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Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- A Study on Structure and Governance of Ecosystem Services of Bulgarian Farms -- Abstract -- Introduction -- 1. Methods and Data -- 2. Type and Amount of Farms' Ecosystem Services -- 3. Dominating Mechanisms of Management of Farms' Ecosystem Services -- 4. Private, Collective and Market Modes -- 5. Providing Outside Access to the Territory of the Farm -- 6. Efficiency and Importance of Farms' Ecosystem Services Provision -- 7. Factors in the Governance of Agro-Ecosystem Services -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Reexamining Competitiveness of Bulgarian Farms -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Research Methodology -- The Level of Competitiveness of Bulgarian Farms -- Level of Competitiveness of Farms with Different Specializations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Distribution and Composition of Metallic Mining Solid Wastes in the Central Mexico Region, and the Need for Adequate Environmental Management -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Importance of Mining in Mexico -- Mining Wastes -- Mine Tailing Deposits in Mexico -- Information Availability about Mine Tailing Deposits in Mexico -- Mexican Normativity relation to Mining Wastes -- Metallic Mining Production in Central México Region -- Metal Mines in the Central México Region -- Classification of Metal Mines in the Central México Region -- Status of Metal Mines in Central México Region -- Mine Tailing Deposits in the Central México Region -- Mine Tailing Amounts in the Central México Region -- Characterization of Mine Tailing in the Central México Region -- Conclusion -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Chapter 4 -- Mining Waste Management Alternatives, Biological Monitoring and Bioremediation Strategies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Mining Waste -- Impacts of Heavy Metals on the Environment and Human Health.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Moral Community -- 3 Animal Minds -- 4 Welfare and Death -- 5 Moral Theory -- 6 Animal Agriculture and Aquaculture -- 7 Production and Consumption Ethics -- 8 Fishing -- 9 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees -- 10 Animal Research -- 11 Zoos -- 12 Pests -- 13 Companion Animals -- 14 Activism -- 15 Conclusion -- Index.

Introduction -- Welfare, governance, and street-level bureaucracy: Links and research gaps -- Theory, concept, and research design -- Initial position of SLBs and their self-perception of cooperation interest -- A field experiment: The prevalence of logics that determine the cooperation interest of SLBs -- Conclusion.

Frontmatter -- Reviews of the book -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Fintech markets and players -- 2 More convenience with alternative payment methods -- 3 Why robo-advisory will replace many human investment advisors -- 4 The need for social trading -- 5 Will crowdfunding replace the bank loan? -- 6 Balance-sheet lending from fintechs providing credit & factoring -- 7 The future of personal finance management -- 8 The impact of blockchain technology -- 9 How serious are cryptocurrencies? -- 10 Big data and AI -- 11 Venture capital financing and fintech valuations -- 12 Conclusion: What we can know and can not know about the future of fintechs -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Appendix -- Publication bibliography -- Index -- About the author

Introduction: Triumphalism and President Reagan's Cold War legacy -- Engaging the enemy -- Reagan's military buildup : "busting the Soviet Union"? -- The strategic defense initiative : ending the MADness -- Soviet new thinking and the withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Moscow calls off the arms race -- The triumph of diplomacy and leadership.