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Neoliberal economic models and human risk aversion in financialization

Financialization is a term that describes an economic system or process that attempts to reduce all value that is exchanged (whether tangible, intangible, future or present promises, etc.) either into a financial instrument or a derivative of a financial instrument.

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Human activities and greenhouse gas emissions driving global warming

Global warming is due to human actions. Since the Industrial Revolution, there is an increase in the greenhouse gases all over the world. This, consequently, has turned out to be the cause of a slow but sure increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere.

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Global food systems: economic and ecological impacts of borderless commerce

Because of technology and the way in which society has evolved, people currently live in a world where there are virtually no geographic boundaries (Time, 2006).

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Willmott Dixon's five-year sustainability and market development strategy

The development plans for the Wilmott Dixon Company for the next five years can be based only on the current perceptions of the free market sustainability available now with the entire constraints and benefits attendant to the subject.

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Billabong's feasibility for manufacturing expansion in Pakistan

Billabong is a leading name in the apparel industry of Australia. The company specializes in casual wear, wet suits and accessories. This report is intended to analyze the feasibility of setting up a manufacturing facility in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Alternative energy sources can reduce dependence on foreign oil

Concerns that have been raised regarding energy security have been occasioned by fears about oil and other fossil fuel depletion; reliance on foreign sources of energy; geopolitics; developing countries' energy needs; environmental concerns; population dynamics; and renewable and other alternative…

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Energy conversion processes and efficiency in coal-to-electricity transformation

Energy is an important element in daily life since it used for many activities like moving vehicles, promoting growth of the human body, and enabling humans to think.

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Wetlands as critical ecosystems and conservation strategies

Wetlands are the main link between the land and the water, and as such are vitally important to the ecology. Wetlands have been misunderstood and abused throughout the history of the United States -- and elsewhere in the world -- and that has led to enormous environmental losses.

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John Dewey and William Pinar on American school curriculum influences

What are the dominant influences on school curriculum in America? What was the approach to curriculum development in the past? Those issues are addressed in this paper.

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A Marine's libertarian philosophy and critique of American society

My life is no doubt different from 99.9% of the rest of the American nation, and I'm not talking about the "occupy" movement. The occupy people are saying that only 1% of the population has the money and the power and the rest of us -- 99% of America -- are left with the crumbs.

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