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The failure of the free market and democracy

and what to do about it

In this wide-ranging but accessible overview, economist Daniel Ritter examines the changing circumstances that have led to the economic decline of the West and the rise of populism. He looks at the effects of globalisation and how increasing mechanisation has fuelled discontent, the collapse of ...

The Age of surveillance capitalism

the fight for a human future at the new frontier of power

The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. Shoshana Zuboff's interdisciplinary breadth and depth enable her to come ...

A planet to win

why we need a Green New Deal

The age of climate gradualism is over, as unprecedented disasters are exacerbated by inequalities of race and class. We need profound, radical change. A Green New Deal can tackle the climate emergency and rampant inequality at the same time. Cutting carbon emissions while winning immediate ...

The Conservation Revolution

radical ideas for saving nature beyond the anthropocene

Conservation needs a revolution. This is the only way it can contribute to the drastic transformations needed to come to a truly sustainable model of development. The good news is that conservation is ready for revolution. Heated debates about the rise of the Anthropocene and ...

Cien personas que cambiaron el mundo

Mujeres y hombres más influyentes en la historia de la hunanidad

Desde el primer hombre, el ser humano ha intentado modificar su entorno, conseguir el progreso y la dominación; algunos también la trascendencia. Algunas mujeres y hombres no se han conformado con aceptar el mundo tal como era en el momento de su nacimiento y con ...

Energía y Geoestrategia 2020

La serie de publicaciones « Energía y Geoestrategia 2020», elaborada y editada en colaboración entre el Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos, del Ministerio de Defensa, el Club Español de la Energía y el Comité Español del World Energy Council se ha convertido desde hace años en ...

La Fortaleza de San Fernando de Figueres y la literatura técnica de su época

La obra tiene por objeto poner de manifiesto las relaciones existentes entre la concepción teórica y el diseño de la fortaleza de San Fernando de Figueres y la tratadística técnica más cercana al ingeniero que la diseñó, Juan Martín Zermeño. Gracias el análisis de las ...

Las Fuerzas Aéreas y el espacio

un desafío de cooperación internacional

Conferencias: “Aire, espacio y el futuro de los conflictos: oportunidades para la cooperación internacional” “Ejecutando la estrategia militar francesa del espacio” “El espacio en el Ministerio de Defensa del Reino Unido” “La perspectiva universitaria” “La perspectiva de la Industria” “Una visión desde la perspectiva del ...

Selección de los ocho mejores trabajos de fin de curso del XX CEMFAS en el año escolar 2018-2019 impartido en el CESEDEN

Esta publicación representa la aportación de la Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESFAS) al Plan anual de investigación del Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional (CESEDEN) para el año 2020. La publicación comprende los ocho mejores trabajos de fin de curso realizados ...

V Centenario de la Expedición Magallanes-Elcano (I)

LIX Jornadas de Historia Marítima

Los Cuadernos Monográficos son la traslación impresa de la Jornadas de Historia Marítima, ciclos periódicos de conferencias organizados por el Instituto de Historia y Cultura Naval, en el curso de los cuales, historiadores, técnicos y estudiosos en general disertan y debaten sobre procesos, protagonistas, instituciones ...

Constituent Power and the Law

Constituent power is the power to create new constitutions. Frequently exercised during political revolutions, it has been historically associated with extra-legality and violations of the established legal order. This book examines the relationship between constituent power and the law. It considers the place of constituent ...

La anarquía explicada a los niños

«Que el libro sea tu mejor amigo, tu consejero, tu guía. Nunca sabremos bastante. Quien añade Ciencia, añade Anarquía. Investiga por ti mismo.» José Antonio Emmanuel Durante la II República, la promoción lectora tuvo un fuerte protagonismo dentro de las políticas culturales impulsadas desde el ...

Divested

inequality in financialized America

Finance is an inescapable part of American life. From how one pursues an education, buys a home, runs a business, or saves for retirement, finance orders the lives of ordinary Americans. And as finance continues to expand, inequality soars. In Divested, Ken-Hou Lin and Megan ...

Anti-pluralism

the populist threat to Liberal democracy

The Great Recession, institutional dysfunction, a growing divide between urban and rural prospects, and failed efforts to effectively address immigration have paved the way for a populist backlash that disrupts the postwar bargain between political elites and citizens. Whether today’s populism represents a corrective ...

Election meltdown

dirty tricks, distrust, and the threat to American democracy

From noted election law expert Rick Hasen, comes a stark warning on the threats to American democracy in a time of foreign election interference and the coronavirus pandemic As the 2020 presidential campaign begins to take shape, there is widespread distrust of the fairness and ...

Economics

Comprehensive coverage of the financial crisis and subsequent changes to the global economic landscape allows students to apply the economic principles to important contemporary issues The authors provide a consistent theoretical framework and relate it to a wide range of applied material, highlighting the relevance ...

Campaigns and elections

what everyone needs to know

Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than any other democracy in the world. But in recent years, there have been troubling signs that ...

Finance for the normal people

how investors and markets behave

Finance for Normal People teaches behavioral finance to people like you and me - normal people, neither rational nor irrational. We are consumers, savers, investors, and managers - corporate managers, money managers, financial advisers, and all other financial professionals. The book guides us to know our wants-including ...

Digital witness

using open source information for Human Rights investigation, documentation and accountability

From videos of rights violations, to satellite images of environmental degradation, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, human rights practitioners have access to more data today than ever before. To say that mobile technologies, social media, and increased connectivity are having a significant impact ...

Curiosidades del archivo parroquial de Braojos de la Sierra

Un sacerdote abre las puertas de un viejo archivo parroquial y decide adentrarse en sus libros y legajos sin otro pensamiento que echar un vistazo a lugares comunes y datos del todo previsibles. Pero el de Braojos de la Sierra no es un archivo más ...