A Half-Century of the World City: Asian and African Cities

2004 ◽  
pp. 19-44
Author(s):  
Kofi Newman ◽  
Christian Tettey
Keyword(s):  
World City ◽  
Half Century ◽  
African Cities ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Contracting for Catastrophe:Legitimizing Emergency Constitutions by Drawing on Social Contract Theory

Res Publica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Voigt
Keyword(s):  
Social Contract ◽  
Contract Theory ◽  
Social Contract Theory ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Half Century ◽  
States Of Emergency ◽  
The World

AbstractStates of emergency are declared frequently in all parts of the world. Their declaration routinely implies a suspension of basic constitutional rights. In the last half century, it has become the norm for constitutions to contain an explicit ‘emergency constitution’, i.e., the constitutionally safeguarded rules of operation for a state of emergency. In this paper, I ask whether inclusion of an emergency constitution can be legitimized by drawing on social contract theory. I argue that there are important arguments, both against and in favor of constitutionalized emergency provisions, and that social contract theory—as applied by economists—can be of some help when deciding whether to have, or not to have an emergency constitution. This paper introduces a novel argument for justifying emergency constitutions. It argues that they can serve as a commitment mechanism protecting both citizens and politicians from overreacting to rare but significant threats.

The World Bank: Its First Half Century

1998 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Richard N. Cooper ◽  
Devesh Kapur ◽  
John P. Lewis ◽  
Richard Webb
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Half Century ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World

Engineering as a Prerequisite for Growth: New York and its Infrastructure

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Ennis ◽  
Donald Friedman
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Structural Engineering ◽  
Large City ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Structural Type ◽  
World City ◽  
Suspension Bridges ◽  
World Record ◽  
Physical Constraints ◽  
The World

<p>As a world city, New York is famous for many reasons; as a large city located primarily on islands at a complex of rivers, bays, and tidal straits, it has long depended on structural engineering for viability. Prominent structures include underwater vehicular and rail tunnels, bridges of every structural type, and aqueducts. Ten different buildings have held the world record for height, two arch bridges have held the world record for span, and four different suspension bridges have held the world record for their main span. With a multitude of successful businesses and the physical constraints of the geography, the motivation for technical innovation were present, and engineers were ready for the challenges.</p><p>These structures have generally not been built because they would break records, but rather because they served a purpose. For example, the Brooklyn Bridge, with a center span fiIy percent longer than the second- longest at the time of its construction, was built because ferries were the only transportation between New York and Brooklyn, then the first and third largest cities in the country. There is a close correlation, decade by decade and beginning in the 1880s, between what was feasible in terms of structural engineering and what has been built to enable the city to grow and prosper. This paper will examine that correlation and engineers’ role in the city’s evolution.</p>

The World City Debate

2011 ◽  
pp. 31-44
Author(s):  
Peter Newman ◽  
Andy Thornley
Keyword(s):  
World City ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Conclusion: African cities in the world of today and tomorrow

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Therborn ◽  
Alan Mabin
Keyword(s):  
African Cities ◽  
The World

Chapter 12 in the book Refractions of the National, the Popular and the Global in African Cities.

The Atonement and the Modern Pulpit

1915 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-204
Author(s):  
William F. Lofthouse
Keyword(s):  
Careful Consideration ◽  
The Other ◽  
Half Century ◽  
The World ◽  
The Trinity

Interest in theology shows no signs of dying out in our time. The theology most frequently and eagerly discussed may be different from what it was a century ago; the conception of the relation between theology and the other sciences may have changed; and a number of interests have crowded in where theology was once supreme. The sermon is not now the sole or even the chief intellectual event of the week. We are for the most part much more interested in knowing a man's political or economic convictions than in discovering his views on inspiration or the Trinity. But if we may judge from the columns of reviews or the publishers' lists, theology is as much written, and presumably as much read, as ever.This is especially true of the doctrine of the Atonement. In the last half-century no other doctrine has received more careful consideration. We have but to think of the names of Bushnell, Campbell, Dale, Simon, Lidgett, and Moberley. Those who are interested in theology as a whole, like Denney, show that they regard the Atonement as vital. It is vital for us all. If we take our theology seriously, we cannot afford to suspend our judgment here. We are bound to be partisans. Even in refusing to form a theory, we are accepting a theory. In fact, a doctrine that deals with any part of theology is bound to find itself as a doctrine of the Atonement. Every conviction about God's relation to the world runs up into a conviction about what Christ has done for man.

Globalization and the world city hypothesis

1996 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul L. Knox
Keyword(s):  
World City ◽  
The World

Informal Economic Activity in African Cities: proposals for research

1976 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 696-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart W. Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Task Force ◽  
African Cities ◽  
The World

This brief note will argue the case for certain lines of investigation, both empirical and theoretical, in African cities. It is increasingly recognised that the constellation of issues revolving around urbanisation and its effects will be a major factor in development for the rest of the century: witness the convocation of the Habitat Conference in Vancouver, June 1976, and the World Bank's new Urban Policy Task Force. Yet, as always, comprehension trails behind actual developments.

Cities, Capital and Development: African cities in the world economy

1994 ◽  
Vol 93 (372) ◽  
pp. 467-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID DRAKAKIS-SMITH
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
African Cities ◽  
The World
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