Los Orga

una dinastía de impresores en la valencia del siglo XVIII

El conocimiento de las Tipobibliografías españolas pasa irremediablemente por el estudio de las diferentes imprentas existentes en el Estado español a lo largo de su historia. En este sentido, este libro supone una contribución muy notable al estudio de la imprenta en Valencia durante el ...

Japonisme

cultural crossings between Japan and the west

From the moment of the very first contact in the sixteenth century, Japan has always possessed an irresistible fascination for the West. The fascination was if anything increased when Japan closed its borders in 1638, and for over 200 years the only contact was through ...

Social learning in technological innovation

experimenting with information and communication technologies

This book explores the innovation processes involved in the application and use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) at work and in everyday life. These are analysed through an unparalleled set of 23 European case studies, which, uniquely, address both the design/development and the ...

Technology, knowledge and the firm

implications for strategy and industrial change

There is a long-standing tradition of research that highlights the importance of differences in the organizational and technological capabilities of firms and their effect on economic performance. This book expands on this theme by exploring the role of knowledge and innovation in firm strategy and ...

Labour supply and incentives to work in Europe

Labour Supply and Incentives to Work in Europe highlights recent developments in the labour supply in Europe and gives a detailed assessment of their link with economic policies and labour market institutions. Despite major changes in European labour supply during the past few decades, the ...

Cost control, college access, and competition in higher education

Quality has never been more important for the future of higher education and the economy than it is today. Unfortunately, the decline in student quality is accompanied by costs that are out of control, a governance system that will not permit any reallocation of resources ...

The public financing of pharmaceuticals

an economic approach

This book provides a complete approach to the economics of financing medicines and policy implications for the efficiency and equity of health systems. In all health systems with majority public financing, pharmaceutical reimbursement is one of the key factors in policies of change and transformation ...

Pension systems

beyond mandatory retirement

Public expenditure control in Europe

coordinating audit functions in the European Union

Technological change plays a crucial role in realizing energy efficiency improvements and, therefore, in ameliorating the conflict between economic growth and environmental quality. However, the diffusion of new technologies can prove a costly and lengthy process, meaning that many firms do not invest in best-practice ...

Water resource economics and policy

an introduction

Table of Contents: Preface 1. Introduction to Water Resources, Water Resource Economics and Law 2. Review of Basic Microeconomics Applied to Water Resources 3. Water Quality Issues 4. Water Prices and Rates for Residential Use 5. Water and Agriculture 6. Uncertainty and Risk in Supply ...

Modelling the costs of environmental policy

a dynamic applied general equilibrium assessment

This important new book enhances our understanding of the dynamic interactions between economic activity, economic growth, pollution abatement and environmental policy. It addresses one main policy problem: how can the direct and indirect costs of environmental policy for multiple pollutants be properly assessed in an ...

Climate change economics

why international accords fail

Although the full extent of the potential damages from global warming remain unknown, scientists have long argued that action should be taken now to mitigate any possible adverse consequences. However, in making such policy recommendations, economic arguments need to be considered as much as scientific ...

Libre circulación de mercancías y competencia desleal en la Comunidad Europea

La presente monografía aborda el estudio de la relación entre la libre circulación de mercancías en la Comunidad Europea y el Derecho contra la competencia desleal. Sabido es que las regulaciones nacionales que tratan de reprimir la deslealtad en la competencia pueden constituir obstáculos a ...

The end of poverty

how we can make it happen in our lifetime

Marrying vivid, passionate storytelling with profound, rigorous analysis, Jeffrey Sachs explains why, over the past two hundred years, wealth has diverged across the planet and why the poorest nations have so far been unable to improve their lot. He explains how to arrive at an ...

El arbitraje en el ordenamiento tributario español

Una propuesta

La actual situación en la que se encuentra la conflictividad en el ámbito tributario, caracterizada por un incremento de los litigios que enfrentan a la Administración con los ciudadanos, el retraso en su resolución y, por ende, el colapso provocado en la justicia administrativa, exige ...

La liberalización del transporte aéreo

Alcance y régimen jurídico

Este libro aborda la problemática resultante de la apertura a la competencia del transporte aéreo, un tema de actualidad que hasta la fecha no había sido objeto de un estudio jurídico monográfico completo como el que aquí se acomete. A diferencia de otros sectores regulados ...

La reforma de la Bolsa y el desarrollo de los mercados

La importancia de los mercados, como parte esencial del sistema financiero, su constante desarrollo y su influencia en la economía doméstica e internacional constituyen el contenido central de esta obra. Sin embargo, a menudo, nos encontramos con muchos temas que se plantean desde una visión ...

Conciliarismo y constitucionalismo

selección de textos I : los orígenes conciliaristas del pensamiento constitucional

ÍNDICE: Introducción. Tabla cronológica. Tratado sobre la potestad eclesiástica y el origen de las leyes. Tratado sobre la autoridad de la Iglesia y de los Concilios Generales. Disputa en torno a la autoridad del concilio sobre el sumo pontífice. RESUMEN: Las disputas surgidas durante los ...

Environment, information and consumer behaviour

Over the past decade there has been growing interest in the role of information in the promotion of environmentally friendly behaviour. This book examines how and why the provision of such information can affect individual decisions concerning buying or consuming a product or valuing a ...

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