Hedge fund investment management

There has been tremendous growth in the Hedge Funs industry in recent years..It is estimated that there are more then 8000 Hedge Funds in the US alone. They have grown in popularity since the bear market of the early 2000s which convinced many people ...

Higher education in the world 2006

the financing of universities

This annual report explores in depth the key issues facing higher education institutions in the twenty-first century including perspectives from the five continents, with special emphasis on the theme of the social commitment of universities. It includes papers from eminent scholars, a Delphi poll from ...

Ibn Khaldûn

l'homme et le théoricien de la civilisation

Depuis la redécouverte d'Ibn Khaldûn (1332-1406) au début du XIXe siècle, sa renommée n'a fait que grandir. Il est reconnu aujourd'hui comme l'un des plus grands penseurs de la société et de l'histoire. Deux parties - l'Autobiographie et la Muqaddima ...

Moscú 1941

una ciudad y su pueblo en guerra

La batalla de Moscú fue la mayor de la historia: siete millones de combatientes de ambos bandos tomaron parte en ella y cerca de un millón de soldados rusos, al mando de Rokossovsky, a quien Stalin sacó del gulag para dirigir la defensa de la ...

Bestiaire médiéval

enluminures

Sculpté aux chapiteaux des églises, brodé sur les tentures des châteaux, l'animal peuple au Moyen Age les manuscrits enluminés: il dit les merveilles de la Création et les mystères de la foi, il enseigne la morale et le savoir hérité des Anciens, il est ...

Global financial markets revolution

the future of exchanges and global capital markets

The recent changes in equity, derivatives and commodity exchanges are opening opportunities for exchanges, investment banks and capital markets generally. Despite the market capitalization of companies listed on exchanges running into trillions of dollars worldwide, there is no mainstream book using extensive research, to address ...

Economic capital and financial risk mangement for financial services firms and conglomerates

The authors present a comprehensive discussion of economic capital for financial services firms including: definition and theory of Economic Capital, discussion of the types of risks that firms collect, regulatory change, stress testing and stochastic approaches, banking theory and applications, insurance theory and applications, asset ...

Growth and development

with special reference to developing economies

For over thirty years, this classic text has offered students a comprehensive overview of the economic aspects of growth and development which is clearly written without sacrificing rigour. The focus is on macroeconomic issues with unique chapters on the history of economic thought, project appraisal ...

Probability, statistics and modelling in Public Health

Probability, Statistics and Modelling in Public Health consists of refereed contributions by expert biostatisticians that discuss various probabilistic and statistical models used in public health. Many of them are based on the work of Marvin Zelen of the Harvard School of Public Health. Topics discussed ...

Environmental and health risk assessment and management

principles and practices

This book is about the legal, economical, and practical assessment and management of risky activities arising from routine, catastrophic environmental and occupational exposures to hazardous agents. It begins where emission and exposure analysis ends by providing estimates or predictions of deleterious exposures. The book covers ...

Risk-sharing in the pharmaceutical industry

the case of out-licensing

The costs of developing a new drug have reached record levels in the pharmaceutical industry. As any failure of a new drug candidate can lead to significant losses, many pharmaceutical companies are looking for new approaches to reduce their exposure to R and D risks ...

The political economy of fiscal policy

public deficits, volatility, and growth

One of the most striking macroeconomic developments during the last three decades is the rise and persistence of large fiscal deficits in a number of countries. Despite recent major fiscal reforms around the world, many countries suffer from recurrent large fiscal imbalances that often reflect ...

The Blackwell companion to contemporary Islamic thought

'The Blackwell Companion to Contemporary Islamic Thought' reflects the variety of trends, voices, and opinions in the contemporary Muslim intellectual scene. It challenges Western misconceptions about the modern Muslim world, demonstrating that it is far from being a monolithic religious, cultural and intellectual phenomenon. The ...

The Blacwell companion to the Qur'an

'The Blackwell Companion to the Qur'an' is the ideal resource for anyone who wishes to read and understand the Qur'an as a text and as a vital piece of Muslim life. The volume is divided into seven accessible sections, including an initial orientation ...

The Blackwell companion to the Bible and culture

'The Blackwell Companion to the Bible and Culture' offers readers a stimulating, one-volume reference source about twenty- first century approaches to the Bible. Drawing on interdisciplinary and international examples, the volume explores how the Bible has impacted on all the major social contexts where it ...

A companion to Nietzsche

Nietzsche's philosophy exercised a mesmerizing influence on twentieth-century thought, and continues to be a significant source of inspiration for work in all the major branches of philosophical inquiry. "A Companion to Nietzsche" showcases contemporary research and scholarship, and provides a comprehensive guide to all ...

Paradoxes and inconsistencies in the Law

Is law paradoxical? This book seeks to unravel the riddle of legal paradoxes. It focuses on two main questions: the nature of legal paradoxes, and their social ramifications. In exploring the structure of legal paradoxes, the book focuses both on generic paradoxes, such as those ...

La obra geográfica de Martín Sarmiento

INDICE: Introducción biobibliográfica: una vida Spiritu Colendo. Condiciones y medios para el desarrollo intelectual. Debates sobre el mundo, la tierra y los territorios. El conocimiento del territorio, las descripciones geográficas. Arbitrios para ordenar territorios. Fuentes y bibliografía.

Strafprozessrecht

Das Buch vermittelt Studierenden der Rechtswissenschaften, die sich die im ersten juristischen Staatsexamen erwarteten Kenntnisse des Strafprozessrechts aneignen müssen, und Rechtsreferendaren, die ihr Wissen auffrischen wollen, die Grundzüge des Strafprozessrechts. Die Darstellung folgt dem Ablauf des Strafverfahrens # von der Einleitung bis zum rechtskräftigen Abschluss. Zahlreiche ...

Römisches Recht

Das römische Privatrecht hat die europäischen Rechtssysteme der Gegenwart maßgeblich beeinflusst. Es spielt daher noch heute im Rahmen der europäischen Rechtsvereinheitlichung und der Rechtsvergleichung eine Rolle. Das Studium des römischen Rechts macht dem Studenten erfahrensgemäß beträchtliche Schwierigkeiten. Dem will das vorliegende Buch abhelfen. Gegenüber den ...