This new edition of Myanmar: Politics, Economy and Society provides a sophisticated yet accessible overview of the key political, economic and social challenges facing contemporary Myanmar and explains the complex historical and ethnic dynamics that have shaped the country. Thoroughly revised,...

Why you must move : now -- Who are these people, anyway? -- The ultra-rich : different than you and me -- The question Freud couldn?t answer -- Boys will be boys, no matter their age -- 'Marketing to affluent LGBTQ consumers -- Affluent boomers? : spending boom -- Those who've gone from poor to...

The analysis framework discussed and employed in this paper utilizes the recent recognition that exergy is a form of environmental free energy to provide a fundamental basis for valuing environmental interactions independent from their secondary impacts. The framework is comprised of two...

The analysis framework introduced in this paper utilizes the recognition that exergy is a form of environmental free energy to provide a fundamental basis for valuing environmental interactions independent from their secondary impacts (e.g., global warming, photochemical smog). In order to...