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Introducción al Derecho procesal

El Derecho procesal es la rama del Derecho que se ocupa de lo relativo a la función jurisdiccional o, por expresarlo de un modo muy general, al funcionamiento y actuación de los tribunales de justicia. Las explicaciones que integran esta obra se estructuran en torno ...

The clamour of nationalism

race and nation in Twenty-First-Century britain

Nationalism has reasserted itself today as the political force of our times, remaking European politics wherever one looks. Britain is no exception, and in the midst of Brexit, it has even become a vanguard of nationalism's confident return to the mainstream. Intellectual attempts to ...

Governance in the Digital Age

a guide for the modern corporate board director

This book seeks to chart the technology-fueled changes taking place in the field of corporate governance and describes the impact these changes are having on boards and the enterprises they govern. It also describes what the future could look like once companies truly embrace the ...

Benito Cereno

La novela Benito Cereno es una de las novelas más conocidas de Herman Melville. Publicada en 1855, está basada en la historia real del español Benito Cerreño, de cuyo buque, el Santo Domingo, se apoderaron en 1804 los esclavos que llevaba por aguas del Pacífico ...

Contribución al problema de la vivienda

precedido de Las grandes ciudades

¿Y si, a quien no pudiese mantener una vivienda, se le asignara una vivienda social? ¿Y si, incluso, todos los trabajadores fueran propietarios de sus casas? ¿La solución pasa por que se cumpla el derecho a la vivienda? ¿Es cuestión de «economía social»? ¿Tiene que ...

Strategic doing

ten skills for agile leadership

Complex challenges are all around us—they impact our companies, our communities, and our planet. This complexity and the emergence of networks is changing the practice of strategic management. Today’s leaders need to understand how to design and guide complex collaborations to accelerate innovation ...

Thank you for disrupting

the disruptive business philosophies of the world's great entrepreneurs

Steve Jobs. Jeff Bezos. Larry Page. Sergey Brin. Zhang Ruimin. Marc Benioff. Millions of words have been written about the great entrepreneurs of the world. This book is not about describing their achievements. Nor is it about their charisma, personal trials, or their place in ...

Running a restaurant for dummies

Full of practical information, this guide for wannabe restaurateurs includes all the aspects to be aware of in order to run a successful restaurant. Discussing topics such as focus, target market, location and inventory, this book also features ideas for creating additional revenue through catering.

Cryptocurrency investing for dummies

The ultimate guide to the world of cryptocurrencies! While the cryptocurrency market is known for its volatility - and this volatility is often linked to the ever - changing regulatory environment of the industry - the entire cryptocurrency market is expected to reach a total value of 1 ...

In the ruins of Neoliberalism

the rise of antidemocratic politics in the West

Across the West, hard-right leaders are surging to power on platforms of ethno-economic nationalism, Christianity, and traditional family values. Is this phenomenon the end of neoliberalism or its monstrous offspring?In the Ruins of Neoliberalism casts the hard-right turn as animated by socioeconomically aggrieved white ...

Antidemocracy in America

truth, power, and the republic at risk

On Election Day in 2016, it seemed unthinkable to many Americans that Donald Trump could become president of the United States. But the victories of the Obama administration hid from view fundamental problems deeply rooted in American social institutions and history. The election's consequences ...

How we became our data

a genealogy of the informational person

We are now acutely aware, as if all of the sudden, that data matters enormously to how we live. How did information come to be so integral to what we can do? How did we become people who effortlessly present our lives in social media ...

Prohibition the Constitution, and State's rights

Colorado's legalization of marijuana spurred intense debate about the extent to which the Constitution preempts state-enacted laws and statutes. Colorado's legal cannabis program generated a strange scenario in which many politicians, including many who freely invoke the Tenth Amendment, seemed to be attacking ...

Are filter bubbles real?

There has been much concern over the impact of partisan echo chambers and filter bubbles on contemporary public debate. Is this concern justified, or is it distracting us from more serious issues? In this book, Axel Bruns argues that the influence of echo chambers and ...

Waste

Waste is one of the planet's last great resource frontiers. From furniture made from up-cycled wood to gold extracted from computer circuit boards, artisans and multinational corporations alike are finding ways to profit from waste while diverting materials from overcrowded landfills. Yet beyond these ...

The theory and practice of commerce and maritime affairs

Theorica y practica de comercio y de marina

La publicación de esta obra es de importancia capital: Gerónimo de Uztáriz es al autor mercantilista español más prestigioso y que más influencia tuvo en los escritores de economía posteriores, no en vano su obra se encontraba entre los libros que componían la biblioteca de ...

Karl Polanyi's political and economic thought

a critical guide

The work of Karl Polanyi has become a central reference point for scholars in a variety of traditions and disciplines within the social sciences, including international relations, international political economy, economic sociology and economic anthropology. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Polanyi's political ...

Rendimientos inmobiliarios (IRPF)

usufructo, superficie, servidumbre, desahucio e indemnizaciones

Una referencia práctica de consulta para el asesor fiscal y para todos los profesionales del ámbito inmobiliario, en la que se analiza y clarifica qué operaciones deben calificarse en el IRPF, bien como rendimientos del capital inmobiliario, bien como rendimientos de actividades económicas, bien como ...

Sociedad Digital en España 2018

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El informe Sociedad Digital en España no solo contempla las variables relacionadas con el despliegue de infraestructuras y servicios de telecomunicaciones, sino que analiza igualmente cómo la innovación tecnológica está cambiando la sociedad española. Esta edición de 2018 pone en relieve el papel que juega ...

Repensar la economía desde lo popular

aprendizajes colectivos desde América Latina

América Latina se encuentra en una nueva fase en disputa. A pesar del viento en contra, una diversidad de pueblos, comunidades y movimientos sociales sigue empeñada en la construcción de poder popular. Se impulsan así procesos de construcción de alternativas económicas que prefiguran e implementan ...