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Patrick J. Buchanan's critique of American multiculturalism and cultural pluralism

Patrick J. Buchanan is a conservative political leader in the United States. The article Deconstructing America was published in his 2007 book, Day of Reckoning.

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Costa Rica's payments for environmental services and eco-certification programs

Arriagada, R., Ferraro, P., Sills, E., Pattanayak, S., & Cordero-Sancho, S. (2012). Do Payments for Environmental Services Affect Forest Cover? A Farm-Level Evaluation from Costa Rica. Land Economics, 88(2), 382-399.

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The European Union's peace prize and economic imperialism in Ukraine and Greece

In 2012, the European Union (EU) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work in "the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe" for more than half a century (The Nobel Peace Prize for 2012).

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Sustainability and global population growth in the twenty-first century

This is indicated as "Megatrend 3: Demographic Patterns" in the 2030 overview, where over a billion additional people will be added to the total population in less than two decades.

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Sustainable accounting practices and profitability at Wave Master Ltd.

The organization's emphasis towards the sustainability is increasing as a response to the scarcity of natural resources and the negative effects on environment by means of ecological hazards.

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Competitive strategies for Kia Motors in the Turkish automobile market

The competitor analysis for the Kia-Motors has been conducted in order to analyze and identify the key factors related to the strengths and weaknesses of its competitors i.e. Toyota and Dacia Automobiles.

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Globalization's impact on transportation and logistics management

"Globalization is the growing economic interdependence of countries worldwide through increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services, freer international capital flow, and more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology" (International Monetary Fund -- quoted by…

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Designing sustainable societies through economic and design transformation

If the developed world continues consuming goods are its current pace, and the developing world continues developing, then it is only a matter of time before environmental thresholders are reached and we move beyond the carrying capacity of the planet -- if that point has not already been reached.

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Oil price collapses in the 1980s and 2014: supply, demand, and OPEC strategy

Oil replays 1980s bust discusses the collapse in oil prices in the mid-80s versus the collapse in oil prices in the second half of 2014. He notes that while the pace of decline was similar, than the reasons behind the decline are different. The author notes that time is an important variable.

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Shale gas resource estimation and recoverable reserve volumes

What is Shale Gas? Shale gas is best described as rich in organic content and fine-grained (Bustin, 2006). Shale, is however a very broad term, and gas found in any reserve is trapped in the layers of sediment alternating between clastic and sandstone or carbonates.

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