Climate Change 2007

mitigation of climate change

The Climate Change 2007 volumes of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provide the most comprehensive and balanced assessment of climate change available. This IPCC Working Group III volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art and worldwide overview of scientific knowledge ...

Un río de fuego y agua

lecciones sobre mitología y cine

El cine es un arte de fuego, un foco, que no sólo no se apaga con el agua que se le arroja, sino que arde aún más. Se trata del #agua# de los mitos clásicos, lanzada sobre unas películas cuya ambientación no responde a la ...

Corporate derivatives

practical insights for real-life understanding

Triana guides the reader through this diverse and expanding field, providing answers to the important questions affecting today's corporate derivatives landscape. With highly relevant, practical, theory-devoid coverage of many of the most critical topics covering real-life corporate use of derivatives, the book can be ...

Byzance

économie et société. Du milieu du VIIIe siècle à 1204

Entre le VIII et le XIIIe siècle, le monde byzantin a connu une expansion économique importante qui a permis le développement d'une brillante société. Comme en Occident, cette expansion est facilitée par la reprise démographique, mais aussi par la croissance des échanges. Les IXe ...

Cirque du Soleil

th spark. Igniting the creative fire that lives within us all

The former president of creative content for Cirque du Soleil and a veteran journalist emphasize the power of creativity to transform one's life and career, in a fable about a sports marketing professional who discovers the secrets to fueling the creative spark.

Interest rates derivatives

a practical guide to applications, pricing and modeling

"Interest Rate Derivatives" describes: Pricing methods; Application, structuring and valuation of interest rate and Cross currency Swap and interest Options; Methods of managing interest rate exposure; and, Trading and hedging strategies and their application in portfolio management. Basic interest rate mathematics are explored and built ...

A guide to quantitative finance

tools and techniques for understanding and implementing financial analytics

Compiled by a professor of mathematical finance, Marcello Minenna, this extensive manual will enable the reader to: understand the models adopted by the financial markets; evaluate the practical application of these models; implement the models presented; and develop the skills required to independently tailor new ...

Understanding financial crises

What causes a financial crisis? Can financial crises be anticipated or even avoided? What can be done to lessen their impact? Should governments and international institutions intervene? Or should financial crises be left to run their course? In the aftermath of the recent Asian financial ...

Does foreign aid really work?

Foreign aid is now a $100bn business and is expanding more rapidly today than it has for a generation. But does it work? Indeed, is it needed at all? Other attempts to answer this important question have been dominated by a focus on the impact ...

Delay in the performance of contractual obligations

It is much easier to make a promise than to keep it, still less to keep it on time. It is therefore not surprising that delay is a common problem in contracts of all kinds, and the issue has been very much litigated in the ...

Kofi Annan

un hombre de paz en un mundo de guerra

La primera biografía publicada en español de Kofie Annan coincide con el cese de sus funciones como Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas. Se publica simultáneamente en EEUU y en España. El libro es el resultado de una rigurosa investigación periodística, horas de conversaciones con ...

L'année stratégique 2007

analyse des enjeux internationaux

Quelles sont les grandes évolutions stratégiques mondiales en cours ? Comment se redessinent les lignes de force planétaires à la suite de la guerre en Irak et de l'explosion de la croissance en Chine ? Une synthèse complète de la situation géopolitique en 2007 > situation stratégique ...

Appreciative coaching

a positive process for change

"Appreciative Coaching" describes an approach to coaching that is rooted in Appreciative Inquiry. At its core, the Appreciative Coaching method shows individuals how to tap into (or rediscover) their own sense of wonder and excitement about their present life and future possibilities. Rather than focusing ...

Innovation and institutions

an institutional perspective on the innovative efforts of banks and insurance companies

This new book uses extensive and multifaceted data and sophisticated data analysis to explore product innovation in the financial services sector. Merging academic and critical analysis with practical recommendations for companies, this book provides a full and rich account of how new products are brought ...

Considerations on the fundamental principles of pure political economy

Between May 1892 and October 1893, the Giornale degli Economisti published Vilfredo Pareto's "Considerazioni sui principi fondamentali dell'economia politica pura" in 5 parts. Viewed in its entirety, the outcome is essentially a classic monograph on the fundamental issues in pure economic theory in ...

Away down south

a history of Southern identity

From the seventeenth century Cavaliers and Uncle Tom's Cabin to Civil Rights museums and today's conflicts over the Confederate flag, here is a brilliant portrait of southern identity, served in an engaging blend of history, literature, and popular culture. In this insightful book ...

Family business

the essentials

Family firms are to be found in every sector of commercial activity, and their special strengths mean that they flourish best where their advantages can be fully exploited. "Family Businesses: The Essentials" is a comprehensive guide to every aspect of managing a family-owned firm, from ...

Claves para el éxito de la dirección

importancia del sistema de información para la toma de decisiones

Este libro se ha escrito con la finalidad de que se útil a todas aquellas personas que ocupando cargos de responsabilidad en la empresa aspiren a mejorar sus beneficios y hacerlas más competitivas.

La Segunda Revolución china

Análisis de la realidad china por quien fuera embajador español en eese país durante los años 1987 y 2003, etapa plagada de acontecimientos de primera magnitud (la revuelta y matanza de la Plaza de Tiananmen, la apertura política, las reformas económicas, el crecimiento exponencial). Bregolat ...

El gran momento de Mary Tribune

Un narrador sin nombre nos cuenta cómo en una noche tonta conoció a Mary Tribune, una rica viuda norteamericana, cómo la introdujo en su selecto grupo de amistades, y el año escaso que vivió con ella, de juerga en juerga, de casa en casa y ...