SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS: SYMPOSIUM FEBRUARY 4 2008
January 31, 2008 at 11:36 pm | In Economics, Financial, Globalization, Research | Leave a Comment
Center on Japanese Economy and
Business (CJEB)
Columbia Business School
REMINDER: [CJEB] Feb. 4:
“Sovereign Wealth Funds: Policy
Challenges and Market
Implications”
Sovereign wealth funds have replaced private equity funds as the new source of global liquidity. According to a Morgan Stanley report, total assets of the SWFs of Asia and the Middle East amount to nearly 3 trillion and may quadruple by 2015.
Olayon, Jennifer (jo2147@columbia.edu)
Thu 1/31/08
Panelists
Don Hanna, Managing Director; Head of Emerging Market Economic and Market Analysis, Citigroup Global Markets
Curtis J. Milhaupt, Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law; Albert E. Cinelli Enterprise Professor of Law; Director, Center for Japanese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School
Moderator
Alicia Ogawa, Director, Program on Alternative Investments; Associate Director for Program Development, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Agenda
5:30 p.m.- 5:45 p.m. Registration
5:45 p.m.- 7:15 p.m. Symposium
7:15pm-8:15 p.m. Reception
Sovereign wealth funds have replaced private equity funds as the new source of global liquidity. According to a Morgan Stanley report, total assets of the SWFs of Asia and the Middle East amount to nearly 3 trillion and may quadruple by 2015. Japan’s official reserves are over $946 billion, and the pros and cons of using a portion of these reserves to establish a SWF for Japan are just beginning to be debated. Don Hanna and Curtis J. Milhaupt will discuss the implications for policymakers as well as potential market impacts growing size and global reach of SWFs. Alicia Ogawa will serve as moderator.
Advance registration required.
Please register at: http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/japan/mitsui
Co-sponsored by the Mitsui USA Foundation and the Program on Alternative Investments of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB)
Columbia Business School
REMINDER: [CJEB] Feb. 4:
“Sovereign Wealth Funds: Policy Challenges and Market Implications”
Olayon, Jennifer (jo2147@columbia.edu)
Thu 1/31/08
CHINA AND INDIA BOOK BY TARUN KHANNA
January 31, 2008 at 6:43 am | In Books, China, Economics, Financial, Globalization, History, India, Research | Leave a Comment
Billions of Entrepreneurs:
How China and India Are
Reshaping Their Futures–and
Yours
Tarun Khanna (Author)
Editorial Reviews
Review
Well worth reading…The eye of this business-school professor for interesting stories is sharp and he offers illuminating explanations of why India and China work in the ways that they do. –The Economist, January 24, 2008
Product Description
China and India are home to one-third of the world’s population. And they’re undergoing social and economic revolutions that are capturing the best minds–and money–of Western business. In Billions of Entrepreneurs, Tarun Khanna examines the entrepreneurial forces driving China’s and India’s trajectories of development. He shows where these trajectories overlap and complement one another–and where they diverge and compete. He also reveals how Western companies can participate in this development.
Through intriguing comparisons, the author probes important differences between China and India in areas such as information and transparency, the roles of capital markets and talent, public and private property rights, social constraints on market forces, attitudes toward expatriates abroad and foreigners at home, entrepreneurial and corporate opportunities, and the importance of urban and rural communities. He explains how these differences will influence China’s and India’s future development, what the two countries can learn from each other, and how they will ultimately reshape business, politics, and society in the world around them.
Engaging and incisive, this book is a critical resource for anyone working in China or India or planning to do business in these two countries.
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January 21, 2008
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Billions of Entrepreneurs:
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Tarun Khanna (Author)
TRANSMISSION SUMMIT: MARCH 5 2008 ARLINGTON
January 31, 2008 at 12:07 am | In Economics, Financial, Research, Science & Technology, USA | Leave a Comment
Transmission Summit
2008 March 5-7 Arlington, VA
Wed 1/30/08
Transmission Summit 2008
March 6-7, 2008 / Arlington, VA
Preconference Executive Forum:
Power Industry Megatrends—Implications for Transmission Strategies
March 5, 2008 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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OVERVIEW
Almost every aspect of the transmission business is seeing signs of innovation, with new approaches visible in areas from planning to finances to operations to technology.
At Transmission Summit 2008, the industry’s key leaders will provide a detailed explanation of how they are responding to these shifts in today’s transmission environment.
Our panelists will provide a detailed examination of each of the critical new developments facing the industry:
Are the FERC incentive pricing programs working to spur new transmission?
What will spur Wall Street to invest in transmission projects?
How is the regional reliability planning requirement in Order No. 890 being met?
Can new transmission pricing and cost allocation methods break the logjam preventing regional transmission development?
Will state and local initiatives for siting and permitting transmission aid in the development of transmission to serve renewable and other assets?
What will the impacts of FERC’s new office of innovation be, and when will the grid get smarter?
How is the introduction of capacity and nodal markets affecting transmission operations and development?
Preconference Executive Forum:
Power Industry Megatrends—Implications for Transmission Strategies
March 5, 2008 | 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
A series of power industry megatrends are driving fundamental changes in how demand for transmission services will be met and how value will be created in transmission businesses. Lawmakers and regulators have pushed renewable energy forward, breathed new life into energy efficiency and demand response initiatives, and pushed for the introduction of innovative technologies into the grid, driving utilities to reexamine their strategies for grid expansion. At the same time, Wall Street investment has opened new opportunities for transmission owners to enhance the value of their holdings. At the Executive Forum, leading executives will explore how the megatrends of today are likely to affect the transmission business of tomorrow..
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Power System Voltage Stability
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New York, NY
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Introduction to Cost of Service
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Risks & Opportunities Unique to Energy Hedging & Trading
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Centralized Solar for Electric Generation
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BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BIS REVIEW NO. 12 2008: MONETARY POLICY
January 30, 2008 at 6:25 pm | In Economics, Financial, Globalization, Research | Leave a Comment
BIS Review
Bank for International Settlements
BIS Review No 12 available
Press, Service (Press.Service@bis.org)
Wed 1/30/08
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Please find BIS Review No 12 attached as an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file.
Alternatively, you can access this BIS Review on the Bank for International Settlements’ website by clicking on http://www.bis.org/review/index.htm.
What’s included?
BIS Review No 12 (30 January 2008)
Amando M Tetangco, Jr: Breakthroughs and break through
Yves Mersch: Society forming changes and their impact on information needs
Ewart S Williams: Trinidad and Tobago’s secondary market for government securities
Svante Öberg: Monetary policy and productivity
Yi Gang: The development of Shibor as a market benchmark
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CARBON CONFERENCE: 10 MARCH 2008 COPENHAGEN
January 30, 2008 at 3:12 pm | In Economics, Financial, Globalization, Oil & Gas, Research, Science & Technology | Leave a Comment
Annual Conference Carbon Market
Insights to be held in Copenhagen
10-13 March 2008.
Carbon Market Insights 2008 –
INVITATION TO PRESS MEMBERS
Wed 1/30/08
INVITATION TO PRESS MEMBERS
CARBON MARKET INSIGHTS 2008 – The annual event for the world’s carbon markets
Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2007 Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer to open, over 1600 delegates from 60 countries expected
Point Carbon today unveiled the key note speakers and the full program to the annual conference Carbon Market Insights to be held in Copenhagen 10-13 March 2008.
This year Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2007 (with IPCC) Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri and UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer will open the conference, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, DONG Energy CEO Anders Eldrup, EC DG Environment Director Jos Delbeke, and Climate Change Capital Vice-Chairman James Cameron are also among the speakers at the conference.
850 delegates and 60 exhibitors have already signed up for the 5th edition of Carbon Market Insights in Copenhagen, Denmark on 10 -13 March 2008. More than 80 expert speakers have confirmed their participation to the 4 main streams: Carbon Trading Stream, Carbon Projects Stream, Carbon & Energy Stream, and Voluntary Market Stream.
No other event offers the opportunity to meet so many of the people that matter in the carbon markets.
HOW TO REGISTER
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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Point Carbon will launch its Carbon 2008 report at the conference, allowing those who attend the opportunity of being the first to hear the results of the largest regular survey of the carbon market and gain insights into future carbon prices. There will be an opportunity for members of the press to ask questions of the Report’s author.
Other topics include: Kyoto and the flexible mechanisms (CDM and JI), the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), volumes and prices within carbon markets, carbon exchanges, brokerages and bilateral deals. The conference will examine how environmentally effective the EU ETS has been, what will determine the future price of carbon, what will happen after 2012 and how international carbon trading will be linked to the EU ETS, among a host of many other topics.
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GOLD REPORT: LONDON
January 30, 2008 at 11:58 am | In Economics, Financial, Globalization, Research | Leave a Comment
Société Générale Official Sector
Activity in Gold – Full Year 2007
Tue 1/29/08
Dear Sir / Madam,
We are pleased to inform you that the inaugural report on official sector activity in gold, GFMS have prepared for Société Générale is now available (please download a copy):
Société Générale Official Sector
Activity in Gold –Full Year 2007
Key Points
* Net official sector sales in the course of 2007 amounted to 488 tonnes.
* The bulk of sales was accounted for by signatories to the Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA).
* Elsewhere, coutries outside the group were net purchasers of gold, albeit at the margin.
* On September 26th, the third year of the current CBGA ended, with sales from the group totalling 476 tonnes.
About the Société Générale Official Sector Activity in Gold report
Société Générale Official Sector Activity in Gold reports will be published on a bi-annual basis and provide commentary on the latest developments in official sector activity on the gold market, as well as GFMS expectations of how this is likely to develop.
GFMS’ analysis of the official sector market feeds on publicly available data as well as proprietary information, collected through GFMS’ own field research.
For further information, please contact GFMS:
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Tue 1/29/08
PALESTINE OPINION POLL: AN-NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
January 30, 2008 at 9:26 am | In Arabs, Globalization, Islam, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Research | Leave a Comment
An-Najah National University
Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies
Tel: (972) (9) 2345113 Fax: (972)(9) 2345982
Nablus – Palestinian: P.O.Box 7, 707
Email: Polls@najah.edu hussein596@yahoo.com
Results of Palestinian Public Opinion Poll
No. 32
26-28 January 2008
After President Bush’s visit to Ramallah which set in motion the permanent status negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis, Israel escalated military operations against the Gaza Strip and closed all crossings banning the entrance of fuel and food except in very limited amounts raising danger in the Strip to the level of a human catastrophe that the United Nations agencies warned against.
In the same context the Palestinian Authority warned that the Israeli escalation will jeopardize the negotiations and eventually will stop them. Hamas and Islamic Jihad have called upon President Abu Mazen to stop negotiations dismissing them as useless and absurd.
On the other side of the scene, the Palestinian internal crisis is still going on without any imminent breakthrough; the PA insists on its demand of Hamas to back up from their coup as a precondition for a dialogue while Hamas expresses willingness to conduct a debate without conditions.
The Results
Following are the results of the Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No. 32 conducted by the Center for Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University during the period from 26-28 January 2008. The University sponsors all polls conducted by its Center.
Palestinian public opinion poll no. 32 undertakes the current political realities especially the incidents that took place in Gaza, the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel, the visit of the US President to the West Bank in addition to political affiliations.
The sample included 1360 persons whose age group is 18 and above and who have the right to vote. The enclosed questionnaire was distributed on 860 persons from the West Bank and 500 persons from the Gaza Strip. The sample was drawn randomly and the margin of error is about ±3%; still 2.7% of the members of the sample refused to answer the questionnaire.
_____________________________________________________________________
The opinions represented in the results reflect those of the study; they do not, by any means, represent the opinion of An-Najah National University.
The General Results:
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73.9% of respondents supported handing in the responsibilities of the Gaza Strip crossings to the Palestinian Presidency.
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54.8% of respondents rejected firing rockets against Israel from the Gaza Strip while 43.7% supported that.
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43.4% of respondents thought that firing rockets from the Gaza Strip hurts the Palestinian cause while 33.9% thought that they serve the Palestinian cause in a positive way.
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69.9% of respondents are in favor of giving up firing rockets from the Gaza Strip in return for lifting up the siege.
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50.7% of respondents believed that if Hamas backs up from its domination over the Gaza Strip, the siege will end.
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42.7% of respondents rejected attempts of some of Hamas members to storm Rafah Crossing; 52.8% supported.
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70.7% supported the tendency of the people of Gaza to shop in Rafah and Al-Arish.
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Respondents assessed the reactions of the following bodies to the siege of Gaza as “Good” :
–The Palestinian Authority 46.5%
–The Arab League 27.1%
–Egypt 57.5%
–The Quartet 17%
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From the point of view of respondents the side that contributed to the decision of supplying fuel to Gaza was:
- President Mahmoud Abbas 55.5%
- Egypt 54.8%
- President Abbas and Egypt 60%
- Pure Israeli decision 36.1%
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24.1% of respondents welcomed US President’s visit to the West Bank while 71.3% rejected it.
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11.4% of respondents saw that the US President was sincere in his promise to help in the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of this year; 80.3% saw the opposite.
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65.1% of respondents believed that the visit of the US President deepened the internal Palestinian conflict.
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43.9% of respondents believed that it is possible in the present time to form a national unity government.
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52.4% of respondents supported dissolving the PLC.
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65.1% of respondents supported conducting early Palestinian Presidential elections.
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50.4% of respondents were content with the performance of President Abu Mazen since his election.
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80.9% of respondents said that they will participate in the coming presidential elections. From among those who said they will participate, 39.5% said that they will give their votes to Fateh’s candidate; 16.9% said they will give their votes to Hamas‘ candidate.
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81.1% of respondents said that they will participate in the coming legislative elections. From among those who said they will participate, 41.7% said that they will give their votes to Fateh’s candidates; 17.7% said they will give their votes to Hamas‘ candidates.
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If PLC elections are to be conducted, 47% of respondents expected the winning of Fateh movement; 18% expected the winning of Hamas.
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Regardless of legitimacy or illegitimacy, 46.5% supported the general policy of the government of Salam Fayyad.
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Regardless of legitimacy or illegitimacy, 29.3% supported the general policy of the dissolved government of Ismael Haniyeh.
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20.7% of respondents believed that the security conditions in the Gaza Strip after the domination of Hamas are improving; 61.9% said they are deteriorating.
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55.7% of respondents considered what Hamas did as a coup against Palestinian legitimacy.
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58.4% of respondents believed that Hamas is endeavoring to create an entity of its own in the Gaza Strip in isolation from the West Bank; 34.5% believed the contrary.
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28.3% of respondents believed that Hamas is capable of managing the life affairs of the citizens of the Gaza Strip.
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The personal priorities of respondents at the present time were as follows:
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Restoring control over the Gaza Strip 67.1%
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Restraining security chaos in the West Bank 81.6%
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Restoring dialogue between Fateh and Hamas 77.8%
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Improving the economic conditions 86.6%
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Securing funds for the salaries of employees 85.8%
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71.5% of respondents supported the notion that Palestinian arms must only be in the hands of the Palestinian security apparatuses.
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56.9% of respondents expressed fear for their lives under the present circumstances.
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61.3% of respondents said that they are pessimistic of the general Palestinian situation at this stage.
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78.1% of respondents said that they neither feel safe for themselves nor for their families and properties under the current circumstances.
As for political affiliation respondents gave the following results:
|
People’s Party |
1.0% |
|
Democratic Front |
2.1% |
|
Islamic Jihad |
2.8% |
|
Fateh |
37.9% |
|
Hamas |
15.7% |
|
Fida |
0.4% |
|
Popular Front |
3.5% |
|
Palestinian National Initiative |
0.7% |
|
I am an independent nationalist |
6.5% |
|
I am an independent Islamist |
3.1% |
|
None of the above |
24.4% |
|
Others |
1.9% |
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Now that six months elapsed the formation of Salam Fayyad’s Government, respondents assessed the performance of the following institutions as “good” and “more than good” with the indicated percentages:
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Palestinian Presidency
62.0%
Palestinian Government
60.3%
Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)
42.6%
Judicial system
48.2%
Financial and Administrative Control Bureau
37.2%
Security apparatuses
57.6%
Palestinian factions
47.9%
Civil society organizations
61.3%
Palestinian universities
76.9%
Municipalities and village councils
60.3%
Ministry of Health
66.2%
Ministry of Social Affairs
62.1%
- Ministry of Education and Higher Education
72.0%
Ministry of Finance
50.5%
Ministry of Prisoner’s Affairs
56.8%
Ministry of Interior Affairs
55.4%
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
42.6%
Employees Bureau
41.8%
Institutions of the private sector
52.9%
Palestinian Investment Fund
34.6%
The General Results of the Poll
There is a suggestion to hand in the responsibilities of the crossings in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Presidency. Do you support or reject this suggestion?
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Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
73.9
75.6
71.0
I reject
19.1
17.9
21.2
No opinion/I do not know
7.0
6.5
7.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you support or reject firing rockets from the Gaza Strip against Israel by Palestinian factions?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I strongly support
20.8
18.1
25.4
I support
22.9
26.3
17.0
I reject
38.5
40.3
35.2
I strongly reject
14.2
11.0
19.6
No opinion/I do not know
3.7
4.2
2.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you think that firing rockets from the Gaza Strip against Israel will serve or hurt the Palestinian cause?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
It will serve
It will hurt
It is useless
No opinion/I do not know
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Are you in favor of stopping rockets in return for lifting up the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
69.9
73.6
63.4
No
25.4
22.6
30.2
No opinion/I do not know
4.8
3.8
6.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you believe that the siege will end if Hamas backs up from its domination over the Strip?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
50.7
47.0
57.2
No
40.3
45.6
31.2
No opinion/I do not know
9.0
7.4
11.6
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you support or reject the attempt by some members of Hamas to open Rafah Crossing by force?
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Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
52.8
55.2
48.6
I reject
42.7
41.3
45.2
No opinion/I do not know
4.5
3.5
6.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you support or reject the tendency of the people of Gaza to shop in Rafah and Al-Arish?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
70.7
79.3
55.8
I reject
24.0
16.9
36.4
No opinion/I do not know
5.3
3.8
7.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
8 How do you assess the reactions of the following to the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip?
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Total
Good
Bad
No opinion
/ I do not know
Total
The Palestinian Authority
46.5
46.5
7.1
100.0
The Arab League
27.1
59.5
13.5
100.0
Egypt
57.5
36.0
6.5
100.0
The Quartet
17.0
61.6
21.4
100.0
West Bank
Good
Bad
No opinion
/ I do not know
Total
The Palestinian Authority
40.1
51.7
8.1
100.0
The Arab League
18.6
68.1
13.3
100.0
Egypt
54.7
38.5
6.9
100.0
The Quartet
12.2
67.8
20.0
100.0
Gaza Strip
Good
Bad
No opinion
/ I do not know
Total
The Palestinian Authority
57.4
37.4
5.2
100.0
The Arab League
41.6
44.6
13.8
100.0
Egypt
62.4
31.8
5.8
100.0
The Quartet
25.2
51.0
23.8
100.0
In your opinion, away from what the media undertake with reference to providing Gaza with fuel, who do you think contributed to taking the decision? (Please, give a score on a 0-10 scale)
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Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
President Mahmoud Abbas
5.5544
5.0105
6.4900
Egypt
5.4794
5.0872
6.1540
President Abbas and Egypt
5.9846
5.4698
6.8700
It was solely an Israeli decision
3.6059
3.5640
3.6780
There are those who welcomed the visit of the US President to the West Bank and there are those who rejected it. Do you support or reject the visit?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
24.1
15.5
39.0
I reject
71.3
82.3
52.4
No opinion/I do not know
4.6
2.2
8.6
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you think that the US President is faithful in his promise to help in the creation of a Palestinian state by the end of this year?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
11.4
5.7
21.2
No
80.3
90.5
62.8
No opinion/I do not know
8.3
3.8
16.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you think that the visit of the US President intensified the internal Palestinian conflict?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
65.1
74.1
49.8
No
26.3
20.7
35.8
No opinion/I do not know
8.6
5.2
14.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you think that it is possible in the present time to form a unity government?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
43.9
45.1
41.8
No
48.3
50.3
44.8
No opinion/I do not know
7.8
4.5
13.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you support or reject dissolving the PLC?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
52.4
52.8
51.6
I reject
35.7
37.6
32.4
No opinion/I do not know
12.0
9.7
16.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you support or reject conducting early Presidential elections?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
65.1
67.4
61.2
I reject
27.3
26.6
28.4
No opinion/I do not know
7.6
5.9
10.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Are you content with the performance of President Mahmoud Abbas since his election as President of the PA?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I am content
50.4
51.2
49.2
I am not content
44.6
44.8
44.4
No opinion/I do not know
4.9
4.1
6.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
If presidential elections are held in the present time, to whom from among the following do you give your vote?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
An independent candidate
10.0
10.6
9.0
A candidate from the left
3.8
2.4
6.2
A candidate from Hamas
13.7
11.4
17.6
A candidate from Fateh
31.9
28.8
37.2
A national independent candidate
5.6
6.2
4.6
An Islamic independent candidate
3.6
4.2
2.6
I will not participate in the elections
19.1
22.8
12.8
I have not decided yet
12.3
13.6
10.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
If new PLC elections are conducted, whom do you vote for?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
An independent ticket
8.3
9.0
7.2
A ticket from the left
3.6
2.7
5.2
A ticket from Hamas
14.3
12.3
17.8
A ticket from Fateh
33.8
30.1
40.2
A national independent ticket
5.3
5.8
4.4
An Islamic independent ticket
3.8
4.3
3.0
I will not participate in the elections
18.9
22.2
13.2
I have not decided yet
11.9
13.6
9.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
If new legislative elections were to be held today, which of the following would win?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Independent Islamists bloc
3.0
2.7
3.6
Independent Nationalist bloc
7.8
7.3
8.6
Fateh bloc
47.0
46.7
47.4
Hamas bloc
18.0
17.7
18.6
A bloc from leftist organizations
2.1
2.1
2.2
No opinion/I do not know
22.1
23.5
19.6
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Regardless of its legitimacy or illegitimacy, do you support or reject the general policy of the Palestinian government led by Salam Fayyad?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
46.5
43.5
51.6
I reject
42.9
45.8
38.0
No opinion/I do not know
10.6
10.7
10.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Regardless of its legitimacy or illegitimacy, do you support or reject the general policy of the dissolved government of Ismael Haniyeh?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
29.3
31.9
24.8
I reject
60.2
58.1
63.8
No opinion/I do not know
10.5
10.0
11.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you think that the security conditions in the Gaza Strip after the dominance of Hamas are —–?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
improving
20.7
18.8
24.0
deteriorating
61.9
62.2
61.4
the same
13.8
15.7
10.6
No opinion/I do not know
3.5
3.3
4.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you think what Hamas did was a coup against the Palestinian legitimacy?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
55.7
51.9
62.4
No
33.9
37.1
28.4
No opinion/I do not know
10.4
11.0
9.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
There are those who say that Hamas is endeavoring to create an entity for itself in the Gaza Strip in isolation from the West Bank. What do you think?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
True
35.7
31.4
43.2
May be
22.6
20.6
26.2
Not true
34.5
41.0
23.2
No opinion/I do not know
7.1
7.0
7.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Do you think that Hamas is capable off managing the affairs of people in the Gaza Strip?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
28.3
31.4
23.0
No
63.5
61.5
66.8
No opinion/I do not know
8.2
7.1
10.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
What are your priorities at the present time? (State your opinion on a 0-10 scale)
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Extending its control over the Strip
6.7081
6.4163
7.2100
Restraining the chaotic security situation in the West Bank
8.1559
8.3058
7.8980
Restoring dialogue between Fateh and Hamas
7.7801
8.0826
7.2600
Improving the economic conditions
8.6566
8.6291
8.7040
Securing funds for salaries
8.5772
8.4721
8.7580
Do you support or reject the notion that Palestinian arms should be in the hands of Palestinian security apparatuses, and that any other arms in the hands of other Palestinian men will be considered arms for racketeering business?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
I support
71.5
76.2
63.4
I reject
25.5
21.7
32.0
No opinion/I do not know
3.0
2.1
4.6
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Are you worried about your life under the present circumstances?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
56.9
52.7
64.2
No
40.7
46.4
31.0
No opinion/I do not know
2.4
0.9
4.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Are you pessimistic or optimistic towards the general Palestinian situation at this stage?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Optimistic
34.0
33.8
34.2
Pessimistic
61.3
63.4
57.8
No opinion/I do not know
4.7
2.8
8.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Under the present circumstances, do you feel that you, your family and your properties are safe?
-
Total
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Yes
20.5
19.4
22.4
May be
32.7
33.8
30.8
No
45.4
46.6
43.4
No opinion/I do not know
1.3
0.1
3.4
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
32
Which of the following political affiliations do you support?
|
PARTY |
Total |
West Bank |
Gaza Strip |
|
People’s Party |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
|
Democratic Front |
2.1 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
|
Islamic Jihad |
2.8 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
|
Fateh |
37.9 |
37.0 |
36.6 |
|
Hamas |
15.7 |
15.3 |
16.4 |
|
Fida |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
|
Popular Front |
3.5 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
|
Palestinian National Initiative |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
|
I am an independent nationalist |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
|
I am an independent Islamist |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
|
None of the above |
24.4 |
29.7 |
15.4 |
|
Others |
1.9 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
|
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
In general and six months after the formation of Salam Fayyad’s Government, how do you assess the performance of the following Palestinian institutions?
-
Total
Very Good
Good
Bad
Very Bad
No opinion /I do not know
Total
Palestinian Presidency
22.9
39.0
21.4
12.4
4.2
100.0
Palestinian Government
18.3
42.0
22.4
13.4
4.0
100.0
Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)
11.3
31.4
33.5
14.3
9.5
100.0
Judicial system
11.4
36.8
25.7
11.7
14.4
100.0
Financial and Administrative Control Bureau
9.1
28.1
28.0
12.1
22.6
100.0
Security apparatuses
18.1
39.5
24.2
13.5
4.8
100.0
Palestinian factions
11.9
36.0
33.8
11.2
7.1
100.0
Civil society organizations
14.6
46.7
20.4
5.6
12.7
100.0
Palestinian universities
27.2
49.7
10.8
5.4
6.9
100.0
Municipalities and village councils
16.2
44.1
22.7
10.6
6.4
100.0
Ministry of Health
18.2
47.9
19.6
9.5
4.7
100.0
Ministry of Social Affairs
18.1
44.0
19.7
7.5
10.7
100.0
Ministry of Education and Higher Education
22.4
49.6
15.0
7.9
5.1
100.0
Ministry Finance
14.3
36.3
26.2
9.7
13.6
100.0
Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs
16.5
40.3
20.4
8.3
14.5
100.0
Ministry of Interior Affairs
14.0
41.4
22.0
9.1
13.5
100.0
Ministry Foreign Affairs
10.1
32.6
23.7
10.2
23.5
100.0
Employees Bureau
9.1
32.7
21.5
12.1
24.6
100.0
Institutions of the Private Sector
13.3
39.6
19.8
7.4
19.9
100.0
Palestinian Investment Fund
8.8
25.7
20.2
8.8
36.4
100.0
West Bank
Very Good
Good
Bad
Very Bad
No opinion /I do not know
Total
Palestinian Presidency
14.0
46.5
24.9
10.2
4.4
100.0
Palestinian Government
12.1
49.5
25.1
9.2
4.1
100.0
Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)
5.8
35.5
37.4
10.0
11.3
100.0
Judicial system
7.6
44.0
25.5
7.9
15.1
100.0
Financial and Administrative Control Bureau
5.0
28.6
30.0
8.0
28.4
100.0
Security apparatuses
15.2
46.4
25.3
8.7
4.3
100.0
Palestinian factions
7.1
38.7
38.5
7.4
8.3
100.0
Civil society organizations
11.9
52.0
19.9
2.4
13.8
100.0
Palestinian universities
27.8
53.4
9.8
2.2
6.9
100.0
Municipalities and village councils
16.7
50.7
21.3
6.2
5.1
100.0
Ministry of Health
16.6
55.6
19.0
4.2
4.7
100.0
Ministry of Social Affairs
12.8
50.5
18.8
4.1
13.8
100.0
Ministry of Education and Higher Education
19.5
55.1
14.2
5.9
5.2
100.0
Ministry Finance
9.0
40.2
25.7
7.2
17.9
100.0
Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs
13.0
43.3
19.3
5.3
19.1
100.0
Ministry of Interior Affairs
10.7
48.5
20.0
4.2
16.6
100.0
Ministry Foreign Affairs
5.1
34.5
22.7
6.2
31.5
100.0
Employees Bureau
4.5
36.7
20.5
6.0
31.4
100.0
Institutions of the Private Sector
10.3
45.7
18.0
3.5
22.4
100.0
Palestinian Investment Fund
4.0
27.6
19.5
4.5
44.4
100.0
Gaza Strip
Very Good
Good
Bad
Very Bad
No opinion /I do not know
Total
Palestinian Presidency
38.4
26.2
15.4
16.2
3.8
100.0
Palestinian Government
29.0
29.0
17.6
20.6
3.8
100.0
Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)
20.6
24.4
26.8
21.8
6.4
100.0
Judicial system
18.0
24.6
26.0
18.2
13.2
100.0
Financial and Administrative Control Bureau
16.2
27.2
24.6
19.2
12.8
100.0
Security apparatuses
23.0
27.6
22.2
21.6
5.6
100.0
Palestinian factions
20.2
21.4
25.6
17.6
5.2
100.0
Civil society organizations
19.2
37.6
21.4
11.0
10.8
100.0
Palestinian universities
26.2
43.4
12.6
10.8
7.0
100.0
Municipalities and village councils
15.2
32.8
25.2
18.2
8.6
100.0
Ministry of Health
21.0
34.8
20.8
18.6
4.8
100.0
Ministry of Social Affairs
27.2
32.8
21.2
13.4
5.4
100.0
Ministry of Education and Higher Education
27.4
40.0
16.4
11.2
5.0
100.0
Ministry Finance
23.4
29.4
27.0
14.0
6.2
100.0
Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs
22.6
35.2
22.2
13.4
6.6
100.0
Ministry of Interior Affairs
19.8
29.2
25.4
17.6
8.0
100.0
Ministry Foreign Affairs
18.6
29.2
25.4
17.2
9.6
100.0
Employees Bureau
17.0
24.4
23.2
22.6
12.8
100.0
Institutions of the Private Sector
18.4
29.2
22.8
14.2
15.4
100.0
Palestinian Investment Fund
17.2
22.6
21.4
16.2
22.6
100.0
Hello;
Enclosed please find the major results of the 32 Public Opinion Poll conducted between January 26-28 by the Center of Opinion Polls and Survey Studies at An-Najah National University.
Palestinian public opinion poll no. 32 undertakes the current political realities especially the incidents that took place in Gaza, the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel, the visit of the US President to the West Bank in addition to political affiliations. We hope that you will be able to benefit from these results and let us know of your observations, comments and advice.Your response will be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Dr. Hussein Ahmad Director,
Opinion Polls and Survey Study Center
An-Najah National University
DALLAS FED CONFERENCE: MIGRATION TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
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EARLY MODERN GLOBAL TRADE: VERMEER’S HAT BOOK
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Vermeer’s Hat:
The Seventeenth Century and the
Dawn of the Global World
Timothy Brook (Author)
Editorial Reviews
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“Brook…accomplishes his task…with authority and economy. “-Booklist
“…effective and illuminating….A magic-carpet conducted by a genial, learned host.”–Kirkus
“For those who think they have mastered all the ins and outs of the seventeenth century Netherlands and particularly the country portrayed by the marvelously stay-at-home Dutch painters, Timothy Brook’s fine book provides a shock. By way of Vermeer’s pictures, he takes us through doorways into a suddenly wider universe, in which tobacco, slaves, spices, beaver pelts, China bowls, and South American silver are wrenching together hitherto well-insulated peoples. We hear behind the willow-pattern calm the crash of waves and cannon. A common humanity with a shared history comes about, with handshakes and treaties, shipwrecks and massacres, as trade expands and the world shrinks.”- Anthony Bailey, author of Vermeer: A View of Delft
“Vermeer’s Hat is a deftly eclectic book, in which Timothy Brook uses details drawn from the great painter’s work as a series of entry points to the widest circles of world trade and cultural exchange in the seventeenth century. From the epicenter of Delft, Brook takes his readers on a journey that encompasses Chinese porcelain and beaver pelts, global temperatures and firearms, shipwrecked sailors and their companions, silver mines and Manila galleons. It is a book full of surprising pleasures.”- Jonathan Spence, author of The Death of Woman Wang, In Search of Modern China, and The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci
“[Vermeer's Hat] is an absolutely wonderful idea, beautifully executed (and I wish I’d thought of it). In Timothy Brook’s hands, Vermeer’s paintings really do become windows on the past, illuminating a fascinating period in which the world was being remade by global trade.- Tom Standage, author of A History of the World in Six Glasses
“Thanks to Brook’s roving and insatiably curious gaze, Vermeer’s small scenes widen onto the broad panorama of world history: everything from shipwrecks and massacres to global weather patterns and the history of tobacco. The result is like one of Vermeer’s trademark reflective pearls that magically reveals a world beyond itself. A more entertaining guide to world history – and to Vermeer – is difficult to imagine.”- Ross King, author of Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling and Brunelleschi’s Dome
Book Description
In the hands of an award-winning historian, Vermeer’s dazzling paintings become windows that reveal how daily life and thought—from Delft to Beijing—were transformed in the seventeenth century, when the world first became global.
A painting shows a military officer in a Dutch sitting room, talking to a laughing girl. In another, a woman at a window weighs pieces of silver. Vermeer’s images captivate us with their beauty and mystery: What stories lie behind these stunningly rendered moments? As Timothy Brook shows us, these pictures, which seem so intimate, actually offer a remarkable view of a rapidly expanding world. The officer’s dashing hat is made of beaver fur, which European explorers got from Native Americans in exchange for weapons. Those beaver pelts, in turn, financed the voyages of sailors seeking new routes to China. There—with silver mined in Peru—Europeans would purchase, by the thousands, the porcelains so often shown in Dutch paintings of this time. Moving outward from Vermeer’s studio, Brook traces the web of trade that was spreading across the globe.
The wharves of Holland, wrote a French visitor, were “an inventory of the possible.” Vermeer’s Hat shows just how rich this inventory was, and how the urge to acquire the goods of distant lands was refashioning the world more powerfully than we have yet understood.
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Product Details:
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
December 26, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596914440
ISBN-13: 978-1596914445
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BIS REVIEW NO. 11 2008: FINANCE & GLOBALIZATION
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