Street justice

retaliation in the criminal underworld

Street criminals live in a dangerous world, but they cannot realistically rely on the criminal justice system to protect them from predation by fellow lawbreakers; they are on their own when it comes to dealing with crimes perpetrated against them and often use retaliation as ...

Global private banking and wealth management

the new realities

Wealth management is one of the areas in which banks and other personal financial services players are investing heavily. But, the market is changing fast. Going forward, players therefore need to adapt their strategies to the new realities: what worked in the past will not ...

Policing a diverse society

The Blackstone's Practical Policing Series covers a range of topical subjects of vital importance in today's policing arena. Each practical guide contains clear and detailed explanations of the relevant legislation, accompanied by practical scenarios, illustrative diagrams and useful checklists. Packed with a wealth ...

Governing environmental flows

global challenges to social theory

This title lays the foundations for a new conceptualisation of global environmental governance that draws on the flow perspective found in recent work in sociology. Globalisation and the changing role of the nation-state call for new approaches to environmental governance and new ways to conceptualise ...

Lectures on antitrust economics

This is an account of the economics behind antitrust law, discussing recent developments in the areas of price fixing, horizontal mergers, and exclusionary vertical contracts. Antitrust law regulates economic activity, but differs in its operation from what is traditionally considered "regulation." Where regulation is often ...

From the corn laws to free trade

interests, ideas, and institutions in historical perspective

The overlapping and interacting forces that caused a Conservative government to repeal the protectionist Corn Laws against its own political principles and economic interests: extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis. The repeal of Britain's Corn Laws in 1846 - one of the most important economic policy ...

Japan's great stagnation

financial and monetary policy lessons for advanced economies

Experts on the Japanese economy examine Japan's prolonged period of economic underperformance, analyzing the ways in which the financial system, monetary policy, and international financial factors contributed to its onset and duration. After experiencing spectacular economic growth and industrial development for much of the ...

Competitive failures in insurance markets

theory and policy implications

Leading international economists offer new insights on recent developments in the economic analysis of the limits of insurability, with particular attention of adverse selection and moral hazard. Risk sharing is a cornerstone of modern economies. It is valuable to risk-averse consumers and essential for investment ...

Eli Heckscher, international trade, and economic history

Leading international economists assess Eli Heckscher's contributions to economics and economic history, especially his efforts to bridge the gap between the two. Eli Heckscher (1879-1952) is celebrated for his contributions to international trade theory, particularly the factor proportions theory of comparative advantage in international ...

La ausencia del elemento subjetivo de justificación

Los elementos subjetivos de justificación. La discusión acerca de su existencia. Clases de tipos de justificación en atención a sus elementos subjetivos y a su estructura en relación con el valor de resultado. La ausencia del elemento subjetivo de justificación. Breve exposición a las diversas ...

Black gold

the new frontier in oil for investors

Oil analyst Orwel offers in-depth analysis of how the falling production and rising demand of oil has enabled savvy companies and investment banks to cash in on this phenomenon. Best of all, this guide also provides readers with investment suggestions that will allow them to ...

The financial times guide to strategy

how to create and deliver a winning strategy

SUMARY: The use and abuse of strategy.A brief history of strategy.Swings in strategic thinking : six phases.Towards a synthesis.Progressive approximation in developingstrategy.Business unit strategy : a do-it-yourself guide.Overview.What businesses are you in?.Where do you make the money?.How good ...

Oil in the twenty-first century

issues, challenges, and opportunities

Oil is hitting the headlines once again. The big increases in oil prices over the past two years are upsetting consumers and puzzling producers. The reasons are difficult to understand, since few people are familiar with the complex workings of the price regime for oil ...

Combinatorial auctions

A synthesis of theoretical and practical research on combinatorial auctions from the perspectives of economics, operations research, and computer science. The study of combinatorial auctions - auctions in which bidders can bid on combinations of items or packages - draws on the disciplines of economics, operations research ...

Handbook of marketing

"The Handbook of Marketing" presents a major retrospective and prospective overview of the field of marketing, and provides a landmark reference at a time when many of the traditional boundaries and domains within the marketing discipline have been subject to change. The contributors: frame, assess ...

iCon

Steve Jobs: the greatest second act in the history of business

Lightning never strikes twice, but Steve Jobs has, transforming modern culture first with the Macintosh and more recently with the iPod. He has dazzled and delighted audiences with his Pixar movies. And he has bedeviled, destroyed, and demoralized hundreds of people along the way. Steve ...

Bubble man

Alan Greenspan and the missing 7 trillion dollars

In this eye-opening account, Peter Hartcher re-examines the achievements of Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve who presided over the 1990s stock-market bubble - perhaps the biggest speculative frenzy in history - and walked away when it came crashing down, with his reputation apparently unscathed ...

Panel data econometrics

theoretical contributions and empirical applications

Panel data econometrics has evolved rapidly over the last decade. Dynamic panel data estimation, non-linear panel data methods and the phenomenal growth in non-stationary panel data econometrics makes this an exciting area of research in econometrics. The 11th international conference on panel data held at ...

Ingles en la empresa

lo más importante para desenvolverse dentro y fuera de la oficina

Aprende fácilmente a comunicarte en alemán en un entorno profesional, ideal para memorizar estructuras y mejorar la pronunciación, aprende sin esfuerzo cuando y donde quieras. El libro incluye las transcripciones del CD en un diccionario español.alemán de cada tema y diálogos de muestra.

Alemán en la empresa

lo más importante para desenvolverse dentro y fuera de la oficina

Aprende fácilmente a comunicarte en alemán en un entorno profesional, ideal para memorizar estructuras y mejorar la pronunciación, aprende sin esfuerzo cuando y donde quieras. El libro incluye las transcripciones del CD en un diccionario español.alemán de cada tema y diálogos de muestra.