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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460740603321

Autore

Gourdin Kent N.

Titolo

A profile of the global airline industry / / Kent N. Gourdin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2016

ISBN

1-60649-555-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 pages)

Collana

Industry profiles collection, , 2331-0073

Disciplina

387.7

Soggetti

Airlines

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-124) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The global airline industry -- 3. Industry organization -- 4. External forces affecting air carrier operations -- 5. Government involvement in airline operations -- 6. Opportunities and challenges for the industry -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The airline industry is one of the most fascinating in the world, with roots going back to the earliest years of the 20th century. Not long after the Wright brothers flew successfully for the first time in 1903, interest in aviation for military and commercial purposes began. In the late teens, the U.S. government began offering potentially lucrative airmail contracts to start-up air carriers, who competed vigorously for them often with disastrous results. Despite the rocky start, the carriers persevered and, by the 1930s, were beginning to look like the companies we see today. This book will provide the reader insight into the nature of the airlines and why companies promulgate the strategies they do. First, the history of commercial air services will be examined, with an initial focus on the United States. After this background, airline operations around the world will be compared and the different types of carriers that comprise the industry will be discussed. Next, the reader will learn about important uncontrollable outside forces (fuel costs, terrorism, economic conditions, etc.) that can have dramatic and potentially devastating impacts on an airline. A discussion of economic regulation and deregulation will follow to help the reader understand the impact of both legislate actions on the carriers operating today.



Finally, in the face of expected increases in the demand for the global movement of passengers and cargo, future opportunities and challenges facing the airline industry will be presented.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790743403321

Autore

Grygieńć Janusz

Titolo

General will in political philosophy / / Janusz Grygieńć ; translated by Dominika Gajewska

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Exeter, UK : , : Imprint Academic, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-84540-720-2

1-84540-721-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GajewskaDominika

Disciplina

266

Soggetti

General will

Legitimacy of governments

Political science - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; General Will in Political Philosophy; Introduction; Chapter One; 1.1. From St. Paul to Denis Diderot; 1.2. The general will in the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Chapter Two; 2.1. Beyond the abstractions of reason; 2.2. The social sources of identity. Towards contextualism; 2.3. Teleologism, historicism, moral ideal; 2.4. "The duties of citizenship"; Chapter Three; 3.1. Novelty and limitations of the thought of Jean-Jacques Rousseau; 3.2. The general will as...; 3.3 Further history of the concept of the general will

Chapter Four4.1 Liberal communitarianism; 4.2. Is idealism liberal-communitarian?; 4.3 The idealist theory of rights; 4.4 What became of the idealist theory of rights; 4.5 Determinants of the liberal communitarianism of the idealists*; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back Matter; Also Available



Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with the role and place of the general will in modern and contemporary political thought. This project is carried out at the crossroads of the history of ideas and political philosophy. It extensively develops historical and philosophical themes, showing modifications to the idea of the general will in the writings of thinkers who sometimes represent very distant epochs. The author tracks down the birth and the development of the idea of the general will in ancient, medieval,...

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Record Nr.

UNIORUON00082780

Autore

SUKRI, Gali

Titolo

Adab al-muqawamah / Gali Sukri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bayrut, : Dar al-afaq al-gadidah, 1979

Descrizione fisica

484 p. ; 24 cm

Disciplina

892.7

Soggetti

Letteratura araba - Storia e critica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Arabo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia