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Oil demand in the 1990s, George Kowalski -- A world energy outlook, Lowell C.Reed -- The energy demand impact of conservation technology, John Chesshire -- Non-OPEC crude production, Andrew Gordon -- Middle East oil supplies in the 1990s, Paul Stevens -- Transport costs and capacity adjustment in the tanker market, David Hawdon -- Oil prices - a conflict of views, Eric Price et al -- Changing oil price expectations, David Hawdon.

American Culture in the 1990s focuses on the dramatic cultural transformations of the last decade of the millennium. Lodged between the fall of Communism and the outbreak of the War on Terror, the 1990s was witness to America's expanding influence across the world but also a period of anxiety and social conflict. National traumas such as the Los Angeles riots, the Oklahoma City bombing and the impeachment of President Clinton lend an apocalyptic air to the decade, but the book looks beyond this to a wider context to identify new voices emerging in the nation. This is one of the first attempts to bring together developments taking place across a range of different fields: from Microsoft to the Internet, from blank fiction to gangsta rap, from abject art to new independent cinema, and from postfeminism to posthumanism. Students of American culture and general readers will find this a lively and illuminating introduction to a complex and immensely varied decade. Key Features 3 case studies per chapter featuring key texts, genres, writers and artists Chronology of 1990s American Culture Bibliographies for each chapter 10 black and white illustrations

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Case Studies -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology of 1990s American Culture -- Introduction: The Intellectual Context -- Chapter 1 Fiction and Poetry -- Chapter 2 Music and Radio -- Chapter 3 Film and Television -- Chapter 4 Art and Architecture -- Chapter 5 Digital Culture -- Conclusion: Towards a New Millennium -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Housing Policy in the 1990s explores the deluge of Conservative legislation of the late 1980s and examines what its effects will be during this decade and into the next century. The contributors discuss and clarify the main aims of the government re-structuring of social strategy and assess its effects on British housing

COVER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 THE TWO-PARTY SOUTH: FROM THE 1960S TO THE 1990S -- 2 SOUTH CAROLINA: A DECADE OF RAPID REPUBLICAN ASCENT -- 3 NORTH CAROLINA: BETWEEN HELMS AND HUNT NO MAJORITY EMERGES -- 4 GEORGIA: DEMOCRATIC BASTION NO LONGER -- 5 VIRGINIA: REPUBLICANS SURGE IN THE COMPETITIVE DOMINION -- 6 ARKANSAS: CHARACTERS, CRISES, AND CHANGE -- 7 TENNESSEE: A PARTISAN BIG BANG AMID QUIET ACCOMMODATION -- 8 ALABAMA: THE GOP RISES IN THE HEART OF DIXIE -- 9 MISSISSIPPI: FROM PARIAH TO PACESETTER? -- 10 LOUISIANA: STILL SUI GENERIS LIKE HUEY -- 11 TEXAS: REPUBLICANS GALLOP AHEAD -- 12 FLORIDA: A VOLATILE NATIONAL MICROCOSM -- 13 SOUTHERN POLITICS IN THE 1990S -- NOTES -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

THIS ARTICLE ARGUES FIVE PROPOSITIONS: 1) THE U.S. EMPIRE ACHIEVED DOMINANCE IN THE LATE 1940S AND EARLY 1950S, 2) SYMPTOMS OF DECLINE BEGAN TO APPEAR IN THE EARLY 1960S, 3) DECLINE CONTINUED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 1970S, 4) THE REAGAN ERA ENDED IN FURTHER DECLINE, AND, 5) THE 1990S WILL WITNESS THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE WORLDWIDE U.S. EMPIRE AND ITS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT BY A SYSTEM OF COMPETING TRADE-AND-CURRENCY BLOCS, COMMENT IS MADE ON EACH OF THE SUB-PERIODS, BUT NO ATTEMPT AT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS.

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In 2001, Ben Singer interviewed Jordy Jones about his role in shaping a vision of "Trans Art" in the 1990s and into the new millennium. Much of that discussion focused on curatorial concerns, such as the challenges of exerting creative control in community contexts and the importance of developing an audience in conversation with contemporary creative practice. Excerpts of this historical interview are presented here.

AbstractRecent release of the new Seventh Edition of the Model City Charter has heightened awareness of the need for substantive charter review in many municipalities. The new Model—with its emphasis on simplicity and brevity—is truly a charter for the 1990s, in that it fosters citizen understanding of local government structure and (ultimately) broader participation in local governance. Administrative specifics on which the Charter is silent can readily be provided through legislative ordinance appropriate for unique local conditions.

Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures and CHAIDS -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Measuring poverty: Breadline Britain in the 1990s -- Chapter 2 The poverty line: methodology and international comparisons -- Chapter 3 The public's perception of necessities and poverty -- Chapter 4 Poverty and gender -- Chapter 5 Poverty and crime -- Chapter 6 Poverty and health -- Chapter 7 Poverty and mental health -- Chapter 8 Poverty, debt and benefits -- Chapter 9 Poverty and local public services -- Chapter 10 Adapting the consensual definition of poverty -- Chapter 11 Conclusions and Summary -- Bibliography -- Appendix I: Technical appendix -- Appendix II: Annotated questionnaire -- Appendix III: Additional tables

This paper makes a partial assessment of the Brazilian privatization program in the 1990s. The article focuses mainly on the fiscal impact of asset sales, which, we argue, has been relatively small. We conclude that the failure of the government's stabilization attempts has reduced the fiscal benefits of privatization, and inhibited the government's capacity to impose limits on buyers who have increased their market power through the acquisition of state-owned enterprises. In practice, the main objective of the privatization program has been to highlight the commitment to market-oriented reforms - in a certain sense, privatization has wound up creating its own logic, beyond its original objectives.

"Die außergewöhnliche Phase der Nachkriegsprosperität mit dem vorherrschenden 'fordistischen' Produktionsmodell und stabilen politisch-institutionellen Regulationsformen ist längst Vergangenheit. Abgelöst wurde diese Phase von einer bis heute währenden Epoche sozioökonomischer Instabilitäten und Irritationen. Insbesondere die 90er Jahre sind von raschem ökonomischen Umbruch und einer unsicheren institutionellen Neuordnung geprägt. Die Deregulierung von Märkten und die Intensivierung weltweiter Konkurrenz, eine fortschreitende Internationalisierung
insbesondere der Finanz- und Kapitalmärkte, die Restrukturierung und Konzentration von Unternehmen sowie die Etablierung transnationaler Produktions- und Wertschöpfungsketten, generell eine massive Beschleunigung und Flexibilisierung wirtschaftlicher Prozesse sind nur einige der Entwicklungstendenzen. Entstanden ist eine Situation, in der sich neuartige mit im Grunde altbekannten Krisensymptomen in verwirrender Weise verschränken. Resümiert man, was die industriesoziologische Forschung der letzten Jahre zur Krisendiagnose beizutragen hat, so stößt man auf eine Fülle empirischer, seltener auf theoretische Studien. Dabei findet sich zwar oft die Formel vom 'post-fordistischen' Produktionsmodell, doch können dessen Konturen offenbar bislang nicht sehr präzise bestimmt werden. Die Befunde verweisen allerdings auf deutlich gewandelte Prinzipien betrieblicher Rationalisierung. Verbunden damit ist die, im einzelnen durchaus widerspruchsvolle, Tendenz zu einer erweiterten Ökonomisierung der Arbeit, das heißt ihrer immer direkteren Anpassung an die wechselnden Anforderungen nicht nur der Produktion, sondern auch der Märkte." (Autorenreferat)