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Protecting Cultural Monuments Against Terrorism

Frey, Bruno S.; Rohner, Dominic - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2005

Famous cultural monuments are often regarded as unique icons, making them an attractive target for terrorists. Despite … huge military and police outlays, terrorist attacks on important monuments can hardly be avoided. We argue that an … effective strategy for discouraging terrorist attacks on iconic monuments is for the government to show a firm commitment to …

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Regional convergence and agglomeration in Argentina : a spatial panel data approach.

Madariaga, Nicole; Montout, Sylvie; Ollivaud, Patrice - Maison des Sciences Économiques, Université Paris 1 … - 2005

This paper examines the per capita income convergence process among 23 Argentinean provinces over the period 1983-2002. The purpose of this work is to apply new estimation methods following two-step procedure as in Badinger et al. (2004). We combine a spatial filtering of variables to remove the...

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Monuments All Over the World: Using Historical Monuments to Teach Cultural Geography

Waters, Stewart; Russell III, William B. - In: Social Studies Research and Practice 7 (2012) 3, pp. 33-46

monuments and memorials as an instructional tool to teach cultural geography. In addition, this article provides teachers with a … classroom tested activity on how monuments and memorials can be used as instruments to study cultural geography and how this …

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The Korean Armistice of 1953 and its Consequences - Part I

Daniels, Gordon; Hoare, James - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics … - 2004

Hoare: Both North and South Korea claim victory in the Korean War. Yet neither makes much of the ending of the war in July 1953, and both have had problems coming to terms with the reality of the war. The reality is that both suffered so much in a conflict that achieved little that formal...

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Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paperâ€”Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This Progress Report reviews implementation of Albaniaâ€™s National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED) during 2003. The report is primarily orientated toward the vitalization and harmonization of mid-term and long-term development objectives; the principle of further...

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