In this paper we study the Lyapunov stability and the Hopf bifurcation in a system coupling an hexagonal centrifugal governor with a steam engine. Here are given sufficient conditions for the stability of the equilibrium ...

Photo shows left to right: the band stand; the Governors' residence; the entrance and drive way to the Governors' residence and a guard booth. There are many trees as the residence is located on the Botanical Gardens.

The scholarship on the accountability of local incumbents usually focuses on two main hypotheses. The first, the sub-national vote, argues that voters rely mostly on information on incumbent’s local performance. The second ...

Using original data from the period 1999–2011 on federal infrastructure investment for all subnational units in two federations, Argentina and Brazil, and a unitary nation, Colombia, this study shows that in developing ...

A picture of the Queen's House and the residence of the Governors to Trinidad and Tobago until Independence in 1962. This house was completed in 1876. It is unclear why this building is also titled the Queen's House. ...