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This book presents a multiregional input-output model for the metropolitan area of Southern California, which helps to estimate the economic impact of simulated terrorist attacks on seaports, malls etc. as well as of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis....
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Springer
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2015-02-25
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Advances in Spatial Science
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The ethics of care has flourished in recent decades yet we remain without a succinct statement of its core theoretical commitment. This study argues for a simple care ethical slogan: dependency relationships generate responsibilities. It uses this slogan to unify,...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-02-17
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The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics is an authoritative volume on an established subject in political science and the academy more generally: urban politics and urban studies.The editors are all recognized experts, and are well connected to the leading scholars in...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-02-15
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Examining essential aspects of American life, John Budd investigates how informational sources (print and broadcast media and other resources) fall short when it comes to informing citizens, failing our democracy and damaging the public good.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2015-02-04
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This book provides a vision for environmentalism's future, based on the success of environmental entrepreneurs around the world. The work provides the next generation of environmental market ideas and the chapters are co-authored with young scholars and policy analysts...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-02-04
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Struggles over drinking water, new outbreaks of mass violence, ethnic cleansing, civil wars in the earth's poorest countries, endless flows of refugees: these are the new conflicts and forces shaping the world of the 21st century. They no longer hinge on ideological...
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Polity
Parution :
2015-02-03
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This volume examines current and previous environmental policies, and suggests alternative strategies for the future. Addressing resource depletion and climate change are pressing priorities for modern economies. Planning energy infrastructure projects is complicated by...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-01-29
Collection :
International Papers in Political Economy
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Medellín, Colombia, used to be the most violent city on earth, but in recent years, allegedly thanks to its 'social urbanism' approach to regeneration, it has experienced a sharp decline in violence. The author explores the politics behind this decline and the complex...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2015-01-23
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This timely book provides in-depth analytical comparison of the nineteenth century evolution of the American single market with corresponding political, economic, and social developments in post-WWII European efforts to create a single European market. Building the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2015-01-22
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Research on the role of states and markets in the hydrocarbon sector is highly topical in contemporary International Political Economy. This edited collection will approach this subject from a broader perspective, investigating the very essence of the interaction...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-01-20
Collection :
International Political Economy Series
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From September 2011 to December 2013 the Luigi Sturzo Institute in Rome along with the Centre of European Studies planned a series of international scientific meetings to study one highly important political subject: the commitment of Christian Democrats on an...
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P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
Parution :
2015-01-19
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A complete guide to sustainability policy at the federal, state, and local levels Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy is a fundamental guide for public sector professionals new to sustainability policy development, implementation,...
Editeur :
Jossey-Bass
Parution :
2015-01-05
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Contracting-out Welfare Services focuses on the design and overhaul of welfare-to-work systems around the world in the light of the radical re-design of the welfare system; internationally based authors utilise a national/program case study, considering employment...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-12-23
Collection :
Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy
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India's health failures remain visible and pronounced despite high rates of economic growth since the 1980s and more than six decades of democratic rule. The authors address the key issues that emerge from the country's health situation, speculating on what it will take...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2014-12-17
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This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in...
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Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2014-12-17
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A new addition to the Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change series, this book sets the stage for subsequent books by identifying and analysing the current gaps in the field. It critically reviews the theory, practice and strategies of Communication for...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-12-11
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This study analyses enterprise development and entrepreneurship and their relationship with the state and market building in Russia. It focuses on continuities and changes in the factory regime, drawing on existing literature and the author's own research and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2014-12-05
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US Environmental Policy: A Practical Approach to Understanding Implementation provides a comprehensive look at the creation, implementation, and evaluation of environmental policy, which is of particular importance in an era of congressional gridlock. With a focus...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-12-04
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This study explores modern Scotland and examines how Scottish politics, culture and identities have interacted within the national and international contexts in the last thirty years. It considers which voices and opinions have proven influential and defining and charts...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2014-12-03
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