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  • Challenging Malaria

    The Private and Social Incentives of Mosquito Control

    de Byron B. Carson, III ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Five years after Ronald Ross discovered the link between malaria and mosquitos, American entomologist Leland Howard wrote of the "mosquito evil" that occurs when "everybody's business is nobody's business." Howard’s insight was largely ignored, but it captures what social scientists now refer to as the problem of collective action.When this problem persists in the context of malaria, individuals ... Leer más

    $125.99 USD

  • Explaining Money & Banking

    de Byron B. Carson, Robert E. Wright ...
    Turn Crisis Into CashMoney matters got a lot scarier in 2020 and there is no end to the volatility in sight. Crisis means danger but also opportunity. To turn a profit during the next bust, or the next burst of inflation, individual investors and businesspeople must understand the economics of money, banking, and finance.That's what this book provides, in concise and understandable prose, with ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • Vanishing Fish

    Shifting Baselines and the Future of Global Fisheries

    de Daniel Pauly ...
    "Daniel Pauly is a friend whose work has inspired me for years."—Ted Danson, actor, ocean activist, and co-author of Oceana"This wonderfully personal and accessible book by the world’s greatest living fisheries biologist summarizes and expands on the causes of collapse and the essential actions that will be required to rebuild fish stocks for future generations.”—Dr. Jeremy Jackson, ocean ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Extinction Market

    Wildlife Trafficking and How to Counter It

    de Vanda Felbab Brown ...
    The planet is currently experiencing alarming levels of species loss caused in large part by intensified poaching and wildlife trafficking driven by expanding demand, for medicines, for food, and for trophies. Affecting many more species than just the iconic elephants, rhinos, and tigers, the rate of extinction is now as much as 1000 times the historical average and the worst since the dinosaurs ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • The Clash of the Cultures

    Investment vs. Speculation

    de John C. Bogle ...
    Recommended Reading by Warren Buffet in his March 2013 Letter to ShareholdersHow speculation has come to dominate investment—a hard-hitting look from the creator of the first index fund.Over the course of his sixty-year career in the mutual fund industry, Vanguard Group founder John C. Bogle has witnessed a massive shift in the culture of the financial sector. The prudent, value-adding culture of ... Leer más

    $19.00 USD

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  • Demographic and Family Transition in Southeast Asia

    de Wei-Jun Jean Yeung ...
    This open access book presents the trends and patterns of demographic and family changes from all eleven countries in the region for the past 50 years. The rich data are coupled with historical, cultural and policy background to facilitate an understanding of the changes that families in Southeast Asia have been going through.The book is structured into two parts. Part A includes three segments ... Leer más

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  • When the Bubble Bursts

    Surviving the Canadian Real Estate Crash

    de Hilliard MacBeth ...
    A newly updated edition for the fast-changing real estate market in Canada!Over the last two decades Canadians have become convinced that real estate is the “safe haven” investment. This widely held belief and obsession with real estate led millions of Canadians to take on massive amounts of debt — tripling their collective financial burden — ensuring that Canada is one of the most indebted ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Environment in Anthropology, Second Edition

    A Reader in Ecology, Culture, and Sustainable Living

    Edición de Nora Haenn, Allison Harnish, Richard Wilk ...
    Presents ecology and current environmental studies from an anthropological point of viewThe Environment in Anthropology presents ecology and current environmental studies from an anthropological point of view. From the classics to the most current scholarship, this text connects the theory and practice in environment and anthropology, providing readers with a strong intellectual foundation as well ... Leer más

    $27.59 USD

  • House of Debt

    How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening Again

    de Atif Mian, Amir Sufi ...
    "A concise and powerful account of how the great recession happened and what should be done to avoid another one . . . well-argued and consistently informative." — Wall Street JournalThe Great American Recession of 2007-2009 resulted in the loss of eight million jobs and the loss of four million homes to foreclosures. Is it a coincidence that the United States witnessed a dramatic rise in ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

    Edición de Ben Wisner, Ilan Kelman, JC Gaillard ...
    The Handbook provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for hazard and disaster research, policy making, and practice in an international and multi-disciplinary context. It offers critical reviews and appraisals of current state of the art and future development of conceptual, theoretical and practical approaches as well as empirical knowledge and available tools.Organized into five ... Leer más

    $110.99 USD

  • Wildlife and Society

    The Science of Human Dimensions

    Edición de Esther A. Duke, Daniel J. Decker, Dr., Jerry J. Vaske, Dr., Michael J. Manfredo, Dr., Perry J. Brown, Dr. ...
    Winner of The Wildlife Society's 2009 Wildlife Publication Award for outstanding edited bookAs human populations around the world continue to expand, reconciling nature conservation with human needs and aspirations is imperative. The emergence in recent decades of the academic field of human dimensions of fish and wildlife management is a proactive response to this complex problem.Wildlife and ... Leer más

    $43.19 USD

  • At Risk

    Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and Disasters

    de Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian Davis, Ben Wisner ...
    The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.The updated new edition ... Leer más

    $73.99 USD