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Maine Policy Review Vol. 21 No. 1
SPECIAL ISSUE: SUSTAINABILITY Volume 21, Number 1 [Download full issue as PDF] Letter from the Editor [Download PDF] TABLE OF CONTENTS MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAY Sustainability: The Challenges and the Promise by Senator George J. Mitchell [Download PDF] ARTICLES INTRODUCTION Interview with Robert Kates, Pathfinder in Sustainability Science Advancing Science and Improving Quality of Place: Linking Knowledge with Action …
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Maine Policy Review publishes timely, independent, peer-reviewed analysis of public policy issues relevant to the state of Maine. Since its founding in 1991, the journal has become recognized as a definitive source of objective information and for its thoughtful coverage of current and emerging policy issues. Maine Policy Review is published jointly two times per year by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy …
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SPECIAL ISSUE: FOOD Volume 20, Number 1 [Download full issue as PDF] Letter from the Editor [Download PDF] TABLE OF CONTENTS MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAYS INTRODUCTION FARMING FISHING GOOD FOOD FOR ALL ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND FOOD SAFETY THE FOOD SYSTEM WORKFORCE PRESENT AND FUTURE INVESTING IN MAINE’S FOOD SYSTEM REGIONAL AND LOCAL APPROACHES
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Maine Policy Review (ISSN 1064-2587) publishes independent, peer-reviewed analyses of public policy issues relevant to Maine. The journal is published two times per year by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine and the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. The material published within does not necessarily reflect the views of the Margaret Chase Smith Library …
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Winter/Spring 2010 PDF Format Full Version (6.96MB) orPages 1 to 44 (3.42MB)Pages 45 to 80 (3.95MB)
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Winter/Spring 2010
Read MoreTHE MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAY
This issue features the top three prize winning essays from the 2009 Margaret Chase Smith high school student essay contest, sponsored by the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. David Richards, the library’s assistant director, introduces the essays. FIRST PLACE ESSAY: What Needs to Change, and What Will It Take? Chelsea Bernard SECOND PLACE ESSAY: A Call to Change Terrance …
Read MoreProspects for a Rim County Population Rebound: Can Quality of Place Lure In-Migrants?
Will population rebound in Maine’s rural “rim” counties? Can investingto enhance “quality of place” attract large numbers of settlers? David Vailconcludes that quality-of-place investments may not be a core developmenttool for rural areas, but can complement traditional rural economicpolicy measures. V19N1_EssaysFIN.pdf 322.4 KB
Read MoreMaine's Paradoxical Politics
Kenneth Palmer discusses the paradoxes of Maine’s politics that oftendraw national attention and how these paradoxes have contributedto Maine having a “creative and effective political system.” V19N1_VailFIN.pdf 1.1 MB
Read MoreEconomic Assessment of Children's Health and the Environment in Maine
Reducing children’s exposure to environmental toxins is importantfor both moral and economic reasons. Mary Davis analyzes the economicimpact of environmentally related childhood illnesses in Maine,concluding that funding for initiatives aimed at reducing childhoodexposure to environmental pollutants “would be money well spent.” V19N1_PalmerFIN.pdf 753.3 KB
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