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Book From Precaution to Profit

    Book Details:
  • Author : Brian Gareau
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2013-01-29
  • ISBN : 0300188919
  • Pages : 287 pages

Download or read book From Precaution to Profit written by Brian Gareau and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book challenges the oft-cited belief that the Montreal Protocol remains an exemplary global environmental agreement. Through a sociological analysis of the political decision-making process and controversies generated at Montreal Protocol meetings, the book documents new ways global environmental governance is organized based on neoliberal ideals. The book shows how neoliberalism - as a dominant discourse and economic practice - has become increasingly embedded in the Montreal Protocol, and how global powers are able to act protectionist amid that discourse. The book demonstrates how recent controversies involve much more than just economic protectionism per se; it also involves the protection of the legitimacy of certain forms of scientific knowledge. It traces the rise of a new form of disagreement between global powers, members of the scientific community, civil society and agro-industry groups, signaling the negative impact of neoliberal policies on ozone politics and global environmental governance more broadly. The book reveals how global civil society groups involved in the Montreal Protocol are affected by the neoliberal discourse, which has left them relatively ineffective in their efforts to push for environmental protection"--

Book From Precaution to Profit

Download or read book From Precaution to Profit written by Brian J. Gareau and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book challenges the oft-cited belief that the Montreal Protocol remains an exemplary global environmental agreement. Through a sociological analysis of the political decision-making process and controversies generated at Montreal Protocol meetings, the book documents new ways global environmental governance is organized based on neoliberal ideals. The book shows how neoliberalism - as a dominant discourse and economic practice - has become increasingly embedded in the Montreal Protocol, and how global powers are able to act protectionist amid that discourse. The book demonstrates how recent controversies involve much more than just economic protectionism per se; it also involves the protection of the legitimacy of certain forms of scientific knowledge. It traces the rise of a new form of disagreement between global powers, members of the scientific community, civil society and agro-industry groups, signaling the negative impact of neoliberal policies on ozone politics and global environmental governance more broadly. The book reveals how global civil society groups involved in the Montreal Protocol are affected by the neoliberal discourse, which has left them relatively ineffective in their efforts to push for environmental protection

Book Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle

Download or read book Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle written by Daniel Steel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents and defends an interpretation of the precautionary principle from the perspective of philosophy of science.

Book Easy Money

    Book Details:
  • Author : Roger M. Olien
  • Publisher : UNC Press Books
  • Release : 2017-10-01
  • ISBN : 1469639599
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book Easy Money written by Roger M. Olien and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the great oil speculations in the 1920s, both promoters and investors became victims of their common greed. Outlining the activities of several different promoters and drawing on business papers, federal court records, and local land records, the Oliens describe the legal and regulatory responses to fraud. Their fascinating story breaks new ground in American social and business history and offers new insight into the culture of American capitalism.

Book Paul and Money

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  • Author : Verlyn Verbrugge
  • Publisher : Zondervan Academic
  • Release : 2015-06-23
  • ISBN : 0310525136
  • Pages : 241 pages

Download or read book Paul and Money written by Verlyn Verbrugge and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The apostle Paul, one of the most prominent figures in the early Jesus movement, had a lot to say about money. His letters deal with real people as they lived their Christian lives in the Greco-Roman world. He finds it necessary to address “those who are rich in this present world” (1 Tim 6:17). But he also has to address those do not want to work, for whatever reason, and are “idle and disruptive” (2 Thess 3:6). Moreover, whereas most churches today have a certain socio-economic homogeneity, some of Paul’s churches had a combination of upper class wealthy people and lower class slaves worshiping side-by-side, and it inevitably created friction (esp. 1 Cor 11:17–34). During the past twenty years a significant amount of research has been done on class-consciousness in the Greco-Roman world and on the significance of Paul’s fund-raising venture “for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem”—“the collection”—for his ministry. Relying on the surprising results of current Pauline scholarship and a careful exegesis of a variety of New Testament texts, this book offers a thorough investigation of the apostle Paul’s sayings and dealings with money.

Book The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross

Download or read book The Collected Works of Saint John of the Cross written by St. John of the Cross and published by ICS Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross was produced to mark the fourth centenary of the death of St. John of the Cross (1542–1591). The result is an English translation of his writings that preserves the authentic meaning of the great mystic’s writings, presents them as clearly as possible, and at the same time gives the reader the doctrinal and historical information that will lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the teachings of the Mystical Doctor. Included in The Collected Works are St. John’s poetry, The Ascent of Mount Carmel, The Dark Night, The Spiritual Canticle, and The Living Flame of Love, as well as his extant letters and other counsels. More Information: In addition to the respective page listings in the contents, this new edition features gray page tabs that separate the individual works, enabling the reader to more easily locate a desired section of the book. Complementing St. John’s writings are a comprehensive General Introduction for the entire work, as well as brief, enlightening introductions for each specific work, explaining theme and structure. These are enhanced by new and expanded footnotes, a glossary of terms, and general and scriptural indices. About the Translators Kieran Kavanaugh, O.C.D. Father Kieran, a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, made his profession as a Discalced Carmelite in 1947. He has held several important positions within the order, including prior, formation director, and provincial councilor. A founding member of the Institute of Carmelite Studies, he subsequently served as its chair, as well as publisher of ICS Publications. Father Kieran’s major contributions in the field of Carmelite studies are his translations from the Spanish of the works of St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross, in collaboration with Father Otilio Rodriguez. He also was the English translator of God Speaks in the Night: The Life, Times and Teaching of St. John of the Cross, a pictorial biography of St. John of the Cross commemorating the 400th anniversary of his death, published in several languages. In addition to translations, Father Kieran is also the author of two ICS Publications’ study editions of the works of St. Teresa, and has written several other books on St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross. Father Kieran has lectured and written widely on the teaching of both of these Carmelite saints. He is a member of the Discalced Carmelite community in Washington, D.C. Otilio Rodriguez, O.C.D. Father Otilio was born in Mantinos, Palencia, Spain, and was a Carmelite for more than fifty years. He was provincial of the Burgos province several times and also served as rector of the Discalced Carmelites’ international pontifical theological faculty, the Teresianum, in Rome. Father Otilio was one of the founders of the Institutum Historicum Teresianum and was a member of the Institute of Carmelite Studies. Both internationally and throughout the United States he gave retreats and lectures on Carmelite history and spirituality and wrote extensively on Carmelite subjects. Father Otilio died in Rome in 1994.

Book Commentaries on the Laws of Scotland  and on the Principles of Mercantle Jurisprudence  Considered in Relation to Bankruptcy  Competitions of Creditors  and Imprisonment for Debt     The Second Edition

Download or read book Commentaries on the Laws of Scotland and on the Principles of Mercantle Jurisprudence Considered in Relation to Bankruptcy Competitions of Creditors and Imprisonment for Debt The Second Edition written by George Joseph BELL (Advocate.) and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Paint  Oil and Drug Review

Download or read book Paint Oil and Drug Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Economy s Tension

Download or read book Economy s Tension written by Stephen Gudeman and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a cross-cultural model, the author explores mystifications of economic life, and explains how capital and derivatives can control an economy. The book offers a different conception of economic welfare, development, and freedom.

Book Handbook of Research on New Media Applications in Public Relations and Advertising

Download or read book Handbook of Research on New Media Applications in Public Relations and Advertising written by Esiyok, Elif and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-08-07 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As competition between companies increases, the need for effective public relations and advertising campaigns becomes imperative to the success of the business. However, with the introduction of new media, the nature of these campaigns has changed. Today’s consumers have more awareness and diversified ways to obtain knowledge, and through new media, they can provide feedback. An understanding of how to utilize new media to promote and sustain the reputation of an organization is vital for its continued success. The Handbook of Research on New Media Applications in Public Relations and Advertising is a pivotal reference source that provides vital research on the application of new media tools for running successful public relations and advertising campaigns. While highlighting topics such as digital advertising, online behavior, and social networking, this book is ideally designed for public relations officers, advertisers, marketers, brand managers, communication directors, social media managers, IT consultants, researchers, academicians, students, and industry practitioners.

Book Regulating Risk

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rebecca L. Perlman
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2023-03-31
  • ISBN : 1009291890
  • Pages : 229 pages

Download or read book Regulating Risk written by Rebecca L. Perlman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When governments impose stringent regulations that impede domestic competition and international trade, should we conclude that this is a deliberate attempt to protect industry or an honest effort to protect the population? Regulating Risk offers a third possibility: that these regulations reflect producers' ability to exploit private information. Combining extensive data and qualitative evidence from the pesticide, pharmaceutical, and chemical sectors, the book demonstrates how companies have exploited product safety information to win stricter standards on less profitable products for which they offer a more profitable alternative. Companies have additionally supported regulatory institutions that, while intended to protect the public, also help companies use information to eliminate less profitable products more systematically, creating barriers to commerce that disproportionally disadvantage developing countries. These dynamics play out not only domestically but also internationally, under organizations charged with providing objective regulatory recommendations. The result has been the global legitimization of biased regulatory rules.

Book Toxic Bodies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nancy Langston
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2010-03-02
  • ISBN : 0300162995
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book Toxic Bodies written by Nancy Langston and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1941 the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), the first synthetic chemical to be marketed as an estrogen and one of the first to be identified as a hormone disruptor—a chemical that mimics hormones. Although researchers knew that DES caused cancer and disrupted sexual development, doctors prescribed it for millions of women, initially for menopause and then for miscarriage, while farmers gave cattle the hormone to promote rapid weight gain. Its residues, and those of other chemicals, in the American food supply are changing the internal ecosystems of human, livestock, and wildlife bodies in increasingly troubling ways. In this gripping exploration, Nancy Langston shows how these chemicals have penetrated into every aspect of our bodies and ecosystems, yet the U.S. government has largely failed to regulate them and has skillfully manipulated scientific uncertainty to delay regulation. Personally affected by endocrine disruptors, Langston argues that the FDA needs to institute proper regulation of these commonly produced synthetic chemicals.

Book Premiums for Life Assurances and Annuities

Download or read book Premiums for Life Assurances and Annuities written by J. H. Gunlake and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1939 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bound with Wood, C. F. The treatment of extra risks, Cambridge, Eng., 1939.

Book You Can Be a Stock Market Genius

Download or read book You Can Be a Stock Market Genius written by Joel Greenblatt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful stock fund manager reveals the secrets behind a fifty percent return in this comprehensive, practical guide featuring all the tools you’ll need. Fund manager Joel Greenblatt has been beating the Dow (with returns of fifty percent a year) for more than a decade. And now, in this highly accessible guide, he’s going to show you how to do it, too. You’re about to discover investment opportunities that portfolio managers, business-school professors, and top investment experts regularly miss—uncharted areas where the individual investor has a huge advantage over the Wall Street wizards. Here is your personal treasure map to special situations in which big profits are possible, including: Spin-offs Restructurings Merger Securities Rights Offerings Recapitalizations Bankruptcies Risk Arbitrage This is a practical and easy-to-use investment reference, filled with case studies, important background information, and all the tools you’ll need. All it takes is a little extra time and effort—and you can be a stock market genius.

Book Perspectives on International  State and Local Economics

Download or read book Perspectives on International State and Local Economics written by Gerald V. Liu and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If all politics are local, then all economics are also international, regional and local. Globalisation, for all its mystery and so-called inevitability, has its foundations and bloodlines in urban and regional economics. The economic impacts of poverty, housing, transportation, education, and crime are included. This book includes within its scope: multiplier and impact analysis, input-output models, growth theory, migration, urban and regional labour markets, urban and regional public policy, regional devolution, small firms policy, and foreign direct investment.

Book Observations upon the unprofitable state of Country Equity and Common Law Practice  with suggestions for relieving it from town agency  and other incumbrances  etc

Download or read book Observations upon the unprofitable state of Country Equity and Common Law Practice with suggestions for relieving it from town agency and other incumbrances etc written by and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Treatise on Profits  Discounts  and Interest

Download or read book A Treatise on Profits Discounts and Interest written by John Lowe (of Birmingham.) and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: