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Ecological modernisation and renewable energy

Ecological Modernisation and Renewable Energy discusses the emergence and development of the new renewable energy industry. David Toke reinvigorates ecological modernisation (EM), a key theory of environmental development. Renewable energy was developed from the grass roots into an industry that is challenging the position of ...

The global political system

This fully revised and updated English edition of a successful Italian text provides a sophisticated assessment of the theory and practice of world politics in the 21st century. Attinà examines the impact of issues, actors and trends on the contemporary world stage and assesses the ...

The counter-revolution in diplomacy and other essays

This wide-ranging collection of essays covers not only a selection of themes but also various regions of the world and different historical periods # from the Ottoman Empire in the fifteenth century to Russia, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America today. The title ...

Rethinking international relations theory

This innovative assessment of the current state of International Relations theory diagnoses a deep malaise in the field and proposes a reorientation from metatheoretical concerns to the theoretical exploration of central policy issues and dilemmas confronting the 21st century world.

Introduction to criminal justice

Known for its authoritative, solidly researched coverage, the exciting new Thirteenth Edition of Siegel/Worrall's "Introduction to Criminal Justice, International Edition" delivers the most comprehensive, cutting-edge coverage of criminal justice available. Extremely student friendly, the text's balanced and objective presentation is packed with ...

International marketing

"International Marketing" is aimed primarily at intermediate and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students taking International Marketing modules. Due to its applied coverage, this book is also an excellent choice at MBA and post-experience levels. This book covers the entire range of international marketing topics, logically ...

International politics

power and purpose in global affairs

The first truly student-oriented text on this subject, "International Politics : Power And Purpose In Global Affairs, International Edition" is a full-length, highly engaging introduction to the study of world politics. D'Anieri's cohesive pedagogical framework presents the study of international politics as a series ...

Transmission of financial crises and contagion

a latent factor approach

Auts. Mardi Dungey...[et al]. Financial crises often transmit across geographical borders and different asset classes. Modelling these interactions is empirically challenging, and many of the proposed methods give different results when applied to the same data sets. In this book the authors set out ...

The implementation of the European Arrest Warrant in the European Union

Law, policy and practice

This book provides a critical analysis of the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters in the EU, through a detailed assessment of its most prominent instrument, the European Arrest Warrant (EAW). It conceptualises and contextualises the lack of clear vision in ...

The political system of the European Union

Systematically revised and rewritten throughout, and updated to cover the impact of the Lisbon Treaty, this highly-successful and ground- breaking text remains unique in analyzing the EU as a political system using the methods of comparative political science.

Decent capitalism

a blueprint for reforming our economies

The recent crisis, created by finance capitalism, has brought us to the economic abyss. The excessive freedom of international markets has rapidly transformed into international panic, with states struggling to rescue and bail out a globalised financial sector. Reform is promised by our leaders, but ...

Creating innovative products and service

the FORTH innovation method

Really new products and services are scarce, yet the need for them is huge. That's why Innovation is an important managerial instrument - but many of us struggle with how to approach it. Gijs van Wulfen's "Creating Innovative Products and Services" is an essential ...

Quid pro quo?

a comparative Law perspective on the mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters

Within the framework of judicial cooperation between the 27 Member States of the European Union, mutual recognition is a leading principle: it basically requires that judgments and other judicial decisions handed down by a criminal judge in any Member State must be given legal force ...

Social federalism

the creation of a layered Welfare State: the belgian case

Eds. Bea Cantillon, Patricia Popelier, Ninke Mussche. Belgium is a federation in turmoil. Politicians of the two language communities find it increasingly difficult to reach common ground on many issues. Social policy stands in the middle of these tensions. At present, social federalism in Belgium ...

Protecting pension rights in times of economic turmoil

Ed. Yves Stevens. The financial and economic crisis of 2007 to the present led to the failure of large financial institutions, the bailout of banks by national governments, and downturns in stock markets around the world. The crisis meant the failure of key businesses, the ...

A Straightforward guide to Intellectual Property and the Law

Inclusión digital

perspectivas y experiencias

Este volumen es el resultado de la Segunda Edición de las Jornadas Derecho y Tecnología, así como del Noveno Encuentro Ibero- Latinoamericano de Gobierno Electrónico e Inclusión Digital, desarrollados en Valladolid los días 28 y 29 de junio de 2010. El elevado nivel científico que ...

Probation practice and the new penology

practitioner reflections

The criminal justice system is in a state of flux and there are growing levels of insecurity and intolerance of crime and offenders among the general population. Along with government policy and practice, these developments are seen as contributing to an increasingly punitive system that ...

Law and outsiders

norm, processes and 'othering' in the 21st Century

Eds. Cian C. Murphy, Penny Green. "Law and Outsiders" is a collection of 13 essays from leading young scholars covering five important areas of legal scholarship: adjudication, European law and politics, migration, vulnerable minorities and legal values. The recurring theme in the volume is the ...

Macroeconomics as a second language

The key to understanding macroeconomics for business professionals is to view it as a second language. Olney takes this innovative approach as he zeroes in on the concepts, assumptions, and models they'll need to learn. Each chapter begins with the equations and graphs that ...