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Central Counterparties

mandatory central clearing and initial margin requirements for OTC derivatives

The Global Financial Crisis, from 2007 onwards, illustrated the inherent weaknesses in the global financial system and some of their causes. In particular over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives were blamed by many for partially causing and catalysing the crisis. Not surprisingly, this has led to dramatic action ...

El cerco de Zamora

«Esto es el Cerco de Zamora, que se ha hecho enhebrando lo que nos queda de los romances viejos, con algunos retazos sacados de las crónicas, y, por el resto, añadiendo los que parecía que hacían falta» (A.G.C.) La voz de Agustín G ...

Recetas de liderazgo

Recetas de liderazgo del siglo XXI pretende aportar recetas a los managers que dirigirán las empresas en los próximos años. Se trata de un manual experiencial basado en un liderazgo práctico, simple y didáctico, a través de la idea de que cada persona ha de ...

El emprendedor digital

herramientas y estrategias para triunfar en el mundo digital con poco dinero

Pocas personas se plantean vivir de aquello que realmente les gusta. Sin embargo, hoy en día es posible desarrollar un proyecto que no precise de muchos recursos y que nos permita ganarnos la vida haciendo lo que nos apasiona si sabemos aprovechar todas las herramientas ...

La siniestralidad laboral

responsabilidades contractuales, administrativas y penales

El presente libro sobre la siniestralidad laboral y las responsabilidades contractuales, administrativas y penales, se asienta en un océano muchas veces recorrido, un espacio cuya versatilidad y variabilidad exige una constante puesta a punto de las cartas de navegación necesarias para lograr un seguro tránsito ...

Breaking banks

the innovators, rogues, and strategists rebooting banking

Insights from the strategists at the heart of the banking revolution Breaking Banks: The Innovators, Rogues, and Strategists Rebooting Banking provides a true insider's perspective on the massive upheaval facing the banking industry today. Taken from the first season of the popular radio show ...

Property vs shares

discover your knockout investment strategy

A comparison of property versus shares and how to find the right mix for a profitable portfolio Almost every investor eventually considers the question: which is the better investment, property or shares? The answer isn't as simple as one or the other, since both ...

Intelligent governance for the 21st century

A middle way between West and East

For decades, liberal democracy has been extolled as the best system of governance to have emerged out of the long experience of history. Today, such a confident assertion is far from self-evident. Democracy, in crisis across the West, must prove itself. In the West today ...

Can democracy be saved?

participation, deliberation and social movements

Financial crisis, economic globalization and the strengthening of neoliberal policies present stark challenges to traditional conceptions of representative democracy. Yet, at the same time, new opportunities are emerging that propose alternative visions for the future of democracy. In this highly articulate book, Donatella della Porta ...

Gender and global justice

Issues of global justice have received increasing attention in academic philosophy in recent years but the gendered dimensions of these issues are often overlooked or treated as peripheral. This groundbreaking collection by Alison Jaggar brings gender to the centre of philosophical debates about global justice ...

Crime and social policy

Crime and Social Policy provides an invaluable examination of the relationship between social policy and crime. It draws on recent empirical research to offer important insights into the impact of current social policy trends on the lives of offenders. Provides an invaluable examination of the ...

Financial Planning

Financial Planning 2nd edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the changing legislative and professional regulations affecting the Australian financial planning industry, as well as capture the latest developments in teaching and learning design. Incorporated into this new edition is coverage of the Future of ...

Una evaluación cuasi-experimental del efecto de las becas y ayudas al estudio sobre las tasas de éxito escolar

La tesis, premio José Luis Moreno Becerra 2013, trata de cuantificar el impacto de las políticas de becas llevadas a cabo en España durante los años 2004 y 2005 en las tasas de éxito escolar observadas en 2006. Para ello emplea la información suministrada por ...

El proceso penal de las personas jurídicas

La LO 5/2010 de 22 de junio de reforma del Código penal ha supuesto un antes y un después en nuestro ordenamiento, puesto que establece la responsabilidad penal, directa y autónoma de las personas jurídicas. Pero lógicamente, para que la persona jurídica pueda ser ...

Derecho aplicable y arbitraje internacional

La obra que nos ofrece el Dr. Moreno, Derecho aplicable y arbitraje internacional, conjuga a la perfección experiencia práctica de quien es abogado y árbitro, un importante bagaje intelectual, de quien es académico e investigador, y por último la experiencia de quien es protagonista directo ...

Los estatutos de los trabajadores

papel de las normas y la jurisprudencia en su formulación. Estatuto de los Trabajadores, Estatuto del Trabajador Autónomo, Estatuto del Empleado Público y Estatuto del Estudiante

El Libro ofrece un análisis completo y exhaustivo de las relaciones laborales comunes y especiales y de las nuevas formas de empleo estatutario siempre teniendo presente las fronteras de delimitación de todas estas figuras. Dar una visión general, completa y puesta al día por la ...

La publicidad comparativa en la Unión Europea

(Revista de Derecho Mercantil, Nº 291, año 2014)

Minilateralism

how trade alliances, soft Law and financial engineering are redefining economic statecraft

Economic diplomacy is changing. The multilateral organizations that dominated the last half of the twentieth century no longer monopolize economic affairs. Instead, countries are resorting to more modest 'minilateral' strategies like trade alliances, informal 'soft law' agreements, and financial engineering to manage the global economy ...

Political journalism in comparative perspective

Political journalism is often under fire. Conventional wisdom and much scholarly research suggest that journalists are cynics and political pundits. Political news is void of substance and overly focused on strategy and persons. Citizens do not learn from the news, are politically cynical, and are ...

Drone warfare

One of the most significant and controversial developments in contemporary warfare is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as drones. In the last decade, US drone strikes have more than doubled and their deployment is transforming the way wars are fought across ...