[PDF] Allocating The Benefits And Burdens Of Unexpected Outcomes eBook

Author : Lars Schwettmann
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 29,48 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Distributive justice
ISBN : 9783631587157

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In this book the tenability of prominent but conflicting allocation principles is evaluated with the help of questionnaire studies. Particularly the acceptance of a compromise solution is investigated which demands maximising total welfare subject to a certain floor level of individual welfare of all people. An interdisciplinary approach is followed to motivate each survey. With the help of graphical presentations consequences of different principles are visualised. Trade-offs between competing notions are found to be much more likely than possibly expected. Heterogeneity of justice attitudes can be witnessed in all studies. However, the principles of responsibility and needs seem to be of greater importance. Additionally, the gender of a respondent is found to have a major impact.

Author : Andrea Kupfer Schneider
Publisher : American Bar Association
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 38,6 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781590315453

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This book provides a comprehensive reference guide to negotiation and mediation. Negotiation skills can be learned--everything from managing fairness and power and understanding the other side and cultural differences to decision-making, creativity, and apology. Good negotiation is best approached from a multidisciplinary perspective that combines the best of theory and practice.

Author : Ewoud Hondius
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 715 pages
File Size : 42,65 MB
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 1139501151

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The recent financial crisis has questioned whether existing contracts may be adapted, terminated or renegotiated as a result of unexpected circumstances. The question is not a new one. In medieval times the notion of clausula rebus sic stantibus was developed to cope with such situations, and Germany introduced the theory of Wegfall der Geschäftsgrundlage. In England, the Coronation cases provided one possible answer. This comparative study explores the possibility of classifying jurisdictions as 'open' or 'closed' in this regard.

Author : David S. Hames
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 10,52 MB
Release : 2011-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412973996

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This book provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental components of the negotiation process and the challenges that face negotiators. It contains, in a single volume, text material on current theory and research, readings from diverse perspectives, cases that demonstrate how negotiation has been effectively or ineffectively applied in practice, role-playing exercises that enable students to hone their skills, and questionnaires that assess personal qualities that can influence negotiation processes and outcomes.

Author : Michael J. Trebilcock
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 34,36 MB
Release : 1997-03-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674534308

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Our legal system is committed to the idea that private markets and the law of contracts that supports them are the primary institutions for allocating goods and services in a modern economy. Yet the market paradigm, this book argues, leaves substantial room for challenge. For example, should people be permitted to buy and sell blood, bodily organs, surrogate babies, or sexual favors? Is it fair to allow people with limited knowledge about a transaction and its consequences to enter into it without guidance from experts?

Author : Kevern L. Cochrane
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 27,99 MB
Release : 2009-06-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1405170859

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Co-published with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Fisheries management is the process that has evolved to try to ensure that fisheries operate in a manner that provides the immediate benefits in a sustainable manner. The widely accepted goal is that the full range of benefits should not only be available for this generation but for generations to come. Fisheries management has been successful in some cases but there have also been many, many cases of failure. This volume is intended to contribute to improving this unsatisfactory state by addressing the widespread need for information and guidance on the broad and often complex task of fisheries management. It is an updated and expanded edition of the first version of "A fishery manager's guidebook" which was published as a FAO Fisheries Technical Paper in 2002. The major part of this new edition is divided into five parts intended to cover the range of concerns, tools and techniques essential to the modern fisheries manager, whether that manager is an individual or a formal or informal group. Following the Introduction: Part I examines the primary dimensions of fisheries: biological, ecological, social and economic Part II looks at the legal and institutional characteristics of fisheries Part III explores the tools that fishery managers have to achieve the objectives expected from a fishery Part IV discusses the role of scientific information of indicators and reference points Part V moves into implementation of fisheries management and includes a chapter on special considerations in small-scale fisheries This landmark publication is aimed at fishery managers and scientists. All libraries in research establishments and universities where fisheries and aquatic sciences are studied and taught will need copies of this important volume. Fisheries around the world make essential contributions to human well-being including the provision of basic food supplies, employment, recreational opportunities, foreign currency and others, providing benefits to hundreds of millions of people. Despite these benefits, our record of managing fisheries so that the benefits can be sustained has been poor, at best, and most fisheries around the world are experiencing serious ecological, social or economic problems and usually all three. Today there is global concern about the state of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems, their resilience to future stresses such as climate change and their ability to continue to provide benefits.