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Author by : Rick Rylance
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2016-10-05
Publisher by : Oxford University Press

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Description : The Literary Agenda is a series of short polemical monographs about the importance of literature and of reading in the wider world and about the state of literary education inside schools and universities. The category of 'the literary' has always been contentious. What is clear, however, is how increasingly it is dismissed or is unrecognised as a way of thinking or an arena for thought. It is sceptically challenged from within, for example, by the sometimes rival claims of cultural history, contextualized explanation, or media studies. It is shaken from without by even greater pressures: by economic exigency and the severe social attitudes that can follow from it; by technological change that may leave the traditional forms of serious human communication looking merely antiquated. For just these reasons this is the right time for renewal, to start reinvigorated work into the meaning and value of literary reading. Rick Rylance addresses the debate over the public value of literary studies in a book which starts from the widely-remarked predicament of the humanities in modern times. By comparison with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the humanities can be negatively characterised as at best optional extras; at worst, frivolous and wasteful. Funders and policy-makers can question their value in terms of utility, vocational prospects and intrinsic worth, while journalists and commentators predict extinction. So what is the justification for literature at the present time? Rylance argues that literature's value lies in its enormous public presence and its contribution to the public good. Far from being apologetic for our investment in literature, he argues for its value to all parts of our society from economic productivity to personal and social wellbeing. He examines discussion of literature's public role over time, taking in key moments of self-reflection such as Sir Philip Sidney's 'Defense of Poesy' (1581) and work by John Mill and Ruskin. He reviews current arguments about how culture creates value: from the idea of 'public goods' in economics to the value of reading for social consciousness in cognitive psychology. The book makes strong claims for the importance and urgency of reading literature today....

Author by : Kim Forrester
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2014-11-12
Publisher by : Elsevier Health Sciences

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Description : Perfect for: • Bachelor of Nursing students • Diploma of Nursing students • Bachelor of Midwifery students • Bachelor of Paramedicine students • Bachelor of Health science students • Post graduate Nursing and Midwifery students Essentials of Law for Health Professionals 4e provides students with the information and knowledge necessary to make well-informed and considered decisions about their legal rights and obligations, and the legal rights and obligations of the patients and clients under their care. • Introduces the fundamental concepts and frameworks of health law with clear examples • Focuses on the importance of accurate records, patient confidentiality and the impact of medical negligence • Provides an increased focus on ethical issues, particularly around refusal and/or withdrawal of treatment, guardianship and the manipulation of life • Outlines the obligations and responsibilities in relation to medicines, mental health legislation, child and elder abuse, and explores the management of health complaints • Highlights contemporary issues around National Registration requirements for health professionals. • Revised chapters explaining the roles of government and legal professionals • Chapter 12; Registration and Regulation of Health Professionals reflects the National registration requirements for health professionals • Issues of euthanasia, assisted suicide, mental health, abuse and negligence have been enhanced....

Author by : Sonia Allan
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2019-10-15
Publisher by : Elsevier Health Sciences

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Description : Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners will appeal to undergraduate nursing and allied health students seeking to understand and comply with the legal, ethical and regulatory requirements of their profession. The text addresses law and ethics across eight health science disciplines, presenting discipline-specific scenarios to support students in their clinical decision making. Introduces the fundamental concepts and frameworks of Australia’s legal and health systems with clear examples Discusses essential healthcare issues, including advance care planning, child and elder abuse and professional registration Focuses on models of ethical decision making Outlines professional codes of practice and guidelines to help meet professional regulatory requirements Encourages reflection on clinical practice through review questions and activities Includes an eBook with all print purchases Additional resources on Evolve eBook on VitalSource Student and instructor resources Multiple choice questions Weblinks Instructor resources PowerPoints Image Library...

Author by : Klaus Grewlich
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 1999-11-09
Publisher by : Kluwer Law International B.V.

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Description : `Cyberspace' is the emerging invisible, intangible world of electronic information and processes stored at multiple interconnected sites. The digital revolution leads to `convergence' (of telecommunications, computer/Internet and broadcasting) and to dynamic multimedia value chains. Deregulation and competition are major driving forces in the new interactive electronic environment. This volume contains normative proposals for `cyber'-regulation, including self-regulation, grounded on developments in the EU, US and the Far East, in international organisations (WTO, OECD, WIPO, ITU), in business fora, in NGOs, in the `Internet community' and in academic research. The multi-actor (government, business, civil society) and multi-level analysis (subsidiarity) pertains e.g. to ex-ante and ex-post access-regulation, competition, network economics (external effects, essential facilities), public interest principles (human dignity, free speech, privacy, security), development and culture, consumer protection, cryptography, domain names and copyright. Lawyers, regulators, business executives, investment bankers, diplomats, and civil society representatives need shared essentials of plurilateral `governance' to safeguard both competition and public interest objectives, at a scale congruent to `cyberspace', in the transition to an `international law of cooperation'....

Author by : Steven Mintz
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2013-10-04
Publisher by : Springer Science & Business Media

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Description : This volume explores the opportunities and challenges facing the accounting profession in an increasingly globalized business and financial reporting environment. It looks back at past experiences of the profession in attempting to meet its public interest obligation. It examines the role and responsibilities of accounting to society including regulatory requirements, increased emphasis on corporate social responsibility, accounting fraud and whistle-blowing implications, internationalization of public interest obligations, and providing the education needed to be successful. The book incorporates an ethical dimension in making these assessments. Its focus is a conceptual, theoretical one drawing on classical philosophy, the sociology of professions, economic theory, and the public interest dimension of accountants as professionals. The authors of papers are long-time contributors to the annual symposium on Research in Accounting Ethics sponsored by the Public Interest Section of the AAA....

Author by : Chitranjali Negi
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2020-10-06
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Description : It is a matter of great pleasure for me to present this book "Law of Public Interest Litigation in India & Other Countries" to Common People of India who have interest in Judicial Activism (PIL). The fundamental objective of Public Interest Litigation is to give to the common people access to the courts to obtain legal redress and maintaining the Rule of law and accelerating the balance between law and justice for social-change. The Book "Law of Public Interest Litigation in India & other countries" offers the Concept and History of Public Interest Litigation. The Procedure of Public Interest Litigation filing before Courts. Landmark Cases of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Activism for social Justice. The Book shares Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in USA, UK and other counties with landmark cases and also gives introduction of Public Interest Litigation in Australia, Canada, South Africa. Japan and France. The Book covers important key issues and topics of Public Interest Litigation Cases in India: Unlawful Arrest and Detention, Child Labour and Basic Education, Gender Justice, Health Care (medical aid to preserve life), Protection of Fundamental Rights, Property Rights of women, Animal Rights and Protection, Access to Information etc. The Book further describe the role of Eminent Public Interest Litigation Activists Lawyers and Judges in India. This Book is useful for Lawyers, Law Students, Young Advocates, Social Activists, RTI Activist and General Public....

Author by : Milagros Sainz
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2023-03-23
Publisher by : Frontiers Media SA

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