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Change everything

creating an economy for the common good

s it possible for businesses to have a bottom line that is not profit and endless growth, but human dignity, justice, sustainability and democracy? Or an alternative economic model that is untainted by the greed and crises of current financial systems? Christian Felber says it ...

Trading for good

how global trade can be made to serve people not money

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but few would consider it a social good. Instead, our views on trade have polarized between two extremes: 'free trade' ideologues who regard trade as an end in itself, and 'protectionists' who view it as a destructive ...

The confusion test in European Trade Mark Law

Historically, likelihood of confusion has been the core infringement test for trade mark law, and it remains the most frequently applied test in infringement actions by far. However, there are noticeable differences in how it is applied by the Court of Justice of the European ...

The 99 percent economy

how democratic socialism can overcome the crises of capitalism

We live in a time of crises - economic turmoil, workplace disempowerment, unresponsive government, environmental degradation, social disintegration, and international rivalry. In The 99 Percent Economy, Paul S. Adler, a leading expert on business management, argues that these crises are destined to deepen unless we radically ...

Straight talk on trade

ideas for a sane world economy

An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in today's global economy Not so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and technology. Now it is ...

Republic of equals

a manifesto for a just society

Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice Political equality is the most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and other democratic nations, those with political power have special access to markets and public services. A Republic of Equals traces the ...

Global planet authority

how we're about to save the biosphere

The world is functioning outside the lines. The governance structures currently abided by are not supportive enough when it comes to fighting climate change and other environmental degradation. Perhaps it's time to start anew. In his first book, Forbes advocates for global taxation and ...

Los orígenes del nacionalismo catalán, 1770-1898

Este libro presenta los resultados de una exhaustiva investigación sobre los pasos que llevan a la emergencia de un movimiento nacionalista catalán hacia finales del siglo xix. Tras un breve repaso a las relaciones entre el ámbito catalán y el español en su conjunto desde ...

Powerfull different equal

overcoming the misconceptions and differences between China and the US

From Trump's aggressive rhetoric against China, to the escalating trade war with tit for tat responses, and China's 2025 initiative that threatens the US global leadership in advanced technologies, tensions between the US and China (the two dominant forces of today's world ...

Capital is dead

It's not capitalism, it's not neoliberalism-what if it's something worse? In this radical and visionary new book, McKenzie Wark argues that information has empowered a new kind of ruling class. Through the ownership and control of information, this emergent class dominates not ...

Inequality and the 1%

Since the great recession hit in 2008, the 1% has only grown richer while the rest find life increasingly tough. The gap between the haves and the have-nots has turned into a chasm. While the rich have found new ways of protecting their wealth, everyone ...

The Case for the Green New Deal

What is the Green New Deal and how can we afford it? To protect the future of life on earth, we need to do more than just reimagine the economy-we have to change everything. One of the seminal thinkers of the program that helped ignite ...

F**k business

the business of Brexit

When a senior Cabinet minister, dismissed corporate fears over a hard Brexit with a curt 'F**k business', it seemed emblematic of a growing distance between the country's politicians and its wealth creators. Featuring exclusive and candid interviews with those at the heart of ...

The secret art of lobbying

If what happens in politics is obscure, the art of lobbying is firmly hidden in the shadows. 'The Secret Art of Lobbying' raises the veil on the world of lobbying for the businesses of today, showing exactly how you can go out and win in ...

The Cambridge Companion to comparative Constitutional Law

What is the purpose of comparative constitutional law? Comparing constitutions allows us to consider the similarities and differences in forms of government, and the normative philosophies behind constitutional choices. Constitutional comparisons offer 'hermeneutic' help: they enable us to see 'our' own constitution with different eyes ...

Property Law in a globalizing world

Property Law in a Globalizing World identifies the paramount challenges that contemporary processes of globalization pose for the study and practice of property law. It offers a straightforward analysis of legal scenarios implicating cross-border property rights, covering a broad range of resources, from land, goods ...

Derivatives in a day

everything you need to master the mathematics powering derivatives

The derivatives market is enormous - standing at over $500 trillion globally. Warren Buffett called them "financial weapons of mass destruction". They nearly brought about the collapse of the Western financial system in 2008. They are opaque and often misunderstood. They are also immensely powerful and ...

The naked trader

How Anyone Can Make Money Trading Shares

Ever thought about investing in shares but got frustrated by all the gobbledygook? Bored by all the jargon? Then The Naked Trader is for you! This is the book on stock market investing that you can actually enjoy, written in plain English, packed with real-life ...

Chinese Civil Code

The General Part

In modern times, the codification of the entire civil law has become a rare phenomenon. Nevertheless, Chinese lawmakers have decided to create the first Civil Code in the history of PRC and set out an ambitious timeline to achieve this goal. In the process of ...

Impediments of National Procedural Law to the Free Movement of Judgments

Luxembourg Report on European Procedural Law Volume I

This volume presents a comparative examination and empirical evaluation of national procedural rules and practices, and further assesses the key procedural problems that impact mutual trust and the free movement of judgments in light of national and European Court of Justice case law. It provides ...