‘Will make a good Admiral’: a reassessment of Captain Scott's naval career

Polar Record ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Lewis ◽  
Karen May
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Primary Motivation ◽  
High Regard

ABSTRACTIn his book Scott and Amundsen (1979) Roland Huntford described Captain Robert Falcon Scott R.N. as ‘not well thought of in the Service’ and ‘an obscure, rather dull torpedo lieutenant with mediocre prospects’. A myth has subsequently arisen that Scott was forced into Antarctic exploration as his only route to naval promotion. In reality, Scott was an extremely able officer held in high regard by his naval contemporaries; he was on course for promotion to flag rank (rear-admiral and above) had he not taken up polar exploration; and his primary motivation for polar work was financial support for his family. In addition to a chronological account of Scott's career, this article will present his Admirals’ reports in full.

Do Financial Support and Inheritance Contribute to the Racial Wealth Gap?

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Signe-Mary McKernan ◽  
Caroline Ratcliffe ◽  
Margaret Simms ◽  
Sisi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Racial Wealth Gap ◽  
Wealth Gap

Estimating Financial Support for Kinship Caregivers

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Murray ◽  
Jennifer Ehrle Macomber ◽  
Rob Geen
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Kinship Caregivers

Die Ökonomie des Zwischenlandes.

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (183) ◽  
pp. 289-305
Author(s):  
Angela Schweizer
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Security Control ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Migration Politics ◽  
European Migration

The following article is based on my fieldwork in Morocco and represents anthropological data collected amongst undocumented sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco. They want to enter Europe in search for a better life for themselves and to provide financial support for their families. Due to heavy border security control and repression, they find themselves trapped at the gates of Europe, where they are trying to survive by engaging in various economic activities in the informal sector. The article begins with an overview of the European migration politics in Africa and the geopolitical and historical context of Morocco, in light of the externalization of European border control. I will then analyze the various economic sectors, in which sub-Saharan migrations are active, as well as smuggling networks, informal camps and remittances, on which they largely depend due to the exclusion from the national job market.

Financing of regional projects for digital development of the economy and individual industries of Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-629
Author(s):  
V.N. Edronova
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Digital Development ◽  
Regional Project ◽  
Passport Data ◽  
Regional Projects

Subject. This article analyzes the current level and prospects for the digitalization of the Russian economy as a whole, depending on investments in the digital economy and individual economic sectors of the regions. Objectives. The article aims to investigate the financial support of regional projects and assess the results of digitalization in the regions of the Volga Federal District. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of assembling, analyzing, and generalizing of the regional project passport data. Results. The article presents the results of the regions' digital development, a summary assessment of the volume and structure of the planned financial investments in the digital development of the Volga Federal District entities, and identifies their features, general and distinctive characteristics by region, digitalization area, and source of funds. Conclusions and Relevance. All the regions under study have developed the passports of regional projects to digitalize the economy and are increasing their digital potential with varying degrees of activity. The financial support of projects differs significantly in volume and structure of financing, depending on the financial capabilities of a particular region and the strategic objectives set. The findings can be used in further research to assess the financial components of the digital economy and are of interest to scientists, undergraduates, and graduate students whose research is related to the digital economics, as well as specialists in regions involved in the implementation of regional projects.

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