Abstract Existing international relations literature on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) paints a picture where States proactively lobbies other UNSC members using carrots and sticks, whereas China is quiet, content with its veto power, acts only to punish when core interests are hurt. We add nuance present different perspective actively promotes agenda among members. Using newly coll...

in many countries around the world, including iran, obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. doctors have recently taken, or expressed support for, an extreme ‘personal responsibility for health’ policy against obesity: refusing services to obese patients. this policy may initially seem to improve patients’ incentives to fight obesity. but turning access to medical services into a benefit depe...

Being healthy is important for living well and achieving longevity. In the business realm, furthermore, employers want healthy employees, as these workers tend to be more productive, have fewer rates of absenteeism, and use less of their health insurance resources. This article provides an overview of corporate “wellness” efforts in the American workplace and the concomitant challenges which em...