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The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?
Money & Business

The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?

...Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), adopting a common currency, and forming a Euro Area (Eurozone) that has since expanded to 17 of the 28 member states. Why they did it The main advantages of a single currency were believed to be: Promoting cross-border trade and investment by shielding consumers and businesses from sudden changes in another country’s costs and prices,...
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How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism
History & The Arts

How the potato fuelled the rise of liberal capitalism

...economic system. Rebecca Earle explains how...What we eat matters to us – but we’re not sure whether it ought to matter to anyone else. We generally insist that our diets are our business and resent being told to eat more fruit, consume less alcohol and generally pull our socks up when it comes to dinner. The efforts in 2012-13 by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg...
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Language of Poverty
Society, Politics & Law

Language of Poverty

...economic definition has masked the obvious social divisions which are opening up. Owen Jones, the author of Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class, and the Open University's senior lecturer in Gerry Mooney, join Geoff Andrews in discussion below. Listen Read Geoff Andrews: The language of poverty has changed in recent years. Politicians and those involved in public...
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Stefan Szymanski on the business of football
Money & Business

Stefan Szymanski on the business of football

...economic rationale for FFP in 2013, whilst Peeters and Szymanski (2014) present the case against.) Even in England where clubs have long operated as limited liability companies with shareholders, the owners seem more interested in the prestige of ownership than making money. This might change as Americans have started to buy up clubs in England. The US professional league...
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How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How is Khat adding to the food crisis in Yemen?

...economic aspects of addiction. The spread of khat cultivation is affecting food security in the country, at a time when Yemen is standing on the brink of famine, whose signs have already appeared in a number of provinces. The recent figures released by the ministry indicate that khat has become the real crisis, increasing the severity of the worsening political and...
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Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...economic and political conditions Behaviour is determined by constitutional, genetic or personality factors Behaviour is determined by social conditions and structures Crime is a violation of the moral consensus surrounding legal codes Crime is a violation of a collective conscience Crime varies with temperament, personality and degree of ‘adequate’ socialisation...
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Environment and Sustainable Development - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
Nature & Environment

Environment and Sustainable Development - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...economic, social and even religious backgrounds of its member states. Enthusiasts say the EU’s ability to legislate for 28 nations has enabled it to take a global lead in combating pollution and promoting renewable energy, and that the UK’s membership has allowed it to drive international action on conservation and climate change, whereas opponents argue that many of...
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Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses
Nature & Environment

Expert insight: Amazonian challenges and policy responses

...emerge out of the experience of Dr Andrea Berardi, a Lecturer in Environmental Information Systems at The Open University. He is a co-investigator on Project COBRA. COBRA is researching ways to integrate community solutions within policies addressing escalating social, economic and environmental crises, through accessible information and communication technologies....
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