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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Multi-Asset investing

a practical guide to modern portfolio management

This title features planning, constructing and managing a multi-asset portfolio. A multi-asset investment management approach provides diversification benefits, enhances risk-adjusted returns and enables a portfolio to be tailored to a wide range of investing objectives, whether these are generating returns or income, or matching liabilities ...

World report 2013

events of 2012

Human Rights Watch's twenty-third annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. An invaluable and respected resource for journalists, diplomats, and citizens, the book includes essays that tackle major human rights themes, and country chapters addressing key ...

Crisis política de España

(doble llave al Sepulcro del Cid)

Ediciones Cinca quiere unirse a los diversos actos en homenaje al centenario del fallecimiento de Joaquín Costa, uno de las principales personalidades de la historia española de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX y principal representante del regeneracionismo español, movimiento intelectual que surgió en esta ...

Bank 3.0

why banking is no longer somewhere you go, but something you do

The first edition of BANK 2.0 took the financial services world by storm and became synonymous with disruptive customer behaviour, technology shift and new banking models. In BANK 3.0, Brett King looks at the latest trends that are redefining financial services and payments ...

Big data

a revolution that will transform how we live, work, and think

A revelatory exploration of the hottest trend in technology and the dramatic impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large. Which paint color is most likely to tell you that a used car is in good shape? How can officials identify ...

Entre Prometeo y Narciso

el siglo modernista (1880-1980)

Luis Rafael Hernández retoma el tema inconcluso del modernismo, la modernidad y la neomodernidad y desarrolla una serie de planteamientos teóricos brillantes que la crítica tendrá que tomar en cuenta al revisar el concepto de la literatura moderna y contemporánea de Hispanoamérica.

The nature of the future

dispatches from the socialstructed world

Large corporations, big governments, and other centralized organizations have long determined and dominated the way we work, access healthcare, get an education, feed ourselves, and generally go about our lives. The economist Ronald Coase, in his famous 1937 paper “The Nature of the Firm,” provided ...

Beat the street

a trader's guide to consistently scoring in the markets

A master's guide to high probability trading set-ups Beat the Street is one of the most popular trading books available today. This edition is completely updated, packed with timely examples and all the latest insights of author and master trader, Adrian Manz. It is ...

Identidades confesionales y construcciones nacionales en Europa (ss.XV-XIX)

Este libro consta de dos partes. En la primera se han reunido los trabajos que desde una perspectiva más general abordan procesos a largo plazo. Junto a una revisión, que tiene mucho de propuestas de estudio, de lo que fue la evolución en el Sacro ...

El perro del hortelano

El perro del hortelano pertenece a la llamada comedia de fábrica, la versión aristocrática de la comedia de capa y espada. En esta comedia de Lope el honor se salva por la mentira, dando así ocasión a situaciones confusas y enredos divertidos. La ironía lopesca ...