Environment in the New Global Economy (2 Volume Set) (The International Library of Writings in the New Global Economy Series)

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International environmental threats have commanded widespread attention since the late 1960s. A number of unprecedented environmental disasters have galvanized public concern, and have reached the international political agenda in part through the activities of new environmental social movements in the industrialized countries.

Environment in the New Global Economy is designed as a reference source for both students, researchers and policymakers concerned with the political dimension of international environmental problems. Peter Haas has selected those previously published articles which are seminal in the development of this new field and which have either generated widespread debate or represent a clear application of major approaches to the understanding of these new issues. He has also provided an authoritative introduction to complement his selection.

58 articles, dating from 1944 to 2001

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Can economic globalization and environmental protection co-exist or does globalization inevitably lead to environmental degradation? How have firms in Europe responded to increased environmental regulation in the face of growing international competition, particularly from newly industrializing and transition economies?

This book attempts to answer these questions using case studies of three pollution-intensive industries: iron and steel, leather tanning, and fertilizers. Based on in-depth interviews with managers and regulators in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, the book illustrates the variety of responses to the conflicting pressures of globalization and environmental protection at corporate and industry levels. It also considers the impact which shifting competitive advantage has on the environment in newly industrialized countries and transition economies.

Environmental managers and regulators of national and international environmental agencies will find Environmental Regulation in the New Global Economy of great interest, as will, academics and students of economics, environmental management, business studies, geography and international relations.

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The heat is on: as evidence of global warming mounts, President Bush tries to balance the environment's health with the economy's. (National).: An article from: New York Times Upfront
Andrew C. Revkin
Manufacturer: Scholastic, Inc.
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008F8RG6
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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This digital document is an article from New York Times Upfront, published by Scholastic, Inc. on April 8, 2002. The length of the article is 2219 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The heat is on: as evidence of global warming mounts, President Bush tries to balance the environment's health with the economy's. (National).
Author: Andrew C. Revkin
Publication: New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 8, 2002
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 134 Issue: 13 Page: 14(7)

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The New Yorker Festival: Global Warming: Confronting Climate Change

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The New Yorker Festival: Global Warming: Confronting Climate Change
Hoffert, Socolow, James, Martin, Robert Hansen
Manufacturer: audible.com
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ASIN: B000K2Q77I

The world trade organisation: The New World constitution laid bare : An article from: The Ecologist

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The world trade organisation: The New World constitution laid bare : An article from: The Ecologist
Steven Shrybman
Manufacturer: Ecosystems Limited
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Environment in the New Global Environment (International Library of Writings in the New Global Economy)

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Environment in the New Global Environment (International Library of Writings in the New Global Economy)
Peter M. Haas
Manufacturer: Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBSZYU

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Working with the classroom curriculum: A guide for analysis and use in speech therapy
Patricia A Prelock
Manufacturer: Communication Skill Builders
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0884506649

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The most practical and widely-read, step-by-step guide on ISO 9000 certification specifically written for small to mid-sized businesses available. Provides a step-by-step road map to ISO 9000 certification specifically written for small to mid-sized businesses and shows sample procedures which can easily be adapted for in-house use. Presents a cost-effective blueprint for doing the work yourself, including a detailed rollout plan for implementation.

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Very good source of information, every manager should have........1999-04-19

Excelent book for making your organization ISO 9000 compliant

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Information systems in tourism, such as computer reservation systems, yield management systems, and tourism-marketing systems, have been among the pioneers of leading-edge technology applications and have driven the dynamics of development in tourism services. Tourism is regarded as one of the most successful applications of electronic commerce. The book is synthesizing and analyzing the current situation, trying to set the stage and to show ways of future research. A common methodological approach and framework enables the analysis of the ongoing processes and the underlying trends. From both a technological and a managemental point of view, the work focuses on interorganizational processes and information systems, it takes a network-oriented approach, corresponding with the fact that travel and tourism is an interorganizational business. In order to provide a coherent picture, the work is located within a triangle of tourism research, information technology and computer science, and management science. With respect to these scientific fields, different perspectives are pursued and integrated: • a market and industry perspective, looking at trends in the tourism industry, • an analysis of the value chain and its redesign induced by modern information and communications technologies, • a discussion of organizational impacts and the implications on management strategies, focusing on a business (network) redesign. Several case studies illustrate the strategies of different players in the industry, highlight structural changes, and indicate future trends. Extensive references provide a comprehensive coverage of the literature in tourism information systems.

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A Solid Effort!.......2003-01-09

Information technology (IT) fits the tourism industry like those three-fingered white gloves fit Mickey Mouse - but you have to really understand what you are doing if you want to hang out with the big thinkers. Just ask authors and researchers Hannes Werthner and Stefan Klein, specialists on IT applications for the tourism trade. They teach a complex class, here, about getting destination and attraction information to travelers and about getting tourism data back to service providers. This IT theme park is a place where insiders give the professional scoop to other insiders. The language is highly technical, theoretical and complex (perhaps, now and then, even more complex than the ideas at hand warrant). Casual visitors will like the extensive source documentation, charts, graphs and arrow-filled diagrams, but the text is written for folks who live in this industry day in and day out. If you already know info technology and tourism, we from getAbstract invite you to enjoy this expert rundown on how all the internal mysteries relate. There's nothing Mickey Mouse about it.

Professor.......2001-06-04

This is an excellent book providing a comprehensive look at information technology in the tourism industry. The perspective of the authors is clearly IT. I would strongly recommend this book as a reader for senior level undergraduate and graduate level classes in this area. The authors should be commended for providing the first comprehensive look at the tourism industry.

Rubbish.......2001-04-20

This book is rubbish! It is nothing more than a very long and pedantic list of topics. There is no explanation of anything.

The english is also near comical.

The only saving grace is the extensive list of references for which it earns 1 star.

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Thorough study of the people of Bukhara and their relations with settled peoples and nomads, from Muscovy to China, and Iran to India. The book deals fully with dynastic, internal and external problems, trade routes, coinage policies and the khans' attempts to encourage trade.

The Bukharans.: A Dynastic, Diplomatic and Commercial History, 1550-1702.

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The Bukharans.: A Dynastic, Diplomatic and Commercial History, 1550-1702.
Audrey. Burton
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTM3DE

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This book teaches the basic skills of theatrical and media make-up and wigmaking. It is ideal for students aiming at a career in the world of entertainment - whether it be theatre, television or film - or those hoping to become make-up artists within these fields.

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"In my work (marketing studies) I need hard data. Prof. Lamont's work reveals why mobile Internet will play such a crucial role in the future of marketing studies:data-points can be gathered at the individual level, and related to proximity, timeliness and commerce activities. This is an eye-opener: in the future, you cannot do marketing without taking the mobile Internet into consideration." Ing. S. Meacci, President, Italian Marketing Association-AISMCEO Databank "No one understands and explains the market dynamics and forces of m-commerce better than Prof. Lamont. While I've been well aware of the implications of m-commerce in the small, only this book gave me the big, whole picture. This book is the definitive reference for mobile marketing." Steve Tendon, General Partner, Tendon Consulting Group, Sweden "Everyone agrees that the mobile Internet will create a paradigm shift in the ways that we work and live. There is less agreement, however, in where the business opportunities and pitfalls can be found in the wireless pace. Douglas Lamont's Conquering the Wireless World offers a clear and analytical plan to help wireless leaders develop winning marketing plans and strategies." David Jacobson, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal & Organizer of First tuesday and Mobile Wednesdays in Chicago "With passion and precision, Professor Lamont bridges the gap between technology and marketing, and explains the new world of M-Commerce. His book is an "M" read for anyone that needs to know what the future holds for the new business game in town, the wireless Internet." Robert Sexauer, Managing Partner Trans@ctive Partners Ltd. Downers Grove, Illinois

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Insightful!.......2002-04-16

Douglas Lamont, a member of IBM's Mobile Computing Marketing Advisory Board, argues that wireless will completely supplant the fixed-wired Internet and will be the dominant way to surf, purchase and talk to your friends. Lamont even goes so far as to suggest investments: Nokia, Japan's DoCoMo-AOL alliance and wireless infrastructure firms. He even explains why Europe and Japan lead the United States in wireless "m" (for mobile) commerce - because the U.S. has been slow to adopt a national wireless standard. We from getAbstract recommend this tech-literate book to anyone at all curious about the future of wireless technology and its implications.

Very repetitive and not very comprehensive.......2002-01-08

I looked forward to reading this book, but at the end was disappointed. There was not one single illustration / photograph / diagram / piechart / graph etc, so every application, trend or statistic had to be visualised purely from the text.
I know what a 'manga' cartoon is, having worked in Japan, but if you didn't know, you'd still end up mystified - even one illustration would have helped.
The book was very repetitive - why would the author tell us at least 18 times that the Japanese love to download 'manga' - and so often - eg its mentioned on pages 140, 145, 148, 155, 157, 160, 162, 164 - each time as if its new information?
The role of Smart Cards gets a mention in less than 2 pages, and only appears in the last 10 pages of the book. There's no adequate explanation of Electronic Wallets or Internet Banking, like what do they do or how do they work?
In the final chapter, Conclusion, this isn't actually a 'round up' - totally new things suddenly appear, such as 802.11b. Yet there's absolutely no mention anywhere of Bluetooth, e-books, Blackberry devices etc.
There is continual mention of DoCoMo and I-mode, but no mention at all of the other Japanese offerings such as KDDI & J-Phone.
The Index is very poorly compiled - several references are made in the text to Manchester United, but it never appears in the Index. The Index has an entry for 'mobile phone' but only once (on page 52). Did the compiler of the index actually 'read' the book?
The remark on page 48 as to how m-commerce 'permits mothers to breast-feed their babies on time and at work' still mystifies me - wouldn't an alarm on a wrist watch or PDA do the same?
There is a 7-line mention (page 67) of the potential health issues associated with cellphone radiation, but the descriptions are very poor, for example 'damage to genes in blood cells', 'weaken the blood-brain barrier' and 'cause unknown genetic changes'...

Good info but hard to read.......2001-08-19

I run a wireless service for Italophiles called Mobìlito and was hoping to garner some insight from what has worked overseas where the wireless content and commerce marketplace is more developed. After reading the reviews I decided to purchase the book used...a wise move in retrospect. The good news is that there is useful and interesting info. The bad news is that Prof. Lamont's writing style comes off as stream-of-conscious lecture-discussions. The book lacks an editor and it shows coming off as unfocused. The organization is choppy and sometimes redundant making it difficult to read. Also, there is a measure of hypeful/name-dropping which reflects the time this book was written: pre-tech crash. As such the book quickly shows it's age. The book makes the cut as a keeper but I wouldn't recommend buying it new.

DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK.......2001-06-01

Reading this book was a painful waste of time! As a graduate student taking an Internet marketing course, this text was required reading. I found it to be extremely arrogant and repetitive. Lamont states that all data shows that Americans are losing their reluctance towards m-commerce, but never sites any data. This is just one example of Lamonts self-proclamation of being an expert. He never examines the issues of why Americans are reluctant to use wireless technology (i.e. decreased functionality vs. the computer Internet and a reliable wired telephone infrastructure). He makes broad statements and tries to compare the mobile markets in Europe, Japan and the United States, when they have very little in common.

Like M-Commerce, a Lot of Hype.......2001-05-26

When I looked at this book in the bookstore, it seemed like a promising tome on a rather up and coming area. How wrong I was. There are many 'flaws' in this book (and the fact that the back cover listed a whole bunch of unknown name who praised the book probably should have alerted me). Here are some of the problems with the book:

- Doug Lamont seems to be a rather self-proclaimed expert who offers rather unsubstantiated advice on m-commerce which seems entirely based on his perception that iMODE is doing well and buying stakes in several European carriers and Nokia phones are cool. - the book is littered with examples of the success of iMode and the Japanese market plus repetitive mentions of how Japanese teenagers like manga cartoons and AOL hooking up with iMode to deliver content was the greatest thing since the mobile phone - he doesn't seem to have any ideas beyond that. - its an excessively American outlook on m-commerce despite the fact that it has been acknowledge by IDC and even Gartner that wireless is going to be big in Asia and not the US - so why even talk about American standards dominating outside the US? - the worst thing of all, it doesn't really offer any real insight. Some 300 pages of repetitive ideas that hype the same things and basically, tell most telcos what they already know. - Finally, his 'Invest, Option and Terminate' analysis of what areas to get into are so general, they're no brainers.

Its a hugely general book that claims to offer analysis based on articles from the Economist, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times if the bibliography list is anything go to by.

My biggest regret is that I actually bought it after reading a few pages and thinking it might have some promise.

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Tripartism—the national-level interaction among representatives of labor, management, and government—occurs infrequently in the United States. Based on the U.S. experience, then, such interactions might seem irrelevant to economic performance and policymaking. The essays in this volume reveal the falsity of that assumption.

Contributors from eight industrialized countries (Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and the United States) examine the changing nature of labor-management relations, with a particular focus on the role of tripartism and the decentralization of collective bargaining. Although nonexistent in the United States and on the decline in Japan and Australia, tripartism flourishes in Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands, expanding beyond traditional corporatist partners to include women's organizations, senior citizens, and other representatives of "civic society." The vibrancy of the coordinating mechanisms that help shape employment conditions and labor policy contradicts the traditional belief that an overpowering unilateral decentralizing shift is underway in labor-management interactions. The contributors show that these mechanisms are in fact increasing in the face of intensified pressures, promoting greater flexibility in work organization and working time.

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Crisp: Surviving Information Overload: How to Find, Filter, and Focus on What's Important (A Fifty-Minute Series Book)
Odette Pollar
Manufacturer: Crisp Learning
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Binding: Paperback

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Newspapers, books, magazines, and the Internet tell us what we want to know when we want to know it. Reports, memos, e-mails, and voice mail help us transmit and receive information quickly and easily. With so much information coming at us constantly, it's no wonder many of us are living with information anxiety. Odette Pollar, productivity specialist and author of Crisp's best-selling Organizing Your Work Space, empowers readers to dig out of the avalanche of information they are bombarded with daily and to take back control of their time in her new book, Surviving Information Overload.

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