Why are small and culturally homogeneous nation-states in the advanced capitalist world so prosperous? Examining how Denmark, Ireland, and Switzerland managed the 2008 financial crisis, The Paradox of Vulnerability shows that this is not an accident. John Campbell and John Hall argue that a...

The Environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure foresees that the information on the environmental effects of a specific activity are used to support the decision on whether to give a project consent, and has the ability to ensure no more than that the decision taken is an informed one. As...