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UNINA9910300635003321 |
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Autore |
Lintsen Harry |
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Titolo |
Well-being, Sustainability and Social Development [[electronic resource] ] : The Netherlands 1850–2050 / / by Harry Lintsen, Frank Veraart, Jan-Pieter Smits, John Grin |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
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[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XXXII, 572 p. 86 illus., 59 illus. in color.) |
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Philosophy of nature |
Economic development—Environmental aspects |
Conservation biology |
Ecology |
Geoecology |
Environmental geology |
Ethics |
Social history |
Philosophy of Nature |
Development and Sustainability |
Conservation Biology/Ecology |
Geoecology/Natural Processes |
Moral Philosophy |
Social History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Appreciations -- 3. The Dutch Case -- 4. Method and Theory -- 5. The Big Picture -- 6. Residual Issues -- 7. Suggestions for future research. |
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This open access book examines more than two centuries of societal development using novel historical and statistical approaches. It applies the well-being monitor developed by Statistics Netherlands that has |
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been endorsed by a significant part of the international, statistical community. It features The Netherlands as a case study, which is an especially interesting example; although it was one of the world’s richest countries around 1850, extreme poverty and inequality were significant problems of well-being at the time. Monitors of 1850, 1910, 1970 and 2015 depict the changes in three dimensions of well-being: the quality of life 'here and now', 'later' and 'elsewhere'. The analysis of two centuries shows the solutions to the extreme poverty problem and the appearance of new sustainability problems, especially in domestic and foreign ecological systems. The study also reveals the importance of natural capital: soil, air, water and subsoil resources, showing their relation with the social structure of the ‘here and now´. Treatment and trade of natural resources also impacted on the quality of life ‘later’ and ‘elsewhere.’ Further, the book illustrates the role of natural capital by dividing the capital into three types of raw materials and concomitant material flows: bio-raw materials, mineral and fossil subsoil resources. Additionally, the analysis of the institutional context identifies the key roles of social groups in well-being development. The book ends with an assessment of the solutions and barriers offered by the historical anchoring of the well-being and sustainability issues. This unique analysis of well-being and sustainability and its institutional analysis appeals to historians, statisticians and policy makers. |
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UNINA9910454744103321 |
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Autore |
Pritchard James S. <1939-> |
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Titolo |
Anatomy of a naval disaster [[electronic resource] ] : the 1746 French naval expedition to North America / / James Pritchard |
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Montreal ; ; Buffalo, : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1995 |
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1-282-85351-1 |
9786612853517 |
0-7735-6553-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (349 p.) |
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Naval history |
Electronic books. |
France History, Naval 18th century |
France History Louis XV, 1715-1774 |
United States History King George's War, 1744-1748 Naval operations, French |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-309) and index. |
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UNINA9910154845303321 |
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Autore |
Ramirez Mary Kreiner |
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The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty : Restoring Law and Order on Wall Street / / Mary Kreiner Ramirez, Steven A. Ramirez |
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New York, NY : , : New York University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 onliine resource (201 pages) |
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Financial institutions - Corrupt practices - United States |
Financial institutions - Government policy - United States |
Financial services industry - Government policy - United States |
Subprime mortgage loans - United States |
Derivative securities - United States |
Commercial crimes |
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. A Short History of White- Collar Criminal Prosecutions -- 2. Angelo Mozilo and Countrywide’s “Toxic” Subprime Mortgages -- 3. Wall Street’s Fraudulent Sales of Toxic Mortgages -- 4. Lehman’s Phantom Cash -- 5. Joe Cassano and AIG’s Derivatives Casino -- 6. Goldman’s Abacus -- 7. The Dimensions of Lawlessness -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors |
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A critical examination of the wrongdoing underlying the 2008 financial crisisAn unprecedented breakdown in the rule of law occurred in the United States after the 2008 financial collapse. Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and other large banks settled securities fraud claims with the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose the risks of subprime mortgages they sold to the investing public. But a corporation cannot commit fraud except through |
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human beings working at and managing the firm. Rather than breaking up these powerful megabanks, essentially imposing a corporate death penalty, the government simply accepted fines that essentially punished innocent shareholders instead of senior leaders at the megabanks. It allowed the real wrongdoers to walk away from criminal responsibility. In The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty, Mary Kreiner Ramirez and Steven A. Ramirez examine the best available evidence about the wrongdoing underlying the financial crisis. They reveal that the government failed to use its most powerful law enforcement tools despite overwhelming proof of wide-ranging and large-scale fraud on Wall Street before, during, and after the crisis. The pattern of criminal indulgences exposes the onset of a new degree of crony capitalism in which the most economically and political powerful can commit financial crimes of vast scale with criminal and regulatory immunity. A new economic royalty has seized the commanding heights of our economy through their control of trillions in corporate and individual wealth and their ability to dispense patronage. The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty shows that this new lawlessness poses a profound threat that urgently demands political action and proposes attainable measures to restore the rule of law in the financial sector. |
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