Tributes
A tribute (/ˈtrɪbjuːt/) (from Latin tributum, contribution) is wealth, often in kind, that a party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often the case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conquered or otherwise threatened to conquer. In case of alliances, lesser parties may pay tribute to more powerful parties as a sign of allegiance and often in order to finance projects that would benefit both parties. To be called "tribute" a recognition by the payer of political submission to the payee …
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AAN_AF: Afghanistan Analysts Network · 18 April 2024 English
The first quarrel dates back to 1947 when newly-created Pakistan was set to join the United Nations as an independent state and Afghanistan voted against its membership.6 However, long before …
tolls collected from traders – or, more rarely, tributes extracted from the tribes – and subsidies paid …
AFT: American Federation of Teachers · 17 April 2024 English
We remain hopeful that the governor’s office, the also has a severe maternal morbidity rate, higher than anywhere legislature, and all other stakeholders will join us in the important else …
that racism con- led them to my trauma bay? What tributes to worse mental and physical health. Simply about …
UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 17 April 2024 English
Drug seizures in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali MALI and the Niger, 2021–2022 NIGER The focus of this report is on trafficking in cocaine, can- CHAD nabis resin and pharmaceutical opioids …
It was separate fractions and to avoid paying tributes to the also discovered that one of the members …
NEA: National Endowment for the Arts · 13 April 2024 English
NEA Jazz Masters Apr. [...] 13, 2024 Digital Program | Kennedy Center 2024 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert Sat. [...] E ISENHOWER THEATER THE JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE …
of the NEA Jazz Masters archived concerts video tributes podcasts more than NEA Jazz Moments audio clips …
JLI: Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities · 8 April 2024 English
JLI and SBF completed a further two hub publications in 2023: an annotated bibliography on MHPSS, Culture and Faith in Syrian Communities, and a report on the outcome of the …
and a friend. May her memory be a blessing. Read tributes from dear friends and colleagues here on our website …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 5 April 2024 English
We examine the impact of commodity price changes on the business cycles and capital flows in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), distinguishing between their role as a source of …
Commodities. Energy commodities possess distinct at- tributes. First, they serve as indispensable inputs for …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 4 April 2024 English
Recent empirical studies document that the distribution of earnings changes displays substantial deviations from lognormality: in particular, earnings changes are negatively skewed with extremely high kurtosis (long and thick tails), …
much each component of the benchmark process con- tributes to lifetime inequality. Table V provides the answer: …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 2 April 2024 English
While governments and authorities look for technical solutions to water resources management, they can often overlook local knowledge and cultural aspects.
in Cambodia, these local communities pay their tributes to the river and celebrate its kinship with …
IMF: International Monetary Fund · 29 March 2024 English
Combining administrative data on credit, internet penetration and a land reform in Rwanda, this paper shows that the complementarity between technology and law can overcome financial frictions. Leveraging quasi-experimental variation …
internet is a an important channel which con- tributes to financial graduation and the move towards commercial …
CSEP: Centre for Social and Economic Progress · 28 March 2024 English
The Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP) conducts in-depth, policy-relevant research and provides evidence- based recommendations to the challenges facing India and the world. [...] CSEP is based in …
structure in the neighbouring countries. Myanmar, tributes to improved land connectivity around the for instance …
