China se muestra cada vez más segura de sí misma en su actuar internacional. No se trata solo de poder económico. A diferencia de EE.UU., cuyos valores han perdido credibilidad en razón de un proselitismo militarizado y de acentuado doble rasero, su influencia va creciendo y ello provoca...

Es imprescindible analizar y comprender el proceso que llevó a los EE.UU. a erigirse en una potencia imperialista como nunca antes conoció la Humanidad. Asimismo comprender la conversión de una sociedad que privilegiaba sobre todo la Democracia y la participación en las decisiones en los...

China is appraised to have the world's largest exploitable reserves of shale gas, although several legal, regulatory, environmental and investment-related issues will likely restrain its scope. China's capacity to successfully face these hurdles and produce commercial shale gas will have a...

This paper looks at practical limits to local foods production and consumption in the Upper Midwest.  It presumes that local foods production makes the most sense, and has the greatest profit potential, in relatively close proximity to dense urban demand.  The research demonstrates methods for...

The demand for locally produced foods has been increasing. Concurrently, specialty food stores focusing on specific food attributes have also grown in popularity along with farmers’ markets. This study examines how the importance that consumers place on whether specific foods are locally...