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The political economy of european welfare capitalism

A state-of-the-art assessment of welfare provision, policy and reform at national and at EU level which spans the whole of Europe - East, West and Central. Uniquely broad-ranging in scope, and covering the latest research findings and theoretical debates, it provides a genuinely comparative overview text ...

A capitalism for the people

recapturing the lost genius of american prosperity

A rising star in economics takes a forceful and sometimes personal look at how pro-business forces overwhelmed the pro-market principles that made American capitalism great, and how to get it back on track. Born in Italy, University of Chicago economist Luigi Zingales witnessed firsthand the ...

Globalization and sovereignty

rethinking legality, legitimacy, and constitutionalism

Sovereignty and the sovereign state are often seen as anachronisms; Globalization and Sovereignty challenges this view. Jean L. Cohen analyzes the new sovereignty regime emergent since the 1990s evidenced by the discourses and practice of human rights, humanitarian intervention, transformative occupation, and the UN targeted ...

Hugo Grotius

On the Law of War and Peace

Despite its significant influence on international law, international relations, natural law and political thought in general, Grotius's Law of War and Peace has been virtually unavailable for many decades. Stephen Neff's edited and annotated version of the text rectifies this situation. Containing the ...

The future of child and Family Law

international predictions

Child and family law tells us much about how a society operates, since it touches the lives of everyone living in that society. In this volume, a variety of experts examine child and family law in thirteen countries - Australia, Canada, China, India, Israel, Malaysia, The ...

The strategist

be the leader your business needs

Based on an acclaimed professor's legendary strategy course at Harvard Business School, The Strategist offers a radically new perspective on a leader's most vital role. "Are you a strategist?" That's the first question Cynthia Montgomery asks the business owners and senior executives ...

When the State speaks, what should it say?

how democracies can protect expression and promote equality

How should a liberal democracy respond to hate groups and others that oppose the ideal of free and equal citizenship? The democratic state faces the hard choice of either protecting the rights of hate groups and allowing their views to spread, or banning their views ...

Persons, interests, and justice

In our lives, we aim to achieve welfare for ourselves, that is, to live good lives. But we also have another, more impartial perspective, where we aim to balance our concern for our own welfare against a concern for the welfare of others. This is ...

Who gets what

fair compensation after tragedy and financial upheaval

Agent Orange, the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, the Virginia Tech massacre, the 2008 financial crisis, and the Deep Horizon gulf oil spill: each was a disaster in its own right. What they had in common was their aftermath--each required compensation for lives lost, bodies ...

The market makers

how retailers are reshaping the global economy

The huge expansion of new marketplaces and new retailers over the last fifty years has created a retail revolution. These large and globally sophisticated retailers have harnessed the new technologies in communications and logistics to build consumer markets around the world and to create suppliers ...

Handbook of exchange rates

Handbook of Exchange Rates is an impressive compilation of research from more than thirty-five leading researchers and experts on the topic. The book is clearly organized into five succinct sections that explore the foreign exchange (FX) market, from its background and economic foundation to current ...

Lágrimas de cocodrilo

análisis del discurso político

La inversión mediática en emociones es muy rentable. Y los ensayos del libro son una respuesta a las emociones que los discursos políticos y periodísticos provocan. Hablamos de emociones como diversión, curiosidad, indignación, desasosiego o compunción. Los capítulos analizan discursos que tienen un claro valor ...

Las auditorías de relaciones públicas

Cuando las personas establecen relaciones entre ellas, el hecho de que estas relaciones se produzcan de una manera y no de otra, y que den lugar a unos productos y no a otros, se debe a una dinámica particular que se desarrolla en el interior ...

The future of boards

meeting the governance challenges of the Twenty-First Century

HBS professor Jay Lorsch, the preeminent authority on corporate boards, gathers the leading voices from HBS to address the challenges of governance in the 21st century. We are at a crucial juncture in the evolution of business and the economy. We must now reshape the ...

Leading business change for dummies

Direct change expertly and lead your business to success Change is natural and good, but it can incite fear if not managed properly. Leading Business Change For Dummies arms mid- to senior-level managers with trusted guidance on leading, managing, responding to, and implementing change in ...

Origen, situación actual y futuro del seguro de protección jurídica

Índice: Metodología empleada en el estudio relativo al seguro de protección jurídica. Parte Primera. El Origen del seguro de defensa jurídica. Parte Segunda. Situaciones de conflicto. Parte Tercera. El futuro del ramo. Conclusiones. Referencias Bibliográficas. Anexo.

Experiencias de microseguros en Colombia, Perú y Brasil

Modelo socio agente

A lo largo de este estudio hemos hecho una revisión del mercado de los microseguros en América Latina, tomando como referencia tres de los países más significativos: Colombia, Perú y Brasil, y, tras el análisis de sus particularidades, seleccionamos a los operadores más significativos en ...

Relaciones de colaboración en el contrato de Reaseguro

Índice: Introducción. Deberes legales y cláusulas de informacion. Cláusulas de cooperación. Cláusulas de control. Cláusulas de intervención en el pago.

Revisión del principio hipotecario de la legalidad

En el presente libro se estudian determinados aspectos del principio hipotecario de legalidad, que necesita, como todos los demás, una revisión o actualización. Frente a los ataques que sufren actualmente la calificación registral, se defiende su trascendencia y se delimitan sus caracteres, diferenciándola de otras ...

Subrogación y modificación de préstamos hipotecarios

En esta monografía se estudia la Subrogación y Modificación de Préstamo Hipotecario desde la interpretación critica de la Ley reguladora a la luz de la última jurisprudencia y doctrina. Se abordan los problemas prácticos que plantea su aplicación en relación con los principios del Derecho ...