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Biological and Social Issues in Biotechnology Sharing
First published in 1998, this was the first book to present a comprehensive summary of both the global as well as institutional issues which are involved in biotechnology sharing. It covers the controversial subject of intellectual property rights (IPR) and the patenting of new discoveries in genetic knowledge in both agriculture and the human genome. One controversial issue is the creation of …
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Tobacco Control Policy in the Netherlands : Between Economy, Public Health, a…
Governments have known since the 1960s that smoking results in irreversible health damage. This open access book examines why governments have done so little to combat this when they have been aware of the problem and its solutions for decades. What are the strategies and decisions that make a difference, given that policy environments are often not conducive to change? Taking the Netherlands a…
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- 9783319433486
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- XXI, 373 halaman
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- Palgrave Studies in Public Health Policy Research
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- 362 WIL t
Recent developments in antitrust :theory and evidence
Specialists discuss current conceptual and empirical issues involved in the formulation and enforcement of antitrust policy.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262270229
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 333 pages) :illustrations.
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Capturing the Wealth From Tuna : Case studies from the Pacific
The Western and Central Pacific Ocean is home to the largest tuna fishery in the world – around half of the world’s tuna supply – and is a vital economic resource for Pacific island countries. The potential of the Pacific tuna fishery to contribute to economic development in the Pacific island countries is enormous, but will require a cooperative regional strategy to maximise access fees …
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- 9781921313639
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Illegal Drug Use Through the Lifecourse
Hidden older illegal drug users are a seldom researched group; most research on illegal drug users instead focusses on the young or the institutionalised. To counter this trend, this book reports on a study of current 'hidden' users of illegal drugs aged 40 and over. These are individuals who have sustained illegal drug use over the long term, largely away from the gaze of the authorities, whil…
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- 9781315587790
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MATERIAL WITNESS: Media, Forensics, Evidence
The evidential role of matter--when media records trace evidence of violence--explored through a series of cases drawn from Kosovo, Japan, Vietnam, and elsewhere. In this book, Susan Schuppli introduces a new operative concept: material witness, an exploration of the evidential role of matter as both registering external events and exposing the practices and procedures that enable matter to bea…
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- 9780262357197
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- 1 online resource (392 pages).
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Fulfilling the pledge :securing industrial democracy for American workers in …
"A review of labor law exploring the decline of union power and demonstrating how collective bargaining can continue to support worker power and improve economic outcomes for workers and communities despite macro shifts in the US economy over the past 40 years"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262377348
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Innovation matters :competition policy for the high-technology economy
"Antitrust enforcement has long been focused on price competition-approving or denying mergers based on whether or not it would create or reduce opportunities for consumers to be able to "shop around" for the lowest prices when it comes to internet access, cable subscriptions, airfare, and so on. It is relatively easy to evaluate price impacts-these are qualitative measures and economic theory …
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- 0262358638
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- 1 online resource (viii, 324 pages) :illustrations (black and white).
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The cost-benefit revolution
Why policies should be based on careful consideration of their costs and benefits rather than on intuition, popular opinion, interest groups, and anecdotes.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262347259
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- 1 online resource
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Balancing Green :When to Embrace Sustainability in a Business (and When Not To)
An expert on business strategy offers a pragmatic take on how businesses of all sizes balance the competing demands of profitability and employment with sustainability.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262345750
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