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Eleni Trova, Vangelis Alexandrakis, Panagiotis Skouris - The Olympic Games of the European Union

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The Olympic Games of the European Union

2011

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Vangelis Alexandrakis, Panagiotis Skouris, Eleni Trova Sustainability S. 251-253

„… eans?that?a?person?may?commit?the?offence?of?ticket?touting?outside?theUK,?for?instance?via?the?internet.546SustainabilityLondon?2012 …” „… ?will?be?based?on?a?strong?sense?of?the?concept?of?sustainability …” „… hich?aims?to?deliver?on?environmental?objectivesand?carbon?use,?biodiversity?and?waste.Other?sustainability …”

Vangelis Alexandrakis, Panagiotis Skouris, Eleni Trova Extent and application S. 251

„… eans?that?a?person?may?commit?the?offence?of?ticket?touting?outside?theUK,?for?instance?via?the?internet.546SustainabilityLondon?2012 …” „… ?will?be?based?on?a?strong?sense?of?the?concept?of?sustainability …”

Vangelis Alexandrakis, Panagiotis Skouris, Eleni Trova Regional Development Agencies S. 250-251

„… eans?that?a?person?may?commit?the?offence?of?ticket?touting?outside?theUK,?for?instance?via?the?internet.546SustainabilityLondon?2012 …” „… ?will?be?based?on?a?strong?sense?of?the?concept?of?sustainability …”

Vangelis Alexandrakis, Panagiotis Skouris, Eleni Trova Final Remarks S. 256-257

„… ? the?bestpossible?measures?in?this?area.?Also,?concerns?have?been?indicated?as?regard?theability?of?London?to?satisfy?its?commitments?as?regard?the?decrease?of?the?pollutionand?the?sustainability.Probably,?all?we?need?to?do?is?wait?until?July,?2012,?to?assess?the?effectivenessof?these?provisions.558 More?analytically?in?the?next?chapter …”

Vangelis Alexandrakis, Panagiotis Skouris, Eleni Trova Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-12

„… Greater?London?Olympic?Authority 249Regional?Development?Agencies 250Extent?and?application 251Sustainability 251Volunteering 253 …”

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Gerhard Banse, Imre Hronszky, Gordon L. Nelson - Rationality in an Uncertain World

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Rationality in an Uncertain World

Series: Gesellschaft - Technik - Umwelt

Volume 5 2005

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Gary Wells Teaching Sustainability S. 288-299

„… Teaching Sustainability Gary N. Wells 1. Introduction The oft quoted Bruntland Report “Our …” „… concept of sustainable development we have seen and heard the debates over sustainability education …” „… link is still very murky. 2. Teaching Sustainability Sustainability education faces many problems in …”

Ângela Guimãraes Pereira, Laura Lonza Ricci Policy Recommendations for Sustainability Research Programmes. What Current Sustainability Programmes Tell Us … S. 176-205

„… sustainability-oriented R&D programmes and projects focused on the identified three areas of evaluation while keeping in …” „… outcomes are dynamically interconnected in a loop, such that each sustainability-oriented research activity …” „… sustainability-oriented research programmes. This was taken from the evaluation of programmes and also from a comparison …”

Dora Marinova, Natalie McGrath Transdisciplinarity in Teaching and Learning Sustainability S. 276-287

„… Transdisciplinarity in Teaching and Learning Sustainability Dora Marinova, Natalie McGrath 1 …” „… . Sustainability presents a practical philosophy in which to systematically and holistically analyse, determine and …” „… organisation. However, the use and abuse of sustainability is also now widespread. Risk management has become …”

Gordon Nelson Need for Comprehensive Science in Sustainability Assessment S. 222-239

„… Need for Comprehensive Science in Sustainability Assessment Gordon L. Nelson 1. Introduction One …” „… development. The definition of “sustainability,” however, depends to a large degree on who is speaking. Some …” „… recognize that sustainability is a continually evolving process. In the United States, the President’s …”

Les Levidow Divergent Concepts of Sustainability. The Case of GM Crops S. 134-145

„… Divergent Concepts of Sustainability The Case of GM Crops Les Levidow 1. Introduction …” „… ? Sustainable development has been widely promoted as a means to achieve environmental sustainability (cf …” „… sustainability. Yet such distinctions can be misleading because all three aspects are linked within any view of …”

René von Schomberg From the “Pursuit of Happiness” to the “Pursuit of Sustainability” S. 76-91

„… From the “Pursuit of Happiness” to the “Pursuit of Sustainability” Rene von Schomberg∗ 1 …” „… impossibility to set fixed sustainability targets for the long-term. Vice versa, the setting of such standards …” „… naturally unwanted elite or “ecodictatorial” type of determining sustainability or environmental targets …”

Jirí Loudin Sustainable Discourse and Unsustainable Difference S. 92-103

„… concept of sustainability has asserted itself as a kind of underlying principle of a civilization …” „… strategy adopted by the industrially advanced countries; one could even add that sustainability may be …” „… termed as the dominating development paradigm of today. The idea of sustainability, born out of …”

Helge Majer Sustainable Innovation. Conditions, Emergence, and Policy S. 158-175

„… approach has a strong normative bias, as sustainability is a normative concept. I shall argue from a …” „… requirements of sustainability. For this purpose, I will broaden the scope of the actors and of innovation …” „… (including learning), and I will present a suitable definition of sustainability (holistic approach). A …”

Andreas Metzner-Szigeth Knowledge, Computer-mediated Communication, and Sustainable Development S. 252-263

„… with the sustainability-problem in general would remain as “slack” as the term “knowledge ecology …” „… ; Stehr 2001), are of enormous importance, of importance not only for environmental sustainability, but …” „… economic and social dimensions of sustainability. 2 There it is stated: “The EU is fully committed to the …”

Armin Grunwald Rationality in an Uncertain World. The Vision of Sustainable Development as an Adequate Answer? S. 12-37

„… : – The first characteristic is that the term “sustainability” designates not a scientific concept, but a …” „… societal (and therefore normative) ideal with a long time-horizon. Sustainability is not investigated, but …” „… approached but denotes a process, which contributes substantially to its results. – Sustainability can not …”

Dora Marinova Development of Sustainable Technologies S. 212-221

„… disparities caused by a market driven economic order, it is clear that the currently emerging sustainability …” „… sustainability agenda of the 1990s and 2000s re-emphasised concerns raised earlier during the appropriate …” „… of how sustainability can be achieved. There is an emerging consensus that the sustainability …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-6

„… ” to the “Pursuit of Sustainability” 75 René von Schomberg Sustainable Discourse and Unsustainable …” „… Sustainability 133 The Case of GM Crops Les Levidow Environmental Conservation and Restoration 145 …” „… Sustainability Research Programmes 175 What Current Sustainability Programmes Tell Us … Ângela Guimãraes …”

Authors S. 300-313

„… Environmental Sustainability. Fourth Interim Report – Refinement and Quantification. Sevilla (IPTS – Institute …” „… , espeially innovation policy, technology assessment and impacts on sustainability c Selected publications …” „… Current position: Associate Professor, Head of School, Institute for Sustainability and echnology Policy …”

Harald Rohracher Strategies to Support Social Learning in the Transformation of the Energy Sector S. 104-121

„… transition of our economies towards sustainability. Both, the institutional framework and the technological …” „… sustainability of the energy sector as well. On the one hand, these changes offer new opportunities for …” „… ) even may result in steps behind already existing measures to enhance the sustainability of the energy …”

Gerhard BANSE, Imre Hronszky, Gordon Nelson Introduction: Initiating a Forum on Sustainable Technological Development in a Globalising World S. 8-11

„… and tactical measures for developing sustainable technologies. The problem of sustainability in …” „… sustainability of nature. Balanced technological development is a main element of successful transition toward …” „… second year “International Sustainability”, and for the third to look at the social visions around the …”

Lorenz Hilty, Claudia Som, Andreas Köhler Impacts of Future Information and Communication Technologies on Society and Environment. Dealing with Uncertainty in Prospective Technological Studies S. 206-211

„… in the precautionary principle and in sustainability expand the principle of justice to include …” „… health insurance). – Throwback for ecological sustainability: Consumption of scarce raw materials for …”

Tamás Pálvölgyi, János Szlávik, Miklós Füle, Noémi Nagypál ECO-21: Development of a Complex Environmental Performance Indicator for Hungary S. 122-133

„… international research projects have been published on monitoring sustainability with aggregated macro …” „… -21 is not a sustainability indicator because welfare, equity and the use of human resources, among …” „… (Community Environmental Council) Sustainable Measures (2001): Indicators of Sustainability (in the Internet …”

Imre Hronszky in Future Society-Technology Relations. Remarks on Prospective Technology Analysis S. 38-59

„… by now. Utilising partly different meanings of “sustainability”, one can compare them as the first …” „… vision some sort of sustainability of Nature as resulting from “stewardship”, in which a sustainable …” „… lead to the questions here as follows: whose sustainability are we ready to speak about? How do we …”

Hans-Joachim Petsche Sustainable Development in the New Länder. Some Remarks S. 240-251

„… aspects of sustainability 2.1 Decrase of Population Since the German reunification the East German …” „… Management – on the other hand Sustainability and productivity of arable and grassland farming in the …”

Nicanor Ursua Lezaun Environmental Conservation and Restoration. Theoretical and Practical Aspects for a Sustainable Development S. 146-157

„… ), Machado Carillo proposes the following criteria: (1) Sustainability: whether the restored living …” „… . Finland considers this to be an indicator of sustainability under the subject heading “Education and …”

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Ulrike Krause - Linking Refugee Protection with Development Assistance

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Linking Refugee Protection with Development Assistance

2013

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Sustainability S. 31-33

„… definition with more precise explanations hereafter. 2. Sustainability When sustainability entered …” „… sustainability into account. In international debates and scientific discussions it “is often stated, albeit …” „… ironically, that the only thing that can be said about sustainability that everyone agrees upon is that it is …”

Development S. 29-31

„… development-oriented refugee assistance is based on three pillars: sustainability, efficiency and gender sensitivity …” „… Commission on Environment and Development adds sustainability to the concept of development. In its Report of …” „… . Sustainability When sustainability entered development-related discussions, it quickly took over and was used in …”

Research Relevance and Interest S. 23-26

„… identified. Developmentoriented refugee assistance in Uganda in depth and in focus of sustainability …” „… . Highlighting the pillars of sustainability, efficiency and gender sensitivity is perceived as significant …” „… assumed that development-oriented refugee assistance is based on the three pillars of sustainability …”

Features for Development-oriented Refugee Assistance met? S. 174-203

„… would then also provide information on sustainability, effectiveness and gender sensitivity. Hereafter …” „… self-reliant. This indicates the aim for sustainability and improved livelihood conditions. Uganda’s …” „… development and that refugee assistance targets to promote sustainability. The integration of service …”

Development Assistance for Refugees S. 101-107

„… sustainability” continued to exist and caused greater problems (Chimni 1999: 15). In addition to researchers …” „… 2002: 83). Regarding the criticism on lacking sustainability, Weiss Fagen explains that “[a]ll …” „… preparing for long-term goals” (Weiss Fagen 2003: 203). While both arguments seem viable, the sustainability …”

Returnee Aid and Development and Quick Impact Projects S. 98-101

„… sustainability” continued to exist and caused greater problems (Chimni 1999: 15). In addition to researchers …” „… 2002: 83). Regarding the criticism on lacking sustainability, Weiss Fagen explains that “[a]ll …” „… preparing for long-term goals” (Weiss Fagen 2003: 203). While both arguments seem viable, the sustainability …”

Features S. 117-136

„… sustainability, efficiency, and gender sensitivity, specific hints are stated in the explanation of the features …” „… necessary to ensure sustainability. Research and international operations have shown that ownership of …” „… development-oriented refugee assistance is not supposed to be of short-term usage but rather of sustainability, for …”

Annex S. 253-267

„… sustainability, efficiency and gender sensitivity are operationalized throughout the research. 2 …” „… : sustainability, efficiency and gender sensitivity. The previous section already defined the terms and revealed …” „… achieved in operations at Rhino Camp, the pillars are to be operationalized. Sustainability is understood …”

Research Focus S. 26-28

„… pillars of sustainability, efficiency, and gender sensitivity. The principal question is concentrated on …” „… exploring what the new working model is about and to what extent the three chosen pillars ? sustainability …”

Gender sensitivity S. 37-44

„… , sustainability, and efficiency. The different magnitudes of each pillar can be simplified and displayed while …” „… foundation pillar, and sustainability and efficiency would be vital supporting corner pillars. While all of …” „… constitutes the foundation pillar while sustainability and efficiency are corner pillars. They are …”

Assistance at Rhino Camp S. 209-227

„… satisfied the claims of the three pillars of sustainability, efficiency and gender sensitivity …” „… . Recommendations will be made 3.2.1. Sustainability Operations at Rhino Camp were conducted in local settlement …” „… context of sustainability appeared in particular in three fields as research has shown: the use of …”

Efficiency S. 33-37

„… , sustainability, and efficiency. The different magnitudes of each pillar can be simplified and displayed while …” „… foundation pillar, and sustainability and efficiency would be vital supporting corner pillars. While all of …”

Main Strategies and Policies S. 166-174

„… would then also provide information on sustainability, effectiveness and gender sensitivity. Hereafter …” „… self-reliant. This indicates the aim for sustainability and improved livelihood conditions. Uganda’s …”

Brief Recapitulation of Goals S. 116-117

„… activities with development initiatives, sustainability is immediately pursued. Sustainable development is …”

Regarding the Pillars S. 115-116

„… , sustainability is immediately pursued. Sustainable development is understood as a type of development assistance …”

The 4Rs S. 109-111

„… sustainability of repatriation by fostering the capacity and institutional partnerships necessary to ensure the …”

Linking Refugee Aid with Development S. 204-207

„… , which opposes the development feature of sustainability. 1.4. Targeted Development Assistance Targeted …”

Bibliography S. 231-252

„… forces/sustainability/cost%20considerations/WhyBorrowforCapacityBuilding_Barnes.pdf, 23.02.2010). Bauhardt, Christine. 2004 …” „… ). Diefenbach, Hans; Zieschank, Roland. 2009. Sustainability and growth – towards the description of an area of …” „… . Signs. Vol. 34, 1. Solow, Robert M.. 1993. Sustainability: an economist’s perspective. In: Dorfman, R …”

Research Subject S. 15-18

„… , activities were to always ensure that the criterion of sustainability is fulfilled. Moreover, in the …”

In Retrospect: Review of Failures of Past Initiatives S. 112-115

„… ascribed feature of sustainability. Targeted Development Assistance (TDA) is the revised framework and now …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-14

„… 29 2. Sustainability 31 3. Efficiency 33 4. Gender sensitivity 37 Chapter III Refugee Aid, Gender …”

Current State of Research S. 18-23

„… identified. Developmentoriented refugee assistance in Uganda in depth and in focus of sustainability …”

Historical Developments S. 71-80

„… diseases; 7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability; 8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development. The MDGs …”

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Philipp Lange - Sustainability Governance

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Sustainability Governance

Series: Sustainable Development in the 21st Century

Volume 1 2017

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Introduction S. 17-29

„… ’ and ’governance’ have to go hand in hand. Some authors also consider the lack of sustainability that …” „… ). ‘Governance‘ has emerged as a concept in political science, sustainability science and other fields as a …” „… sustainability governance and there is a lively discussion regarding the suitability of certain modes for …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-16

„… Sustainable Development in the 21st Century l 1 La ng e Sustainability Governance Exploring the …” „… of Governance Modes to Promote Sustainable Development Sustainability Governance Philipp Lange …” „… Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lange, Philipp Sustainability Governance Exploring the Potential of Governance Modes to …”

Theoretical foundations S. 30-106

„… 30 Part II: Theoretical foundations 2 Sustainability governance As a foundational basis for …” „… sustainability governance. In so doing, this section will also demonstrate the research desideratum …” „… academia, the concepts of both sustainability and governance serve as bridges among disciplines, thus …”

References S. 281-319

„… ). Water, people, and sustainability—A systems framework for analyzing and assessing water governance …” „… sustainability: Towards a “thick” analysis of environmental decision-making. Environment and Planning A, 35(2003 …” „… ), 1095-110. doi:10.1068/a35289. Adger, W.N., & Jordan, A. (2009). Sustainability: exploring the processes …”

Conclusion S. 265-280

„… sustainability governance (chapter 8.3). 8.1 Summary This study has taken up the growing scientific and …” „… regard reflects the quest for adequate governance in pursuit of sustainability in general, and for …” „… light of sustainability by providing conceptual clarification to each of these aspects. Particularly …”

Discussion S. 235-264

„… sustainability goals. Accordingly, the normative claim that new modes perform better than traditional ones …” „… of a governance arrangement are aligned with sustainability goals - let alone that these outputs …” „… induced changes in action strategies were in line with sustainability goals (e.g. in terms of protecting …”

Empirical case studies S. 107-234

„… study approach of a qualitative nature The field of sustainability governance is contextual and varies …” „… an all-encompassing sustainability label for buildings, since it focuses on the building quality and …” „… the induced governance impacts (chapter 6.3), and appraise the impacts in terms of sustainability …”

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Christian Scholz, Joachim Zentes - Beyond Sustainability

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Beyond Sustainability

2014

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Christopher Hossfeld, Alain Mikol Financial Reporting and Sustainability S. 202-218

„… sustainability-questions into financial statements. However, aspects of sustainability may be captured by Generally …” „… Financial Reporting and Sustainability Christopher Hossfeld and Alain Mikol Overview Introduction1 …” „… . 203 How Does Current Financial Reporting Consider Sustainability?2. 205 Overview2.1 205 Provisions2.2 …”

Dirk Morschett, Valentin Wepfer Sustainability in Collaborative Supply Chains S. 160-182

„… % Sustainability scorecard Sustainability-focused audits 30% 32% Willingness to pay price premiums Bonus/malus …” „… , www.igd.com/our-expertise/ Sustainability/Distribution/13366/Trust-Transparency-and-Technology, accessed on September 29 …” „… Part 4: Functional and Sectoral Perspectives Sustainability in Collaborative Supply Chains Dirk …”

Stefanie Müller, Christian Scholz The HR-Department as Driver for Sustainability S. 51-67

„… Condition4.3 62 Strong Chief-HR-Officer as Chief-Sustainability-Officer4.4 62 Sustainability-Assessment for …” „… Sustainability-Training for the HR-Department4.7 65 Sustainability Management by the HR-Department4.8 65 Getting Started …” „… leading the establishment of a sustainability-enabled culture within the business. A similar observation …”

Dermot Breslin Towards a Generalised Darwinist View of Sustainability S. 10-34

„… Sustainability Dermot Breslin Overview Introduction1. 13 Overview1.1 13 What is Generalised Darwinism1.2 15 …” „… Generalised Darwinism and Sustainability1.3 18 Co-Evolutionary Tensions1.4 19 The Multi-Level Co-Evolution of …” „… Levels2.3 25 Tension With Localism2.4 26 Co-Evolutionary Implications for Sustainability3. 27 Overview3.1 …”

Christian Berg, Constantin Blome, Stefan Hack How IT Can Enable Sustainability Throughout Supply Chains S. 183-201

„… How IT Can Enable Sustainability Throughout Supply Chains Christian Berg, Stefan Hack and …” „… Collaboration4.2 195 Transparency4.3 196 Sustainability Impact and Performance4.4 197 Conclusion5. 198 Notes 198 …” „… References 199 Introduction Sustainability is critical for supply chain management and supply chain …”

Ansgar Belke, Florian Verheyen Sustainability of Currency Unions: What Went Wrong in EMU and How to Fix it? S. 86-105

„… Sustainability of Currency Unions: What Went Wrong in EMU and How to Fix it? Ansgar Belke and …” „… Flaws 4. 93 Sustainability of Public Finances5. 96 The ECB’s Role and its Political Implications6. 97 …” „… Towards Sustainability: Scenarios for EMU in the Next Years7. 98 Changing the Institutional Framework of …”

Hanna Schramm-Klein, Sascha Steinmann How Sustainable is Sustainability? The Impact of Corporate Social Irresponsibility on Consumer Behaviour in Retailing S. 121-136

„… How Sustainable is Sustainability? The Impact of Corporate Social Irresponsibility on Consumer …” „… regarding the CSR activities of a company and also could How Sustainable is Sustainability? 123 foster …” „… How Sustainable is Sustainability? 125 port, diversity, employee support, environment, non-domestic …”

Stefan Strohmeier Sustainable Electronic Human Resources Management: Why Information Technology Matters in Sustainable Human Resources Management S. 219-243

„… they support a sustainability-enabling workforce. Thus, the recruiting function should attract …” „… Irrelevant for Sustainable Human Resource Management? 1. 220 Foundations – Corporate Sustainability2. 222 …” „… Human Resource Management 4. 231 Introduction and Framework4.1 231 Primary Sustainability Effects4.2 233 …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-9

„… Christian Scholz | Joachim Zentes [Eds.] Beyond Sustainability Nomos Christian Scholz | Joachim …” „… Zentes [Eds.] Beyond Sustainability Nomos BUT_Scholz_0680-8.indd 3 14.01.14 08:59 1st edition 2014 …” „… the current topics revolve around the term “sustainability”. The collected edition now being presented …”

Volker Stein Sustainable Intercultural Management S. 35-50

„… Sustainable Intercultural Management? 1. 37 International Environment as Situational Sustainability Background …” „… : Legitimate2.3 39 Systemic Behaviour as Basic Requirement for Sustainability3. 40 Overview3.1 40 System …” „… System Relationships Perspective: Consequent4.3 45 Implementation Controlling as Sustainability Proof5 …”

Martin Dietrich, Nadine Molter, Matti Znotka Sustainable Business Models in Health Care S. 244-261

„… Introduction1. 245 Conceptual Framework2. 247 Sustainability in Health Care2.1 247 Business Models in Health …” „… Care2.2 248 Integrated Health Care2.3 250 Market Based Sustainability in Integrated Health Care3. 251 …” „… Segmentation Procedures for Communication3.3.3 255 Challenges for Sustainability3.4 257 Conclusions4. 258 …”

Index of Authors S. 262-271

„… Dr.-Ing. Dr. Christian Berg is Chief Sustainability Architect within SAP Services. He is Honorary …” „… Professor of Sustainability and Global Change at Clausthal University of Technology and recurring Visiting …” „… Professor of the Europa-Institut at Saarland University for Corporate Sustainability. He also lectured on …”

Heinz-Jürgen Axt The Rule of “No-Bail-Out” in the European Monetary Union: Why it Failed to be Sustainable S. 68-85

„… Sustainability2. 72 Debt Management Under the Maastricht Treaty3. 73 How Rules Were Undermined – the Prehistory4 …” „… and why this fundamental principle failed to be sustainable. For that purpose sustainability will be …” „… further Euro states was the main reason which undermined sustainability of the no-bail-out rule (Axt 2011 …”

Stefan Kolb, Joachim Zentes Firm-NGO Alliances as a Proactive Approach to Credible Corporate Social Responsibility S. 137-159

„… the different strategies of NGOs and their impact on sustainability approaches of companies (Doh/Guay …” „… relationship, and confidence in the sustainability of the relationship” (Anderson/Weitz 1990, p. 19), as …”

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