Oxford University Press

Polluters and those who manufacture dangerous products often oppose public health and environmental regulation through a strategy of 'manufacturing uncertainty', or questioning the validity of scientific evidence on which the regulation is based. The success of this strategy has encouraged opponents of regulation to advocate for formal regulatory...

Is John Calvin's view of God coercive, leaving no place for the human in redemption? J. Todd Billings explores Calvin's theology of `participation in Christ', arguing that for Calvin grace fulfils nature. Billings reframes the critiques of Calvin in the Gift discussion, opening up new possibilities for contemporary theology as well....

A large number of securities related to various interest rates are traded in        financial markets. Traders and analysts in the financial industry apply models based        on economics, mathematics and probability theory to compute reasonable prices and        risk measures for these securities. This book offers a unified presentation of...

While the previous generation had an average of four employers over a lifetime, the current generation will hold four different jobs by 30. You can either take a job or, by becoming an entrepreneur, create jobs for others, which good for individuals, and also the link to growth in a global economy. Welcome to the entrepreneurial society....

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Drawing on research carried out in Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and other places, this book assesses the viability of conservation strategies for preserving threatened habitats, from an economic perspective. The author demonstrates that it is rare for forest dwellers to derive much benefit from ecotourism, the extraction of timber and other...