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Mediación y toería

Sobrepasada la primera década de este siglo XXI, gran parte de las dudas que se tenían sobre el futuro de la mediación se han disipado y la ley 5/2012 de 6 de julio -Ley de Mediación en Asuntos Civiles y mercantiles- ha facilitado que ...

Endgame

the end of the debt supercycle and how it changes everything

Greece isn't the only country drowning in debt. The Debt Supercycle-when the easily managed, decades-long growth of debt results in a massive sovereign debt and credit crisis-is affecting developed countries around the world, including the United States. For these countries, there are only two ...

The structure of liberty

justice and the rule of Law

In this book, legal scholar Randy Barnett elaborates and defends the fundamental premise of the Declaration of Independence: that all persons have a natural right to pursue happiness so long as they respect the equal rights of others, and that governments are only justly established ...

Firms in the international economy

firm heterogeneity meets international business

Despite their common roots, international economics (IE) and international business (IB) have developed into two distinct fields of study. Economists have directed their efforts at formalizing the workings of international trade and investment at the macroeconomic level; business scholars have relied more on data-driven conceptual ...

Day trading for dummies

In an ever-changing market, get the advantage of trading for yourself Day trading is undoubtedly the most exciting way to make your own money. Before you begin, you need three things: patience, nerves of steel, and a well-thumbed copy of Day Trading For Dummies . This ...

On Machiavelli

the search for glory

In On Aristotle, Alan Ryan examines Plato's most famous student and sharpest critic. Aristotle was the first thinker to posit that a society should be ruled by laws and not men. His strongly empirical cast of mind was brought to bear on a stunning ...

Times of crises

what the financial crisis revealed and how to reinvent our lives and future

For Michel Serres, economic crises are earthquakes caused by societal tectonic plates. The current crisis erupted because of the widening discrepancy between major social changes and institutions that have remained the same since WWII. Serres, one of the first to bring nature into the political ...

The Dollar trap

how the U.S. Dollar tightened its grip on global finance

The U.S. dollar's dominance seems under threat. The near collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008-2009, political paralysis that has blocked effective policymaking, and emerging competitors such as the Chinese renminbi have heightened speculation about the dollar's looming displacement as ...

GDP

a brief but affectionate history

Why did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013 - or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008 ...

The rise and decline of american religous freedom

Familiar accounts of religious freedom in the United States often tell a story of visionary founders who broke from the centuries-old patterns of Christendom to establish a political arrangement committed to secular and religiously neutral government. These novel commitments were supposedly embodied in the religion ...

Matehematics and statistics for financial risk management

Mathematics and Statistics for Financial Risk Management is a practical guide to modern financial risk management for both practitioners and academics. Now in its second edition with more topics, more sample problems and more real world examples, this popular guide to financial risk management introduces ...

Financial fraud prevention and detection

governance and effective practices

This title features step-by-step guidance for board members and executives on preventing and detecting accounting fraud. In the wake of highly publicized allegations of accounting irregularities and fraudulent financial reporting that are shaking up today's corporate community, Financial Fraud Prevention and Detection provides a ...

Guerra de drones

política, tecnología y cambio social en los nuevos conflictos

En lo que respecta a la forma de hacer la guerra puede decirse que el futuro ya está aquí. Desde hace varios años Estados Unidos viene empleando aviones de combate no tripulados (también conocidos como drones) para enfrentarse contra Al Qaeda y diversos grupos insurgentes ...

On Aristotle

saving politics from Philosophy

In On Aristotle, Alan Ryan examines Plato's most famous student and sharpest critic. Aristotle was the first thinker to posit that a society should be ruled by laws and not men. His strongly empirical cast of mind was brought to bear on a stunning ...

Las pasiones y los intereses

argumentos políticos en favor del capitalismo previos a su triunfo

Prologado por el Nobel de Economía Amartya Sen, este volumen reafirma la estatura de Hirschman como uno de los pensadores más influyentes y provocadores del siglo XX. A lo largo de sus páginas, el autor reconstruye el clima intelectual de los siglos XVII y XVIII ...

La incapacidad para trabajar

La alteración de la salud de un trabajador y consiguiente incapacidad para trabajar puede abarcar desde períodos de corta duración, a supuestos de una presumible permanencia en el tiempo. El presente trabajo, estructurado en dos partes, se centra en el estudio de las prestaciones de ...

Lending to the borrower from hell

debt, taxes, and default in the age of Philip II

Why do lenders time and again loan money to sovereign borrowers who promptly go bankrupt? When can this type of lending work? As the United States and many European nations struggle with mountains of debt, historical precedents can offer valuable insights. Lending to the Borrower ...

Smarter crime control

a guide to a safer future for citizens, communities, and politicians

The U.S. is the world's biggest jailor and one of the most affluent murderous countries, and yet its citizens pay more taxes to sustain law and order than their European counterparts. Yet, the U.S. has the most data in the world on ...

Deus ex machina

animales, dioses y máquinas en la génesis de la soberanía moderna, la economía y el liberalismo político

Deus ex machina. Animales, dioses y máquinas en la génesis de la soberanía moderna, la economía y el liberalismo político inicia un proyecto más ambicioso denominado Zoopolitik. En esta primera entrega, el autor retoma la distinción tradicional entre Estado y gobierno, extrayendo el sentido de ...

The Cambridge companion to Utilitarianism

Utilitarianism, the approach to ethics based on the maximization of overall well-being, continues to have great traction in moral philosophy and political thought. This Companion offers a systematic exploration of its history, themes, and applications. First, it traces the origins and development of utilitarianism via ...