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This paper analyzes the causes, responses, and consequences of the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident (March 2011) by comparing these with Three Mile Island (March 1979) and Chernobyl (April 1986). We identify three generic modes of organizational coordination: modular, vertical, and...
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A growing chorus of American analysts today contends that Japan’s longstanding nuclear policies may be on the verge of … reprocessing and fast breeder reactors, Japan may soon decide to acquire nuclear weapons. In stark contrast to that analysis … question Japan’s heavy reliance on the technology for its electricity needs. Despite their differences, both sides in this …
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There are few publications on various impacts of Fukushima nuclear disaster on agri-food sector in Japan in English … Fukushima region, neighboring regions, and other parts of Japan are estimated …
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Based on prefecture-level panel data from Japan for the period 2010-2014, this study investigates the influence of the …
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Nuclear reactors entail massive non-transferrable site-specific investments. The resulting appropriable quasi-rents offer the mob the ideal target. In exchange for large fees, it can either promise to "protect" the utility (and silence the reactor's local opponents) or "extort" from it (and...
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Nuclear reactors entail massive non-transferrable site-specific investments. The resulting appropriable quasi-rents offer the mob the ideal target. In exchange for large fees, it can either promise to "protect" the utility (and silence the reactor's local opponents) or "extort" from it (and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014136767
-term impacts on agriculture, food industries and consumers in Fukushima region, neighboring regions and other parts of Japan are …
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This paper uses panel data from Japan to explore how the Great East Japan Earthquake influenced the intention to leave …
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The release of the Google Maps API in 2005 spurred a trend of mapping mashups, adding cartography to online participatory culture. This article will present how the affordances of these “platforms” give shape to the online participation of concerned citizens willing to access information...
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This study analyzes the dynamics of the linkages among costs of electricity generation via crude oil, natural gas, and coal for the periods before and after the Fukushima accident. We find that Markov regime switching in the cost spreads between the fossil fuels has become more frequent after...
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