Lawrence (University Distinguished Professor in the Center for the Study of Standards and Society, Michigan State University) Busch 
Standards – Recipes for Reality [PDF ebook] 
Recipes for Reality

This book explores the emergence and development of the legal concept of fair and equitable benefit-sharing, and its application in agriculture. Developed in the 1990s, the concept of fair and equita …

This book describes the transition in Indian healthcare system since independence and contributes to the ongoing debate within development and institutional economics on the approaches towards reform …

Considering the Mekong region as an aggregation of various commons, the contributors to this volume investigate the various commons across the boundaries of the humanities, social sciences, and natur …

Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice. This third edition provides an expanded and fully updated …

Since the 1991-2002 civil conflict ended in Sierra Leone, the country has failed to translate the accomplishments of women”s involvement in bringing the war to an end into meaningful political empow …

This fourth edition of the bestselling textbook, now available in print, e Book, and audiobook, has been fully updated, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of semiotics i …

A captivating story of environmental crisis and community on Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Island environments are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of rapidly rising waters, accelerating …

This book covers every aspect of the informant and cooperating witness dynamic a controversial technique shrouded in secrecy and widely misunderstood. Quoted routinely in countless newspaper and maga …

In this new book on native butterflies we look at the lifecycle of the butterfly alongside many other fascinating facts, all brought to life by the brilliant photography of Andrew Fusek Peters.With c …

First Published in 1992. Bringing together papers from analysts from every continent, edited by Claude Auroi, this collection offers insight into the state”s role and the challenges in researching i …