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Plant-Based Himalaya: Vegan Recipes from Nepal
By Babita Shrestha. 2022
The art of healthy cooking is all about loving yourself and spreading that love to those around you. It's even…
better when you can cook a delicious meal and also help protect the environment. In Plant-Based Himalaya, Nepalese author Babita Shrestha shares 38 vegan recipes from her home country that she has been cooking and eating since she was very young, including mouthwatering grains, dal, curries, greens, sauces, and desserts. In addition to food, Shrestha introduces her beloved Nepal along with her personal goals for a plant-based diet: decreasing mass production and consumption of unhealthy processed food in plastic packaging. Featuring 250 beautiful full-color photos, Plant-Based Himalaya is designed to inspire you to cook and eat exquisitely vegan home-style Nepali cuisine. Make it exceptional, and share it with your loved ones!Forest Bioeconomy and Climate Change (Managing Forest Ecosystems #42)
By Lauri Hetemäki, Jyrki Kangas, Heli Peltola. 2022
This edited open access volume explores the role of forest bioeconomy in addressing climate change. The authors put a particular…
focus on planetary boundaries and how the linear, growth-oriented economy, is coupled with climate change and environmental degradation. Biobased products and sustainable production paths have been developed, but how can they be scaled in order to lead to an economic paradigm shift? This and other questions are discussed throughout the volume.Since science indicates that climate change will continue this century, the authors also analyse how forests can be adapted to increasing forest disturbances that changing climate are expected to cause. The authors propose climate-smart forestry as useful approach for climate mitigation and adaptation of forests to climate change, as wells as sustainable increase of economic well-being based on forestry. The book illustrates the application of climate-smart forestry in the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany and Spain, i.e., in EU countries with quite different forests and forest sectors. This proactive and inspiring volume is an essential resource for Forest Management professionals, decision makers, scientists, and forestry students.The Cultural Basis of Economic Growth in India (Creative Economy)
By Kazuo Mino, Tadashi Yagi. 2022
Based on a three-year joint research project, this book collects studies on the cultural basis of economic growth in India.…
Unlike the foregoing investigations on India’s economic growth from the economic perspectives, this book presents interdisciplinary discussions on India’s economic growth. The participants in this project consist of a cultural anthropologist who is an expert in the social and historical study on India as well as a group of researchers specializing in various fields of economics such as growth theory, public finance, income distribution, family economics, and economics of education. Our joint research yields new insights on India’s economic growth and social change. In addition, this book presents new findings of happiness in India obtained by our large-scale survey.Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life
By Beth Kempton. 2019
'A truly transformative read' Sunday Times STYLE'More than ever, we need books like this' Jessica Seaton, Co-Founder of Toast and…
author of Gather, Cook, FeastA whole new way of looking at the world - and your life - inspired by centuries-old Japanese wisdom.Wabi sabi ("wah-bi sah-bi") is a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics, which helps us to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity and accept the transient nature of all things. With roots in zen and the way of tea, the timeless wisdom of wabi sabi is more relevant than ever for modern life, as we search for new ways to approach life's challenges and seek meaning beyond materialism.Wabi sabi is a refreshing antidote to our fast-paced, consumption-driven world, which will encourage you to slow down, reconnect with nature, and be gentler on yourself. It will help you simplify everything, and concentrate on what really matters.From honouring the rhythm of the seasons to creating a welcoming home, from reframing failure to ageing with grace, wabi sabi will teach you to find more joy and inspiration throughout your perfectly imperfect life.This book is the definitive guide to applying the principles of wabi sabi to transform every area of your life, and finding happiness right where you are.The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony #1)
By Ovidia Yu. 2018
First in a delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore, introducing amateur sleuth Su Lin, a local girl stepping…
in as governess for the Acting Governor of Singapore.1936 in the Crown Colony of Singapore, and the British abdication crisis and rising Japanese threat seem very far away. When the Irish nanny looking after Acting Governor Palin's daughter dies suddenly - and in mysterious circumstances - mission school-educated local girl Su Lin - an aspiring journalist trying to escape an arranged marriage - is invited to take her place. But then another murder at the residence occurs and it seems very likely that a killer is stalking the corridors of Government House. It now takes all Su Lin's traditional skills and intelligence to help British-born Chief Inspector Thomas LeFroy solve the murders - and escape with her own life.'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly to life, without ever getting in the way of a classic puzzle plot. But what's a setting without a jewel? Chen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her admirable, sometimes heartbreaking, practicality make her the most beguiling narrator heroine I've met in a long while.' Catriona McPherson'Charming and fascinating with great authentic feel. Ovidia Yu's teenage Chinese sleuth gives us an insight into a very different culture and time. This book is exactly why I love historical novels.' Rhys BowenRockonomics: What the Music Industry Can Teach Us About Economics (and Our Future)
By Alan Krueger. 2019
'An entertaining guide to economics by a former adviser to Barack Obama that uses the lessons of the music business…
to explain what is happening in the rest of the world' The Times, Books of the YearAlan Krueger, the former chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, uses the music industry, from rock artists to music executives, from managers to promoters, as a way in to explain the principles of economics, and the forces shaping our economic lives.As economists recognize, the music industry is often a leading indicator of today's economy; it is among the first to be disrupted by the latest wave of technology, and examining the ins and outs of how musicians create and sell new songs and plan concert tours offers valuable lessons for what is in store for businesses and employees in other industries that are struggling to adapt. Drawing on interviews with leading band members, music executives, managers, promoters, and using the latest data on revenues, royalties, tour dates, and merchandise, Rockonomicstakes readers backstage to show how the music industry really works--who makes money and how much, and how the economics of the music industry has undergone a radical transformation during the last twenty years.Before digitalization and the ability to stream music over the Internet, rock musicians made the bulk of their income from record sales. Today, income from selling songs has plummeted, even for superstars like Taylor Swift; the real money nowadays is derived from concert sales. In 2016, for example, Billy Joel earned $212.4 million from his live performances, and less than $1 million from record sales and streaming. Even Paul McCartney, who has written and recorded more number one songs than anyone in music history, today, earns 93 percent of his income from live concerts. Krueger tackles common questions: How does a song become popular? And how does a new artist break out in today's winner-take-all economy?(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedAlice is turning thirty and is stuck in a rut. Her friends are all coupling up and settling down, while…
she's still working as a temp, trying (and failing) not to shag her terrible ex, getting thrown out of clubs, and accidentally sexting her boss...She decides to throw caution to the wind and jets off on a round-the-world adventure to #FindTheFun and find herself. Of course, she's no more likely to find the answer to true happiness on the beach in Thailand than she is at the electric beach in Tooting, but at least in Thailand there's paddleboard yoga.Can Alice find happiness on her travels? Or is she more likely to lose herself all over again...?(p) Orion Publishing Group 2019Comparative Policing (Global Issues in Crime and Justice)
By Jacques De Maillard. 2023
This book is a systematic and comparative analysis of police systems in the Western world, looking at their structure and…
how they tackle contemporary social problems, such as economic austerity, multi-level governance, transnational change, relations with minorities and transformation of delinquency. Core content includes: • Comparative histories of the formation of national police systems; • A discussion of centralised and decentralised police systems; • International differences in community policing; • A review of different police strategies in fighting delinquency and reducing urban disorder; • A comparative analysis of different ways of controlling police misconduct; • An exploration of different models of plural policing. While other books focus on policing in relation to measures effective in decreasing delinquency and augmenting security, this book considers the political, professional, administrative and political economic parameters which frame and shape the course of police reforms. It also explores how operational policing is shaped by the cultural and institutional contexts in which it is located. It is essential reading for students engaged in international police studies and comparative criminal justice.Advances in Quantitative Economic Research: 2021 International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE), Heraklion Crete, Greece (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics)
By Nicholas Tsounis, Aspasia Vlachvei. 2022
This volume presents advanced quantitative methods and applications in economics with special interest in macroeconomics, microeconomics, financial economics, international economics,…
agricultural economics, and marketing and management. Featuring selected contributions from the 2021 International Conference of Applied Economics (ICOAE 2021) held in Heraklion Crete, Greece, this book provides country specific studies with potential applications in economic policy.The Role of the Media in Criminal Justice Policy: Prisons, Populism and the Press
By Natalia Antolak-Saper. 2023
This book provides a socio-legal examination of the media’s influence on the development and implementation of criminal justice policy. This…
impact is often assumed. And, especially in the wake of high-profile crimes, the press is routinely observed calling for sentences to be harsher, and for governments to be tougher on crime. But how do we know that there is a connection? To answer this question, the book draws on a case study of the media reporting of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher in Melbourne, Australia; as well as other well-known cases, including those of James Bulger, Sarah Payne, Stephen Lawrence and Michael Brown, among others. Deploying a socio-legal framework to examine how the media’s often powerful and emotive narratives play a crucial role in the development and implementation of law, the book provides a deep and critical reflection on its influence. The book concludes with a number of suggestions for media reform: both to moderate the media’s influence, and to incorporate a broader range of viewpoints. This multi-disciplinary book will appeal to scholars and students in sociolegal studies, criminology and criminal law as well as those working in relevant areas in sociology and media studies.Cooperation and Efficiency in Markets (Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems #649)
By Milan Horniaček. 2010
The book deals with collusion between firms on both sides of a market that is immune to deviations by coalitions.…
We study this issue using an infinitely countably repeated game with discounting of future single period payoffs. A strict strong perfect equilibrium is the main solution concept that we apply. It requires that no coalition of players in no subgame can weakly Pareto improve the vector of continuation average discounted payoffs of its members by a deviation. If the sum of firms' average discounted profits is maximized along the equilibrium path then the equilibrium output of each type of good is produced with the lowest possible costs. If, in addition, all buyers are retailers (i.e., they resell the goods purchased in the analyzed market in a retail market) then the equilibrium vector of the quantities sold in the retail market is sold with the lowest possible selling costs. We specify sufficient conditions under which collusion increases consumer welfare.Spielanalyse im Sportspiel
By Daniel Memmert. 2022
Professionelle Spielanalysen – sei es im Training zur Gegnervorbereitung, im Wettkampf oder zur Nachbereitung – sind in Mannschafts- und Rückschlagsportarten…
heute auf unterschiedlichen Expertise-Ebenen unverzichtbar. Durch den Einsatz in den vier großen Anwendungsfeldern Vereine und Verbände, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft sowie Medien ist ein völlig neuer Markt entstanden, der innerhalb der universitären Forschungs- und Lehraktivitäten zunehmend an Bedeutung gewinnt. In diesem prägnanten Lehrbuch stellen über 30 Autoren die historischen, wissenschaftlichen, praktischen und kommunikativen Aspekte von Spielanalysedaten vor. Zudem werden die vielfältigen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten von Videodaten in den Sportarten American Football, Beach-Volleyball, Cricket, Eishockey, Handball, Hockey, Rugby, Squash, Tennis, Tischtennis und Volleyball praxisnah erläutert. Studierende mit Bezug zur Sportwissenschaft erhalten einen umfassenden Einblick in die Spielanalytik auf der Basis von Video-, Event- und Positionsdaten und unterstützt durch ein didaktisch ausgefeiltes Konzept, das eine einfache Vermittlung der Lerninhalte ermöglicht. Zahlreiche digitale Lernkarten untermauern den Lerneffekt und gewährleisten eine optimale Prüfungsvorbereitung. Für Fortgeschrittene bietet die vertiefende Diskussion von Leistungsparametern in Bezug auf Geschlecht, Scouting oder Gegenpressing einen zusätzlichen Mehrwert.This book examines the most controversial issues concerning the use of pre-drafted clauses in fine print which are usually…
included in consumer contracts and presented to consumers on a take-it-or-leave-it basis By applying a multi-disciplinary approach that combines consumer s psychology and seller s drafting power in the logic of efficiency and good faith the book provides a fresh and unconventional analysis of the existing literature both theoretical and empirical Moving from the unconscionability doctrine it criticizes and in some cases refutes its main conclusions based on criteria which are usually invoked to sustain the need for public intervention to protect consumers and specifically related to Law contract complexity Psychology consumer lack of sophistication criterion and Economics market structure criterion It also analyzes the effects of different regulations such as banning vexatious clauses or mandating disclosure clauses showing that none of them protect consumers but in fact prove to be harmful when consumers are more vulnerable that is whenever sellers can exploit some degree of market power In closing the book combines these disparate aspects arguing that the solution if any to the problem of consumer exploitation and market inefficiency associated with the use of contracts of adhesion in these contexts cannot be found in removing or prohibiting hidden clauses but instead has to take into account the effects of these clauses on the contract as a wholeThis book focuses on the European Union as an actor involved in the transnational Kurdish issue covering Turkey, Iran, Iraq…
and Syria. It demonstrates that, instead of being simply a humanitarian actor in the issue, the EU has considered its bilateral interests with the four states in question as well as its extent of acceptance in approaching the Kurdish issue. It has combined its traditional humanitarian/normative consideration with its geopolitical interests in relation to strategies related to the four states. This book provides a unique perspective on the EU as an actor in the Kurdish issue and from a wider perspective, it provides interesting insights into the EU’s interactions with geopolitics, which has become the topic of a lively scholarly debate in recent years. The book is a resource for researchers and students studying the European Union as a global actor, and for governmental or non-governmental professionals dealing directly with, or having interest in, the EU and/or Kurdish affairs.Circular Economy in Municipal Solid Waste Landfilling: Sustainable Solid Waste Management: Waste to Wealth (Radionuclides and Heavy Metals in the Environment)
By Pankaj Pathak, Sankar Ganesh Palani. 2022
This book will serve as a ready reckoner of contemporary information regarding municipal solid waste landfill biomining, treatment of landfill…
leachate and heavy metals in a single platform. The academicians, researchers, and students at master’s and doctoral levels will be able to understand the current trends in municipal solid waste landfill operations, which will help in augmenting their research. Construction of new landfills requires huge monetary investments, which can be avoided if old landfills were bio-mined for resources and the space can be re-used as new landfills. Landfill leachate is a hazardous waste which needs proper treatment that could generate value-added products such as clean energy and biofertilizers. In this book, each chapter would provide the background, methodology, and relevant calculations for sustaining landfill operations. Also, the case studies based on best practices in municipal solid waste landfilling are discussed in this book.Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn’t
By Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev. 2022
“Too many companies don’t know how to walk the walk of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Getting to Diversity shows them…
how.”—Lori George Billingsley, former Global Chief DEI Officer, Coca-Cola CompanyIn an authoritative, data-driven account, two of the world’s leading management experts challenge dominant approaches to increasing workplace diversity and provide a comprehensive account of what really works.Every year America becomes more diverse, but change in the makeup of the management ranks has stalled. The problem has become an urgent matter of national debate. How do we fix it? Bestselling books preach moral reformation. Employers, however well intentioned, follow guesswork and whatever their peers happen to be doing. Arguing that it’s time to focus on changing systems rather than individuals, two of the world’s leading experts on workplace diversity show us a better way in the first comprehensive, data-driven analysis of what succeeds and what fails. The surprising results will change how America works.Frank Dobbin and Alexandra Kalev draw on more than thirty years of data from eight hundred companies as well as in-depth interviews with managers. The research shows just how little companies gain from standard practice: sending managers to diversity training to reveal their biases, then following up with hiring and promotion rules, and sanctions, to shape their behavior. Almost nothing changes. It’s time, Dobbin and Kalev argue, to focus on changing the management systems that make it hard for women and people of color to succeed. They show us how the best firms are pioneering new recruitment, mentoring, and skill training systems, and implementing strategies for mixing segregated work groups to increase diversity. They explain what a difference ambitious work–life programs make. And they argue that as firms adopt new systems, the key to making them work is to make them accessible to all—not just the favored few.Powerful, authoritative, and driven by a commitment to change, Getting to Diversity is the book we need now to address constructively one of the most fraught challenges in American life.Capitalist Agriculture and the Global Bee Crisis (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)
By Rebecca Ellis. 2022
Capitalist agriculture relies heavily on the pollination work of bees, but this system harms bees in innumerable ways. Indeed, human…
agriculture is one of the main culprits for the declining populations of wild bees and the declining health of honeybees. This book presents a political ecology of pollination that critically examines how managed honey bees and wild bees are harmed by capitalist agriculture. The book focuses on the three most urgent problems: the standardization and simplification of landscapes through monocultures; the use of pesticides including neonicotinoids, other insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides; and the embeddedness of commercial, migratory beekeeping in the capitalist agriculture system which, among other things, has the potential to spread pests and pathogens across continents. At the heart of this crisis is the power and influence that a small group of agrochemical corporations have over national and international agricultural policy. The book argues for an interspecies alliance of small-scale farmers, bee advocates, beekeepers, environmentalists, and bees themselves, along with a vision for an agricultural system that nurtures multispecies flourishing. This book will be of significant interest to readers of political ecology, animal geography, environmental anthropology, food system studies, and critical animal studies.Crew Resource Management für Führungskräfte im Gesundheitswesen (Erfolgskonzepte Praxis- & Krankenhaus-Management)
By Marcus Rall, Sascha Langewand. 2022
Typische Besonderheiten in der Medizin: Hochrisikobereich, Schichtdienst, Teamwork interdisziplinär. Dies erfordert eine klare, eindeutige, schnelle Kommunikation, die auch in Notfallsituationen…
funktionieren muss. Anhand der 15 CRM Leitsätze werden Möglichkeiten aufgezeigt, die Personalführung zu verbessern. In Kombination der Anwendung dieser Leitsätze werden folgende Kompetenzen gestärkt: Analyse- und Diagnosekompetenz: CRM basiertes fundiertes Verständnis kommunikativer Dynamiken in Organisationen des GesundheitswesensStärkung der Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung in der FührungsrolleFührungskompetenz: Verständnis und Praxis von Leadership im Sinne nachhaltiger Führung, Delegieren im „double loop“ zur Vermeidung von MissverständnissenManagementkompetenzen: Veränderung von Führungsstrukturen und Kommunikationswegen im GesundheitswesenKonfliktkompetenzen: Konfliktanalyse, Konfliktbearbeitung und Konfliktlösung mittels einfacher Methodiken, z.B. „10 Sekunden für 10 Minuten“ Zu den zahlreichen Anwendungsbereichen zählen: Gestaltung von Führungsprozessen, Personal- und Teamentwicklung, Innovationsmanagement und Strategieplanung, Organisationsentwicklung, Changemanagement, Konfliktmanagement – also tägliche Führungsarbeit.Liberalism and the Philosophy of Economics (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics)
By Tsutomu Hashimoto. 2023
Drawing on recent work in the contemporary philosophy of economics, this book presents new ideas on liberalism, including the concept…
of ‘growth-oriented liberalism’. Since the end of the Cold War, questions and definitions of liberalism have moved from the sphere of political systems (the socialism versus liberalism debates) to the sphere of ethics (what it means to live in a liberal society). The chapters in this work trace the trajectory of the concept of liberalism in the philosophy of economics by exploring the ideological implications of the methodological debate between socialism and liberalism, the idea of liberty as real freedom, the ethical implications of Max Weber’s methodology on autonomy and liberty, and new typological theories of ideologies in the context of contemporary economic ethics. This book marks a significant contribution to the literature on liberalism in the philosophy of economics and economic methodology, and is highly recommended for readers who seek updated ideas on liberal society in its ethical and philosophical contexts.European Union and Monetary Union in Permanent Crisis I: An Inventory
By Dirk Meyer. 2022
European integration efforts are on the brink of collapse. In its current state, the European Monetary Union is unintentionally acting…
more as a dis-integration factor than as a unifying element. Dirk Meyer provides descriptions, analyses and background information on the current crisis. The book is the result of more than ten years of work on the subject.