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Corso di istituzioni di diritto privato

Il "Corso di Istituzioni di diritto privato" è un manuale destinato in primo luogo agli studenti universitari: ha pertanto funzioni e caratteri essenzialmente didattici, connotandosi per lo stile piano e discorsivo, per l'approccio graduale alla materia, per l'abbondanza di esempi riferiti alla vita ...

El régimen jurídico de los organismos modificados genéticamente

El debate surgido en torno a la biotecnología desde planos tan dispares como el social, el ético, el científico e, incluso, el puramente jurídico sacude con asiduidad las conciencias de la vieja Europa, espoleado por el sostenido incremento de la superficie destinada al cultivo de ...

Revenue Law

principles and practice

Now in its 34th edition, this highly respected work is a leading textbook for students and an invaluable first point of reference for practitioners. Its impressive list of contributors provide a clear and detailed explanation of the law, with a wealth of practical examples. The ...

Sustainability

a history

The word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for "sustainable foods" that were produced from "sustainable agriculture"; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to the United Nations tout "sustainable development" as a strategy for local and global ...

Diritto di famiglia

Il volume, pur mantenendo sostanzialmente immutato l'impianto fondamentale della trattazione rispetto all'edizione precedente ha subito un significativo adeguamento in alcuni capitoli in seguito all'entrata in vigore della riforma della filiazione. Particolare attenzione è stata riservata, anche in questa edizione, all'interpretazione giurisprudenziale ...

An age of risk

politics and economy in early Modern Britain

In An Age of Risk, Emily Nacol shows that risk, now treated as a permanent feature of our lives, did not always govern understandings of the future. Focusing on the epistemological, political, and economic writings of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, David Hume, and Adam Smith ...

Constitutional originalism

a debate

Problems of constitutional interpretation have many faces, but much of the contemporary discussion has focused on what has come to be called "originalism." The core of originalism is the belief that fidelity to the original understanding of the Constitution should constrain contemporary judges. As originalist ...

Citizens' Wealth

why (and how) sovereign funds should be managed by the people for the people

A wide-ranging analysis of a powerful but controversial new economic tool that has rapidly eclipsed the size of the hedge fund market In 2006, Chile teemed with protesters after finance minister Andres Velasco invested budget surpluses from the nation's historic copper boom in two ...

The five life decisions

how economic principles and 18 million millennials can guide your thinking

Choices matter. And in your teens and twenties, some of the biggest life decisions come about when you feel the least prepared to tackle them. Economist Robert T. Michael won't tell you what to choose. Instead, he'll show you how to make smarter ...

Introducción a la economía de la empresa

En esta obra se recogen las bases de la introducción, estructura y funcionamiento de la empresa desde una perspectiva de organización. El entorno actual es muy dinámico y altamente cambiante, lo que exige que las organizaciones que quieran triunfar en él sean capaces de adaptarse ...

L'obbligazione come rapporto complesso

Il celeberrimo saggio di Heinrich Stoll "Abschied von der Lehre von der positiven Vertragsverletzung" che, nella sua traduzione italiana, apre questo volume, ha un destinatario preciso: la teoria di Hermann Staub. La fortuna della dottrina delle violazioni positive del contratto sta nelle insufficienze del sistema ...

Crime control as industry

Crime Control As Industry, translated into many languages, is a modern classic of criminology and sociology. Nils Christie, one of the leading criminologists of his era, argues that crime control, rather than crime itself is the real danger for our future. Prison populations, especially in ...

Migrant, refugee, smuggler, saviour

Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Saviour investigates one of the most under-examined aspects of the great migration crisis of our time. As millions seek passage to Europe in order to escape conflicts, repressive governments and poverty, their movements are enabled and actively encouraged by professional criminal networks ...

Essential mathematics for economic analysis

ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Fifth Edition An extensive introduction to all the mathematical tools an economist needs is provided in this worldwide bestseller. "The scope of the book is to be applauded" Dr Michael Reynolds, University of Bradford "Excellent book on calculus with several ...

Accountants' negligence and liability

Accounting firms can be held liable for the full amount of losses of a collapsed company even if they are only partly to blame. Accountants' Negligence and Liability is the only title on the market to provide all the information needed fully to analyse potential ...

Reinvention

accelerating results in the age of disruption

Today's disruptive, tumultuous, and ever-changing global business environment shows no signs of slowing. Authors Shane Cragun and Kate Sweetman believe it is time for a wake-up call to those hoping to thrive in the 21st century. Reinvention is the first business book to propose ...

The information nexus

global capitalism from the Renaissance to the present

Capitalism is central to our understanding of contemporary economic and political life and yet what does it really mean? If, as has now been shown to be the case, capital and property rights existed in pre-modern and pre-capitalist societies, what is left of our understanding ...

Insecure majorities

Congress and the perpetual campaign

As Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress rema ins paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is usually explained by the growing ideological gulf between the parties, but ...

Capitalism

the reemergence of a historical concept

Capitalism has been a controversial concept. In the second half of the 20th century, many historians have either not used the concept at all, or only in passing. Many regarded the term as too broad, holistic and vague or too value-loaded, ideological and polemic. This ...

The power of market fundamentalism

Karl Polanyi's critique

What is it about free-market ideas that give them tenacious staying power in the face of such manifest failures as persistent unemployment, widening inequality, and the severe financial crises that have stressed Western economies over the past forty years? Fred Block and Margaret Somers extend ...