Re es so ou ur rc ce es s f fo or r E Ef ff fe ec ct ti iv ve e P Pu ub bl li ic c A Ad dm mi in ni is st tr ra at ti io on n i in n a a G Gl lo ob ba al li iz ze ed d W Wo or rl ld d United Nations, 2005 ii Notes The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United N...

© The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org H life is ultimately dependent on ecosystem services supplied by the biosphere, including agricultural production, flood control, and recreational opportunities. Over the past 50 years, humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and more extensively than at any other time in human history, primarily to meet the growing need for pro...

The present research was an attempt to shed more enlightening light on the current wave of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), which is gradually sweeping the traditional ideologies in the field of ELT. To that end, this study examined the Iranian teacher trainees’ attitude towards ELF. What makes the present research markedly different from the other language attitude studies is in the context o...

Abstract This paper proposes long-run estimates of ex ante real interest rates in Switzerland and other developed economies, it describes their relative evolution. Our results highlight the decline in—and convergence of—global that has unfolded over last three decades for all maturities. While Swiss yields stand out as being particularly low stable from a historical perspective, we find have fa...

The discourse of the 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World represents a radical departure from that of the Ottawa Charter that, in 1986, staked a place for the health promotion field in mainstream public health. Via a critical analysis of the discourse in these two Charters, this paper illustrates a shift from a ‘new social movements’ discourse of ecosocial justice in ...