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the co-operative way of banking

Co-operative banks have weathered the current financial crisis relatively well. In most countries, they did not need government support, their losses were comparatively small and they are seen as safe havens by clients and markets alike. This is not a new phenomenon, as earlier crises ...

The social organization of policy

an institucional ethnography of UN forest delibertaions

This book provides a specific case study--based upon direct research with UN processes--which enables the reader to situate larger theoretical arguments regarding civil society, globalization, and sustainable development within the context of the actual activities of practitioners working within the UN forest policy-making arena.

Prosecutors and politics

a comparative perspective

Prosecutors are powerful figures in any criminal justice system. They decide what crimes to prosecute, whom to pursue, what charges to file, whether to plea bargain, how aggressively to seek a conviction, and what sentence to demand. In the United States, citizens can challenge decisions ...

A short guide to contract risk

Savvy managers no longer look at contracting processes and documents reactively but use them proactively to reach their business goals and minimize their risks. To succeed, these managers need a framework and A Short Guide to Contract Risk provides this. The foundation of identifying and ...

International responses to issues of credit and over-indebtedness in the wake of crisis

This book explores the political, economic and regulatory context in which credit regulation is taking place following the global financial crisis. It suggests that current neoliberal economic policies favour multi-national corporations rather than consumers and examines regulatory responses to the internationalization of consumer finance protection ...

In sensible judgement

Taking its bearings from classic texts including Plato, Kant, Hegel and Arendt this thoughtful and intriguing book provides philosophical reflection on what it is to judge and what judgement achieves alongside, and sometimes in competition with, thinking and willing. Opening with the landmark Mabo High ...

Memory and commemoration in medieval culture

In medieval society and culture, memory occupied a unique position. It was central to intellectual life and the medieval understanding of the human mind. Commemoration of the dead was also a fundamental Christian activity. Above all, the past - and the memory of it - occupied a ...

The Ashgate research companion to new public management

This new in paperback edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of current research in the field of New Public Management (NPM) reform. Aimed primarily at a student readership with a special interest in contemporary public-sector reforms, The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public Management ...

Case studies on modern european economy

entrepreneurs, inventions, institutions

The last two centuries have been the scene of dramatic change throughout Europe. And one of the main causes of these tremendous and spectacular changes was the economy. These transformations were achieved by people: scientists and political thinkers, inventors and entrepreneurs, educators, skilled and educated ...

Enough is enough

building a sustainable economy in a world of finite resources

It's time for a new kind of economy We're overusing the earth's finite resources, and yet excessive consumption is failing to improve our lives. In Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill lay out a visionary but realistic alternative to ...

How cool brands stay hot

branding to Generetion Y

Generation Y (16-32 year olds) are the most marketing savvy and advertising critical generation ever. Three times the size of the previous Generation X, they have a much bigger impact on society and business. But what drives them and how do you develop the right ...

China's banking Law and the national treatment of foreign-funded banks

This book assesses new developments in and reform of China's banking law system following its accession of the WTO. It focuses on the relationship between GATS/WTO national treatment obligations and China's banking law. Tracing the history of national treatment in China, the ...

The EU's foreign policy

what kind of power and diplomatic action?

A very timely and topical volume concerned with the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the European Union's (EU) capacity to further develop a distinctive foreign policy in accordance with the various policy instruments necessary to fulfil its role as a global actor. This ...

El último José Antonio

El último José Antonio se enfrenta a los mitos y antimitos que han contribuido a distorsionar una figura que es necesario deconstruir, releyendo hacia atrás desde sus notas, escritos y palabras de la cárcel. Allí donde brota una originalidad que arranca con su discurso de ...

The realities of witchcraft and popular magic in Early Modern Europe

culture, cognition, and everyday life

What did witchcraft and magic in Early Modern Europe really involve? Now available for the first time in paperback, The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic explores the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic through a detailed study of actual cases ...

Employment Law in Europe

The new edition of Employment Law in Europe is a practical and comprehensive guide to the national employment laws of 30 jurisdictions. Each chapter is devoted to a different jurisdiction and follows the same structure, outlining the key employment issues in each: The employment relationship ...

Telecommunication Laws in Europe

Telecommunication Laws in Europe is a unique guidance book providing a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of telecommunications regulation, law and regulatory practice in Europe, enabling you to: Make valuable comparative analyses with detailed coverage of 34 EU and non-EU countries in a single, accessible source ...

Contagious

why things catch on

f you said advertising, think again. People don’t listen to advertisements, they listen to their peers. But why do people talk about certain products and ideas more than others? Why are some stories and rumors more infectious? And what makes online content go viral ...

El castellano del País Vasco

ÍNDICE: 1. Bilingüismo y contacto de lenguas: Trasfondo lingüístico y cultural del habla vizcaína. Rasgos del habla actual de jóvenes bilingües. 2. Léxico: Disponibilidad léxica en el castellano de los escolares del País Vasco. Castellano y toponimia del País Vasco. 3. Fonética: Estudio comparativo de ...

Kathleen brooks on Forex

a simple approach to trading foreign exchange using fundamental and technical analysis

A simple approach to successful forex trading Many foreign exchange traders use either fundamental analysis or technical analysis and they're often considered to be mutually exclusive approaches. But FX does not have to be traded that way - fusing the two types of analysis will ...