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Hard Choices, Soft Law

Voluntary Standards in Global Trade, Environment and Social Governance

By: John J. Kirton,Michael J. Trebilcock

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Hard Choices, Soft Law

Voluntary Standards in Global Trade, Environment and Social Governance

By: John J. Kirton,Michael J. Trebilcock

An important read for academics and policy-makers alike, Hard Choices, Soft Law asserts that voluntary standards, or 'soft' law, are an important supplement to international law in a number of areas. This key work firstly outlines the approach taken to combining soft and hard law and trade, environment and labour values in the WTO and NAFTA, and in the prospective Millennium Round. Then, using the forestry sector - a realm where formal international law remains largely absent - the book provides a detailed examination of the role of soft law in action. It demonstrates how soft and hard law can be combined to promote trade, environmental and social cohesion, in ways that also permit sustainable development. The book presents a wealth of knowledge from a range of contributors familiar with the work of the G7/G8, the OECD, the Biodiversity Convention and the Codex Alimentarius.

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414

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Routledge

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1351931636

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9781351931632

Adaption-innovation

In the Context of Diversity and Change

By: Michael J. Kirton

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Adaption-innovation

In the Context of Diversity and Change

By: Michael J. Kirton

Kirton outlines the central concepts of Adaption-Innovation theory (A-I theory), including the processes of problem solving, decision making and creativity.

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418

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Psychology Press

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0415298504

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9780415298506

Designing Public Policies

Principles and Instruments

By: MIchael Howlett,Michael Howlett

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Designing Public Policies

Principles and Instruments

By: MIchael Howlett,Michael Howlett

The third edition of this highly regarded book provides a concise and accessible introduction to the principles and elements of policy design in contemporary governance. It examines in detail the range of substantive and procedural policy instruments that together comprise the toolbox from which governments choose tools to resolve policy problems and the principles and practices that lead to their use. Guiding readers through the study of the many different kinds of instruments used by governments in carrying out their tasks, adapting to, and altering, their environments, this book: • Considers the principles and practices behind the selection and use of specific types of Instruments in contemporary government and arrangements of policy tools esp. procedural tools and policy portfolios. • Evaluates in detail the merits, demerits, and rationales for the use of specific organization, regulatory, financial and information-based tools and the trends visible in their use. • Examines key issues such as policy success and failure and the role of design in it; policy volatility and risk management through policy design; how behavioural research can contribute to better policy designs; and the 'micro' calibrations of policies and their importance in designs and outcomes. • Addresses the issues not only surrounding individual tools but also concerning the evolution and development of instrument mixes, their relationship to policy styles and the challenges involved in their (re)design as well as the distinction between design and "non-design'. Providing a comprehensive overview of this essential component of modern governance and featuring helpful definitions of key concepts and further reading, this book is essential reading for all students of public policy, administration, and management.

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450

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Taylor & Francis

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1003809529

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9781003809524

Environmental Microbiology

By: Walter Reineke,Michael Schlömann

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Environmental Microbiology

By: Walter Reineke,Michael Schlömann

This textbook addresses global and local environmental problems and the involvement of microorganisms in their development and remediation. In particular, methodological aspects, some of them molecular genetic, for the study of microbial communities are considered. Overall, the prominent role of microorganisms in various material cycles is presented. In addition to biochemical principles for the degradation of environmental pollutants, the use of microorganisms in environmental biotechnological processes for the purification of air, water or soil as well as in environmentally friendly production processes is discussed. The book is intended for biologists with an interest in environmental microbiological issues, but also for students of process or environmental engineering, geoecology or geology, as well as students of other environmental science disciplines. For the 3rd edition, the authors have completely revised, corrected, updated and supplemented the book.

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Springer Nature

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3662665476

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Adaption-innovation

In the Context of Diversity and Change

By: Michael J. Kirton

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In the Context of Diversity and Change

By: Michael J. Kirton

Kirton outlines the central concepts of Adaption-Innovation theory (A-I theory), including the processes of problem solving, decision making and creativity.

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Hard Choices, Soft Law

Hard Choices, Soft Law

Adaption-innovation

Adaption-innovation

Designing Public Policies

Designing Public Policies

Environmental Microbiology

Environmental Microbiology

Adaption-innovation

Adaption-innovation

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