As genetic technologies advance, genetic testing may well offer the prospect of detecting the onset of future disabilities. Some research also forwards that certain behavioural profiles may have a strong genetic basis, such as the determination to succeed, or the propensity for risk-taking. As this technology becomes more prevalent, there is a danger that genetic information may be misused by third parties and that particular genetic profiles may be discriminated against by employers, by providers of social goods and services, such as insurance companies and even by educational facilities.
This book explores the different forms and potential uses of genetic testing. Drawing together leading experts in disability law, bioethics, health law and a range of related fields, it highlights the ethical and legal challenges arising as a result of emerging and rapidly advancing genetic science. On examining transatlantic perspectives on the matter, chapters in the book ask whether the US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) is proving to be an effective tool in addressing the issue of genetic discrimination and alleviating fears of discrimination. The book also reviews what insights may be gained from GINA within employment and health insurance contexts, and asks how the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) may impact similar debates within the European Union. The book focuses particularly on the legislative and policy framework in the European Union, with an emphasis on the gaps in protection and the scope for specific legislative action in this area.
This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of discrimination law, bioethics and disability law, and will be of considerable use to legal practitioners, medical practitioners and policy-makers in this area.
Автор: Mackerras Colin Название: Western Perspectives on the People`s Republic of China ISBN: 9814566543 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814566544 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 13939.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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How have Westerners seen the People's Republic of China over the years? The question raises many important issues, which this book aims to present, analyze and explain. The basic conclusion is that Western perspectives are somewhat more complex than simply viewing China's realities. Involved also are politics and power relations, trends in journalism and scholarship, as well as individual and group personalities and psychologies.
Based on extensive personal experiences in China dating back to 1964 and wide-ranging travel in Tibet and ethnic regions since the 1980s, the author attempts to distinguish trends in different Western countries. However, most of the material will concern the United States, which has been the dominant contributor to Western perspectives during the whole period of concern to this book.
The perspectives are taken up by topic, including politics, economy, society, and ethnic minorities. Inherent in each topic is the way cultures see and react towards each other. Images and perspectives can affect policy, and have done so many times in the past, which adds to the importance of this book. It also takes up questions of the sources of Western perspectives, both in terms of direct sources, such as newspapers, television or the internet, and deeper ones, such as social values and temperament.
Автор: Peng Xingyun Название: Financial Theory: Perspectives From China ISBN: 1938134311 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781938134319 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 21226.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: China Is Now The Second Largest Economy In The World, With An Increasingly Efficient And Open Financial System. Many Firms, Agents And Financial Institutions Have Realized The Potential In Making Money In China. Financial Theory: Perspectives From China Serves As A Timely Textbook Providing A Unique Introduction To Economics Theory, With A Focus On Money, Banking And Financial Systems, Through Examples Based Mainly On China'S Financial Practices. It Contains Up-To-Date Developments Of Theory And Practices, As Well As Various Interesting Stories On China'S Financial System. Topics Such As Financial Institutions, Capital Markets, Debt Securities Markets, Mutual Fund Markets, Money Markets, Foreign Exchange And Financial Derivative Markets Are Discussed In Depth. Financial Theories Are Supplemented With Illustrations From China'S Money Supply Mechanism And Monetary Policy System, China'S Financial Regulatory And Supervision System, As Well As China'S Financial System And How It Has Liberalized And Opened Up To The Rest Of The World.Readers Will Find Detailed Examinations Of Financial Theories, Exemplified And Reinforced By The Inclusion Of Different Financial Cases And Phenomena, Each Intriguing In Their Own Right. This Book Provides Readers With A Deeper Understanding Of China'S Financial Practices, Providing Vital Knowledge For Investing In China And Engaging Businesses There. Undergraduate Students In Economics And Finance And Those Keen On Becoming A Player In China'S Financial Markets Will No Doubt Find This Volume Useful And Necessary.
The study is set against the backdrop of the urbanization trend in present-day China, and focuses on the relationship between farmers who have lost their land (“land-lost farmers”) and local government. Particularly, it applies the extended case method to answer the following two questions: first, in what ways do the forces of integration and conflict manifest themselves in the relationship between land-lost farmers and local government? Second, how do land-lost farmers and local government apply respective modalities in the context of their interplay? The main finding is that the two groups, land-lost farmers and officials, are engaged in a complex and dynamic relationship. That relationship is played out locally within a network of power-interest structures, which not only manifests itself as forces of integration and conflict, but also as an ongoing process, a game played by knowledgeable agents, whose strategies are enacted, and in so doing, both reproduce that game and alter it. Readers will gain an ethnographic understanding of the relationship based on an in-depth examination of perspectives on both sides of the equation.
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