Understanding contemporary international arms transfer An analysis of the post-Cold War arms trade and supplier strategies for limiting conventional weapons poliferation

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Connecting Transdisciplinary Scientists and Local Experts for Climate Change Research and Community-Based Adaptation in Barbuda, West Indies

The historical and present-day interactions between people and the natural environment on the relatively undeveloped Caribbean island of Barbuda are being investigated to develop a framework to enhance future sustainability and resilience through local self-sufficiency. As a semi-enclosed island system, Barbuda provides an excellent venue to examine topics of sustainability, resilience, vulnerability, and the adaptability of people. Our collaboration includes natural and social scientists (anthropology, archaeology, geosciences, geography, and education) and local experts. Anthropology plays a pivotal role in integrating the knowledge and research techniques of Western Modern Science (WMS) with traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and local ecological knowledge (LEK)

A New Approach for Regulating Information Markets

Information markets are markets for contracts that yield payments based on the outcome of an uncertain future event, such as a presidential election. They have the potential to improve decision making and policies throughout the economy. At the same time, there are regulatory hurdles to establish such markets, largely arising from state prohibitions on Internet gambling. This paper reviews the current regulatory structure for information markets in the United States and offers recommendations for reform. We argue that the authority for regulating many information markets should be shifted from the states to the federal government. In addition, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission should administer an “economic purpose test”. That test would only allow information market contracts that are likely to provide significant financial hedging opportunities or valuable information for improving economic decisions. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006Government policy and regulation, Futures pricing, G18, G13,