The end of democracy?
In his 1937 Great Contemporaries, Winston Churchill wrote, "Whatever else may be thought about [Hitler's] exploits, they are among the most remarkable in the whole history of the world." He was referring not only to Hitler's political triumphs--the return of the Saar and reoccupation of the Rhineland--but his economic...

Making a life: redefining success and rediscovering joy.
Life offers more than a paycheck, corner office and promotional title. In fact, many of us are working ourselves to death. For many people, their identity is so closely associated with their job that when they stop working, they end up passing away not long afterwards, lacking hobbies, social...

Making a life: redefining success and rediscovering joy.
Adapted from the book ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits (New Society Publishers) Life offers more than a paycheck, corner office and promotional title. In fact, many of us are working ourselves to death. For many people, their identity is so closely associated with their...

Sustainable management of effluents from small piggery farms in Mexico.
INTRODUCTION In Mexico, pig farming is the third most important livestock activity, after bovine and poultry. During 2005, the total production of pork meat was 1,100,000 tons, of which only a 3.5% were exported and the internal per capita consumption was 15.3 kg (1). Although pig production...

Key factors for economic success in industrial nations; a statistical analysis.
9780773450714 Key factors for economic success in industrial nations; a statistical analysis. Margolis, Lawrence. Edwin Mellen Pr. 2007 232 pages $109.95 Hardcover HD3616 Margolis (political science, U. of Michigan) employs statistical...

A lesson in fiscal federalism: the father of sound money management reflects on how tax policies shifted the state-federal balance.
Sometimes even success has its pitfalls. Just ask John Shannon, who spent 24 years in a variety of roles at the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. He recalls with wry humor how one state that had asked for advice on crafting a tax law had used the recommendations....

India & France.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Development is defined as a measure of the wealth and economic growth of a country. Previously, this was calculated using Gross National Product (GNP) per capita but the United Nations suggested the Human Dvelopment Index (HDI), which determins the development of a country using more...

The Australian construction linkages in the 1990s.
Abstract: During the 1990s, the construction sector played an important role with its growing contributions to the gross national product, gross domestic product and employment in the Australian economy. Using the newly released 1998-99 input-output table and four previously published tables by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this paper...

India & France.
Development is defined as a measure of the wealth and economic growth of a country. Previously, this calculated using Gross National Product (GNP) per capita but the United Nations suggested the Human Development Index (HDI), which determines the development of a country using more indicators than just wealth. This...

Political stability and economic growth in Asia.
INTRODUCTION Economic growth contributes for economic development as root for tree. Why most of developing countries are unable to enjoy rapid growth? In Asia, rapid economic growth of newly industrial countries (Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea and Kong Hong), Malaysia and recently china has attracted the world. They...