Formal approaches are those taken by government bodies through laws, court decisions and actions of government regulatory bodies. Informal approaches are those taken by individuals, non profit organizations, industries working at self-regulation, etc. Because the formal means are tied to a particular legal system, this kind of approach is nation-specific and the book focuses on the United States. But many of the things the authors have to say about US food policy and the interactions betwe...

This book examines food in the United States in the age of the Internet. One major theme running through the book is business opportunities and failures, as well as the harms to consumers and traditional brick-and-mortar companies that occurred as entrepreneurs tried to take advantage of the Internet to create online companies related to food. The other major theme is the concept of trust online and different models used by different companies to make their web presence seem trustworthy. T...

Our experiences of the city are dependent on our gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation. It was already clear before the pandemic that cities around the world were divided and becoming increasingly unequal. The pandemic has torn back the curtain on many of these pre-existing inequalities.Contributions to this volume engage directly with different urban communities around the world. They give voice to those who experience poverty, discrimination and marginalisatio...

Quelle est la place des fonctionnaires dans une nation moderne? Sont-ils trop ou pas assez nombreux, trop ou pas assez payés? Elaboré en 1948, le système français entre aujourd'hui dans une période de transformations importantes. « Copyright Electre »

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Chacun connaît les liens privilégiés qui unissaient George Sand et le Berry, et le plaisir que la romancière prenait à évoquer cette province dans les romans comme Le Meunier d’Angibault, La Mare au Diable, François le Champi, La Petite Fadette et Les Maîtres Sonneurs. Ceux-ci se placent à un tournant dans l’œuvre de George Sand qui se rend compte, en écrivant La Mare au Diable, qu’elle invente un genre nouveau et qu’elle donne la parole à des personnages jusque-là méconnus, illustrant à l...

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.