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Ancient tyranny

This book examines the autocratic rulers and dynasties of classical Greece and Rome and the changing concepts of tyranny in political thought and culture. It brings together historians, political theorists and philosophers, all offering new perspectives on the autocratic governments of the ancient world. The ...

Rome, Inc.

the rise and fall of the first multinational corporation

A history of the Roman Empire as a prototype of the multinational corporation? Likening Rome's development to that of a modern global company, forever seeking new markets and ruthless ways to squeeze out its competitors, Stanley Bing - whose satirical business books are as savagely ...

Delayed prosecution for childhood sexual abuse

Recent years have seen a growing number of criminal prosecutions for sexual offences against children which are alleged to have occurred many years before the time of prosecution. This is a relatively new phenomenon within the criminal justice system. This book examines the response of ...

Mobile marketing

achieving competitive advantage through wireless technology

In the past 10 years, mobile phones have gone from being high-end gadgets only the wealthy could afford to an essential accessory, now owned by a large portion of the population of the world. The integration of the Internet, mobility and communications at the device ...

Filibuster

obstruction and lawmaking in the U.S. Senate

Parliamentary obstruction, popularly known as the "filibuster," has been a defining feature of the U.S. Senate throughout its history. In this book, Gregory J. Wawro and Eric Schickler explain how the Senate managed to satisfy its lawmaking role during the nineteenth and early twentieth ...

The brand innovation manifesto

how to build brands, redefine markets and Defy Conventions

How leaders build value

using people, organization, and other intangibles to get bottom-line results

Fedralism and economic reform

international perspectives

This collection focuses on the ways in which federalism has affected and been affected by economic reform, especially global integration. The editors and contributors focus in particular on the political economy of institutional and economic change - how the division of authority between national and subnational ...

Never bet the farm

how entrepreneurs take risks, make decisions-and how you can, too

Two leading entrepreneurs destroy common myths and misconceptions about business start-ups. In "Never Bet the Farm", Anthony Iaquinto and Stephen Spinelli turn much of the so-called expert advice for entrepreneurs on its head. The authors both highly successful entrepreneurs refute the idea that there is ...

Agent-based computational modelling

applications in demography social, economic and environmental sciences

Table of Contents: F.C. Billari et al.: Agent-based Computational Modelling: An Introduction * A. Pyka, T. Grebel: Agent-based Modelling - A Methodology for the Analysis of Qualitative Development Processes * M. Franke et al.: On the Analysis of Asymmetric Directed Communication Structures in Electronic Election Markets * M ...

The european labour market

regional dimensions

This book brings together up-to-date findings on the regional dimensions of European labour markets. It provides a conceptual and empirical study of the interactions between the European economy and its regions, paying particular attention to the issue of the transition of Central and Eastern European ...

Labor mobility and the world economy

The recent landings of illegal immigrants on the Italian and Spanish coasts, the immigrant riots in France, and the migratory pressure faced by many countries are an indication that migration will remain high on the agenda of international public policy for some time. In order ...

A theory of argument

A Theory of Argument is an advanced textbook intended for students in philosophy, communications studies and linguistics who have completed at least one course in argumentation theory, information logic, critical thinking or formal logic. Containing nearly 400 exercises, Mark Vorobej develops a novel approach to ...

Policing gangs in America

Policing Gangs in America describes the assumptions, issues, problems, and events that characterize, shape, and define the police response to gangs in America today. The focus of the book is on the gang unit officers themselves and the environment in which they work. A discussion ...

Microeconomics for MBAs

the economic way of thinking for managers

This is the first textbook in microeconomics written exclusively for MBA students. McKenzie/Lee minimizes attention to mathematics and maximizes attention to intuitive economic thinking. The text is structured clearly and accessibly: Part I of each chapter outlines the basic theory and Part II applies ...

International Human Rights and humanitarian Law

treaties, cases and analysis

International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Treaties, Cases, and Analysis introduces the reader to the international legal instruments and case law governing the substantive and procedural dimensions of international human rights and humanitarian law, including economic, social, and cultural rights. The book also discusses the ...

Arbitration Law in America

a critical assessment

Arbitration Law in America: A Critical Assessment is a source of arguments and practical suggestions for changing the American arbitration process. The book argues that the 80 year-old Federal Arbitration Act badly needs major changes. The authors, who have previously written major articles on arbitration ...

Economics and finance of risk and of the future

Table of Contents: 1 Risks in a public project : the Millau Viaduct 2 Individual valuations and economic rationality 3 Aggregation of individual choices 4 Individual and collective risk management instruments 5 Insurable and uninsurable risks 6 Risk economics 7 Marketed risks 8 Management instruments for ...

Political speeches

'Two things alone I long for: first, that when I die I may leave the Roman people free...and second, that each person's fate may reflect the way he has behaved towards his country.' Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient ...

Cicero the advocate

This work is a collection of contributions by prominent Ciceronian scholars on Cicero's forensic speeches as examples of advocacy designed to secure a verdict, setting the speeches in the context of the Roman court system and of ancient rhetoric, discussing the nature of advocacy ...