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"This is a book about health policy as well as individual patients and caregivers and how they interact with each other and with the overall health system. When treating a patient's illness, health expenditures as a percentage of gross domestic product or variations in surgical rates between one city and another seem remote if not irrelevant-but they are neither remote nor irrelevant. Health policy affects the patients we see on a daily basis. Managed care referral rules determine which specialist will see a patient; coverage gaps in the Medicare benefit package affects access to care for the elderly. Understanding Health Policy hopes to bridge the gap separating the microworld of individual patient care and the macrouniverse of health policy"--

Patronage in Ancient Society (1989) examines a subject central to the society of the ancient Mediterranean, bringing together the interests of ancient historians and sociologists, using ancient societies, and particularly Roman society, as the focus for their studies.

This book discusses the distinctive attributes of the middle classes in France, Germany and India. Drawing on historical experiences in both western Europe and colonial India, the contributors to this volume try to understand the common inheritance of these newly emerging middle classes and the social and political impact they have had on their

Fixed Effects Models -- When and How Much Do Fixed Effects Matter?- Random Effects Models -- Estimation of Sparse Variance-Covariance Matrix -- Models with Endogenous Regressors -- Dynamic Models and Reciprocity -- Random Coefficients Models -- Nonparametric Models with Random Effects -- Nonparametric Models with Fixed Effects -- Multi-dimensional Panels in Quantile Regression Models -- Multi-dimensional Models for Spatial Panels -- The Econometrics of Gravity Models in International Trade -- Modelling Housing Using Multi-dimensional Panel Data -- Modelling Migration -- Multi-dimensional Panels in Health Economics with an Application on Antibiotic Consumption -- Can Machine Learning Beat Gravity in Flow Prediction?

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Environmental Values -- 1 Bringing Values to Light -- 2 Western Ethical Theories and the Environment -- 3 Anthropocentrism and Its Critics: Broadening Moral Concern -- 4 The Social Dimensions of Environmental Problems -- Part II Environmental Ethics in Practice -- 5 Ethics, Institutions, and the Environment -- 6 Global Climate Change -- 7 Ecological Restoration -- 8 Engaging Environmental Concern, Promoting Change -- References -- Index.

The electoral college is the extraordinarily complex mechanism by which Americans choose their president. Is there any justification for such a system, which may elect the candidate who does not receive the most votes? Today, with two of the last five presidential elections having gone to the popular vote loser and the debacle following the 2020 election, the electoral college's flaws are more apparent than ever. In this fourth edition of the definitive book on the electoral college, George Edwards employs rigorous analysis and systemic data to show how the system violates core democratic principles and does not provide the benefits its advocates claim. With a new chapter focusing on the 2020 election, Edwards addresses justifications for the electoral college that were popular among Trump supporters following the 2016 and 2020 elections. Edwards concludes by offering a straightforward approach to selecting the president that maximizes political equality.

The Element examines ethical and conceptual issues about conscientious objection in medicine. Concepts analyzed include conscientious objection, conscientious provision, conscience, moral complicity, and moral integrity. Several ongoing ethical controversies are identified and critically analyzed. One is a disagreement about whether conscientious objection is compatible with physicians' professional obligations. The Element argues that incompatibilists fail to offer a justifiable specification of professional obligations that supports their position. The Element also argues that a challenge for compatibilists who support a reason-giving requirement is to specify justifiable and unambiguous criteria for reviewing objectors' reasons. Arguments for and against requirements to inform and refer patients are critically analyzed, and an alternative, context-dependent requirement is offered. Another subject of controversy is about the justifiability of asymmetry between responses to conscientious objectors and conscientious providers. Typically, only the former receive accommodation. The Element critically examines arguments for asymmetry and maintains that none provides a convincing justi

"Competing in today's marketplace requires a holistic view of both products and processes. It requires that companies pay attention to their stakeholders in addition to their customers. Environmental planning lays the foundation to adapt to the needs of the changing world and avoid the hazards, risks and high costs associated with poor environmental practices. Written by an expert in chemical safety, security management, sustainability management, disaster risk reduction, process change and quality control in environmental planning, this book identifies good environmental practices, and lays down effective strategies and practical models. The book focuses mostly on designing for the environment, using sustainable practices to achieve competitiveness. Following the successful publication of the 1st edition, this edition brings existing chapters up to date as well as introduces new chapters on current topics of concern such as global environmental challenges, a circular economy, environmental impact assessment, climate change, and disaster risk reduction and management. The case studies presented point to companies that have increased profitability because of their environmental programs. This book is intended as an introduction to corporate environmental management and is suitable for basic courses in sustainability management, and environmental management and planning. Practitioners would also find it helpful as it explains some of the basic concepts and environmental strategies that are in practice today."--

Zum WerkDer berühmte Großkommentar hilft, im Mietrecht die Möglichkeiten der Vertragsfreiheit und die Regelungen zum Schutz der Vertragsparteien richtig miteinander abzustimmen.Das erstklassige Standardwerk zum gesamten Wohnraum- und Gewerberaummietrecht bietet ein einmaliges Informationsangebot zum geltenden Mietrecht. Durch die kommentarmäßige Darstellung kommt das Werk der Arbeitsweise der Rechtsanwaltschaft und Richterschaft entgegen, auch komplexe und schwierige Rechtsverhältnisse werden dargestellt.Vorteile auf einen Blick- Geschäftsraum- und Wohnraummietrecht gemeinsam kommentiert- mit rund 3000 Seiten Spitzenposition an Umfang und Ausführlichkeit- aktuell mit Rechtsstand Oktober 2023- eigenes Kapitel zum Prozessrecht, systematisch dargestellt- bereits mit den Änderungen aus der GEG-Novelle 2023 ("Heizungsgesetz") zu BGB und HeizkostenV- erstmals mit Kommentierung der einschlägigen aus der Insolvenzordnung ( 108-112 InsO)- erstmals mit Kommentierung von CO2KostAufG und Fernwärme- oder Fernkälte-Verbrauchserfassungs- und Abrechnungs-Verordnung (FFVAV)- erstmals mit Kommentierung der Verordnungen zur Sicherung der Energieversorgung (EnSiMiMav und EnSikuMaV)Zur NeuauflageBerücksichtigt sind nach den großen Novellen MietRÄndG 2013, MietNovG ("Mietpreisbremse") 2015, MietAnpG 2019, Covid-19-Gesetz 2020 und dem MsRG 2021 alle aktuellen relevanten BGH-Entscheidungen, etwa zu Schönheitsreparaturen, Quotenabgeltungsklauseln, Modernisierungsmaßnahmen, Untermiete, Kündigung, Covid-19-Pandemie bis einschließlich Sommer 2023.ZielgruppeFür Richterschaft und Rechtsanwaltschaft, Vermieterinnen und Vermieter und Mieterinnen und Mieter, Haus- und Grundbesitzervereinigungen, Hausverwaltungen sowie Wohnungsämter etc