Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway research
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Public Roads
Author: Federal Register
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
The Virtues of Exit
Author: Jennet KirkpatrickPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469635402
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Successful democracies rely on an active citizenry. They require citizens to participate by voting, serving on juries, and running for office. But what happens when those citizens purposefully opt out of politics? Exit—the act of leaving—is often thought of as purely instinctual, a part of the human "fight or flight" response, or, alternatively, motivated by an antiparticipatory, self-centered impulse. However, in this eye-opening book, Jennet Kirkpatrick argues that the concept of exit deserves closer scrutiny. She names and examines several examples of political withdrawal, from Thoreau decamping to Walden to slaves fleeing to the North before the Civil War. In doing so, Kirkpatrick not only explores what happens when people make the decision to remove themselves but also expands our understanding of exit as a political act, illustrating how political systems change in the aftermath of actual or threatened departure. Moreover, she reframes the decision to refuse to play along—whether as a fugitive slave, a dissident who is exiled but whose influence remains, or a government in exile—as one that shapes political discourse, historically and today.
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
Author: Albert O. HirschmanPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674276604
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
An innovator in contemporary thought on economic and political development looks here at decline rather than growth. Albert O. Hirschman makes a basic distinction between alternative ways of reacting to deterioration in business firms and, in general, to dissatisfaction with organizations: one, “exit,” is for the member to quit the organization or for the customer to switch to the competing product, and the other, “voice,” is for members or customers to agitate and exert influence for change “from within.” The efficiency of the competitive mechanism, with its total reliance on exit, is questioned for certain important situations. As exit often undercuts voice while being unable to counteract decline, loyalty is seen in the function of retarding exit and of permitting voice to play its proper role. The interplay of the three concepts turns out to illuminate a wide range of economic, social, and political phenomena. As the author states in the preface, “having found my own unifying way of looking at issues as diverse as competition and the two-party system, divorce and the American character, black power and the failure of ‘unhappy’ top officials to resign over Vietnam, I decided to let myself go a little.”
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
Author: United States. National Advisory Committee on Uniform Traffic Control DevicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Traffic signs and signals
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Corporate Governance in Japan
Author: Masahiko AokiPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191536385
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Debates regarding corporate governance have become increasingly important in Japan as the post-war model of bank-based, stakeholder-oriented corporate governance faces the new pressures associated with globalization and growing investor demands for shareholder value. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from economics, law, sociology and management studies, this book looks at how the Japanese approach to corporate governance and the firm have changed in the post-bubble era. The contributions offer a unique empirical exploration of why and how Japanese firms are reshaping their corporate governance arrangements, leading to greater diversity among firms and new 'hybrid' forms of corporate governance. The book concludes by looking at what effect these incremental but transformative changes may have on Japan's distinctive variety of capitalism.
Analytical Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies
Author: Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISBN: 0309129265
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
"Reliability of transport, especially the ability to reach a destination within a certain amount of time, is a regular concern of travelers and shippers. The definition of reliability used in this research is how travel time varies over time. The variability can apply to the travel times observed over a road segment during a specific time slice (e.g., 3 to 6 p.m.) over a fairly long period of time, say a year. The variability can also pertain to the travel times of repeated trips made by a person or a truck between a given origin and destination. Agencies are increasingly aware of the issue of reliability, although the transportation industry as a whole as yet lacks a firm understanding of the causes and solutions to failures of reliability. As the agenda for the SHRP 2 research on travel time reliability took shape, it became clear a fundamental study was required to be able to talk about travel time reliability in a meaningful way"--Foreword.
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
Author: United States. Department of TransportationPublisher:
ISBN: 9780935403817
Category : Highway communications
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
The Manual of Uniform Traffice Control Devices (MUTCD) is aproved by the Federal Highway Administrator as the National Standard in accordance with Title 23 U.S. Code, Sections 109(d), 114(a), 217, 315, and 402(a), 23 CFR 655, and 49 CFR 1.48(b)(33), and 1.48(c)(2).
Interstate 45: Houston to Dallas
Author: Erik TessmerPublisher: Travel Plan
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
This exit guide lists at every exit (where available): • Warnings (exit speed, traffic signal type, etc...) • Lane Guidance • Fuel (gasoline, diesel, E85, CNG, etc...) • Food • Lodging • Camping • Attractions • Shopping • Hospitals • Airports • Tertiary Educational Institutions • Recreation (lakes, state parks, national parks, etc...) • Turnouts (rest areas, weigh stations, etc...)