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International Economics. Volume.2. International monetary theory and Open-Economy Macroeconomics.
Giancarlo Gandolfo (Author),Iqtisod, -
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International Law and the Use of Force by National Liberation Movements
Heather A. Wilson (Author),Huquqshunoslik, -
Genocide in International Law: The Crimes of Crimes 1st Edition
William A. Schabas (Author),Huquqshunoslik, -
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Soil Ecology in Sustainable Agricultural Systems (Advances in Agroecology)
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The Legal Environment of Business
Whitman, D. a.o.,This text provides a unique approach for those professors who emphasize contracts in the beginning business law course. It combines the innovations of the Whitman/ Gergacz text, The Legal Environment of Business, 3d edition, with a business manager-oriented, legal environment approach to traditional contract and tort materials. One might describe this book as a unique blend of contracts with the legal environment approach to teaching business law.
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Macroeconomics and New Macroeconomics
Felderer B. Hamburg S.,his book gives a comprehensive account of traditional and more recent developments in macroeconomic theory. It is primarily written for students at the intermediate level. The book differs from the customary expositions in that the authors do not discuss topic by topic, but doctrine by doctrine. Thus, the main approaches, such as Classical theory, Keynesian theory, theory of portfolio selection, monetarism, rational expectations theory, and Neokeynesian "disequilibrium" theory, are presented in historical order. Each of these approaches is substantiated and criticized in a self-contained chapter, and the authors have taken great efforts to bring out the relations and differences between them. A Mathematical Appendix contains reviews of those mathematical facts which are especially important to macroeconomic models and makes the text easy to read.
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International Economics. Volume.2. International monetary theory and Open-Economy Macroeconomics.
Giancarlo Gandolfo (Author),Besides traditional topics of international monetary theory and open-economy macroeconomics, this textbook also contains further concepts like the theory of monetary integration and the European monetary union, foreign exchange crises and the Tobin tax, theory of games and international policy coordination. The book has a unique "two-tier" structure, the text speaks directly to the undergraduate, the appendices are addressed to the graduate student and the researcher. The book can also be used as a reference book. The ample and balanced treatment of the various approaches and the clarity of exposition ensure that the reader gains a thorough grasp of theories, facts and policies.
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Methodology of the Social Sciences, Ethics, and Economics in the Newer Historical School From Max Weber and Rickert to Sombart and Rothacker
Peter Koslowski,The volume at hand gives an exposition of the tradition of the Historical School of Economics and of the Geisteswissenschaften or human sciences, the latter in their development within the Historical School as well as in Neo-Kantianism and the sociology of knowledge. It continues the discussion started in the year 1994 on the Older Historical School of Economics and the 19th century German contribution to an ethical theory of economics with the Newer Historical School of the 20th century. Economists, social scientists, and philosophers examine the contribution of this tradition and its impact for present theory. The schools of thought and their approaches to economics as well as to the cultural and social sciences are examined here not as much for their historical interest as for their poten tial systematic contribution to the contemporary debates on economic ethics, economics, sociology, and philosophy.
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Industrial Pollution Prevention.
Shen T.T.,Sustainable economic development is necessary to improve the standard of liv ing and quality of life in the developing countries. It is also required to maintain or enhance their attributes for those lands already commercially developed. Past experience indicates that one of the most important elements in the economic growth is the development of industry. It should be also recognized that devel oping industry, if pursued according to the tradition al means, entails the addi tional inefficient consumption of limited national resource and generation of large amount of residue that called industrial pollution. In general, industry has three generations of pollution problems. The first generation pollution problem is from the manufacturing facilities. The second generation pollution problem is related to the use of the products after leaving the site of manufacturing. The final disposal of the used or unused products rep resents the third-generation pollution problem for industry. The traditional way of controlling pollution by industry is building costiy waste treatment facilities added-on to the end of manufacturing processes. In dustry also has to commit continuous fun ding to maintain and operate these fa cilities for their entire life span. The waste treatment facilities were supposed to solve the manufacturing related pollution problem for industry, i. e. , the first generation problem. In fact, these facilities, in according to the Law of Conser vation, do not make the pollution disappeared.
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International Law and the Use of Force by National Liberation Movements
Heather A. Wilson (Author),Beginning with an explanation of the traditional tenets of international laws of armed conflict, this book explores the idea that national liberation movements may legitimately resort to the use of force, and examines the application of the humanitarian law of armed conflict in wars of national liberation.
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Genocide in International Law: The Crimes of Crimes 1st Edition
William A. Schabas (Author),The provisions of the 1948 Genocide Convention are now being interpreted in important judgments by the International Court of Justice, the ad hoc Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and increasingly in domestic courts. In this definitive work William A. Schabas gives detailed attention to the concept of protected groups, the quantitative dimension of genocide, problems of criminal prosecution, and issues of international judicial cooperations such as extradition. He explores the duty to prevent genocide, and the consequences this may have on the emerging law of humanitarian intervention.
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Evidentiary Foundations. 8th edition
Edward J. Imwinkelried (Author),Ed Imwinkelrieds Evidentiary Foundations has sold more than 125,000 copies in its publication life. This popular book covers all major evidentiary doctrines, providing for each brief description of the pertinent Federal Rules of Evidence and the most recent leading cases construing the Rules a list of foundational elements-the events and facts you need to lay a complete foundation an illustrative foundation showing how each question relates to a particular element of the foundation
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Ecophysiology of Photosynthesis (Springer Study Edition)
Schulze E.D. Caldwell M.M.,In a world of increasing atmospheric CO2, there is intensified interest in the ecophysiology of photosynthesis and increasing attention is being given to carbon exchange and storage in natural ecosystems. We need to know how much photosynthesis of terrestrial and aquatic vegetation will change as global CO2 increases. Are there major ecosystems, such as the boreal forests, which may become important sinks of CO2 and slow down the effects of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on climate? Will the composition of the vegetation change as a result of CO2 increase? This volume reviews the progress which has been made in understanding photosynthesis in the past few decades at several levels of integration from the molecular level to canopy, ecosystem and global scales.
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Soil Ecology in Sustainable Agricultural Systems (Advances in Agroecology)
Brussard L. Cerrato R.F.,By better understanding the complex codependent relationships between soils, soil organisms, and crops, scientists can better predict how an agricultural system will behave when the use of tillage, pesticides, and fertilizers is reduced. Soil Ecology in Sustainable Agricultural Systems demonstrates the considerable potential for the application of soil biological knowledge to the sound management of agroecosystems. Chapters 1-6 cover basic studies, with some focusing on the dual nature of roots and soil organic matter as sinks and sources of carbon and nutrients. Other studies focus on the effects of structure-following and structure-forming soil organisms on biochemical and biophysical processes. Chapter 7 takes a more holistic approach and ties basic knowledge together at the agroecosystem level and discusses developing biological management practices that optimize soil properties for sustained agricultural use.
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Waste Management
Bilitewski B. Hardtle G. Marek K.,In this volume the authors offer a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of waste disposal and management. They illustrate these aspects using numerous practical examples. They have included a comparison of regulations in the United States, Canada and Japan, as well as a review of United States environmental legislation - both Federal and State - and a variety of case studies such as Recycling Hawaii and barge wastes.