans toute leur puissance mais aussi avec toutes leurs faiblesses : cette incohérence, cette différence souvent soudaine, est sans doute à l'origine du plaisir que le public ancien prenait à écouter ces histoires, comme en témoignent diverses sources. La Comédie et le drame satyrique exaspèrent à leur tour l'anthropomorphisme des dieux ; les auteurs exploitent ce paradoxe, en réduisant autant que possible la différence entre hommes et dieux. La complexité des figures divines fait ainsi l'objet d'un processus de simplification e d'altération qui transforme les dieux en de véritables caricatures. La réduction des figures divines en personnages stéréotypées, caractérisées par plusieurs vices et faiblesses met en mouvement la machine comique. Aux côtés des épisodes homériques et des représentations des divinités sur la scène comique, il ne faut pas oublier, enfin, la représentation ouvertement parodique des dieux homériques dans la Batracomyomachie, et la critique humoristique de Lucien à la configuration traditionnelle du monde divin qu’avaient construite les poètes aussi bien que les philosophes. La représentation humoristique et comique du divin dans les sources antiques est le symptôme d'une dialectique ludique entre dieux et hommes, d'une attitude joyeuse, amusée et amusante de l'homme face au divin qui habite le monde, et notamment du poète face aux dieux qu’il met en scène. Cette attitude diffère clairement de l'acte réel de dérision du divin, illustré par certains mythes et dûment sanctionné. Les formes comiques, humoristiques et parodiques de la représentation du monde olympien, récurrentes dans la production littéraire grecque, semblent donc indiquer clairement un choix d’articulation et de narration de la sphère divine qui au lieu de rejeter le rire, le considère un outil fondamental pour réfléchir sur les dieux et leurs rapports avec les hommes
The representation of the gods in ancient Greek literature is characterized by laughter and humour. This aspect of the description and configuration of the divine world embraces a wide chronological arc, and becomes the object of elaboration and investigation by poets, intellectuals and philosophers, over several centuries. Laughter is a fundamental and recursive component in the representation of both gods and men. It connects mortals and immortals, and at the same time it defines the perimeter of divine figures. In literary sources related to the genre of the epic, gods, like men, laugh and smile; they use irony and sarcasm, resort to humorous jokes that amuse other gods and, in some cases, the audience to whom the songs are addressed. The representation of the Olympic world in the Iliad and in the Odyssey is marked by the laughter and smile of the gods. This is the famous case of the episode of Hephaestus in Book I of the Iliad and the equally famous story of the adultery of Ares and Aphrodite in Book VIII of the Odyssey. Hephaestus, ugly and lame, improvises himself as a cupbearer, a role destined to beautiful and young immortals, and he thus triggers the laughter of the other gods. Being inadequate in relation to the assigned task, and also from an aesthetic point of view, is a mechanism of laughter that works for both gods and men, as illustrated by the case of Thersites. In the Song of Ares and Aphrodite, the gods mock the couple of lovers caught in the act of adultery and indulge in funny and licentious jokes, as if they were men. In Homer's work, the gods are represented in all their power but also with all their weaknesses: this ambivalence is at the origin of the pleasure that the ancient public felt when listening to these stories, as various sources attest. The Comedy and the satyric drama in turn exasperate the anthropomorphism of the gods; the authors exploit this paradox, reducing as much as possible the difference between men and gods. The complexity of the divine figures is thus the subject of a process of simplification and alteration that transforms the gods into true caricatures. The reduction of divine figures into stereotypical characters, characterized by several vices and weaknesses, sets the comic machine in motion. Alongside the homeric episodes and the representations of the gods on the comic scene, we must not forget, finally, the openly parodic representation of the homeric gods in the Batrachomyomachia, and Lucian's humorous criticism of the secular configuration of the divine world, built by poets and philosophers. The humorous and comic representation of the divine is the symptom of a playful dialectic between gods and men, of a joyful and amusing attitude of man towards the religious. This attitude clearly differs from the real act of derision of the divine, illustrated by certain myths and duly sanctioned. The comic, humorous and parodic forms of representation of the Olympic world therefore seem to indicate clearly a choice of articulation of the divine sphere which does not reject but considers laughter as a fundamental tool to reflect on the gods and, consequently, on their relationship with men
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Mathlin, Teijo. "The fall and rise of God's people : the golden calf pericope in Paul's thought." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.248577.

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This thesis builds upon C.H. Dodd's hypothesis that there were theologically significant textual fields in early Christian interpretation of the Old Testament. It presents Exodus 32-34 as a theologically significant field of the Old Testament Scriptures in Paul on the basis of its importance in pentateuchal priestly theology and Jewish thought, and Paul's quotations, references and allusions to it. The thesis contributes significantly to our understanding of Exodus 32-34 in 1 Corinthians 10, 2 Corinthians 3, Romans 1-2 and Romans 9. It will argue that the story of the violation and restoration of the Sinai covenant in Exodus 32-34 may have helped the apostle to substantiate his Christian convictions and to communicate them to the believers in Corinth and Rome.
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Sias, Jennifer Nicole. "Telling God's sanction : storytelling in the narrative journalism, memoirs, and creative nonfiction of Rick Bragg /." Huntington, WV : [Marshall University Libraries], 2003. http://www.marshall.edu/etd/descript.asp?ref=239.

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Kuligin, Victor. "The judgment of God and the rise of 'inclusivism' in contemporary American evangelicalism /." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/789.

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Linderholt, Hanna. "Magnus Chase och Alex Fierro, brottet mot heteronormen : Hur Rick Riordan transformerar den fornnordiska religionen i Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för film och litteratur (IFL), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-80142.

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Hällje, Markus, and Hjalmar Desmond. "Den goda moralens rike: luthersk kollektivism i en individualistisk värld : En kvalitativ studie av svensk kvällspress gestaltning av nationaliteter under fotbolls-VM 2018." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-448598.

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Sports media can, by framing a national team's character, stereotype the identity of a whole population. Since the early 20th century, football has been an uncontested arena for nationalistic expressions. However, nationalistic feelings get real consequences, and in relation to football there has been several examples of wars started or prevented because of the game.  The present study used a number of questions and answered them in order to fulfil its purpose: to highlight mediated expressions of Swedish nationalism and national stereotypes in Swedish sports media by scrutinizing its framing of Sweden and ‘Swedishness’ related to opposition countries during the Football World Cup in 2018. The questions used were specifically how Sweden and ‘Swedishness’ were framed, how the characters of Sweden’s respective opposition countries were framed and finally how the media expressed Swedish nationalism. A combination of framing theory and Stuart Hall’s representation theory was chosen as theoretical ground to summarize the media’s framing of the respective nationalities. Additionally, Benedict Anderson’s imagined communities and Michael Billig’s banal nationalism let the analysis of the frames regarding Sweden be deepened. The framing analysis was carried out on twelve chronicles published by Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet and Expressen during the tournament. The analysis showed that Swedish identity and ’Swedishness’ were framed as showing good morale, specifically when it came to collectivism, unselfish and hard work and anti-racism. Ultimately, Sweden was stereotypically framed as a morally likeable and collective realm in an individualistic world. Swedish nationalistic expressions in sports media can be researched more. The result of this study offers awareness in thinking of our own attitude towards nationalism, and stereotypes of other nations, in relation to sports.
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Nau, Halszka-Maria. "Murābiṭūn, or, Bound in the cause of god : an assessment of al-Bakrī's literary construction of the rise of the Murābiṭūn." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2018. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=240719.

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This thesis engages with the early years of the Murābiṭūn movement by assessing the narrative of the movement's genesis as presented in Kitāb al-masālik wa-'l-mamālik ("The book of routes and realms"). This is the earliest written piece about the Murābiṭūn and stems from the Andalusī scholar Abū 'Ubayd 'Abd Allāh b. 'Abd al-'Azīz b. Muḥammad b. Ayyūb b. 'Amr al-Bakrī (d. 486 AH/ 1094 CE). At the forefront of this thesis stands a primary source analysis, thus treating what is known of the movement as the product of writing history (historiography). This thesis consists of six chapters. Besides the introduction and conclusion, the main body comprises four chapters. The first chapter establishes the foundation for the subsequent three. As such it will demonstrate the necessity of assessing the movement through a hermeneutic approach, for what is known of the early years stems from at least eight different primary sources which should be individually assessed against the backdrop of the Zeitgeist or the respective ages in which each of these authors lived. The subsequent three chapters will deconstruct the pillars al-Bakrī used to write the narrative of the Murābiṭūn's rise. These three pillars in al-Bakrī's narrative can be defined as the geographical context, the religious context and the re-affirmation of the Golden Age.
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Books on the topic "Rice gods"

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Sakai, Usaku. Ine no matsuri to ta no kamisama: Ushinawareyuku tanbo no saijiki : zenkokuban. Tōkyō: Ebisu Kōshō Shuppan, 2004.

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Iinkai, Hachishayūkai Unʹei. 田の神図鑑. Kagoshima-shi: Nanpō Shinsha, 2007.

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Yagi, Yukio. Yuishoaru tanokami sekizō no kazukazu: Kagoshima-ken yūkei minzoku bunkazai 20-tai o fukume, gōkei 110-tai o shōkai. Kagoshima-shi: Nanpō Shinsha, 2019.

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Hamilton, Roy W. The art of rice: Spirit and sustenance in Asia. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 2003.

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Masatomi, Hiroyuki. Sekkoku no Nōkōshin: Sono hassei to tenkai. Okayama-shi: Kibito Shuppan, 2011.

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Burga, Elizabeth. God's rice bowl. [Lake Katrine, NY: E. Burga, 1998.

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Wilson, Diane L. To ride the gods' own stallion. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2010.

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Manchee, William. Plastic gods: A Rich Coleman novel. Dallas: Top Publications, 2003.

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Parsons, Kimberly. Costa Rica: The last country the gods made. Helena, Mont: SkyHouse Publishers, 1993.

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Dominique, Bertrand, and Gély-Ghedira Véronique, eds. Rire des dieux. Clermont-Ferrand: Presses universitaires Blaise Pascal, Centre de recherches sur les littératures modernes et contemporaines, 2000.

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Yilmaz, Onurcan, Barış Sevi, and Hasan G. Bahçekapili. "Moralizing Gods and the Rise of Civilization." In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 1–2. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3287-1.

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Yilmaz, Onurcan, Barış Sevi, and Hasan G. Bahçekapili. "Moralizing Gods and the Rise of Civilization." In Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 5247–48. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19650-3_3287.

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Barker, Theo, and Dorian Gerhold. "Goods Transport to the 1830s." In The Rise and Rise of Road Transport, 1700–1990, 19–51. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07612-3_2.

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Simpfendorfer, Ben. "China Goes Global, Again." In The Rise of the New East, 97–118. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137370068_6.

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Collier, Andrew. "The Internet Goes Shadow." In Shadow Banking and the Rise of Capitalism in China, 123–43. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2996-7_9.

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Römer, Thomas. "Biblical Aniconism? Representing the Gods of Ancient Israel and Judah." In When Children Draw Gods, 385–95. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94429-2_14.

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AbstractThis paper argues that one should not speak of an “original aniconism” in the cult of Yhwh, the god of Israel. In the Northern kingdom and in the first temple of Jerusalem, this god was represented in a theriomorphic and anthropomorphic way. The prohibitions of images of the god of Israel in the Decalogue and other texts were written after the Babylonian exile and are related to the rise of monotheism. During the Persian period Yhwh became the “only” and transcendent god who could no longer be represented by statues or other symbols as were the Mesopotamian gods. However, the Menorah, the candelabra, which was placed in the Second Temple is, in a way, a representation of the divine presence. Aniconism is, however, not a pure invention of nascent Judaism. There are apparently in the Ancient Near East aniconic tendencies that are, nevertheless, compatible with iconic representations of the deities. This may be explained by the facts that ancient people were aware that statues and other images should not be identified with the deities.
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Tatu, Laurent, and Julien Bogousslavsky. "World War I Psychoneuroses: Hysteria Goes to War." In Hysteria: The Rise of an Enigma, 157–68. Basel: S. KARGER AG, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000360060.

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Ayres, Robert U. "The Protestant Work Ethic and the Rise of Capitalism as Gods Work." In The History and Future of Economics, 19–30. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26208-1_3.

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Carciofi, Ricardo. "Cooperation for the Provision of Regional Public Goods: The Iirsa Case1." In The Rise of Post-Hegemonic Regionalism, 65–79. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2694-9_4.

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"Rice from underground Gods." In Zimbolicious Anthology Volume 8, 99–101. Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/jj.13168040.50.

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Conference papers on the topic "Rice gods"

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Li, Yang. "What Goes Up……: modelling the Bitcoin rollercoaster ride." In 2024 ELEKTRO (ELEKTRO). IEEE, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/elektro60337.2024.10557119.

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Clark, Nicholas. "Feature rich and highly efficient intelligent power modules for consumer goods applications." In 2013 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC 2013. IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/apec.2013.6520503.

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Kang, Kang, Timothy W. Simpson, and Gül E. Okudan Kremer. "Exposing Students to Culturual Issues in Rice Cooker Design Through Product Archaeology." In ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2012-70539.

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As more products compete in the global marketplace, it is increasingly important to bring cultural and societal issues into engineering education to help contextualize design decisions. When product dissection activities are used to contextualize these decisions, they focus primarily on function, form, and fabrication, failing to highlight the importance of cultural influences that can impact global product design. The paradigm of product archaeology has been developed to address the shortcomings of product dissection activities and create inductive learning activities that help students better contextualize their engineering design knowledge. Inspired by the findings in our own rice cooker dissection and analysis, an experiment is conducted to evaluate the incorporation of rice cookers into product archaeology activities in a product dissection course. The purpose of adding rice cookers to the consumer goods section of the course is to expose students to the cultural issues of rice cooker design (e.g., product functions and features based on cooking and dietary needs). Student responses were collected and analyzed, including the numbers of correct responses, sketches of mechanisms and components, suggestions for design improvements, and feedback on cultural needs. Future improvements to the exercise are also discussed.
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Mingzhi Chen, ChengXin Yu, Na Xu, YongQian Zhao, and WenShan Yu. "Application study of digital analytical method on deformation monitor of high-rise goods shelf." In 2008 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics (ICAL). IEEE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ical.2008.4636507.

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Dianov, E. M., V. M. Mashinsky, V. B. Neustruev, O. D. Sazhin, and V. A. Sidorov. "Rise and Decay of 3.15 eV Luminescence in Germanosilicate Glass: Influence of Glass Densification." In Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Fibers and Waveguides. Washington, D.C.: Optica Publishing Group, 1997. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/bgppf.1997.jmf.3.

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A wide variety of defects in germanosilicate glass observed in absorption and in luminescence spectra results in the energy transfer from some defects to others. Such a process was directly demonstrated by Gallagher and Osterberg1 and Bagratashvili et al.2 when 3.15 eV luminescence of germanium oxygen-deficient center (GODC) was excited by 5 eV photons. Along with usually observed decay of luminescence with about 100 µs lifetime they observed an initial rise of the luminescence with time of about 10 µs. To explain this phenomenon, Gallagher and Osterberg added to the commonly accepted scheme of GODC’s states (S0, S1 and T1) one more energy state of another defect. This state can nonradiatively transfer its excitation to the triplet state of GODC and this results in the rise of triplet-to-singlet luminescence. In this case the rate of the rise is governed by the lifetime of additional state.
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Huang, Jianhua, Zhenglu Duan, Hongyuan Ling, and Weiping Zhang. "Atomic Coherence and Matter-wave Goos-Hänchen-Like Shifts." In Workshop on Entanglement and Quantum Decoherence. Washington, D.C.: Optica Publishing Group, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/weqd.2008.eas3.

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In conventional optics for light waves, the pioneering work by Goos-Hänchen in 1947 on the lateral shift (or displacement) of a light beam along the surface of a dielectric boundary under the condition of total reflection has stimulated a large number of studies. The key physics behind the Goos-Hänchen shift is the nature of wave interference. From the perspective of wave optics, the incident beam of a finite transverse width can be viewed as composed of plane wave components, each of which has a slightly different transverse wavevector. Each wave component, after the total internal reflection, undergoes a different phase shift, and the superposition of all the reflected wave components gives rise to the lateral shift of the intensity peak in the reflected beam.
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Kaizerová, Petra. "A probe inside the poetic form of mysticism of Slovak Romantic Messianists." In The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience. Brno: Masaryk University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/cz.muni.p210-9997-2021-17.

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The Slovak Romantic Messianism is perceived by us as a phenomenon growing from a specific current epochal situation relating to a relatively rich tradition, which existed in the Slovak cultural context already in previous historical periods. By considering the characteristic features of production, its existence was often relativised. Nevertheless, it represents an important testimony of a concrete epoch. Its artistic implementation (perhaps today more than in the past) is being well appreciated, thanks to its interesting form and to its expressive and narrative strength or value. By focusing our attention on its expressive and thematic means, it is possible to prove that the authors tried to mediate a mystical experience to the readers. As mystagogues, they introduced and initiated the readers to the mysteries of God’s plans aiming at transformation of this world. In this sense, through their literary production, they invoked and prayed God to give them a chance to live a direct mystic experience in the reality. By pursuing this purpose, they filled their poetry with curious archaisms and neologisms (the so-called self-creation of language). They gave way to a speculative etymologism and poetical forms. Generally, they were syncretically stylying poetical shapes. And they often exploited experiments or complex strophic structures.
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Öngel, Volkan. "An Alternative Foreign Trade Market for Turkey: The Eurasian Economic Community." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c01.00222.

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The Eurasian Economic Community (EEC) is an international organization that has been created by five Commonwealth of İndependent States countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan) on October 10th,2000. The object of this organization was promote the creation of a customs union and the common economic space. After ten years in 2010, three countries (Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan) made a custom union agreement as a second step. And the target is to establish a common economic space by 1 January 2012, a single market for goods, investment and labor. This custom union creates a common market of 170 million people with a $2 trillion economy, $900 billion trade and 90 billion barrels of oil reserves. This three countries have a strategic geopolitical position, rich producer goods reserves:especially oil and natural gas. The economic structure of this three countries can be explain as consumer goods importer, producer goods exporter. This is the exact opposite of European Union economic structure. Therefore, this paper argues that The Eurasian Economic Community would be a good foreign trade market alternative of EU for Turkey. Hence this paper tries to analyse the trade opportunities of this market for Turkey’s export. This paper based on the statistical foreign trade datas of relevant countries.
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Kozlenko, A. V. "HORSES AT WAR." In SAKHAROV READINGS 2022: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF THE XXI CENTURY. International Sakharov Environmental Institute of Belarusian State University, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.46646/sakh-2022-1-91-94.

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For several millennia, animals have been accompanying humans at war. People use their power to transport various goods, ride them, use them for food or for processing. Animals also share with their owners all the difficulties of military operations, including hunger, deprivation and disease. Of all the animals that help man at war, the first place of honor, of course, belongs to the horse.
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Velukkudi Santhanam, Senthil Kumar, Srinil Sukumar Pullayikodi, Prakash Sampath, Viswanathan Doraiswamy, and Dhanashekar Manickam. "Crash Analysis and Characterization of Bio Organic Fillers in the BFRP/Epoxy Composites." In ASME 2020 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2020-23103.

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Abstract Basalt fiber/polymer composites have extensive applications in automotive, aerospace, defense, and sports goods. Addition of ash fillers has enhanced the properties of the composite material. Two types of bio-ash fillers namely, rice husk ash (RHA) and coconut fiber ash (CFA) particles were used. Ashes obtained from rice husk and coconut fiber are a good source of silica which when heated at higher temperature make them good fillers. Hand lay-up technique was used to fabricate composites in rectangular column shapes. Characterization study of ash particles incorporated polymer composites were made by subjecting it to X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement. The presence of filler particles reduces the voids ratio and enhances the strength of the composites. The load vs. displacement relations of the composite specimens were obtained from low velocity compression tests. Crashworthiness parameters like maximum force, average force and energy absorption were derived from the compression test results. Properties of plain basalt fiber composites were compared with that of BFRP/Epoxy composites with RHA and CFA fillers incorporated composites. The conclusion drawn from the test results was that the addition of ash filler particles in the composite have an improvement in crashworthiness of BFRP/Epoxy composite.
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Schott, Peter. Do Rich and Poor Countries Specialize in a Different Mix of Goods? Evidence from Product-Level US Trade Data. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, September 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w8492.

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Christensen, Martin-Brehm, Christian Hallum, Alex Maitland, Quentin Parrinello, Chiara Putaturo, Dana Abed, Carlos Brown, Anthony Kamande, Max Lawson, and Susana Ruiz. Survival of the Richest: How we must tax the super-rich now to fight inequality. Oxfam, January 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21201/2023.621477.

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We are living through an unprecedented moment of multiple crises. Tens of millions more people are facing hunger. Hundreds of millions more face impossible rises in the cost of basic goods or heating their homes. Poverty has increased for the first time in 25 years. At the same time, these multiple crises all have winners. The very richest have become dramatically richer and corporate profits have hit record highs, driving an explosion of inequality. This report focuses on how taxing the rich is vital to addressing this unprecedented polycrisis and skyrocketing inequality. The report explores how, in recent history, taxation of the richest was far higher; how talk of taxing the rich and making billionaires pay their fair share is hugely popular; and how taxing the rich claws back elite power and reduces not just economic inequality, but racial, gender and colonial inequalities, too. The report lays out how much tax the richest should pay, and the practical, tried and tested ways in which governments can raise such taxation. It shows us how taxing the rich can set us clearly on a path to a more equal, sustainable world free from poverty.
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Martínez Jorge, Angel, and Javier Martínez Santos. Heterogeneous response and spillover effects of SSB taxes. Esade EcPol, March 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.56269/20230327/amj.

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In this paper we evaluate the taxation of sugar-sweetened and edulcorated beverages by using the natural quasi-experiment in Spain: in 2021 an increase in Value Added Tax was introduced in all regions of Spain except for some of them, which do not have VAT. These regions serve as a control group offering a unique opportunity in the literature for two reasons, the guarantee of avoiding cross-border consumer movements due to their geographical location and the opportunity to have a household consumption database with a rich set of characteristics. We find a pass-through of the tax to prices of over 95\% and a fall in soft drink consumption of 15\% among the poorest tertile of households, especially among those with children aged 5-16. In addition, we find a significant reduction in spending on unhealthy complementary goods among the same households in the first tertile. However, the remaining households did not react to the tax by reducing either their consumption of soft drinks or their consumption of complementary goods. Our results show the importance of considering the structure and economic capacity of the household, as well as the response of the consumption of complementary goods, when assessing the effect of this type of tax on consumption.
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Trotz, Ulric, Murray Simpson, and Daniel Scott. Climate Change's Impact on the Caribbean's Ability to Sustain Tourism, Natural Assests and Livelihoods. Inter-American Development Bank, March 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008840.

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In this technical note, the authors present the effects of climate change on tourism development in the Caribbean, focusing on sea level rise and approaches to sustainability managing climate change impacts. For government and business decision makers in the tourism sector, climate change is a new strategic reality. Increasingly, institutional investors, banks, and insurance companies seek information on the material risks associated with climate change - driven by regulations at national and international levels, physical impacts on business, and the indirect consequences of regulation on business trends, such as changes in the demands for goods and services.
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Taylor, Matthew. The Political Economy of Statistical Capacity: A Theoretical Approach. Inter-American Development Bank, August 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007972.

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The development of statistical systems facilitates development. Such development is usually associated with the rise in statistical capacity, a concept on which there is still no consensus. This paper explores a theoretical approach to statistical capacity from the conceptual standpoint of state capacity and methods proposed recently in the literature to measure it. In the proposed theoretical approach, the paper proposes a transmission mechanism that goes from statistical capacity to strengthening the capacity of the state, and vice versa. The paper further discusses political-economy factors that may influence the strengthening or weakening of statistical capacity.
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Lall, Sanjaya, and John Weiss. People's Republic of China's Competitive Threat to Latin America: An Analysis for 1990-2002. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011321.

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This paper explores the competitive threat posed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to Latin America and Caribbean (LAC). It focuses on the impact of PRC's rise as a major exporter of manufactured goods and discusses bilateral trade between LAC and PRC. The authors explore these issues with trade data collected from 1990-2002, analyzing and comparing export performance and specialization patterns in the global market as well as in the U.S.A., which is the main market for both the PRC and LAC. This paper was presented at the 2004 LAEBA Annual Conference, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, on December 3-4, 2004.
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Pachón, Mónica, and Fabio Sánchez Torres. Decentralization, Fiscal Effort and Social Progress in Colombia at the Municipal Level, 1994-2009: Why Does National Politics Matter? Inter-American Development Bank, July 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011478.

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The present paper explores the relationship between political competition and effective public goods delivery systems in a decentralized context to study whether the awareness generated through such a competitive environment and the existence of more political options are a part of the causal mechanisms for effective governance. In particular, we want to observe the effect of electoral competition on the incentives to build fiscal capacity and provide public goods such as education and water, that are to a large extent the responsibility of the local municipalities. The research hypothesis is that political competition strengthens the decentralized municipalities through building their local fiscal capacity. In turn, the fiscal capacity is the fundamental variable that explains the differences in sector performance across local governments. Local fiscal capacity brings about better policy outcomes, as well as a better match between resources and the needs - what we call responsiveness - which simultaneously ensures greater efficiency in local spending. Using a rich panel municipal dataset from 1994 till 2009, we have shown that on comparing the differences across education and the water and sewerage sectors, the power of fiscal effort appears to be the driving force behind better policy outcomes than any other resource commonly made available to the municipalities, such as national transfers or royalties.
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Gupta, Himangana. Bridging Science and Policy for Integrated Action on Climate and Biodiversity. United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, January 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.53326/sgpq1036.

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Climate change and biodiversity are both recognized as crucial priorities for global action. There is a strong political effort to enhance synergies and minimize trade-offs between these two agendas. This policy brief provides recommendations for state and non-state actors engaged in implementation of climate and biodiversity action, primarily in biodiversity-rich developing countries. It offers advice on bridging the science–policy gap by leveraging existing institutional infrastructure and governance mechanism, and overcoming significant trade-offs and enhancing synergies at the global, national and local levels: 1. Foster evidence and science-based policymaking at the national level. 2. Promote integrative and adaptive approaches that can reduce trade-offs. 3. Generate synergy indicators and integrate them into governance and financing mechanisms. 4. Create a safe-for-biodiversity carbon marketplace that goes beyond the safeguard approach.
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Dávila, Javier, Mariana López Fernández, Felix R. Prieto, Edwin Tachlian-Degras, and Tomás Campero. Efficiency and Transparency in the Public Sector: Advances in Public Procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean (2002-2012). Inter-American Development Bank, June 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006233.

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Between 2002 and 2012, countries in Latina America and the Caribbean have made considerable progress in reforming their procurement systems in terms of savings in public procurement, transparency, and access of SMEs to the public procurement market. In 2012, countries in the region saved 13.7% in the public procurement of goods and services, equivalent to US$33 billion. Moreover, 70% of public contracting is published on the internet. This document analyses the impact of reforms in public procurement in the Region in the past ten years, and summarizes 'Efficiency and Transparency in the public sector. Advances in public procurement in Latin America and the Caribbean 2002¿2012', was prepared by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in cooperation with the Inter-American Network for Government Procurement (RICG in Spanish) and the Organization of American States (OAS).
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Terzyan, Aram. Uzbekistan Amid Domestic Change and an Authoritarian Legacy. Eurasia Institutes, January 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.47669/ccas-1-2022.

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This paper examines the complex political and economic landscape of Uzbekistan following the rise of Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the presidency in 2016. Mirziyoyev inherited a nation deeply entrenched in the authoritarian practices of his predecessor, Islam Karimov. Despite initiating significant reforms aimed at reducing corruption and enhancing transparency, the new administration faces substantial challenges. The establishment of the Anti-Corruption Committee and various legislative changes mark a departure from past governance; however, enforcement remains inconsistent, and high-level corruption often goes unpunished. While improvements in international corruption rankings suggest progress, critics argue that the reforms are superficial and fail to address systemic issues. This article also explores the broader socio-political dynamics, including the protection of whistleblowers and the role of media, highlighting the ongoing struggle between reform efforts and the enduring legacy of authoritarianism in Uzbekistan.
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