Ecclesiastical Reform in Historiographical Context

The Ecclesiastical Art Review

This journal, which was started to supply a want, has proved to be a great success. Religion and Art have been connected in all ages. There is nothing sectarian in the objects of the journal, and the current number contains a valuable article on " Relics of Religious Art in India." The following extract from a paper on " How we Bury our Dead " contains some excellent sanitary observations:?" Qu...

Context for reform in India

17 th and 18 th century Portuguese Nobilities in the European Context : A historiographical overview

As a result of a genuine explosion in historiographical studies on the subject over the last two decades, the various European nobilities can now be considered to have been studied in some depth. A general tendency to be noted in the above-mentioned works relates to the idea highlighted by various researchers seeking to attenuate the early modernisation of noble values, who have taken the Frenc...

Evaluation in the Context of Government Reform

Current efforts to reform government have promoted the development of intergovernmental and inter-sectoral partnerships to implement public polices and more effectively deliver services. This paper probes the additional complexities posed for program evaluation by the development of partnerships, drawing on a study of the U.S. Manufacturing Extension Partnership. The highlighted challenges incl...

Social Security Reform in a Global Context

The baby boom generation’s entry into retirement early in the next century will place enormous pressure on public spending in the United States. The increase in the percentage of the population that is aged will inevitably drive up the burden of paying for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs. Concern over the future financing of public retirement programs has stim...