This analysis of poor economic reasoning "weaves together recent articles and addresses, some of them never before published, into a short, compelling narrative on the major issues of the 1990s: unemployment, globalization, economic growth, financial speculation ... corporate do…
Textbook and reference book on petroleum and the petroleum industry - covers industrial structure trends (incl. The USSR), geologycal and technical aspects, production costs, techniques used in drilling and offshore installations, manufacturing processes and marketing of petrole…
Comprises a collection of papers on a wide range of subjects related to globalization and the roles of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Drilling geology - Oil and gas reservoir formation - Drilling a land exploration well - Planning and drilling a development well offshore - Rig selection and rig equipment - Drill bits - Drilling fluids - Directional and horizontal drilling - Casing and cementing - Evaluation - …
Around the world, ecotourism has been hailed as a panacea: a way to fund conservation and scientific research, protect fragile ecosystems, benefit communities, promote development in poor countries, instill environmental awareness and a social conscience in the travel industry, …
Provides insight into the changes that are affecting politics, business and society itself. Business managers need to be aware of these changes in order to benefit from the opportunities that the future has to offer.
Examines the relationship between the World Bank and NGOs in the light of policy change at the Bank in 1970s and 1980s. Reports on the varied postures of NGOs strategies to date, and suggests guidelines for planning and assessing future interaction.
For more than a century the creation of national parks and protected areas was a major threat to the survival of indigenous peoples. Parks based on wilderness ideals outlawed traditional ways of life and forced from their homelands peoples who had shaped and preserved local ecos…
In clear, accessible language, the authors describe how people around the world have started challenging the New World Economy.
Whether the workings of financial markets do, or should, support sustainable development is the primary question of this study. Other questions examined may become increasingly important as populations grow and developing countries enter financial markets.
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the tourism industry. Discusses, inter alia, supply and demand, economic, social and environmental implications, planning issues, and the role of government.
by Randers, Jorgen, Meadows, Dennis, Meadows, Donella
Presents future overshoot scenarios and makes an even more urgent case for a rapid readjustment of the global economy towards a sustainable path.
This book comments on the complexities of Mediterranean tourism, with contributions from researchers consultants, managers and advisors from thirteen countries.
""Are we right," Benjamin M. Friedman asks, "to care so much about economic growth as we clearly do?" To answer, Friedman reaches beyond economics. He examines the political and social histories of the large Western democracies - particularly of the United States since the Civil…
Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the policies of particular st…
Examines the link between ethics and economic performance in the context of capitalist economics, with a theoretical scope ranging from early modern economic thought to current theories on economic leadership and the role of contracts. Considers how companies establish their rul…
by Guérin-Henni, Anne, Paty, Dominique
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Monograph on social movements of the 1970s to combat industryal pollution of the environment (incl. Work environment) in France - reports on two major industrial enterprises causing air pollution and water pollution through asbestos, fluorides and other toxic substances, reviews…
