Libros de

Simiocracia

crónica de la Gran Resaca Económica

La nueva obra de Aleix Saló tras el imparable éxito de Españistán. Las causas de la crisis. Los antecedentes de la crisis. Los efectos de la crisis. La corrupción irracional. La involución social. El gobierno disfuncional. Ha llegado la simiocracia. Aleix Saló vuelve a la ...

Posteconomía

hacia un capitalismo feudal

Con tanta erudición como apasionamiento, y desde una perspectiva de mileurista hijo de la tradición libertaria, Antonio Baños Boncompain describe el mundo hacia el que nos están llevando irremisiblemente: la crisis como arma; los economistas como sacerdotes; los poderosos como señores de la Deuda... y ...

Los fundamentos últimos de la Ciencia Económica

(un ensayo sobre el método)

Este ensayo no es una contribución a la filosofía. Es tan solo una exposición de ciertas ideas que debieran tenerse en cuenta a la hora de lidiar con la teoría del conocimiento. Por lo general, la lógica tradicional y la epistemología han originado disquisiciones sobre ...

La globalización como orden espontáneo

Definiremos “globalización” como aquel proceso que surge espontáneamente en el mercado y que actúa desarrollando una progresiva división internacional del trabajo, eliminando restricciones a las libertades individuales, reduciendo costos de transporte y de comunicación e integrando progresivamente a los individuos que componen la “gran sociedad ...

España 2011. Un balance

(Revista Economistas, Nº131, año 2012)

La economía española afronta a finales de 2011 una coyuntura crítica, debido a la confluencia de la agudización de la crisis de la deuda soberana en el área del euro con una recaída de la actividad y un agravamiento de la destrucción de empleo, tras ...

Global legal pluralism

a jurisprudence of Law beyond borders

We live in a world of legal pluralism, where a single act or actor is potentially regulated by multiple legal or quasi-legal regimes imposed by state, substate, transnational, supranational and nonstate communities. Navigating these spheres of complex overlapping legal authority is confusing and we cannot ...

Constructing Intellectual Property

What is 'intellectual property'? This book examines the way in which this important area of law is constructed by the legal system. It argues that intellectual property is a body of rules, created by the legal system, that regulate the documented forms of abstract objects ...

Jean Paul Marat

Tribune of the French Revolution

Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he has been portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist ...

'Merely for money'?

business culture in the British Atlantic, 1750-1815

In 1780 Richard Sheridan noted that merchants worked 'merely for money'. However, rather than being a criticism, this was recognition of the important commercial role that merchants played in the British empire at this time. Of course, merchants desired and often made profits, but they ...

Damn good advice (for people with talent!)

how to unleash your creative potential by America's master communicator

'DAMN GOOD ADVICE (for people with talent!)' is a look into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers, George Lois. Offering indispensable lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and inspiration, this book is a timeless creative bible for all those looking to ...

The Tea Party

a brief history

The Tea Party burst on the national political scene in 2009-2010, powered by right-wing grassroots passion and Astroturf big money. Its effect on electoral politics and the political process is undeniable, but the message, aims, and staying power of the loosely organized groups seem less ...

International financial statement analysis

workbook

The workbook you need to test your understanding of financial statement analysis, from the seasoned experts at the CFA Institute In a global, highly interconnected investment landscape, financial analysts must have a thorough, working knowledge of international financial statement analysis. This companion Workbook to International ...

Governance reimagined

organizational design, risk, and value creation

A timely guide for companies needing to grow equity and human capital after the recent economic turmoil. Written for leaders and students of for-profit, non-profit, political, and social organizations who are looking for a way to do their work more effectively. Most organizational leaders only ...

Votes, vetoes, and the political economy of international trade agreements

Preferential trading arrangements (PTAs) play an increasingly prominent role in the global political economy, two notable examples being the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. These agreements foster economic integration among member states by enhancing their access to one another's markets ...

Understanding the Law

'Essential reading for new lawyers, those with a professional interest in the law, or simply the curious...the sort of book that will appeal to lawyer and non-lawyer alike, from journalist to legislator, student to enquiring member of the public. It expertly guides you through ...

The predictable surprise

the unraveling of the U.S. retirement system

Social Security is in jeopardy, private pension systems have fallen apart, and workers are trying to save for their own for retirement with the stock market in the worst shape since the Great Depression. In The Predictable Surprise, Sylvester J. Schieber shows that forewarnings of ...

Storable votes

protecting the minority voice

Storable votes are a simple voting scheme that allows the minority to win occasionally, while treating every voter equally. Because the minority wins only when it cares strongly about a decision while the majority does not, minority victories occur without large costs and indeed typically ...

Business method and software patents

a practical guide

In its 2010 decision in Bilski v. Kappos, the U.S. Supreme Court redefined patentable subject matter for business methods and computer software, but did so without imposing definitive tests and definitions, effectively leaving such guidance for future court decisions and the United States Patent ...

Regulating services in the European Union

Across the EU, services are the cornerstone of the modern economy, accounting for over 70% of national GDPs and over 90% of new jobs created. Fostering trade in services has, accordingly, become central to the EU's vision for developing the internal market. Yet regulating ...

International trademark classification

a guide to the nice agreement

International Trademark Classification: A Guide to the Nice Agreement helps trademark and IP attorneys properly classify goods and services on trademark applications. It explains the forty-five Classes of goods and services adopted under the Nice Agreement, a worldwide classification system for trademark registration adhered to ...