“…More particularly, the authors believe it will be useful for civil servants, diplomats, business and NGO representatives, as well as students and scholars who encounter the EU in their work."…”

“…Arguing that persistent attempts by U.S. negotiators to avoid the fundamental issues of justice at the heart of persistent international disagreement on the terms of a binding multilateral treaty are as morally misguided as they are diplomatically counter-productive, Henry Shue has built a case that efforts to price carbon (through cap-and-trade or carbon taxes) as a mechanism to drive down greenhouse gas emissions by the affluent must, for both ethical and political reasons, be complemented by international transfers that temporarily subsidize the development of non-carbon energy and its dissemination to those trapped in poverty. …”

“…The Conference, which took place at the European Parliament, brought together 420 leading policy-makers, diplomats, renowned academics, journalists and civil society representatives from 69 countries. …”

“…Der 1925 geborene Arbeitersohn war Lehrling, Soldat, Student, Publizist, Diplomat, Leiter der Bildungsabteilung der IG-Metall, Bundestagsabgeordneter, Kämpfer gegen das Franco-Regime, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär im Ministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit, Forschungsminister, Finanzminister, Postminister, Schatzmeister der SPD, Chef der Gewerkschaftsholding BGAG, Aufsichtsrat und Wirtschaftsberater, kurz, eine Schlüsselfigur der alten Bundesrepublik. …”

“…"This book examines the historical, diplomatic, economic, and strategic aspects of the European Recovery Program (ERP) - popularly known as the Marshall Plan - which brought Europe out of the chaos, hunger, poverty, desperation, and ashes of World War II. …”