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This fascinating sequel to the 1998 Teaching Economics to
Undergraduates provides more alternatives to the lecture and
chalkboard approach that dominates university economics teaching.
Distinguished contributing authors provide a wide range of
innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at more
effectively engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics.
New topics covered in this volume include game theory, using active
learning techniques in large classes, a streamlined content agenda
for macroeconomic principles, distance learning, and assessment of
student learning. Other chapters revisit topics from the first
volume, though often from different perspectives or with new
approaches provided by different authors. Topics covered in these
chapters include cooperative learning techniques, using technology
in the classroom (including dozens of websites), bringing the work
of the Nobel Laureates into undergraduate classes, and teaching
with experimental economics, case studies, or team writing
assignments and presentations. Teaching Economics is an invaluable
and practical tool for teachers of economics, administrators
responsible for undergraduate instruction and graduate students who
are just beginning to teach. Each chapter includes specific
teaching tips for classroom implementation and summary lists of dos
and don'ts for instructors who are thinking of moving beyond the
lecture method of traditional chalk and talk.
This comprehensive and impressive volume presents the first
book-length, multi-country investigation of reform of economic
education in transition economies. Authors from the West and from
transition economies describe the major changes in economics
content and instruction that occurred in schools and universities
throughout nations in Eastern and Central Europe and the former
Soviet Union from 1989 to 2000. Nine of the chapters discuss
specific countries - Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan,
Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine. Other chapters
describe reforms in the undergraduate economics curriculum at
Moscow State University, Kiev State University, and Belarus State
University. One chapter reports the findings from a five-nation
study of the effect of economics programs to retrain teachers on
the economic understanding of secondary students. Another chapter
explains the important role of economic education in creating
support for public policy reforms in a nation. The results from
multi-national surveys of public attitudes toward economic reforms
and the market economy are analyzed in one chapter. The book
concludes with an insightful explanation of the major 'change
agents' responsible for the reform of academic economics and the
teaching of economics in the transition economies. Anyone
interested in economic education, transition economies, or
educational reform in schools and universities will find this book
a unique and fascinating reading.
This fascinating sequel to the 1998 Teaching Economics to
Undergraduates provides more alternatives to the lecture and
chalkboard approach that dominates university economics teaching.
Distinguished contributing authors provide a wide range of
innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at more
effectively engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics.
New topics covered in this volume include game theory, using active
learning techniques in large classes, a streamlined content agenda
for macroeconomic principles, distance learning, and assessment of
student learning. Other chapters revisit topics from the first
volume, though often from different perspectives or with new
approaches provided by different authors. Topics covered in these
chapters include cooperative learning techniques, using technology
in the classroom (including dozens of websites), bringing the work
of the Nobel Laureates into undergraduate classes, and teaching
with experimental economics, case studies, or team writing
assignments and presentations. Teaching Economics is an invaluable
and practical tool for teachers of economics, administrators
responsible for undergraduate instruction and graduate students who
are just beginning to teach. Each chapter includes specific
teaching tips for classroom implementation and summary lists of dos
and don'ts for instructors who are thinking of moving beyond the
lecture method of traditional chalk and talk.
"The Philosophy of Heidegger" is a readable and reliable overview
of Heidegger's thought, suitable both for beginners and advanced
students. A striking and refreshing feature of the work is how free
it is from the jargon and standard idioms of academic philosophical
writing. Written in straightforward English, with many
illustrations and concrete examples, this book provides a very
accessible introduction to such key Heideggerian notions as
in/authenticity, falling, throwness, moods, temporality, earth,
world, enframing, etc. Organized under clear, no-nonsense headings,
Watt's exposition avoids complicated involvement with the secondary
literature, or with wider philosophical debates, which gives his
writing a fresh, immediate character. Ranging widely across
Heidegger's numerous writings, this book displays an impressively
thorough knowledge of his corpus, navigating the difficult
relationship between earlier and later Heidegger texts, and giving
the reader a strong sense of the basic motives and overall
continuity of Heidegger's thought.
This specially curated collection features four reviews of current
and key research on improving crop nutrient use efficiency. The
first chapter explores the relationship between rhizobacteria and
plant roots, looking primarily at the recruitment of rhizobacteria
by the plant to carry out particular functions, such as nutrient
acquisition. The chapter highlights our current understanding of
the molecular determinants of legume nodulation as well as
challenges for improvements of biological nitrogen fixation in
legumes and non-legumes. The second chapter considers the rising
use of nitrogen (N) fertilizer in agriculture and its role in the
shrinking contribution of soil organic N. The chapter explores the
impact of the inefficient management of N (low nitrogen-use
efficiency) and the consequent developments of major environmental
issues, such as pollution to groundwater, oceans and the
atmosphere. The third chapter addresses key issues in using N
fertilizers in wheat production, such as product cost and
environmental impact. The chapter summarises the development of
N-efficient cultivars and their economic benefits, as well as their
role in reducing the environmental impact of excessive N fertilizer
inputs, whilst maintaining respectable yields. The final chapter
considers the use of breeding techniques, including genetic
variability, to develop more efficient wheat varieties with
improved traits related to nitrogen capture, nitrogen assimilation
and nitrogen remobilization.
This book demonstrates alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard
approach that dominates the teaching of economics, providing a
range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at
engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics. The editors
provide a brief history of the teaching of economics in higher
education, as well as a review of current undergraduate teaching
practices. Some of the field's leading educators then demonstrate
alternative practices in three main sections: 'Active and
Cooperative Learning', 'Writing, the Internet, and Discovery
Through Sampling', and 'Examples from the World Around Us'. The
topics in the twelve chapters of the book have been carefully
selected based on their high potential for adoption by other
instructors. Detailed, 'hands-on' examples are included within each
chapter, illustrating how suggested approaches can be used in
different courses and classroom situations at the undergraduate
level. Also included are lists of 'Dos' and 'Dont's' to guide
instructors through the successful implementation of activities.
This book will be of great practical value to teachers of economics
as well as administrators responsible for undergraduate
instruction.
This book demonstrates alternatives to the lecture and chalkboard
approach that dominates the teaching of economics, providing a
range of innovative teaching techniques and examples aimed at
engaging undergraduates in the learning of economics. The editors
provide a brief history of the teaching of economics in higher
education, as well as a review of current undergraduate teaching
practices. Some of the field's leading educators then demonstrate
alternative practices in three main sections: 'Active and
Cooperative Learning', 'Writing, the Internet, and Discovery
Through Sampling', and 'Examples from the World Around Us'. The
topics in the twelve chapters of the book have been carefully
selected based on their high potential for adoption by other
instructors. Detailed, 'hands-on' examples are included within each
chapter, illustrating how suggested approaches can be used in
different courses and classroom situations at the undergraduate
level. Also included are lists of 'Dos' and 'Dont's' to guide
instructors through the successful implementation of activities.
This book will be of great practical value to teachers of economics
as well as administrators responsible for undergraduate
instruction.
Grassroots movements can pose serious challenges to both
governments and corporations. However, grassroots actors possess a
variety of motivations, and their visions of development may evolve
in complex ways. Meanwhile, their relative powerlessness obliges
them to forge an array of shifting alliances and to devise a range
of adaptive strategies. Grassroots Environmental Governance
presents a compilation of in-depth ethnographic case studies, based
on original research. Each of the chapters focuses specifically on
grassroots engagements with the agents of various forms of
industrial development. The book is geographically diverse,
including analyses of groups based in both the global North and
South, and represents a range of disciplinary perspectives. This
allows the collection to explore themes that cross-cut specific
localities and disciplinary boundaries, and thus to generate
important theoretical insights into the complexities of grassroots
engagements with industry. This volume will be of great interest to
scholars of environmental activism, environmental governance, and
environmental studies in general.
The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental
crises. So far attempts at resolving the deep basis of these have
been superficial and disorganized. Global Political Ecology links
the political economy of global capitalism with the political
ecology of a series of environmental disasters and failed attempts
at environmental policies. This critical volume draws together
contributions from twenty-five leading intellectuals in the field.
It begins with an introductory chapter that introduces the readers
to political ecology and summarizes the books main findings. The
following seven sections cover topics on the political ecology of
war and the disaster state; fuelling capitalism: energy scarcity
and abundance; global governance of health, bodies, and genomics;
the contradictions of global food; capital's marginal product:
effluents, waste, and garbage; water as a commodity, a human right,
and power; the functions and dysfunctions of the global green
economy; political ecology of the global climate, and carbon
emissions. This book contains accounts of the main currents of
thought in each area that bring the topics completely up-to-date.
The individual chapters contain a theoretical introduction linking
in with the main themes of political ecology, as well as empirical
information and case material. Global Political Ecology serves as a
valuable reference for students interested in political ecology,
environmental justice, and geography.
The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental
crises. So far attempts at resolving the deep basis of these have
been superficial and disorganized. Global Political Ecology links
the political economy of global capitalism with the political
ecology of a series of environmental disasters and failed attempts
at environmental policies. This critical volume draws together
contributions from twenty-five leading intellectuals in the field.
It begins with an introductory chapter that introduces the readers
to political ecology and summarizes the books main findings. The
following seven sections cover topics on the political ecology of
war and the disaster state; fuelling capitalism: energy scarcity
and abundance; global governance of health, bodies, and genomics;
the contradictions of global food; capital's marginal product:
effluents, waste, and garbage; water as a commodity, a human right,
and power; the functions and dysfunctions of the global green
economy; political ecology of the global climate, and carbon
emissions. This book contains accounts of the main currents of
thought in each area that bring the topics completely up-to-date.
The individual chapters contain a theoretical introduction linking
in with the main themes of political ecology, as well as empirical
information and case material. Global Political Ecology serves as a
valuable reference for students interested in political ecology,
environmental justice, and geography.
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the environment and
the future of development continue to be issues of crucial
importance. Most explanations of environmental crisis emphasize the
role of population growth, thus focusing their attention on the
poor. By comparison, Peet and Watts' innovative book elaborates a
political-economic explanation drawing from the most recent
advances in social theory. This new edition has been extensively
revised to reflect recent changes in debates over the real
definitions of 'development' and 'environment', and contains nine
completely new chapters.
Globalising Food provides an innovative contribution to the political economy of agriculture, food and consumption. A1ong the themes addressed are: * giant multinational food corporations * rural industrialization * World Bank policies * regulation of pollution * labour relations * urban food politics * environmental sustainability. This revealing investigation of the forces which are reshaping agricultural production, rural societies and food consumption draws on new theoretical perspectives and case studies from Britain, the US, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Latin America. eBook available with sample pages: HB:0415162521
Uses a series of wide-ranging case studies from Britain, the United
States, India, South Africa, New Zealand and Latin America to show
how the agro food system - how we are all provisioned in food and
agricultural products - is global in scope, but also how it differs
from manufacturing. This book reveals the importance of new forces
at work which are reshaping how agriculture is being industrialized
and what some of its consequences and limits are around the world.
The industrialization of nature often runs up against problems
thrown up by its biological characteristics - health, consumer
needs, the limits of genetic manipulation or environmental
sustainablity. The case studies also show how the place of
agriculture in the international division of labour is changing as
new agricultural countries are emerging, and as new commodities
(such as fresh fruits and vegetables) and actors (the fast food
chains and retailers) begin to dominate the global agro-food
system.
"The Philosophy of Heidegger" is a readable and reliable overview
of Heidegger's thought, suitable both for beginners and advanced
students. A striking and refreshing feature of the work is how free
it is from the jargon and standard idioms of academic philosophical
writing. Written in straightforward English, with many
illustrations and concrete examples, this book provides a very
accessible introduction to such key Heideggerian notions as
in/authenticity, falling, throwness, moods, temporality, earth,
world, enframing, etc. Organized under clear, no-nonsense headings,
Watt's exposition avoids complicated involvement with the secondary
literature, or with wider philosophical debates, which gives his
writing a fresh, immediate character. Ranging widely across
Heidegger's numerous writings, this book displays an impressively
thorough knowledge of his corpus, navigating the difficult
relationship between earlier and later Heidegger texts, and giving
the reader a strong sense of the basic motives and overall
continuity of Heidegger's thought.
Grassroots movements can pose serious challenges to both
governments and corporations. However, grassroots actors possess a
variety of motivations, and their visions of development may evolve
in complex ways. Meanwhile, their relative powerlessness obliges
them to forge an array of shifting alliances and to devise a range
of adaptive strategies. Grassroots Environmental Governance
presents a compilation of in-depth ethnographic case studies, based
on original research. Each of the chapters focuses specifically on
grassroots engagements with the agents of various forms of
industrial development. The book is geographically diverse,
including analyses of groups based in both the global North and
South, and represents a range of disciplinary perspectives. This
allows the collection to explore themes that cross-cut specific
localities and disciplinary boundaries, and thus to generate
important theoretical insights into the complexities of grassroots
engagements with industry. This volume will be of great interest to
scholars of environmental activism, environmental governance, and
environmental studies in general.
This comprehensive volume advances heterodox reconstructions of
agrarian Marxism on the occasion of Marx's 200th birth anniversary.
While Marxists have long criticized 'populists' for ignoring
capitalism and class, populists have charged Marxists with
historical determinism. This ongoing debate has now reached
something of an impasse, in part because new empirical work
addressing the complex contemporary patterns and conjunctures of
global agrarian capitalism offers exciting new horizons, along with
new and generative theoretical reconstructions of Marxism itself.
This book helps to point the way beyond this impasse, and
illustrates that agrarian Marxism remains a dynamic theoretical
program that offers powerful insights into agrarian change and
politics in the twenty-first century. This book was originally
published as a special issue of The Journal of Peasant Studies.
This comprehensive volume advances heterodox reconstructions of
agrarian Marxism on the occasion of Marx's 200th birth anniversary.
While Marxists have long criticized 'populists' for ignoring
capitalism and class, populists have charged Marxists with
historical determinism. This ongoing debate has now reached
something of an impasse, in part because new empirical work
addressing the complex contemporary patterns and conjunctures of
global agrarian capitalism offers exciting new horizons, along with
new and generative theoretical reconstructions of Marxism itself.
This book helps to point the way beyond this impasse, and
illustrates that agrarian Marxism remains a dynamic theoretical
program that offers powerful insights into agrarian change and
politics in the twenty-first century. This book was originally
published as a special issue of The Journal of Peasant Studies.
Clarence Glacken wrote one of the most important books on
environmental issues published in the twentieth century. His magnum
opus, Traces on the Rhodian Shore, first published in 1976, details
the ways in which perceptions of the natural environment have
profoundly influenced human enterprise over the centuries while,
conversely, permitting humans to radically alter the Earth.
Although Glacken did not publish a comparable book before his death
in 1989, he did write a follow-up collection of essays-lost works
now compiled at last in Genealogies of Environmental Thought. This
new volume comprises all of Glacken's unpublished writings to
follow Traces and covers a broad temporal and geographic canvas,
spanning the globe from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth
centuries. Each essay offers a brief intellectual biography of an
important environmental thinker and addresses questions such as how
many people the Earth can hold, what resources can sustain such
populations, and where land for growth is located. This
collection-carefully edited and annotated, and organized
chronologically-will prove both a classic text and a springboard
for further discussions on the history of environmental thought.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the environment and the
future of development continue to be issues of crucial importance.
Most explanations of environmental crisis emphasize the role of
population growth, thus focusing their attention on the poor. By
comparison, Liberation Ecologies elaborates a political-economic
explanation drawing from the most recent advances in social theory.
The new edition has been extensively revised to reflect recent
changes in debates over the real definitions of 'development' and
'environment', and contains nine completely new chapters.
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a large portion of the
population had become disenchanted with the American way of life
that they did not feel they belonged to. While some openly revolted
in the streets, others took to turning away from the mainstream and
headed toward a new world. Utopian visions, manifesting themselves
in the form of communes, were aimed at breaking the bonds of
capitalism, big business, and the reigning oligarchy and were
popping up throughout the country. The San Francisco Bay Area was
the hotbed of these communes, and from the Height-Ashbury in San
Francisco, east to Berkeley's protest hub at Sproul Plaza, and
south to Oakland's Black Panther's communal households, this is an
exploration of this unique cultural revolution of the 1960s and
1970s. The history and vision of communal living is investigated in
a series of essays aimed at explaining just what these communes
were, how lives were lived within them, and what their goals
entailed.
Clarence Glacken wrote one of the most important books on
environmental issues published in the twentieth century. His magnum
opus, Traces on the Rhodian Shore, first published in 1976, details
the ways in which perceptions of the natural environment have
profoundly influenced human enterprise over the centuries while,
conversely, permitting humans to radically alter the Earth.
Although Glacken did not publish a comparable book before his death
in 1989, he did write a follow-up collection of essays-lost works
now compiled at last in Genealogies of Environmental Thought. This
new volume comprises all of Glacken's unpublished writings to
follow Traces and covers a broad temporal and geographic canvas,
spanning the globe from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth
centuries. Each essay offers a brief intellectual biography of an
important environmental thinker and addresses questions such as how
many people the Earth can hold, what resources can sustain such
populations, and where land for growth is located. This
collection-carefully edited and annotated, and organized
chronologically-will prove both a classic text and a springboard
for further discussions on the history of environmental thought.
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