The problems of competition in agriculture have been highlighted recently by disagreement over the European Community's Common Agricultural Policy. This book presents an analysis of the roots of these problems in agrarian politics from 1846-1919

The declining U.S. national saving rate has prompted economists and policymakers to ask, should the federal government encourage household saving, and if so, through which policies? In order to better understand saving programs, this volume provides a systematic and detailed description of...

Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 6 th International Conference on Tribology in Manufacturing Processes & Joining by Plastic Deformation, June 22-24, 2014, Darmstadt, Germany. The 63 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Plenary Keynotes, Chapter 2: Wear and Friction...

With the dramatic changes OPEC precipitated in the structure of world energy markets during the 1970s, energy became a central concern to policymakers throughout the industrialized West. This book ex-amines the responses of public officials in three leading European nations -- the Federal...

Preface; Vorwort; A. Introduction to German Transfer Pricing Regulations; B. Tax Law; I. General Fiscal Code - Extract; II. Foreign Tax Act - Extract; C. Statutory Ordinances; I. Documentation of Income Attribution (2003); II. Relocation of Functions (2008); D. Administrative Guidelines; I. Income...

This book examines the institutions and mechanisms for settlement of individual labour disputes in various countries. The number of individual disputes arising from day-to-day workers' grievances or complaints continues to grow in many parts of the world. The chapters in this book cover...

This paper recommends a system of upstream taxes on fossil fuels, combined with refunds for downstream emissions capture, to reduce carbon and local pollution emissions. Motor fuel taxes should also account for congestion and other externalities associated with vehicle use, at least until...

Intro -- Preface -- Technology Policy in the Process of Change: Changing Paradigms in Research and Technology Policy? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Traditional Motives for Public R&T Policy -- 3 From Material Technology to Technological Practice -- 4 The Crisis of Growth-oriented R&T Policy -- 5 The...

Cover -- Contents -- Chapter 1: General Information -- Chapter 2: How Does the Immune System Work? -- Chapter 3: Blood Types -- Chapter 4: Transplantation -- Chapter 5: Autoimmune Diseases -- Chapter 6: HIV and AIDS -- Chapter 7: Milestones in HIV -- Chapter 8: Allergies -- Chapter 9: Ethical...