LEADER 03601nam 2200517 450 001 9910787105403321 005 20170822102406.0 010 $a1-61614-973-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000311302 035 $a(PromptCat)99961555132 035 $a(MH)014292434-2 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001383435 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12593680 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001383435 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11476638 035 $a(PQKB)11539655 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5897635 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000311302 100 $a20191022d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aRare $ethe high-stakes race to satisfy our need for the scarcest metals on Earth /$fKeith Veronese 210 1$aAmherst, New York :$cPrometheus Books,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (270 pages ) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-322-57468-5 311 $a1-61614-972-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"How will your life change when the supply of tantalum dries up? You may have never heard of this unusual metal, but without it smartphones would be instantly less omniscient, video game systems would falter, and laptops fail. Tantalum is not alone. Rhodium. Osmium. Niobium. Such refugees from the bottom of the periodic table are key components of many consumer products like cell phones, hybrid car batteries, and flat screen televisions, as well as sophisticated medical devices and even weapon systems. Their versatile properties have led manufacturers to seek these elements out to maximize longevity, value, and efficiency, but not without a human price. In addition to explaining the chemistry behind rare earth metals, Rare delves into the economic and geopolitical issues surrounding these "conflict minerals," blending tales of financial and political struggles with glimpses into the human lives that are shattered by the race to secure them. In the past decade, the Congo has been ravaged by tribal wars fought to obtain control of tantalum, tungsten, and tin supplies in the region, with over five million people dying at the crossroads of supply and demand. A burgeoning black market in China, Africa, and India is propped up by school-age children retrieving and purifying these metals while risking their lives and health in the process. Fears of future political struggles inside China, the world's largest supplier of these metals, have already sent the United States, Great Britain, and Japan racing to find alternative sources. Will scientists be able to create lab substitutes for some or all of these metals? Will Afghanistan be the next big supplier of rare metals? What happens when the limited supply runs out? Whatever the answers, it is clear that our modern lifestyle, dependent on technology, is far from stable"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aRare earths 615 0$aRare earths. 676 $a338.4/7669291 686 $aSCI013000$aTEC021000$2bisacsh 700 $aVeronese$b Keith$01579996 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787105403321 996 $aRare$93860518 997 $aUNINA 999 $aThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress LEADER 03544nam 2200469 450 001 9910793382103321 005 20230607203902.0 010 $a1-5017-2264-6 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501722646 035 $a(CKB)4100000007109356 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5965011 035 $a(DE-B1597)514855 035 $a(OCoLC)1083588027 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501722646 035 $a(OCoLC)1057855398 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse71711 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5965011 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007109356 100 $a20191125d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJustice contained $elaw and politics in the European Union /$fLisa Conant 210 1$aIthaca, New York ;$aLondon :$cCornell University Press,$d[2002] 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 250 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a0-8014-3910-8 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tFigures -- $tTables -- $tPreface -- $tAbbreviations -- $t1. Introduction: Justice Contained -- $t2. The Variable Reach of the Law: The European Court of Justice and the Politics of Legal Integration -- $t3. Containing Justice: Institutional Constraints on Law in the European Union -- $t4. From Jurisprudence to Policy: The Liberalization of European Telecommunications -- $t5. European Law and What States Made of It: Intergovernmental Reform of Electricity -- $t6. From Law to Policy and Practice? Nationality and Access to Public-Sector Employment -- $t7. Justice Contained and Reversed: Nationality, Territory, and Access to Social Benefits -- $t8. The European Court of Justice and Judicial Authority: Comparisons and Conclusions -- $tIndex 330 $aIn this probing analysis of the European Union's transnational legal system, Lisa Conant explores the interaction between law and politics. In particular, she challenges the widely held view that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has, through bold judicial activism, brought about profound policy and institutional changes within the EU's member states. She argues convincingly that this court, like its domestic counterparts, depends on the support of powerful organized interests to gain compliance with its rulings. What, Conant asks, are the policy implications of the ECJ's decisions? How are its rulings applied in practice? Drawing on the rich scholarship on the U.S. Supreme Court, Conant depicts the limits that the ECJ and other tribunals have to face. To illuminate these constraints, she traces the impact of ECJ decisions in four instances concerning market competition and national discrimination. She also proposes ways of anticipating which of this court's legal interpretations are likely to inspire major reforms.Justice Contained closes with a comparative analysis of judicial power, identifying the ECJ as an institution with greater similarities to domestic courts than to international organizations. The book advances a deeper understanding both of the court's contributions to European integration and of the political economy of litigation and reform. 606 $aPolitical questions and judicial power$zEuropean Union countries 615 0$aPolitical questions and judicial power 676 $a341.2422 700 $aConant$b Lisa J.$01527663 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793382103321 996 $aJustice contained$93770692 997 $aUNINA LEADER 03534oam 22004455 450 001 9910796656203321 005 20180524090737.0 010 $a1-4648-1043-5 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-1042-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000001039414 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5119663 035 $a(The World Bank)211042 035 $a(US-djbf)211042 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000001039414 100 $a20020129d2017 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOpen and Nimble : $eFinding Stable Growth in Small Economies /$fDaniel Lederman 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cThe World Bank,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (132 pages) 225 1 $aDirections in Development 311 $a1-4648-1042-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aIntroduction -- What is a small economy? -- In search of scale economics with international data -- Implications for economic outcomes -- Open and nimble: how small economies adapt to their economic challenges -- Policy implications. 330 3 $aDoes economic size matter for economic development outcomes? If so are current policies adequately addressing the role of size in the development process? Using working age population as a proxy for country size, Open and Nimble, systematically analyzes what makes small economies unique. Small economies are not necessarily prone to underdevelopment and in fact can achieve very high income levels. Small economies, however, do tend to be highly open to both international trade and foreign direct investment, have highly specialized export structures, and have large government expenditures relative to their Gross Domestic Product. The export structures of small economies are concentrated in a few products or services and in a small number of export destinations. In turn, this export concentration is associated with terms of trade volatility, which combined with high exposure to international trade, implies that small economies tend to face more volatility on average as external volatility permeates national economic life. Yet small economies tend to compensate for their export concentration by being nimble in the sense of being able to change their production and export structure relatively quickly over time. Moreover, limited territory plays a role in shaping how economies are affected by natural disasters, even when the probability of facing such disasters is not necessarily higher among small than among large economies. The combination of large governments with macroeconomic volatility seems to be associated with low national savings rates in small economies. This combination could be a challenge for long-term growth if productivity growth and foreign investment do not compensate for low domestic savings. The book finishes with some thoughts on how policy makers can respond to these issues through coordinated investments and regional integration efforts, as well as fiscal policy reforms aimed at both increasing public savings and conducting countercyclical fiscal policies. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aEconomies of scale 615 0$aEconomies of scale. 676 $a338.5144 700 $aLederman$b Daniel$0595151 702 $aLesniak$b Justin T. 801 0$bDJBF 801 1$bDJBF 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796656203321 996 $aOpen and Nimble$93811180 997 $aUNINA