Search results for "INTEGRATION"

The International Business Cycle in a Changing World: Volatility and the Propagation of Shocks

2003

This paper examines the changing relationships between the G-7 countries through VAR models for the quarterly growth rates, estimated both over sub-periods and using a rolling data window. Six trivariate models are estimated, all of which include the US and a European (E15) aggregate. In relative terms, the conditional volatility of E15 growth has declined more since 1980 than the well-documented decline for the US. The propagation of shocks has also changed, with the volatility and propagation effects separated by applying shocks of pre-1980 magnitude to VARs estimated over various periods. Rolling estimation reveals that E15 has a steadily increasing impact on the US economy over time, wh…

Price Convergence in the European Union

2004

This study investigates the relationship between market integration and price convergence in international markets. Using a panel data set of consumer price indices (general and by groups and classes), it examines how European market integration has affected cross-country dispersion in the European Union.

Debates on European Integration. A Reader

2007

Europe as Empire: The Nature of the Enlarged European Union

2007

Thirty years of ASEAN: Achievements and challenges

1998

Abstract This article first takes stock of the experiences, successes and shortcomings of Southeast Asian regionalism. During its thirty years, ASEAN has demonstrated the capability to react to international developments and to handle interstate relations on a constructive and cooperative basis. It is perhaps the most valuable achievement of ASEAN that the Association taking advantage of its well‐established dialogue mechanisms has successfully managed to keep residual conflicts between the members (especially territorial dispute) from developing into full‐blown crises. The article then deals with the question to what degree past experiences, performances, patterns of organization and past …

The EU’s Role in International Climate Change Policy-Making: A Global Leader in Decline?

2013

This chapter assesses the European Union’s (EU) role in international climate change policy-making by comparing the EU’s degree of goal attainment at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009 and Cancun in 2010. By making use of three analytical factors (coherence, the opportunity structure and politicisation) we assess the outcomes of both negotiations for the EU. The Durban negotiations of 2011 are touched upon in the conclusions.

Determinants of social integration in the community: an exploratory analysis of personal, interpersonal and situational variables

2004

This article aims to explore the effects of personal, interpersonal, and situational variables on social integration in the community. Structural equation analyses from two-wave panel data (N = 536) of adult participants living in an urban area showed that personal determinants (perceived stress and depressive mood), and situational determinants (undesirable life events) were statistically related to a decrease in social integration in the community. Interpersonal determinants (emotional, guidance, and instrumental support) were positively associated with an increase in social integration in the community. Implications of these and other findings are discussed. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley &…

La reliquia nello scrigno / The relic in the casket

2018

Il restauro persegue l’obiettivo di preservare il carattere autentico dell’architettura storica e le sue stratificazioni, rendere distinguibili le aggiunte e proporre un uso compatibile. Questa posizione culturale ha sostenuto l’intervento condotto sui resti dell’ex chiesa Madre a Santa Margherita di Belice in Sicilia, distrutta da un terremoto nel 1968, che oggi ospita il Museo della Memoria. Esclusa l’iniziale proposta di ripristino delle parti crollate, il progetto di restauro è stato indirizzato verso la conservazione critica del frammento autentico, la reintegrazione della fabbrica lacunosa e la ridefinizione dell’involucro architettonico con componenti strutturali dal carattere potenz…

Le forme della conoscenza: test diagnostici preliminari e verifiche a restauro in corso d’opera / Forms of Knowledge: Preliminary diagnostic testing …

2018

Il restauro persegue l’obiettivo di preservare il carattere autentico dell’architettura storica e le sue stratificazioni, rendere distinguibili le aggiunte e proporre un uso compatibile. Questa posizione culturale ha sostenuto l’intervento condotto sui resti dell’ex chiesa Madre a Santa Margherita di Belice in Sicilia, distrutta da un terremoto nel 1968, che oggi ospita il Museo della Memoria. Esclusa l’iniziale proposta di ripristino delle parti crollate, il progetto di restauro è stato indirizzato verso la conservazione critica del frammento autentico, la reintegrazione della fabbrica lacunosa e la ridefinizione dell’involucro architettonico con componenti strutturali dal carattere potenz…

SENZA COMMETTERE UN FALSO STORICO. Il restauro della ex chiesa Madre di Santa Margherita di Belice dopo il terremoto del 1968 / The restoration of th…

2018

Il restauro persegue l’obiettivo di preservare il carattere autentico dell’architettura storica e le sue stratificazioni, rendere distinguibili le aggiunte e proporre un uso compatibile. Questa posizione culturale ha sostenuto l’intervento condotto sui resti dell’ex chiesa Madre a Santa Margherita di Belice in Sicilia, distrutta da un terremoto nel 1968, che oggi ospita il Museo della Memoria. Esclusa l’iniziale proposta di ripristino delle parti crollate, il progetto di restauro è stato indirizzato verso la conservazione critica del frammento autentico, la reintegrazione della fabbrica lacunosa e la ridefinizione dell’involucro architettonico con componenti strutturali dal carattere potenz…