92 Ergebnisse - Zeige 41 von 60.

Keine Beschreibung.

Many states within the U.S., and many countries across the world, are opening their electricity markets to competition. Many others are uncertain about their plans. These differences emphasize the complexities involved in the technology and regulatory structure of the electricity industry -- an industry for which the introduction of market competition has been notoriously difficult. In response to these challenges, Alternating Currents provide...

Keine Beschreibung.

This work examines the establishment and effectiveness of import controls, particularly quotas. Placing quotas back in the centre of British history, Milward and Brennan make some radical claims for Britain's economic performance.

Keine Beschreibung.

This volume brings together a wide range of theoretical and empirical articles that expand our understanding of community in contemporary life.

The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism helps readers fully examine libertarian (sometimes also called classical liberal) thinking on justice, institutions, interpersonal ethics, government, and political economy. The 31 chapters--all written specifically for this volume--are organized into five parts: Libertarianism in Conversation with Other Theories, Questioning Libertarian Principles, The Role of Property and the Market, What is the Role ...

Soft tissue sarcoma is an uncommon disease with a historically ominous prognosis, but there has been a great deal of progress in the last two decades in the understanding of these diseases, and accurate prognostic and therapeutic information is now available that removes much of the mystique.

Keine Beschreibung.

Comprising contributions from scholars, analysts and policymakers, this volume explores and debates how and why regional bodies such as the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are formed and sustained. Furthermore, it examines the drivers of, and impediments to, regionalism and integration. The debates regarding what and who constitute drivers are presented in a fresh, thematic and comprehensive manner. L...

Irish Insanity 1800-2000 charts and explains the rise and demise of asylums and mental hospitals in Ireland between 1800 and 2000. It definitively demonstrates that Ireland had the highest level of asylum usage internationally, arguing that a combination of social forces, rather than an 'epidemic of Irish insanity', underpinned this pattern of institutionalisation.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.

Presents an insight into 'what is really learned at university' and how much it differs between students and between the universities they attend. This book challenges notions of 'best' or 'top' universities and demonstrates both diversities and commonalities in the experience of being a student.

Fully transcribed and edited here for the first time, Dorothy Percy Sidney's letters eloquently convey how intensely demanding were the multifaceted roles expected of an aristocratic early modern Englishwoman. This volume contains a biographical and historical introduction, the complete text of her letters to her husband, her correspondence with the Sidney family solicitor, and other family and business letters. Also included are her husband's...

First Published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Keine Beschreibung.

This volume brings together a wide range of theoretical and empirical articles that expand our understanding of community in contemporary life.

An excellent and accessible introduction to the field of environmental ethics that demonstrates its importance for environmental policy, written by two leading figures in the field." Eric Katz, New Jersey Institute of Technology