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On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well suffered a blowout, causing the mobile offshore drilling unit "Deepwater Horizon" to explode and eventually sink. Oil flowed from the well into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days. In the aftermath of this event, the US Government proposed significant regulatory changes related to offshore oil and gas exploration and production. In this paper I consider the likely costs and potential benefits from these new regulations. While both costs and benefits are very large, plausibly running into billions of US Dollars, a strong case can be made in favor of the regulations.

Five possible explanations are located: the incremental push of programme inertia, demograhic and related pressures, economic resource growth, the impact of party and the cultural impact of Roman Catholicism. A multivariate analysis demonstrates that educational expenditure is an arena in which monocausal explanations are wholly inappropriate. (Abstract amended)

Anhand der Diskussion von vier neueren Publikationen zur Gesundheitspolitik versucht der Autor eine Revision des etablierten Public Health-Konzepts. Public Health zielt auf die Erhaltung und aktive Förderung von Gesundheit. Erhaltung von Gesundheit heißt Senkung der Wahrscheinlichkeit (Risikofaktoren) zu erkranken. Dabei müssen die ökonomischen, politischen, sozialen, ökologischen, rechtlichen und infrastrukturellen Verhältnisse und das individuelle Verhalten berücksichtigt werden. Wenn die Verhältnisse "nicht so sind", nützt auch gesundheitsgerechtes Verhalten nichts. Kampagnen für die individuelle Gesundheitsprävention sind jedoch billiger als tiefergreifende gesellschaftspolitische Reformen und nicht zuletzt darum als Form staatlicher Gesundheitspolitik beliebter. Diese Politik neigt dazu, die Verantwortung für Krankheit und Gesundheit einseitig auf die Individuen und deren Lebensstile zu verlagern. Der Autor resümiert: "Public Health als individuelle moralische Verpflichtung ist eine Sackgasse, mit hohen Gewinnerwartungen - aber weniger für die Gesellschaft als für den medizinisch-industriellen Komplex." (ICE)

This title provides a detailed discussion of public real estate markets and investments in a global context, along with a synthesis of important, recent, and relevant research studies in a straightforward manner. It also describes the subprime mortgage crisis. The book has three sections: foundations of public real estate; public debt markets and investments especially mortgage markets and mortgage-backed securities; public equity markets and investments.

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Public diplomacy has become one of the central instruments of foreign policy and national security; this crucial Research Agenda provides a new outline for its investigation. Aiding the comprehension of the broad boundaries of the field, it proposes a clear starting point for contemporary research into important areas of public diplomacy. This enlightening Research Agenda is divided into three parts which thoroughly explore the actors, disciplines and instruments involved in the process of public diplomacy. Rich in innovative analysis, chapters offer insights from many of the most prominent scholars and practitioners in the field to cover existing research, gaps, and future directions. A Research Agenda for Public Diplomacy will be invaluable for researchers and students interested in political science, international and public relations, communication, and digital media. It will also be beneficial for practitioners and officials working in areas relevant to foreign policy and national security employed by both governmental and non-governmental organizations"--