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Tintin : An t-Eilean Dubh
No full textGaelic translation of Herge's Tintin: The Black Island translated by G. MacMillan
Tintin : An t-Eilean Dubh
No full textGaelic translation of Herge's Tintin: The Black Island translated by G. MacMillan
An Economic Case for Land Reform
No full textLand reform is concerned with intervention in the prevailing pattern of land ownership, control, and usage. In the case of land, which is freely traded in the open market, the UK Treasury supports government intervention when some form of market failure has been diagnosed, and if measures to correct for market failure can be shown to be cost-e!ective. Although market failure has been the subject of intense research e!ort in the "eld of environmental and health economics, its potential role in land markets has not been examined. With the prospect of new land reform legislation following closely on the creation of the Scottish Parliament, there is therefore, a need to explore the economic case for intervention in the land market based on market failure. The conclusions, based on the four case studies, are first that market failure is found to be present in the ownership and management of land, and second, that much could be accomplished without the need for new legislation or signi"cant public "nancing. Although this paper has focused on Scotland and the context for land reform demands di!ers throughout the world, one conclusion of global relevance is that market failure, rather than the free-market per se is a more likely cause of social unrest over land. This can perhaps be best illustrated by local
land monopolies and the barriers that they can create for poorer members of society seeking access to the land resource
Letter, [Author unclear] to Paulina T. Merritt
No full textHandwritten letter to Paulina Merritt from an unknown author, October 1, 1876.
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No full textAdded t.-p., illus.: Mary, a nursery story for very little children."A new uniform edition of Mrs. Molesworth's stories for children," publisher's list 8 p. at end, followed by "Macmillan & Co's catalogue of books for the young" (Oct. 1891), 16 p.On cover: Mrs. Molesworth's stories for children.Mode of access: Internet
Factors influencing the illegal harvest of wildlife by trapping and snaring among the Katu ethnic group in Vietnam
No full textThe harvest of wildlife through hunting, trapping and snaring is illegal in Vietnam but remains widespread and is understood to be the major threat to many species. Clandestine activities such as trapping and snaring, which are deeply embedded in the culture and economy, are difficult to investigate and this study is the first to carry out in-depth research into the illegal capture and sale of wildlife by a major ethnic group in Vietnam. The research focused on two villages of the Katu, a forest-dwelling people living close to the boundary of the newly created Saola Nature Reserve, and involved collecting data from a focus group, 30 semi-structured interviews with trappers, and a number of informal, unstructured interviews with local forest rangers, forest officers and village headmen. We find that trapping is widespread and motivated by financial gain and non-pecuniary benefits such as social esteem and enjoyment, rather than by poverty per se. Trappers’ awareness of wildlife protection law was low and animals were killed indiscriminately in traps and snares designed to catch a range of animal species. With demand for wildlife and wildlife products expected to increase we believe that new approaches will be required to protect threatened species in Vietnamese protected areas
Poaching is more than an enforcement problem
No full textToday record levels of funding are being invested in enforcement and anti-poaching measures to tackle the “war on poaching,” but many species are on the path to extinction. In our view, intensifying enforcement effort is crucial, but will ultimately prove an inadequate long-term strategy with which to conserve high-value species. This is because: regulatory approaches are being overwhelmed by the drivers of poaching and trade, financial incentives for poaching are increasing due to rising prices and growing relative poverty between areas of supply and centres of demand, and aggressive enforcement of trade controls, in particular bans, can increase profits and lead to the involvement of organised criminals with the capacity to operate even under increased enforcement effort. With prices for high-value wildlife rising, we argue that interventions need to go beyond regulation and that new and bold strategies are needed urgently. In the immediate future, we should incentivise and build capacity within local communities to conserve wildlife. In the medium term, we should drive prices down by reexamining sustainable off-take mechanisms such as regulated trade, ranching and wildlife farming, using economic levers such as taxation to fund conservation efforts, and in the long-term reduce demand through social marketing programs
Premier Harold Macmillan, John T. McNally, and Lieutenant Governor Henry E. Kendall, ca. 1940
No full textdigital photograph (jpeg)Excellent condition.Premier Harold Macmillan, John T. McNally, and Lieutenant Governor Henry E. Kendall pose for a picture at a tea party with other people in attendance
Review of: "Power and Resistance in Prison: Doing Time, Doing Freedom" by T. Ugelvik (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)
No full textReview of: "Power and Resistance in Prison: Doing Time, Doing Freedom" by T. Ugelvik (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
L'expédition Macmillan à la Terre de Crocker
No full textZimmermann Maurice. L'expédition Macmillan à la Terre de Crocker. In: Annales de Géographie, t. 27, n°147, 1918. pp. 239-240
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