Beyond The Blame Game

Don't blame me! Or do.

Dr Flynn covers all of the above questions and more in his new book The Blame Game. A must-read for anyone interested in environmental issues in Ireland. Ireland's record in the field of environmental protection is one of the worst in Europe, and this book explores the reasons why. It examines the evolution of Irish environmental policy over the so-called 'Celtic Tiger' years of Ireland's economic boom while looking to the future as well. It considers why Ireland's environmental performance has been so lacklustre during this period, and what scope exists for improvement. The emphasis is placed primarily on institutional aspects of Irish environmental policy. In particular, this book offers a strong critique of the current Irish style of reaching environmental decisions, an excessive dependence on legal instruments, and a weak Irish local government system. The author further argues that Ireland has developed an institutional style of policy-making that urgently needs reform. He suggest a number of discreet but related problems that need to be understood and addressed. These include an excessive adversarial style of interaction between environmentalists, the Irish state, and business - the 'blame game' described in the title. Also fatal, is a complacency among the Irish policy elite, who have chosen to downplay environmental problems and continue to think of environmental policy as merely about corrective regulation, rather than adopting the wider and more ambitious vision of sustainable development. Individual chapters cover a range of topics, and the book will appeal to readers interested in comparative environmental policy and politics, the role of institutions in environmental policy-making, or indeed anyone keen to understand the post 'Celtic Tiger' politics and society of an Ireland in transition.Ã?Â?Ã?Â?

One of the fundamental challenges in rethinking and remaking development in Africa from a Pan African perspective is that too much “mere talk” and “blame game” have played out at the expense of “real action”. The blame game and mere talk on Africa’s poverty and underdevelopment jam have remained printed in bold on the face of the continent, yet Africa’s dire situation warrants nothing less than real emphatic action. This book focuses on the empirics of the production and reproduction of poverty and underdevelopment across Africa in a fashion that warrants urgent pragmatic policy attention and quest for workable homegrown solutions to persistent predicaments. The volume advances the need to recognise the realities of global inequalities and move swiftly in a most informed and transparent manner to address the poverty and underdevelopment conundrum. The book sets the tempo and pace on the need for praxis and pragmatism on the African situation. It is handy to students and practitioners in African studies, poverty and development studies, global studies, policy studies, economics and political science.

Armstrong Williams, a nationally-syndicated radio and television host, sets a higher standard for himself. Through his shows, and in his personal life as well, Armstrong lives his own rhetoric of individual empowerment, hard work, faith, and social responsibility.

In the vein of the Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones’s heart-pounding new novel The Blame Game will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Games can be dangerous. But blame can be deadly. As a psychologist specializing in domestic abuse, Naomi has found it hard to avoid becoming overly invested in her clients’ lives. But after helping Jacob make the decision to leave his wife, Naomi worries that she’s taken things too far. Then Jacob goes missing, and her files on him vanish. . . . But as the police start asking questions about Jacob, Naomi’s own dark past emerges. And as the truth comes to light, it seems that it’s not just her clients who are in danger.

Our society seems to make us believe that we are not responsible for our actions and that someone else is at fault. Even in our educational system, we observe the emergence of Freud's theory in psychology, which asserts that every incorrect conduct can be traced back to childhood memories. We keep playing the blame game and blaming it on what happened in the past - statements like "...because I've been hurt before, I find it difficult to forgive," or "this behaviour has been ingrained in me for such a long time that I can't break it," or "...because everyone is against me, I can't help but feel sorry for myself," and so on. We have trouble taking responsibility! We use blame as a protective mechanism to prevent ourselves from being forced to confront our errors head-on. It is evident in school - "the lecturer failed me or gave me a 'D'; we blame our devices, classmates, and the school environment, but not us. Even in the scriptures, we have a number of scenarios describing the blame game beginning from our first parents - Adam and Eve showing that it is not a game that began today. But owing to the fact that something wrong has lasted for centuries is not a reason to make them a tradition. So, as one realizes that something is wrong, the best step to take is to seek for a way to correct it - which this book is more than ready to address. Without a doubt, we must have experienced events in past times that were outside of our ability to control and for which someone else was responsible, but it does not give us the right to live a life of blame today. Sadly, the culture in which we live makes it profitable as well as acceptable to assign blame. But does this imply that God finds it pleasing and rewarding for humanity? It's human nature to take credit for the good things in our lives and to blame others for the bad things. However, it's important that we recognize that our lives are a reflection of our own thoughts and actions, not the result of external factors. It's easy to blame others when things don't go as planned, but in reality, it's our own choices that have led us to where we are today. Taking responsibility for our lives can be difficult, especially when we're faced with adversity. But it's only when we accept that we are in control of our own actions that we can start making meaningful changes. Blaming others for our failures only perpetuates a cycle of negativity and prevents us from moving forward. In this book titled "The Blame Game", we will carefully look at what it means to play the blame game, the origin of this game, its pros and cons if any, and examples of people who have been involved in the game of blame whether as a player or a victim, who wins the game as well as the flip side of playing the blame game. I bet it's a book you would not just love to read but will find reasons to let your loved ones partake of the richness embedded therein.

The Blame Game Tired of playing the Blame Game? Weary from always trying to find someone or something to blame? Finally! simple steps to stop blaming anyone or anything. Live a life free from the Blame Game? Let’s begin today

As you read this book, you will learn how to become a better you. Sometimes you can be hindered by your own self. So, from this moment, do away with blaming others for anything that pertains to you and just aim high at becoming the best version of yourself so that you can get the best out of life, in every area of your life.