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Political economy and instruments of environmental politics
Economists have long argued that market-based instruments such as, environmental taxes, and emission trading systems, are the superior way to offset the negative externalities of any kind of economic activities. Yet, whether the effects of using these instruments are sufficient, whether they are actually used efficiently, and especially which factors influence their effectiveness is subject to …
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Becoming fluent :how cognitive science can help adults learn a foreign language
"Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, adults may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don't seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do? In this book, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights f…
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- 9780262330466
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 226 pages) :illustrations
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The genealogy of a gene :patents, HIV/AIDS, and race
In The Genealogy of a Gene, Myles Jackson uses the story of the CCR5 gene to investigate the interrelationships among science, technology, and society. Mapping the varied "genealogy" of CCR5 -- intellectual property, natural selection, Big and Small Pharma, human diversity studies, personalized medicine, ancestry studies, and race and genomics -- Jackson links a myriad of diverse topics. The hi…
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- 9780262327190
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- 1 online resource (xii, 336 pages) :illustrations, map.
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Global climate policy :actors, concepts, and enduring challenges
Analyses of the international climate change regime consider the challenges of maintaining current structures and the possibilities for creating new forms of international cooperation.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Keynes :useful economics for the world economy
As the global economic crisis continues to cause damage, some policy makers have called for a more Keynesian approach to current economic problems. In this book, economists Peter Temin and David Vines provide an accessible introduction to Keynesian ideas that connects Keynes's insights to today's global economy and offers readers a way to understand current policy debates. They survey economic …
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Digital Youth with Disabilities
An examination of media and technology use by school-aged youth with disabilities, with an emphasis on media use at home. Most research on media use by young people with disabilities focuses on the therapeutic and rehabilitative uses of technology; less attention has been paid to their day-to-day encounters with media and technology—the mundane, sometimes pleasurable and sometimes frustrating…
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- 362 ALP d
Scaffolded minds :integration and disintegration
A comprehensive account of cognitive scaffolding and its significance for understanding mental disorders.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262353830
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- 1 online resource (288 pages).
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Rogue archives :digital cultural memory and media fandom
"The task of archiving was once entrusted only to museums, libraries, and other institutions that acted as repositories of culture in material form. But with the rise of digital networked media, a multitude of self-designated archivists -- fans, pirates, hackers -- have become practitioners of cultural preservation on the Internet. These nonprofessional archivists have democratized cultural mem…
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- 9780262336772
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- 1 online resource (x, 430 pages)
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Conceptual innovation in environmental policy
"Concepts are thought categories through which we apprehend the world; they enable, but also constrain, reasoning and debate and serve as building blocks for more elaborate arguments. This book traces the links between conceptual innovation in the environmental sphere and the evolution of environmental policy and discourse. It offers both a broad framework for examining the emergence, evolution…
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- 9780262341585
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 367 pages) :illustrations.
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Productivity, Inequality, and the Digital Economy; A Transatlantic Perspective
Esai tentang komputer dan ekonomi, khususnya yang berkaitan dengan tingkat ketenagakerjaan dan ketimpangan upah. Penyebaran teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) yang meluas telah menimbulkan konsekuensi yang kontroversial dan tampaknya paradoks. TIK dipandang sebagai pendorong pertumbuhan dan ketenagakerjaan di Amerika Serikat, sekaligus berkontribusi terhadap pengangguran di Eropa dan apa …
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- 9780262274272
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- 339.2 GRE p
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