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Justice is an option

a democratic theory of finance for the twenty-first century

More than ten years after the worst crisis since the Great Depression, the financial sector is thriving. But something is deeply wrong. Taxpayers bore the burden of bailing out “too big to fail” banks, but got nothing in return. Inequality has soared, and a populist ...

Descifrando el Islam

claves para comprender e interpretar el Islam

¿Conocemos realmente el islam como para enjuiciarlo? ¿Nos informan verazmente los medios de comunicación? ¿Sabemos quiénes están detrás del terrorismo? A lo largo de estas páginas podrás encontrar las respuestas a estas y a otras muchas cuestiones que rodean al islam y sobre las que ...

La posición jurídica del liquidador de la sociedad de capital

La liquidación de las sociedades de capital transcurre por un complejo proceso que acaba con la extinción de la sociedad. Uno de los protagonistas en dicho proceso es el liquidador, persona física o jurídica que ocupa una posición similar a la de los administradores de ...

Changing states, changing nations

constitutional reform and national identity in the late 20th century

This book presents the remarkable constitutional reforms undertaken by the Blair and Brown governments in the UK. The reforms are remarkable in that they had the potential to change the way Britons understood the national identity of the UK. The book illuminates the ambitions of ...

Governing the extractive sector

regulating the foreign conduct of international mining firms

This book considers, and offers solutions to, the problems faced by local communities and the environment with respect to global mining. The author explores the idea of grievance mechanisms in the home states of the major mining conglomerates. These grievance mechanisms should be functional, pragmatic ...

Legal recognition of non-conjugal families

new frontiers in family law in the US, Canada and Europe

This book argues that insufficient recognition of new families is a legal problem that needs fixing in light of recent evolutions in family patterns and normative conceptions of 'family'. People increasingly invest in relationships falling outside the model of the marital family, such as non-conjugal ...

Smart contracts

technological, business and legal perspectives

his book brings together a series of contributions by leading scholars and practitioners to examine the main features of smart contracts, as well as the response of key stakeholders in technology, business, government and the law. It explores how this new technology interfaces with the ...

The economics of fishing

The fishing industry’s critical dependence on the natural environment makes it very different from other economic sectors. How it can optimally exploit a common resource while ensuring its sustainability raises many economic challenges. This book, suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on fisheries economics ...

Elinor Ostrom and the Bloomington School

building a new approach to policy and the social sciences

Elinor Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in economics and her achievement has generated renewed interest in the Bloomington School research program in institutional economics and political economy. These new essays showcase Ostrom’s extensive and lasting influence throughout economics and ...

The price of football

understanding football club finance

The first edition of The Price of Football quickly established itself as the go-to guide to understanding football club finance for the serious fan. Kieran Maguire, one of the UK’s top football finance analysts, shows how professional clubs operate as businesses and explains, in ...

Trading at the speed of light

how ultrafast algorithms are transforming financial markets

In today’s financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by lightning-fast electronic systems that use algorithms to execute astounding volumes of transactions. Trading at the Speed of Light tells the story of this epic transformation ...

Solving public problems

a practical guide to fix our government and change our world

The challenges societies face today, from inequality to climate change to systemic racism, cannot be solved with yesterday’s toolkit. Solving Public Problems shows how readers can take advantage of digital technology, data, and the collective wisdom of our communities to design and deliver powerful ...

Los pactos típicos del contrato de trabajo

En el contrato de trabajo se establecen numerosas cláusulas adicionales o pactos para perfilar detalles concretos de la relación laboral, o bien estos se pueden acordar durante de la vida del contrato, para hacer ajustes y adaptarlo a nuevas circunstancias sobrevenidas. En esta obra se ...

Extranjería: Crónica del Tribunal Supremo 2016-2020

La especialización que necesita el Derecho de Extranjería y la correcta defensa de los derechos de los ciudadanos extranjeros requieren conocer los últimos criterios fijados por nuestro Alto Tribunal. Desde la instauración del sistema de interés casacional hasta nuestros días, reunimos y clasificamos las resoluciones ...

La transparencia en el arbitraje internacional

una visión práctica

La necesidad de una mayor transparencia en el procedimiento arbitral es tan imprescindible que resulta sorprendente comprender por qué ha tardado tanto tiempo el tratamiento de la cuestión. El núcleo principal sobre el que se sostiene esta obra es la constante preocupación que ha surgido ...

Los derechos y libertades de los trabajadores extranjeros inmigrantes

El sujeto activo en el delito de administración fraudulenta

War on peace

the end of diplomacy and the decline of american influence

US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America's place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after deep budget cuts; the diplomats who make America's deals and protect democratic interests around the world are walking out ...

Reestructuración del sistema productivo español. Reflexiones y retos en la próxima pospandemia

(Revista Economistas, Nº 174, año 2021)

Este nuevo monográfico de la revista Economistas se presenta con la idea de poder contribuir a la necesaria reflexión que debe realizar la sociedad española sobre las posibilidades y focos de atención para poder salir de la crisis actual, con fortaleza y con el punto ...

Reiteraciones indagatorias en la narrativa policiaca

de Jiménez Lozano a José Luis Correa

La narrativa policiaca publicada en España en las últimas décadas del siglo XX y primeras del XXI se suele caracterizar por poner de relieve el esclarecimiento de ciertos crímenes cometidos con alevosía y premeditación, sobre los que se ha arrojado una capa de silencio aplastante ...