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Water, Rhetoric, and Social Justice: A Critical Confluence examines how individuals and communities have responded on a global scale to present day water crises as matters of social justice, through oratory, mass demonstration, deliberation, testimony, and other rhetorical appeals. This book applies critical communication methods and perspectives to interrogate the pressing yet mind-boggling dilemma currently faced in environmental studies and policy: that clean water, the very stuff of life, which flows freely from the tap in affluent areas, is also denied to huge populations, materially and fluidly exemplifying the currents of justice, liberty, and equity. Contributors highlight discourse and water justice movements in nonofficial spheres from activists, artists, and the grassroots. In extending the technical, economic, moral, and political conversations on water justice, this collection applies special focus on the novel rhetorical concepts and responses not necessarily unique to but especially enacted in water justice situations. Scholars of rhetoric, sociology, activism, communication, and environmental studies will find this book particularly useful.


Social Capital and Strategy Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Ventures in a Transition Economy Social Capital and Strategy Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Ventures in a Transition Economy

Автор: I. Manev

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Although new ventures’ competitive positioning and their founders’ social networks are both recognized as important in the context of transition economies, not much is known about their multiplicative effect on performance. We build on the strategic management literature and social network theory to develop theoretical predictions about the role of competitive strategies and social capital for entrepreneurial performance. These are tested with survey data from Bulgaria. We find that both the venture’s competitive strategic positioning and the founder’s networking positively influence performance. The hypothesized moderating effect of networking for the relationship between differentiation strategy and performance received only tentative support. Contrary to expectations, we find a negative moderating effect of networking for the relationship of cost leadership with performance. These results suggest that the entrepreneur’s network plays a role in shaping how strategies influence performance by possibly upholding differentiation and deemphasizing cost leadership strategy. Implications for managerial practice and public policy are discussed.


Theorie des richesses sociales. T. 1 Theorie des richesses sociales. T. 1

Автор: Frederic Skarbek

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Theorie des richesses sociales : Tome 1 : suivie d'une bibliographie de l'economie politique / par le Comte Frederic Skarbek».


Theorie des lois sociales Theorie des lois sociales

Автор: J. F. de Brie

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Theorie des lois sociales / par J.F. Dauray de Brie».


Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres. Vol. 1 Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres. Vol. 1

Автор: Hugh Blair

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres : Vol. 1 : in 3 volumes / by Hugh Blair».


Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres. Vol. 2 Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres. Vol. 2

Автор: Hugh Blair

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Полный вариант заголовка: «Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres : Vol. 2 : in 3 volumes / by Hugh Blair».