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The future of European Property Law

European integration has a growing impact on the property law systems of the EU Member States. The tensions which can be seen are considerably greater than in other areas of private law, given the technically complex and mandatory nature of property law. In this book ...

No one's world

the west, the rising rest, and the coming global turn

The world is on the cusp of a global turn. Between 1500 and 1800, the West sprinted ahead of other centers of power in Asia and the Middle East. Europe and the United States have dominated the world since. But today the West's preeminence ...

Mi madre, Margaret Ogilvy

Pocos libros habrá en la historia literaria tan emotivos en recuerdo de una madre como éste del célebre creador de Peter Pan. No es de extrañar que el libro emocionara tanto a Borges -al igual que Barrie, adorador de R. L. Stevenson, y también muy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Intellectual Property culture

strategies to Foster successful patent and trade secret practices in everyday business

With the increasing public awareness of patents, U.S. Congress actively considering patent reform, and the U.S. Supreme Court taking on expanding numbers of patent cases, the pressure on innovation-based organizations to define and improve their intellectual property culture is higher than ever before ...

International economics

theory, application, and policy

Written from a European perspective and covering both trade and international finance, this innovative text provides a thoroughly up-do-date and comprehensive treatment of each area. The theory is illustrated with empirical evidence and an abundance of relevant case studies and brief accounts of the economists ...