Oxford University Press

This is the first international volume in the Long Term Ecological Research Network series. The book summarizes the state of knowledge about biodiversity in drylands, and seek to identify questions and strategies for future research and to lay out guidelines for management of biodiversity in desert and semidesert regions. The continuing sensitivity...

The Handbook brings together leading international scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of research and theory on the sociology of finance and the workings of financial institutions and financial markets. It will serve as a reference point for this rapidly expanding discipline....

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A dynamic account of the practice of Islamic law, this book focuses on the actions        of a particular legal official, the muhtasib, whose vast jurisdiction included all        public behavior.In the cities of Cairo and neighboring Fustat during the Mamluk        period (1250-1517), the men who held the position of muhtasib acted as regulators...

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At a time when regulation of financial markets has been subject to major upheavals this survey will be of particular value. The author is one of the most prominent officials involved in formulating and executing regulatory policy. His concern is to ensure that the new environment of liberalized markets in which international universal banks compete...