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Higher growth also improves tax-GDP ratio which enhances the resource availability with Government to undertake social and infrastructure expenditure

We demand that at this year's WEF participants from all companies, banks, institutions and governments: halt subsidies, investments to fossil fuels

Although, a gross tax revenue expansion of 12 per cent seems reasonable in light of the 10 per cent growth expected in the nominal GDP in FY20-21, the revenue assumptions made for FY20 seem aggressive

Achieving 10 per cent nominal growth and 1.2x gross tax revenue buoyancy appears stretched

Despite the clear balance of evidence, an overwhelming proportion of aid is devoted to country lending, with only a fraction allocated to financing GPGs

The listing of LIC is being thought when it is still a pre-dominant player in the sector. This is just like in the case of the State Bank of India in 1993

What was once thunderously de­s­cr­ibed as 'surveillance capitalism' is now a pandemic necessity

If the international community wants to avoid a wave of defaults, it must develop a rescue plan immediately

George Washington wanted a tent. The commander of the Continental Army had the impossible task of transforming his ragtag troops into a professional fighting force to match the mighty British. But to do so, he had to beg the fractious Continental Congress for funds and equipment. “I cannot take the field without equipage, and after...

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If you were an adventurous visitor to New York City in the 1950s or 1960s, you might have found your way to the 82 Club. A basement nightclub at 82 East Fourth Street, it wasn’t much to look at from the outside. Located in what was then a remote edge of the Lower East Side,...

The post Welcome to 82 Club: The Naughty Story of a Legendary New York Drag Institution  appeared first on Behind The Scenes.

One of the signature elements of New-York Historical’s exhibition Hudson Rising is the imposing, elegant slabs of white pine and red oak that greet visitors. The live-edged trunks evoke the forests of New York State’s Adirondacks and help make the presence of nature palpable. Hudson Rising—closing on Sunday, August 4—presents the Museum’s stellar collection of Hudson River School landscape...

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John Hancock needed a check-up. New-York Historical’s portrait of the famed signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first governor of Massachusetts is on view as part of the exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere. However, before it gets installed, the Museum’s Paintings Conservation Lab wanted to learn more about it. New-York Historical actually knows very...

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Panoramas are all about spectacle, and the biggest spectacle in New-York Historical’s current exhibition Panoramas: The Big Picture is Claude Samton’s 1986 photomosaic of Manhattan’s Canal St. An immersive work that runs the whole length of one of our galleries, Canal Street is made up of about 2,000 individual photographs that Samton shot and then...

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Before he became a titan of American literature and the witty bard of life in the 19th century, Mark Twain was just another young man looking for his big break in New York City. In the New-York Historical exhibition Mark Twain and the Holy Land (opening Oct. 25), we’re exploring the fabled journey behind one...

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In December, the Carolina Parakeet will be the featured bird in New-York Historical’s Audubon’s Birds of America Focus Gallery. Below, curator Roberta J.M. Olson outlines the tragic story of the bird’s extinction, which became official almost 100 years ago.  In the early 19th century, artist and naturalist John James Audubon (1785–1851) sounded the alarm about habitat loss...

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When you think about a brooch, you might think of your grandmother’s beautiful and intricate butterfly pin. Or maybe you’ve read about the various adornments that Queen Elizabeth II wears on special occasions. But for people living in the Victorian era, something as simple as a brooch was weighted with meaning and heavily scrutinized by...

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For over 50 years, Brooklyn native Jerry Greene and his wife Nina compiled one of the most remarkable collections of toys and trains ever assembled. In 2014, New-York Historical acquired a portion of their Jerni Collection with generous support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Richard Gilder, and an anonymous donor. This February marks yet another stop in...

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To help stop the spread of COVID-19 in New York City, New-York Historical is temporarily closed to the public through the end of the month. So take this time to dip into our our vast collection of audio recordings from past Public Programs and listen to a couple of fascinating talks about two memorable First Ladies from the Revolutionary Era who...

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“Booze sales are booming,” read a recent CNN headline focused on a spike in liquor, beer, and wine sales as Americans shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our current moment is just another side note in America’s long, complex relationship with alcohol.  Over the years, our Public Programs have explored many facets of this history. Enjoy audio recordings of two past programs below: one...

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Title: A companion to the ancient novel [electronic resource] / edited by Edmund P. Cueva and Shannon N. Byrne.
Imprint: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
Shelfmark: Wiley Online Library
Subjects: Classical fiction -- History and criticism.
Classical fiction. fast (OCoLC)fst00863482

Title: Forensic science and humanitarian action [electronic resource] : interacting with the dead and the living. Volume 1 / edited by Roberto C. Parra, Sara C. Zapico, Douglas H. Ubelaker.
Imprint: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020.
Shelfmark: Wiley
Subjects: Forensic sciences.
Forensic anthropology.
Dead -- Identification.
Humanitarian assistance.
Dead -- Identification. fast (OCoLC)fst00888389
Forensic anthropology. fast (OCoLC)fst00931952
Forensic sciences. fast (OCoLC)fst00932011
Humanitarian assistance. fast (OCoLC)fst00963553

Title: Translation as actor-networking [electronic resource] : actors, agencies, and networks in the making of Arthur Waley's English translation of the Chinese 'Journey to the West'.
Author: Luo, Wenyan, author.
Imprint: New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Actor-network theory.
Actor-network theory. fast (OCoLC)fst01736774

Title: Learning relationships in the classroom [electronic resource] / edited by Dorothy Faulkner, Karen Littleton, and Martin Woodhead.
Imprint: London : Routledge, 2013.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Teacher-student relationships.
Communication in education.
Group work in education.
Communication in education. fast (OCoLC)fst00870133
Group work in education. fast (OCoLC)fst00948532
Teacher-student relationships. fast (OCoLC)fst01144236

Title: The Routledge companion to digital ethnography [electronic resource] / edited by Larissa Hjorth [and others].
Imprint: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon New York : Routledge, 2017.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Anthropology -- Methodology -- Technological innovations.
Ethnology -- Methodology -- Technological innovations.
Digital media -- Social aspects.
Computer networks -- Social aspects.
Information technology -- Social aspects.
Information society.
Computer networks -- Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00872347
Digital media -- Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01766776
Information society. fast (OCoLC)fst00972767
Information technology -- Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00973131

Title: Population Malthus [electronic resource] : his life and times / Patricia James.
Author: James, Patricia.
Imprint: London New York : Routledge, 2006.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Economics -- History.
Economics -- Study and teaching.

Title: Development of achievement motivation [electronic resource] / edited by Allan Wigfield, Jacquelynne S. Eccles.
Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, ©2002.
Shelfmark: ScienceDirect
Subjects: Motivation in education.
Academic achievement.
Achievement motivation in children.
Academic achievement. fast (OCoLC)fst00794949
Achievement motivation in children. fast (OCoLC)fst00795665
Motivation in education. fast (OCoLC)fst01027541

Title: The emotions of internationalism [electronic resource] : feeling international cooperation in the Alps in the interwar period / Ilaria Scaglia.
Author: Scaglia, Ilaria, author.
Imprint: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Europe, Western -- History -- 20th century.
International agencies -- Europe, Western.
Europe, Western -- Foreign relations.
Emotions -- History -- 20th century.
Internationalism -- History -- 20th century.
Alps -- History -- 20th century.
Diplomatic relations. fast (OCoLC)fst01907412
Emotions. fast (OCoLC)fst00908819
International agencies. fast (OCoLC)fst00976708
Western Europe. fast (OCoLC)fst01272478

Title: Relationship thinking [electronic resource] : agency, enchrony, and human sociality / N.J. Enfield.
Author: Enfield, N. J., 1966- author.
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Shelfmark: Oxford Scholarship Online
Subjects: Communication -- Social aspects.
Semiotics -- Social aspects.
Social interaction.
Cognition.
Sociolinguistics.
Cognition. fast (OCoLC)fst00866457
Communication -- Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst00870009
Semiotics -- Social aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01112363
Social interaction. fast (OCoLC)fst01122562
Sociolinguistics. fast (OCoLC)fst01123847