Bankrupting Nature

Author : Anders Wijkman,Johan Rockström
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136263934

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Bankrupting Nature by Anders Wijkman,Johan Rockström Pdf

This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world. Despite growing scientific consensus on major environmental threats as well as resource depletion, societies are largely continuing with business as usual, at best attempting to tinker at the margins of the problems. The authors argue that regardless of whether governments respond to the economic crisis through additional stimulus packages or reduced government spending, environmental and resource constraints will remain. The crisis will be exacerbated by the combination of climate change, ecosystem decline and resource scarcity, in particular crude oil. The concept of Planetary Boundaries is introduced as a powerful explanation of the limits of the biosphere to sustain continued conventional growth. The book breaks the long silence on population, criticizing donor countries for not doing enough to support the education of girls and reproductive health services. It is shown that an economy built on the continuous expansion of material consumption is not sustainable. De-growth, however, is no solution either. The growth dilemma can only be addressed through a transformation of the economic system. A strong plea is made for abandoning GDP growth as the key objective for development. The focus should instead be on a limited number of welfare indicators. The trickle-down concept is seriously questioned, to be replaced by one of sufficiency. Rich countries are called upon to hold back their material growth to leave room for a rising living standard among the poor. Alternative business models are presented, such as moving from products to services or towards a circular economy based on re-use, reconditioning and recylcing – all with the aim of facilitating sustainable development. A Report to the Club of Rome

Author : Sheilla Jones,Alexander Unzicker
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798509622274

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Bankrupting Physics by Sheilla Jones,Alexander Unzicker Pdf

Physicists are announcing major discoveries with remarkable frequency, suggesting to the public that the billions of dollars spent on enterprises such as the Large Hadron Collider are producing important results. When the Higgs boson was finally announced, the media hailed it as another victory in the quest to crack the code of the universe. Yet, if one takes a clear-eyed look at the state of modern science, it becomes apparent that none the fundamental questions of physics that troubled Einstein, Dirac and Schrödinger have been solved. But that hasn't stopped top physicists from repeatedly promising a "Theory of Everything", based on concepts such as 'parallel universes', 'strings and branes' in 'extra dimensions, and 'chaotic inflations'-without any evidence whatsoever. This not only qualifies as wishful thinking, but worse, it means surrendering the scientific method upon which the success of physics has flourished since the time of Galileo. Alexander Unzicker and Sheilla Jones present an eye-opening account of the current state of affairs, and point out why some popular ideas are closer to Intelligent Design than science. Engaging and provocative, their critique takes on the most popular theories of science today while vividly describing just how fascinating the cosmos can be. In Bankrupting Physics, Unzicker and Jones raise a clarion call for physics to return to the successful principles from whence it came.

Author : Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807003329

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"They're Bankrupting Us!" by Bill Fletcher, Jr. Pdf

From Wisconsin to Washington, DC, the claims are made: unions are responsible for budget deficits, and their members are overpaid and enjoy cushy benefits. The only way to save the American economy, pundits claim, is to weaken the labor movement, strip workers of collective bargaining rights, and champion private industry. In "They're Bankrupting Us!": And 20 Other Myths about Unions, labor leader Bill Fletcher Jr. makes sense of this debate as he unpacks the twenty-one myths most often cited by anti-union propagandists. Drawing on his experiences as a longtime labor activist and organizer, Fletcher traces the historical roots of these myths and provides an honest assessment of the missteps of the labor movement. He reveals many of labor's significant contributions, such as establishing the forty-hour work week and minimum wage, guaranteeing safe workplaces, and fighting for equity within the workforce. This timely, accessible, "warts and all" book argues, ultimately, that unions are necessary for democracy and ensure economic and social justice for all people.

Author : Edward S Miller
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612511184

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Bankrupting the Enemy by Edward S Miller Pdf

Award-winning author Edward S. Miller contends in this new work that the United States forced Japan into international bankruptcy to deter its aggression. While researching newly declassified records of the Treasury and Federal Reserve, Miller, a retired chief financial executive of a Fortune 500 resources corporation, uncovered just how much money mattered. Washington experts confidently predicted that the war in China would bankrupt Japan, not knowing that the Japanese government had a huge cache of dollars fraudulently hidden in New York. Once discovered, Japan scrambled to extract the money. But, Miller explains, in July 1941 President Roosevelt invoked a long-forgotten clause of the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 to freeze Japan s dollars and forbade it to sell its hoard of gold to the U.S. Treasury, the only open gold market after 1939. Roosevelt s temporary gambit to bring Japan to its senses, not its knees, was thwarted, however, by opportunistic bureaucrats. Dean Acheson, his handpicked administrator, slyly maneuvered to deny Japan the dollars needed to buy oil and other resources for war and for economic survival. Miller's lucid writing and thorough understanding of the complexities of international finance enable readers unfamiliar with financial concepts and terminology to grasp his explanation of the impact of U.S. economic policies on Japan. His review of thirty-seven studies of Japan's resource deficiencies begs the question of why no U.S. agency calculated the impact of the freeze on Japan's overall economy. His analysis of a massive OSS-State Department study of prewar Japan clearly demonstrates that the deprivations facing the Japanese people were the country to remain in financial limbo buttressed its choice of war at Pearl Harbor. Such a well-documented study is certain to be recognized for its significant contributions to the historiography of the origins of the Pacific War.

Author : Thomas H. Jackson
Publisher : Beard Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : 1587981149

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The Logic and Limits of Bankruptcy Law by Thomas H. Jackson Pdf

A careful analysis of the fundamentals of bankruptcy law.

Author : L. Hunter Lovins,Stewart Wallis,Anders Wijkman,John Fullerton
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781550926910

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A Finer Future by L. Hunter Lovins,Stewart Wallis,Anders Wijkman,John Fullerton Pdf

The blueprint for an inspiring regenerative economy that avoids collapse and works for people and the planet. Humanity is in a race with catastrophe. Is the future one of global warming, 65 million migrants fleeing failed states, soaring inequality, and grid-locked politics? Or one of empowered entrepreneurs and innovators building a world that works for everyone? While the specter of collapse looms large, A Finer Future demonstrates that humanity has a chance - just - to thread the needle of sustainability and build a regenerative economy through a powerful combination of enlightened entrepreneurialism, technology, and innovative policy. The authors - world leaders in business, economics, and sustainability - gather the evidence, outline the principles of a regenerative economy, and detail a policy roadmap to achieving it, including: Transforming finance and corporations Reimagining energy, agriculture, and the nature of how we work Enhancing human well-being Delivering a world that respects ecosystems and human community. Charting the course to a regenerative economy is the most important work facing humanity and A Finer Future provides the essential blueprint for business leaders, entrepreneurs, environmentalists, politicians, policymakers, and others working to create a world that works for people and the planet.

Author : Jana Morgan
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780271050621

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Bankrupt Representation and Party System Collapse by Jana Morgan Pdf

"Explores the phenomenon of party system collapse through a detailed examination of Venezuela's traumatic party system decay, as well as a comparative analysis of collapse in Bolivia, Colombia, and Argentina and survival in Argentina, India, Uruguay, and Belgium"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Tatiana Antipova,Álvaro Rocha
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030377373

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Digital Science 2019 by Tatiana Antipova,Álvaro Rocha Pdf

This book presents the proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Digital Science (DSIC 2019), held in Limassol, Cyprus, on October 11–13, 2019. DSIC 2019 was an international forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, results, experiences and concerns in digital science. The main goal of the conference was to efficiently disseminate original findings in the natural and social sciences, art & the humanities. The contributions in the book address the following topics: Digital Art & Humanities Digital Economics Digital Education Digital Engineering Digital Finance, Business & Banking Digital Healthcare, Hospitals & Rehabilitation Digital Media Digital Medicine, Pharma & Public Health Digital Public Administration Digital Technology & Applied Sciences Digital Virtual Reality

Author : David A. Skeel Jr.
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400828500

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Debt's Dominion by David A. Skeel Jr. Pdf

Bankruptcy in America, in stark contrast to its status in most other countries, typically signifies not a debtor's last gasp but an opportunity to catch one's breath and recoup. Why has the nation's legal system evolved to allow both corporate and individual debtors greater control over their fate than imaginable elsewhere? Masterfully probing the political dynamics behind this question, David Skeel here provides the first complete account of the remarkable journey American bankruptcy law has taken from its beginnings in 1800, when Congress lifted the country's first bankruptcy code right out of English law, to the present day. Skeel shows that the confluence of three forces that emerged over many years--an organized creditor lobby, pro-debtor ideological currents, and an increasingly powerful bankruptcy bar--explains the distinctive contours of American bankruptcy law. Their interplay, he argues in clear, inviting prose, has seen efforts to legislate bankruptcy become a compelling battle royale between bankers and lawyers--one in which the bankers recently seem to have gained the upper hand. Skeel demonstrates, for example, that a fiercely divided bankruptcy commission and the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress have yielded the recent, ideologically charged battles over consumer bankruptcy. The uniqueness of American bankruptcy has often been noted, but it has never been explained. As different as twenty-first century America is from the horse-and-buggy era origins of our bankruptcy laws, Skeel shows that the same political factors continue to shape our unique response to financial distress.

Author : Jukka Kilpi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134694433

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The Ethics of Bankruptcy by Jukka Kilpi Pdf

The fundamental ethical problem in bankruptcy is that insolvents have promised to pay their debts but can not keep their promise. The Ethics of Bankruptcy examines the morality of bankruptcy. The author compares and contrasts the Humean doctrine of promises as useful conventions with the Kantian view of autonomous agency constituting promissory obligations; he explores ethical concerns raised by forgiveness, utilitarianism and distributive justice and the moral aspects of insolvents' contractual, fiduciary, tortious and criminal liability. Finally, the author assesses recent bankruptcy law reforms. Bankruptcies severly hurt creditors and society. For the insolvents and their families the experience is painful and stigmatising, yet philosophers have paid little attention to the moral aspects of this violent social phenomenon. The Ethics of Bankruptcy is the first comprehensive study that employs the tools of ethics to examine the controversies surrounding insolvency, which makes valuable and sometimes controversial reading in a decade recovering from the Recession.

Author : John Maynard Keynes
Publisher : 北戴河出版
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes Pdf

Author : Robert Henley Eden Baron Henley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019264926

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A Digest of the Bankrupt Law: with an appendix of precedents, framed with reference to the New Act of the 1 and 2 William IV. c. 56 by Robert Henley Eden Baron Henley Pdf

Author : Robert Henley Eden Baron Henley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1825
Category : Bankruptcy
ISBN : BL:A0019264924

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A practical treatise on the Bankrupt Law, as amended by the new Act of the 6 Geo. IV. c. 16. With an Appendix of Precedents by Robert Henley Eden Baron Henley Pdf

Author : C. P. Snow,Charles Percy Snow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781107606142

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The Two Cultures by C. P. Snow,Charles Percy Snow Pdf

The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here.

Author : Janne Elo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031551161

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Multilevel Pedagogical Leadership in Higher Education by Janne Elo Pdf