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Food quality is the foundation for the maintenance of human health,
and one of the most important elements in health prevention
systems. However, the production of healthy and safe food requires
access to high-quality agricultural products, which are free from
pollutants that can result from poor quality soil, water,
unbalanced chemical fertilization or the use of crop protection
products. In recent years, food produced according to organic
farming standards, which is based on eliminating the use of
fertilizers, pesticides or genetically modified seeds, has become
increasingly popular. This book presents the results of a
comparison of the quality of raw materials, such as cereals,
vegetables, fruits, honey and other bee products, produced in
organic and conventional farming systems, and selected products
made from them. This book covers environmental, social and economic
aspects of organic food production from a sustainable development
perspective, and provide answers to the following questions: Does
organic farming ensure obtaining high-quality agricultural products
that are safe for health? Can food produced from organic raw
materials be considered more valuable in the human diet compared to
conventional food? Is organic farming able to meet the food needs
of the world population?
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) combine economic activities
resulting from their position on the market with non-economic
functions determined by the state owner. In many of the world's
major economies, SOEs play an important role, and in some, such as
China, India, Russia and Brazil, they are outright dominant. At the
same time, the existence of SOEs is largely ignored by economic
theory and the current figures on SOEs on a global scale available
in the literature are questionable in terms of their methodological
validity and thus they do not allow for a proper cross-country
analysis. This book fills this research gap. It focuses on the
scope and importance of SOEs in a broad group of the largest
economies, primarily on a variety of quantitative estimates. It
contains the results of an extensive and unique empirical study of
37 of the world's largest economies over the period from 2009 to
2018. The findings showed that the average share of SOEs - measured
by operating revenues and total assets - in the group of the
largest 100 enterprises (Top 100) of a given country is nearly 30%,
while in the Top 20 group it is even slightly higher. The authors
present an econometric analysis showing the relationship between
the scope of SOEs and the various economic and non-economic
characteristics of the studied set of countries. The book also
contains an in-depth discussion of selected key issues, such as the
functions of SOEs in various types of economies, the role of SOEs
in capital markets and the phenomenon of SOEs with foreign capital.
This work is addressed to both academic economists, dealing with
macroeconomics and economic policy, as well as researchers and
analysts from various international organizations and think-tanks.
Entrepreneurship is the capability to be an entrepreneur. Beyond
that idea is an ideology that a person's business actions result in
industrial growth or technical advances, making that person a
leader in the economic world. The contributors to this latest
volume in the Praxiology Series, now available in paperback, are
united in claiming that resourcefulness is a characteristic of
people who take effective action, and that effectiveness is
dependent on good, ethical purposes.
The wide-angle definition of entrepreneurship presented in this
volume demands that people and organizations engage in more than
simple self-interest, but also display awareness of the prospects
for wider growth and advances resulting from their decisions. In a
period of financial crisis caused by irresponsible behavior by
eminent would-be "entrepreneurs" the significance of this
perspective should be evident. The editors claim that growth, not
stagnation, advantage, not decline, are irreversible traits of
business activity. This is why the very concept of entrepreneurship
calls for values and responsibility--even more than in the
past.
The contributors develop the idea of entrepreneurship from both
theoretical approaches religious and practical, or applied
perspectives. This inter- and multidisciplinary approach offers
readers a chance to rebuild trust in entrepreneurship.
Struggling with Development is a study of the complex relationships
among international development, hunger, and gender in the context
of political violence in the Philippines. This ethnography
demonstrates that gender-specific international development, which
has among its main goals the alleviation of hunger in women and
children and the raising
Entrepreneurship is the capability to be an entrepreneur. Beyond
that idea is an ideology that a person's business actions result in
industrial growth or technical advances, making that person a
leader in the economic world. The contributors to this latest
volume in the Praxiology Series, now available in paperback, are
united in claiming that resourcefulness is a characteristic of
people who take effective action, and that effectiveness is
dependent on good, ethical purposes.
The wide-angle definition of entrepreneurship presented in this
volume demands that people and organizations engage in more than
simple self-interest, but also display awareness of the prospects
for wider growth and advances resulting from their decisions. In a
period of financial crisis caused by irresponsible behavior by
eminent would-be "entrepreneurs" the significance of this
perspective should be evident. The editors claim that growth, not
stagnation, advantage, not decline, are irreversible traits of
business activity. This is why the very concept of entrepreneurship
calls for values and responsibility--even more than in the
past.
The contributors develop the idea of entrepreneurship from both
theoretical approaches religious and practical, or applied
perspectives. This inter- and multidisciplinary approach offers
readers a chance to rebuild trust in entrepreneurship.
"Struggling with Development" is a study of the complex
relationships among international development, hunger, and gender
in the context of political violence in the Philippines. This
ethnography demonstrates that gender-specific international
development, which has among its main goals the alleviation of
hunger in women and children and the raising of women's social
position, has instead perpetuated the problems of hunger and gender
inequality in societies.This ethnographic study of upland Ifugao
social and cultural life in the Philippines portrays how Ifugao
women's unequal relationship to men has been perpetuated by
international development programs largely because development
personnel tend to ignore ongoing processes of social inequality
operating within local communities and between nations.
International development programs leave local forms of inequality
unchanged and sometimes increase social inequality despite their
efforts to improve women's and children's social position and
nutritional status. Examples and analyses of how local forms of
inequality are ignored by international development programs are
provided in the text. This book questions the international "women
in development" thrust of some feminist and development
scholarships and organizations.Lynn Kwiatkowski also demonstrates
how health care has been used in a variety of ways by different
groups to serve ends other than the reduction of hunger or illness,
including religious healing and military and revolutionary healing
generated during the internal political conflict in the
Philippines. "Struggling with Development" will be useful for
advanced courses in medical anthropology and sociology, gender
studies, development studies, and Asian studies.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the molecular basis
and clinical features of the genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis.
Special focus is placed on novel insights into the signal
transduction pathways affected by the disease and genotype
phenotype correlations. Existing and potential therapies are also
discussed in depth.
The editors are leading experts in research and treatment of the
disease. Dr. Vicky Holets Whittemore is, for example, the Vice
President of the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, the only voluntary
health organization for TSC in the USA.The only comprehensive title
on the genetic disorder Tuberous Sclerosis on the market.Gives up
to date information about the molecular basis, diagnosis and
therapies. Edited and authored by researchers and clinicians with
outstanding international reputation as well as prominent figures
in the largest patient advocacy group.Indispensable for doctors,
researchers and patients.
Applying Anthropology to Gender-Based Violence: Global Responses,
Local Practices addresses the gaps in theory, methods, and
practices that are currently used to engage the problem of
gender-based violence. This book complements the work carried out
in the legal, human services, and health fields by demonstrating
how a focus on local issues and responses can better inform a
collaborative global response to the problem of gender-based
violence. With chapters covering Africa, Asia, Latin and North
America, and Oceania, the volume illustrates the various ways
scholars, practitioners, frontline workers, and policy makers can
work together to end violence in their local communities. The
chapters in this volume provide ample evidence that top-down
responses to violence have been inadequate, and that solutions are
available when the local historical, political, and social context
is taken into consideration. Applying Anthropology to Gender-Based
Violence contains useful insights that, when combined with the
efforts of other disciplines, offer solutions to the problem of
gender-based violence.
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