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Environmental Policy Analysis and Practice
Rutgers University Press 2008; US$ 32.95Pressing environmental challenges are frequently surrounded with stakeholders on all sides of the issues. Opinions expressed by government agencies, the private sector, special interests, nonprofit communities, and the media, among others can quickly cloud the dialogue, leaving one to wonder how policy decisions actually come about. In Environmental... more...
Hurry Down Sunshine
Random House Publishing Group 2008; US$ 14.95HURRY DOWN SUNSHINE TELLS THE STORY OF THE extraordinary summer when, at the age of fifteen, Michael Greenberg?s daughter was struck mad. It begins with Sally?s visionary crack-up on the streets of Greenwich Village, and continues, among other places, in the out-of-time world of a Manhattan psychiatric ward during the city?s most sweltering months.... more...
Beg, Borrow, Steal
Other Press 2009; US$ 13.99In Beg, Borrow, Steal Michael Greenberg regales us with his wry and vivid take on the life of a writer of little means trying to practice his craft or simply stay alive. He finds himself doctoring doomed movie scripts; selling cosmetics from an ironing board in front of a women's department store; writing about golf, a game he has never played; and... more...
Occupational Emergency Medicine
Wiley 2011; US$ 76.95With a large proportion of emergency admissions due to occupational health problems, the effect this can have on your practice cannot be ignored. Owing to the shortage of occupational physicians and limited worker access to health care, the diagnosis and treatment of occupational diseases rely increasingly on the emergency physician. Apart from... more...
Maritime Terrorism
RAND Corporation 2006; US$ 9.95This book focuses on the study of terrorism risk and liability issues in connection with two general types of maritime terrorism scenarios: attacks that target passenger vessels and attacks that target (or leverage) containerized shipping. With regard to analyzing liability, the authors explore underlying threats, vulnerabilities, and potential consequences,... more...
Perspectives of Chief Ethics and Compliance Officers on the Detection and Prevention of Corporate Misdeeds
RAND Corporation 2009; US$ 9.95In March 2009, RAND convened a conference on the role and perspectives of corporate chief ethics and compliance officers (CECOs). The discussions featured input from current and former officers and other stakeholders in the nonprofit sector, academia, and government. Themes included the unique position of CECOs in corporate management, the relevance... more...
Directors as Guardians of Compliance and Ethics Within the Corporate Citadel
RAND Corporation 2010; US$ 9.95Documents a May 12, 2010, symposium that RAND convened to examine the perspective and role of corporate boards of directors in overseeing ethics and compliance matters within their firms. more...
The Environmental Impact Statement After Two Generations
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 47.95This book is about a subject that Michael Greenberg has worked on and lived with for almost forty years. He was brought up in the south Bronx at a time when his neighborhood suffered from terrible air and noise pollution, and domestic waste went untreated into the Hudson River. For him, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was a blessing.... more...
Nuclear Waste Management, Nuclear Power and Energy Choices
Springer 2012; US$ 99.99Hundreds of studies have investigated public perceptions and preferences about nuclear power, waste management, and technology. However there is clear lack of uniformity in the style, aims and methods applied. Consequently, the body of results is inconsistent and it is difficult to isolate relevant patterns or interpretations. "Nuclear Waste Management,... more...
Issues and Performance in the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation System
RAND Corporation 2008; US$ 9.95Pennsylvania?s workers? compensation system was the subject of legislative changes in the 1990s and again in 2004 and 2006, changes that were partly a response to rising workers? compensation costs over the preceding 30 years. In this paper, Greenberg and Haviland examine the performance of the commonwealth?s workers? compensation system and the issues... more...









