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La fin des sociétés

Nous sommes, depuis une décennie, confrontés à cette évidence : toutes les institutions sociales s'affaiblissent, et certaines d'entre elles menacent même de s'effondrer. La famille, l'école, la ville, le système de protection et de contrôle social, l'entreprise, la politique elle-même offrent ...

The Warren Buffett way

Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of all time and one of today's most admired business leaders. He became a billionaire and investment sage by looking at companies as businesses rather than prices on a stock screen. The first two editions of The ...

Global pension crisis

unfunded liabilities and how we can fill the gap

This is a comprehensive look at the crisis of unfunded pension liabilities and what must be done to avoid the same problem in the future. As the generational bubble of the Baby Boomers begins to retire, it is increasingly evident that governments, corporations, and individuals ...

Accountability in the contemporary constitution

Accountability is regarded as a central feature of modern constitutionalism. At a general level, this prominence is perhaps unsurprising, given the long history of the idea. However, in many constitutional democracies, including the UK and the USA, it has acquired a particular resonance in contemporary ...

Fraud analytics

strategies and methods for detection and prevention

Proven guidance for expertly using analytics in fraud examinations, financial analysis,auditing and fraud prevention Fraud Analytics thoroughly reveals the elements of analysis that are used in today'sfraudexaminations, fraud investigations, and financial crime investigations. This valuable resourcereviews the types of analysis that should be ...

Reconstructing restorative justice philosophy

This book takes bold steps in forming much-needed philosophical foundations for restorative justice through deconstructing and reconstructing various models of thinking. It challenges current debates through the consideration and integration of various disciplines such as law, criminology, philosophy and human rights into restorative justice theory ...

Free and open source software

policy, Law and practice

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is realised through legal instruments, private law agreements, licences, promises, and community norms. These private law instruments reside within a public law framework that grants exclusive and monopoly rights to creators of intellectual property. Written by FOSS experts, this ...

Principles of marketing

For Principles of Marketing courses using a comprehensive text. Learn how to create value and gain loyal customers. Today's marketing challenge is to create vibrant, interactive communities of consumers who make products and brands a part of their daily lives. To help students understand ...

Neuromarketing in action

how to talk and sell to the brain

Providing a focused and in-depth examination of the field of marketing research that studies consumers' sensorimotor, cognitive and affective responses to marketing stimuli, Neuromarketing in Action is the first book to show both the scientific frameworks and the practical applications of this increasingly popular marketing ...

The 20 Ps of marketing

a complete guide to marketing strategy

Marketing has changed dramatically since the four classic Ps of the marketing mix (price, product, promotion and place) were proposed. The new marketing landscape is characterized by the demand for constant innovation, rising pressure on budgets, the growth of social media and the impact of ...

Demanding the impossible

Where are we today and what is to be done? Slavoj i ek ponders these questions in this unique and timely book. Based on live interviews, the book captures i ek at his irrepressible best, elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring ...

Blood, sweat, and toil

remaking the british working class, 1939-1945

Blood, Sweat, and Toil is the first scholarly history of the British working class in the Second World War. It integrates social, political, and labour history, and reflects the most recent scholarship and debates on social class, gender, and the forging of identities. Geoffrey Field ...

Sovereign wealth funds

the new intersection of money and politics

Sovereign wealth funds are a growing and dynamic force in international finance. The shifting international economic relations from capital rich states gives them new power in influencing the global agenda. Despite controlling trillions of dollars in the biggest companies in the world, little is known ...