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If hedonism is taken to be the view that all and only pleasures are the bearers of intrinsic value whilst also saying that complex things, such as states of affairs, can be ascribed intrinsic value, the hedonic thesis seems to be contradictory. Furthermore it has been argued that the hedonic thesis is inconsistent in its treatment of the notion of intrinsic value in another sense, namely that if t
In this thesis, the introduction of smoke-free restaurants and bars in several EU Member States in a policy convergence perspective is studied. The thesis sets out to explain whether policy convergence has occurred and the possible explanations connected with it. It is stated that 15 out of 25 EU Member States had introduced or decided to introduce smoke-free restaurants and bars up to April, 2006
The purpose was to look into the pattern of consumption among middleage women. Our questions were how women experienced the need to consume, how they defined the expression of consumption and if there was a difference between "shopping" and "buying". The research has been done through eight qualitative interviews and searching in litterature, illuminating our questions. All wo
The realisation of the inner market meant that all border controls between the Member States of the European Community were to disappear, so that the four freedoms, workers, capital, services and goods, could cross the borders without problems. But in order to keep the security in a Community with no borders, the external border controls had to be strengthened. This was necessary to keep out drugs
There are a number of factors which influence an objective assessment of inventive step i.e. the skills of the Examiner, the hindsight knowledge, the guidelines for examination and not the least the ability to rightly define a fictive reference which delimits the obvious from the non-obvious. Once this fictive reference, known by the name as the skilled person in the art, has been established the
Minority group conflicts and marginalization has been a challenge to the peaceful existence and development of many African countries. This thesis is based on the topic: The Anglophone problem: Political representation and Socio-economic development. Cameroon is the case since its independence in 1960 till date. The Anglophones who form the minority claim they are marginalized by the Francophone
The United States taxes its citizens on their worldwide income. Since the U.S. taxpayers are not always very complaisant the government has had to create ways to disclose and control transactions and penalise non-compliant taxpayers. The United States has been, and is one of the world's leading countries in the fight against harmful tax competition, ever since it decided to implement the Contr
Klimatet står inför en stor förändring i framtiden. Växthusgaser från transport och industrier ökar i atmosfären vilket i sin tur leder till en ökad temperatur. Den ökande temperaturen samt den förändrade nederbörden ger negativa konsekvenser för naturen. Det vi ser idag är de allt mer frekventa naturkatastroferna; storm, översvämningar och torka som drabbar vår planet. Naturen kan ta skada av detThe climate of the world is changing. The levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are rising because of human activities. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that makes the temperature rise. Besides the temperature and carbon dioxide rise, also the amount of precipitation is changing in the world. These big changes mostly affect the nature negatively and possible also the forest. A long term stu
Japan is ageing and the proportion of people aged 65 or older is expected to reach 29.9%. Given that the system is not changed, forecast of health spending in 2025 is done taken demographic change into consideration. 8.38% of GDP will be needed for health care (acute care) and 2.62% for long-term care. Considering the fact that Japan has spent 5% less than OECD average for health and that the curr
One reason for poverty is that many people are denied access to financial markets. A new alternative way of providing credit to people living in a vulnerable economic situation is microfinance. Microfinance has often been a success story and one explanation has often been the impact of social capital. This thesis investigates the relationship between social capital and microfinance. Do individual
The production of animalistic food has prooven to be environmentally harmful in several ways, and since it is hard to solve the problem through measures directed towards the production, it may be relevant as a political scientist to investigate; how we might use political instruments to lower the consumption of meat, assuming we want the instruments to be cost-effective and legitimate. I've s
I denna uppsats har jag undersökt vilket skadeståndsrättsligt ansvar som kan åläggas en konkursförvaltare. Ett särskilt fokus har lagts på frågan om rättegångskostnader och under vilka förutsättningar en konkursförvaltare genom skadestånd kan bli tvungen att ersätta dessa. Uppsatsen innehåller inledningsvis en introduktion till obeståndsrätten, skadeståndsrätten samt de processrättsliga regler som
The automotive industry in Europe has been forced to develop new solutions for the vehicles in order to fulfill the emission standards set by the European Commission according to European Emission Standards (Euro). The latest, Euro 6, involves new demands on continuous audits of emissions during a vehicles lifecycle. The standards are legislated and without approval a manufacturer may lose its lic
In the wake of the globalization, international tax planning structures has become vital for US investors in order to meet economic challenges and to survive on the competitive market. This research indicates that countries in Europe, such as Sweden and Switzerland, provide a favourable environment for US multinational corporations to set up holding companies as a way to enjoy benefits of legal ta
