24 research outputs found
The patentability of human beings : the effects of a proposed exclusion in the Patents Act 1953
No full textThe author critically examines the debate over whether “human beings” ought to be patentable. The article outlines the choices between excluding just the patenting of whole organisms or parts of organisms. After considering New Zealand, Canadian, and European Union Patent law, the author concludes that at very least New Zealand must statutorily prevent the patenting of whole organisms
The patentability of human beings: the effect of a proposed exclusion in the Patents Act 1953
No full textThe Patentability of Human Beings: The Effect of a Proposed Exclusion in the Patents Act 1953
No full textThe patentability of human beings : the effects of a proposed exclusion in the Patents Act 1953
No full textBook Reviews
No full text'Democratic Politics and Economic Reform in India'; Author: Robert Jenkins; Reviewer: Gurharpal Singh.; 'Hydropolitics in the Third World: Conflict and Cooperation in International River Basins'; Author: Arun P. Elhance; Reviewer: Madhusudan Bhattarai.; 'The End of the Refugee Cycle? Refugee Repatriation and Reconstruction'; Editors: Richard Black and Khalid Koser; Reviewer: Zoe Marriage.; 'Losing Place: Refugee Populations and Rural Transformations in East Africa'; Author: Johnathan Bascom; Reviewer: Zoe Marriage.; 'Environmental Assessment in Developing and Transitional Countries: Principles, Methods and Practice'; Editors: Norman Lee and Clive George; Reviewer: Fiona Nunan.; 'Smallholder Cash Crop Production under Market Liberalisation: A New Institutional Economic Perspective'; Editors: Andrew Dorward, Jonathan Kydd and Colin Poulton; Reviewer: Steve Wiggins.; 'Trade Shocks in Developing Countries: Volume l: Africa'; Authors: Paul Collier, Jan Willem Gunning and Associates; Reviewer: Alasdair I. MacBean.; 'Trade Shocks in Developing Countries: Volume 2: Asia and Latin America'; Authors: Paul Collier, Jan Willem Gunning and Associates; Reviewer: Alasdair I. MacBean.; 'The Third World beyond the Cold War: Continuity and Change'; Editors: Louise Fawcett and Yezid Sayigh; Reviewer: Nigel Harris.; 'East Asia: Recovery and Beyond'; Authors: The World Bank; Reviewer: Christopher M. Dent.;Review Books,
Book Reviews
No full text'Searching for a Better Society: The Peruvian Economy from 1950'; Author: by John Sheahan; Reviewer:Raul Hopkins; 'Democratisation in Africa'; Editors: Larry Diamond and Marc F. Plattner; Reviewer: Jan Kees van Donge; 'Exchange Rate Misalignment: Concepts and Measurement for Developing Countries'; Editors: Lawrence E. Hinkle and Peter J. Montiel; Reviewer: Christopher Tsoukis; 'Orangi Pilot Project, Reminiscences and Reflections'; Author: Akhtar Hameed Khan; Reviewer: Jo Beall; 'Whey Governments Waste Natural Resources: Policy Failures in Developing Countries'; Author: William Ascher; Reviewer: Julio Pena-Torres; 'Evaluating Development Aid - Issues, Problems and Solutions'; Author: Basil Cracknell; Reviewer: Mike Faber; 'Development Microeconomics'; Authors: Pranab Bardhan and Christopher Udry; Reviewer: Scott McDonald; 'Economic and Social Changes in Czech Society After 1989: An Alternative View'; Authors: Lubomir Mlcoch, Pavel Machonin and Milan Sojka; Reviewer: Alasdair MacBean; 'Resistance to the Shah: Landowners and Ulama in Iran'; Author: Mohammad Gholi Majd; Reviewer: Rodney Wilson; 'Corruption and Democratisation'; Editors: Alan Doig and Robin Theobald; Reviewer: Heather A. Marquette;Review Books,
Finance for Growth: Policy Choices in a Volatile World
No full textEditors: EDWARDS, MICHAEL and GAVENTA, JOHN; Global Citizen Action; Reviewer: Ray Kiely; Editor: HARRISON, DAVID; Tourism and the Less Developed World: Issues and Case Studies; Reviewer: Clem Tisdell; Author: WORLD BANK POLICY RESEARCH REPORT; Finance for Growth: Policy Choices in a Volatile World; Reviewer: A.P. Thirlwall; Editors: MORRISSEY, OLIVER and FILATOTCHEV, IGOR; Globalization and Trade: Implications for Exports from Marginalised Economies; Reviewer: Alasdair MacBean; Author: FRANCIS, ELIZABETH; Making a Living: Cahnging Livelihoods in Rural Africa; Reviewer: Nici Nelson; Author: BHALLA, A.S.; Market or Government Failures? An Asian Perspective; Reviewer: Marie-Aimee Tourres; Authors: ATHUKORALA, PREMA-CHANDRA and MANNING, CHRIS; Structural Change and International Migration in East Asia: Adjusting to Labour Security; Reviewer: Michael J.G. Parnwell; Authors: ATHUKORALA, PREMA-CHANDRA, MANNING, CHRIS and WICKRAMASEKARA, PIYASIRI; Growth, Employment and Migration in Southeast Asia: Structural Change in the Greater Mekong Countries; Reviewer: Michael J.G. Parnwell; Editors: KOTHARI, UMA and MINOGUE, MARTIN; Development Theory and Practice: Critical Perspectives; Reviewer: Joy M. Moncrieffe; Authors: PINSTRUP-ANDERSEN, PER and SCHI�LER, EBBE; Seeds of Contention: World Hunger and the Global Controversy over GM Crops; Reviewer: Robert Tripp; Author: PAARLBERG, ROBER L.; The Politics of Precaution: Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries; Reviewer: Robert TrippReview Books,
Alexander Craig: The most underestimated of all Scottish Writers?
No full textThis dissertation offers a re-evaluation of the poet Alexander Craig (1567-1627). Despite being considered a minor poet active during a fallow period in Scottish literature, he has received some share of critical attention. This attention has, in most cases, been directed at either The Amorose Songes, Sonets and Elegies (1606) or The Pilgrime and Heremite (1631). David Laing’s collected edition of 1873 introduced the poetry but did not attempt a critical appraisal.
The rediscovery of a second, manuscript, version of The Pilgrime and Heremite has rekindled interest in Craig. In her 2013 thesis, Lorna MacBean made the case for further study of Craig. This dissertation places him in the social and literary context of his time and evaluates all of his known work, teasing out literary continuities and development. It offers an understanding of the poet in and on terms comprehensible to him and his contemporaries. Identifying and applying historicised categories of interpretation enables a clear understanding of Craig’s relevance in his own cultural context. It gives us sight of a Scottish author at the early Jacobean court who engaged with contemporary emphases in poetry and culture rather than those which posterity prioritised, and demonstrates how he transferred this approach to a more regional poetic after retiring to the north-east of Scotland. It reveals a poet whose wide reading and eclectic tastes defy modern categorisation
An Agenda for Land Data Assimilation Priorities: Realizing the Promise of Terrestrial Water, Energy, and Vegetation Observations From Space
No full textThe task of quantifying spatial and temporal variations in terrestrial water, energy, and vegetation conditions is challenging due to the significant complexity and heterogeneity of these conditions, all of which are impacted by climate change and anthropogenic activities. To address this challenge, Earth Observations (EOs) of the land and their utilization within data assimilation (DA) systems are vital. Satellite EOs are particularly relevant, as they offer quasi-global coverage, are non-intrusive, and provide uniformity, rapid measurements, and continuity. The past three decades have seen unprecedented growth in the number and variety of land remote sensing technologies launched by space agencies and commercial companies around the world. There have also been significant developments in land modeling and DA systems to provide tools that can exploit these measurements. Despite these advances, several important gaps remain in current land DA research and applications. This paper discusses these gaps, particularly in the context of using DA to improve model states for short-term numerical weather and sub-seasonal to seasonal predictions. We outline an agenda for land DA priorities so that the next generation of land DA systems will be better poised to take advantage of the significant current and anticipated shifts and advancements in remote sensing, modeling, computational technologies, and hardware resources.Mathematical Geodesy and Positionin
What can be expected from African regional trade arrangements? some empirical evidence
No full textFor over three decades, Sub-Saharan African countries have had an interest in regional integration initiatives to accelerate their industrialization and growth. With the help of a more comprehensive database on intra-African trade than was previously available, the author examines a proposal to exchange trade preferences among Sub-Saharan African countries. The data suggest that problems with African regional trade arrangements are more daunting than is generally recognized. Africa's non-oil exports are concentrated in a few products, none of them important regional imports. There is relatively little intra-African trade and the noncomplementary problem in African trade cannot be resolved quickly. Moreover, intra-African trade is highly concentrated, geographically, with almost no trade between East and West Africa. This finding makes less compelling the arguments that regional trade can help overcome problems of small domestic markets. The range of processed products African countries export competitively is extremely narrow and many have a comparative advantage in the same items. Excluding refined petroleum, one or more African countries have a comparative advantage in products that account for about 5 percent of regional imports. In short, regional trade agreements seem to present African with a"lose-lose"situation. If Africa does not develop export capacity in key machinery and transport equipment, the region will continue to depend heavily on third countries for those exports. Dependence on non-African suppliers would seemingly reduce the likelihood of regional arrangements succeeding. However, machinery and transport equipment are normally manufactured using capital-intensive production techniques and Africa has no comparative advantage in those goods. If Africa tries to develop an export capacity in this sector, the goods will be relatively high in cost and probably less reliable than similar products from"efficient"suppliers. Attempts to use such equipment would undercut the competitive position of Sub-Saharan African exporters in global markets. Trade reform on a most-favored-nation basis is a more promising option. Evidence shows a strong positive association between lower trade barriers and economic growth.Common Carriers Industry,Environmental Economics&Policies,Trade Policy,Transport and Trade Logistics,Economic Theory&Research,TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT,Economic Theory&Research,Environmental Economics&Policies,Trade Policy,Trade and Regional Integration
