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The founding fathers reconsidered

Here is a vividly written and compact overview of the brilliant, flawed, and quarrelsome group of lawyers, politicians, merchants, military men, and clergy known as the "Founding Fathers"--who got as close to the ideal of the Platonic "philosopher-kings" as American or world history has ...

Contratación pública verde

a contratación pública representa en torno al 19% del PIB de la UE, lo cual nos indica su capacidad para marcar las tendencias en amteria de producción y consumo y, en consecuencia, para contribuir al cambio de modelo productivo. Desde la perspectiva ambiental, tiene un ...

Trade mark dilution in Europe and the United States

The only comparison of EU and US protection against trade mark dilution, this book provides a complete overview of the dilution action, enabling practitioners to better protect trade marks against dilution or to combat dilution claims. Through clear and practical tests for the different types ...

Computer Law

This edition is fully updated to reflect the Digital Economy Act 2010 and changes to consumer protection law at EU level including the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. Analysis of recent case law is also incorporated including, amongst others, the series of trade mark actions against ...

Publicy held corporations

a lawyer's guide

In Publicly Held Corporations: A Lawyer's Guide Howard M. Friedman provides readers with an introduction to the vast array of legal material that governs the several thousand largest economic entities in the United States publicly held corporations and their real-world operational characteristics. Written from ...

Regulating the risk of unemployment

national adaptations to post-industrial labour markets in Europe

Regulating the Risk of Unemployment offers a systematic comparative analysis of the recent adaptation of European unemployment protection systems to increasingly post-industrial labour markets. These systems were mainly designed and institutionalized in predominantly industrial economies, characterized by relatively standardized employment relationships and stable career patterns ...

Cincuenta cuestiones básicas en materia de personas con discapacidad

La obra que ahora tiene en sus manos, aborda cincuenta cuestiones esenciales en materia de discapacidad, utilizando para ello una sistemática adecuada a cada realidad, ya sea en el ámbito social, laboral, fiscal, de acceso a la vivienda o discriminatorio. Cada aspecto se aborda de ...

Public administration

the interdisciplinary study of government

Public administration seeks to develop a comprehensive understanding of the internal structure and functioning of government, in all its complexity, and its interaction with society and its citizens. Public Administration: The Interdisciplinary Study of Government provides an account of the discipline, considering its history, growth ...

Criminal justice internships

theory into practice

"Criminal Justice Internships: Theory Into Practice" guides the student, instructor, and internship site supervisor through the entire internship process, offering advice and information for use at the internship site as well as pre-planning and assessment activities. Students learn basics such as choosing an internship site ...

Cómo ser un buen líder

¿Qué implica ser un verdadero líder? ¿Cómo podemos aumentar la eficacia, resolver los conflictos y, a la vez, motivar y guiar a las personas que están a nuestro cargo? El mundo actual nos exige que seamos cada vez más eficaces, más productivos y que encontremos ...

100 respuestas sobre extranjería

¿De qué mecanismos disponen nuestras instituciones para ordenar la inmigración? ¿Cómo se puede residir legalmente en España? Éstos y otros interrogantes se resuelven en este libro práctico dirigido a inmigrantes, abogados, agentes sociales, ONG, empresarios y, sobre todo, a aquellas personas interesadas en conocer a ...

Suply chain management

Brazil as an emergent economy

This book focuses on the theory and practice of doing business in Brazil within a supply chain management context. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter one reflects on why one should do business in Brazil. Brazil is a hotspot for doing business due ...

ONU

historia de la corrupción

Desde 1945, la ONU ha asumido un papel que en muchas ocasiones ha sido contrario al espíritu que marcaba la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y a los ideales por los que fue escrita. Este libro relata con nombres y apellidos 60 años de fraude ...

White-collar and corporate crime

a documentary and reference guide

From Gilded Age railroad scandals to the muckraking period and from the Savings and Loan debacle to corporate fallout during the recent economic meltdown, some individuals and companies have chosen to take the low road to achieve "the American dream." While these offenders throughout modern ...

Wikileaks

la era de los soplones

Wikileaks es, tal vez, lo más importante que le ha sucedido a los medios de comunicación en la última década. La revelación de secretos gubernamentales generados por países de todo el planeta y la puesta a disposición de cualquiera de incontables documentos clasificados o, simplemente ...

Politics and government in China

"Politics and Government in China" is an introduction to Chinese government and politics. The book provides analysis of China's political history; its key leaders and leadership transitions; and, its political party, state institutions, and party policies. Moving beyond a strict definition of politics, the ...

Mistakes in contract Law

It is a matter of some difficulty for the English lawyer to predict the effect of a misapprehension upon the formation of a contract. The common law doctrine of mistake is a confused one, with contradictory theoretical underpinnings and seemingly irreconcilable cases. This book explains ...

The price of civilization

economics and ethics after the fall

One of the world's most brilliant economists and the bestselling author of "The End of Poverty", Jeffrey Sachs has written a book that is essential reading for everyone - politicians, people in business and industry, and you. Setting out a bold and provocative, yet responsible ...

In pursuit of the traveling salesman

mathematics at the limits of computation

What is the shortest possible route for a travelling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his city of origin? It sounds simple enough, yet the travelling salesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in ...

Los Mendoza y el mundo renacentista

Actas de las I Jornadas Internacionales sobre Documentación Nobiliaria e Investigación en Archivos y Bibliotecas

Libro de actas de las I Jornadas Internacionales sobre Documentación Nobiliaria e Investigación en Archivos y Bibliotecas. Los diversos artículos se centran en los Mendoza y su relación con la llegada del Renacimiento a España. Estos son los textos que contiene este libro:Un repaso ...