Changes in the Permanent Employment System in Japan, 1982-1997 (East Asia. History, Politics, Sociology, Culture)

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This study hypothesizes that the permanent employment system in Japan declined during the country's economic downturn in the 1990's. Contrary to expectation, the study finds that employment duration did not decrease, but increased especially for older workers in larger firms.

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The U.S. Supreme Court extended constitutional protection to commercial expression or speech in 1976. The European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court of Canada subsequently did likewise. Historically, however, as Chief Justice Rehnquist memorably remarked in dissenting from the 1976 decision, freedom of expression relates to public decision-making as to political, social, and other public issues, rather than the decision of a particular individual as to whether to purchase one or another kind of shampoo. For all that, courts are now granting constitutional protection to the commercial advertizing of organizations such as tobacco manufacturers, breweries, and discount liquor stores. In this book, Roger Shiner subjects to critical examination the history of and reasoning behind the extension to commercial expression of the principles of freedom of expression. He examines the institutional history of freedom of commercial expression as a constitutional doctrine, and argues that the history is one of ad hoc, not logical, development. In examining the arguments used in support of freedom of commercial expression, he shows that even from within the borders of liberal democratic theory, constitutional protection for commercial expression is not philosophically justified. Commercial corporations cannot possess an original autonomy right to free expression. Moreover, the claim that there is a hearers' right to receive commercial expression which advertisers may borrow is invalid. Freedom of commercial expression does not fit the best available models for hearers' rights. Regulation of commercial expression is not paternalistic. The free flow of commercial information is not automatically a good, and in any case commercial expression rarely in fact involves information.

Commercial speech: Economic activity or protected expression?

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Commercial speech: Economic activity or protected expression?
Marc S Charisse
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Freedom of Commercial Expression
Roger A. Shiner
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OL78VE

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The cause of global change has been the subject of heated debate in the past few years, especially in relation to climate change and biodiversity decline. However, a systematic explanation for changes in the biosphere at the global level has still not been found. In this volume, a wide range of viewpoints from ecology and economics are surveyed to see if some light can be shed on this problem. Economists analyze how economic growth predictably alters the earth, and ecologists consider how the drive for fitness and consequent population growth changes the globe. Both look at the institutional interface between humans and biosphere, and explain global change as the consequence of human noncooperation and conflict. The object of this volume is to initiate debate among economists, ecologists and conservationists on global change at this most fundamental level.

The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change. (book reviews): An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change. (book reviews): An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Manufacturer: American Agricultural Economics Association
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ASIN: B00096KB90
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by American Agricultural Economics Association on February 1, 1996. The length of the article is 808 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change. (book reviews)
Author: Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Publication: American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Refereed)
Date: February 1, 1996
Publisher: American Agricultural Economics Association
Volume: v78 Issue: n1 Page: p254(2)

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The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics

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The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: American Journal of Agricultural Economics
Arthur A. Small
Manufacturer: American Agricultural Economics Association
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ASIN: B00099IMZW
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by American Agricultural Economics Association on November 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1560 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Economics and Ecology of Biodiversity Decline: The Forces Driving Global Change.(Review) (book reviews)
Author: Arthur A. Small
Publication: American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 1999
Publisher: American Agricultural Economics Association
Volume: 81 Issue: 4 Page: 987(3)

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Aristotle's Physics: A Guided Study (Masterworks of Discovery)
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The only good translation

Line Number Problem

I gave up on this clunky translation

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Aristotle rides again

Aristotle's Physics: A Guided Study (Masterworks of Discovery)
Joe Sachs , and Aristotle
Manufacturer: Rutgers University Press
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The only good translation.......2006-08-30

Aristotle's Physics is one of the least studied "great books"--physics has come to mean something entirely different than Aristotle's inquiry into nature, and stereotyped Medieval interpretations have buried the original text. Sach's translation is really the only one that I know of that attempts to take the reader back to the text itself.

I do have a few quibbles, mostly with the presentation. The line numbers are buried in the text, rather than set off in the margins, which is annoying. The typeface is difficult and too closely packed. The cover is one of the ugliest ever produced. The book is too expensive, given the quality.

If you are going to study or teach the Physics in English, however, this is absolutely the edition you should use.

Line Number Problem.......2006-07-26

I have used Sachs' translation of the Nichomachean ethics and found it helpful, so I will not criticize Sachs' translation technique here. Unfortunately though I could not use this edition of the physics for one simple reason. The line numbers are not in the margines but imbeded in the text, and not bolded. This made it very difficult to use in the semenar style discussions of St. John's College (ironically the college that Sach's is a professor at). So I stopped using it emediately and opted for the complete works version so I could participate in semenar discussions. I would like to give Sachs' translation of the physics a chance but the lack of clear line numbers in this edition is a serious problem for me.

I gave up on this clunky translation.......2006-07-02

Wanting to read Aristotle's "Physics", I started off with the translation in Richard McKeon's collection "Basic Works of Aristotle", I don't remember the translator, but it is easy to find out, it was one of the standard old-time British classicists. Finding it stilted, and having read about the supposed virtues of Joe Sachs' "authentic" translation, I bought the book. I used it for a while, but found his bizarre literalism to be be far more opaque and clumsy than the older effort in the McKeon book. If Joe Sachs' Aristotle is the real thing, why bother?

Finally, I got ahold of the Wicksteed/Cornford translation in the Harvard "Loeb Classics" series. I found this to be a nice literary effort, with real grace, and also a lot of notes on difficult or ambiguous passages. It's not true that the old-timers had buried the real Aristotle under layers of maladapted Latinisms, and that Joe Sachs has recovered the "real" Aristotle. To the contrary: his bizarre malapropisms make it very difficult to follow what Aristotle was saying -- which is hard enough in a lot of places, probably in part because these were lecture notes, not a finished literary work, and probably corrupted over time in various places. So, try the Joe Sachs translation, if you like it, fine. To me, it's a cult item, even if it has some interest. I haven't tried every translation, I don't pretend to be any kind of Aristotle scholar, but for my money, the Loeb edition is the best.

Having several translations available certainly helps, there are plenty of places in Aristotle's Physics that should leave you scratching your head, a look at another translation sometimes helps clear things up.

A new, helpful translation.......2002-02-25

Sachs' translations of Aristotle (I have read his Physics, Metaphysics, and On the Soul) are wonderful in a number of ways: he eschews traditional translations of key words for more descriptive ones (case in point: "entelecheia" is often translated as "actuality," but his "being-at-work-staying-itself" gets to the heart of Aristotle's meaning), he provides plenty of helpful features, such as a large glossary and commentaries, and the books are well-organized and geared toward the student who needs to be able to find a place in the text quickly.

Unfortunately, one of the great benefits of Sachs' translation method is also one of its downfalls: "Being-at-work-staying-itself" may get the idea across, but it just doesn't read well in English. Reading Aristotle in Sachs' translation is rewarding, but cumbersome. I would recommend reading Sachs alongside Apostle or the Loeb edition to get an addditional perpective on the text, and also to alert you to the terms that, although misleading, form the framework of later Aristotelian thought.

Aristotle rides again.......1999-03-24

Sachs is king. When will other translators realize that their writing is not better than masters like Aristotle. Sachs is going to run those hacks out of business. There is interpretation here (it's very good) but Sachs has the decency to keep his thoughts to the side and out of Aristotle's way. Thank you for introducing this genius to the English speaking world, Mr. Sachs.

Aristotle's 'Physics': A Guided Study.: An article from: The Review of Metaphysics

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Aristotle's 'Physics': A Guided Study.: An article from: The Review of Metaphysics
Edward Halper
Manufacturer: Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from The Review of Metaphysics, published by Philosophy Education Society, Inc. on March 1, 1997. The length of the article is 701 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Aristotle's 'Physics': A Guided Study.
Author: Edward Halper
Publication: The Review of Metaphysics (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1997
Publisher: Philosophy Education Society, Inc.
Volume: v50 Issue: n3 Page: p687(3)

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The discipline's most reader-friendly Shakespeare anthology is now available in a Portable Edition: a boxed set of four portable, paperback volumes organized by genre. This convenient new format features all the content of the hardcover original, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, 5e, in four paperbacks packaged in a slipcase. The four separate genre volumes can also be purchased on their own. A balanced editorial approach, a highly respected editor, and proven apparatus combine to make Bevington’s the most accessible Complete Works available. A prestigious editorial board provides state-of-the-art scholarship and interpretative balance on each play. In-depth historical coverage helps students understand the cultural context behind each play, without dictating their reading of it. Extensive notes and glosses give students the support they need to understand Elizabethan language and idiomatic expressions. For those who want Shakespeare's complete works in a portable format.

The Portable Shakespeare (Penguin Classics)

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Portablilty is key
A good introduction to Shakespeare
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The Portable Shakespeare (Penguin Classics)
William Shakespeare
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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ASIN: 0142437948
Release Date: 2004-09-28

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William Shakespeare's plays revolutionized the English language and created some of the most important scenes in Western literature: Hamlet contemplating his mortality, Romeo romancing Juliet, Lear railing against his insanity into the storm, and King Henry V wandering among his soldiers on the eve of battle. With introductions and context from leading Shakes-pearean scholar Stephen Orgel, the essential works of the most important figure in English literature are collected here: nine complete plays, the most popular scenes and poems, as well as a glossary of 1,000 key words. With clear and authoritative texts from the Pelican Shakespeare series, this user-friendly edition will inspire students, thespians, poets, and general readers alike.

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Portablilty is key.......2004-11-10

Who wants to lug around a huge volume of the Complete Works? This paperback edition has a great selection of the major plays that should provide years of entertaining reading. Great for traveling,etc. Leave the heavy Complete Works at home and take the Bard on the road with you.

A good introduction to Shakespeare.......2002-06-29

This book is a great way to read the paramount of english literature. I read him for fun. It provides seven plays, most or maybe all of the sonnets, and some excerpts from other works. If you have the money I recommend a collected works edition, but if you can't afford it, or you are not sure you're that interested in Shakespeare, then read this first. This series is in general a good way to read the classics. I often get the "portables" to get to know an author's work and some of the modern commentary on the author.

Good starter for those interested in Shakepeare.......2000-04-03

I was so glad this came out, as a lover of shakespeare i wanted to find something that had many of his works in one volume, but not the two huge volumes like "the complete works." This book is a good starter for those not familiar with his writing. It covers all the subjects he wrote (example: tragedy, comedy, sonnets etc), the selections are chosen well, all his popular writngs are included (macbeth, romeo and juliet, hamlet)some in full length. This is also good for lovers of shakespeare or students who want to save money, instead of buying plays individualy. However i do miss the mini lexicon that comes in other copies of his plays and hope that one is included in further editions.

Literature A Portable Anthology and Macbeth

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Literature A Portable Anthology and Macbeth
Janet E. Gardner , and William Shakespeare
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The portable Hamlet,
George Haimsohn
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The Portable Hamlet: Madcap Classics
George Haimsohn
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SENEN PLAYS, THE SONGS, THE SONNETS, SELECTIONS FROM THE OTHER PLAYS: THE VIKING PORTABLE LIBRARY

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SENEN PLAYS, THE SONGS, THE SONNETS, SELECTIONS FROM THE OTHER PLAYS: THE VIKING PORTABLE LIBRARY
ShaKESPEARE
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Shakespeare (The Viking Portable Library)

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Shakespeare (The Viking Portable Library)
William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare: Viking Portable Library
Shakespeare
Manufacturer: Viking Press
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Shakespeare: Seven Plays; The Songs; The Sonnets; Selections from the Other Plays: The Viking Portable Library

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Shakespeare: Seven Plays; The Songs; The Sonnets; Selections from the Other Plays: The Viking Portable Library
William Shakespeare
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Literature: A Portable Anthology & Midsummer Night's Dream

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Literature: A Portable Anthology & Midsummer Night's Dream
Janet E. Gardner , Peter Schakel , Jack Ridl , Beverly Lawn , and William Shakespeare
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