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Governing through Institution building

institutional theory and receant european experiments in democratic organization

Many reformers argue that the future of democracies depends on the quality of their political institutions. If so, it may be worthwhile examining the democratic-instrumental vision of citizens and their representatives -- which assumes that they can and should decide how they might be organized and ...

Net profit

how to succeed in digital business

Online business can be a goldmine - or a minefield. David Soskin, former CEO of Cheapflights and Chairman of mySupermarket.co.uk, has faced all the problems thrown up by building a business on the Internet, and solved them. Here, he shows you how to: * Convert ...

Still surprised

a memoir of a life in lidership

This is an intimate look at the founding father of the modern leadership movement. Warren Bennis is an acclaimed American scholar, successful organizational consultant and author, and an expert in the field of leadership. His much awaited memoir is filled with insights about the successes ...

Fraud auditing and forensic accounting

Completely revised and updated, Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, Fourth Edition reveals how to develop an investigative eye toward both internal and external fraud and provides crucial information on how to deal with it when discovered. With new chapters on the physiological aspects of the ...

An introduction to bond markets

Introduction to Bond Markets provides a comprehensive, authoritative description of the bond markets. The contents describe and define bonds within the context of the capital markets and the different types of bonds that are traded. The Fourth Edition has been completely updated to reflect the ...

World War II Soviet Armed Forces (1)

1939-41

Illustrated by Darko Pavlovic. This would be a detailed analysis of the Soviet Army at the outbreak of World War II, including the Red Army's campaigns against Japan on the Manchurian plains as well as in Finland. It would also cover the Red Army ...

Mussolini's barber

and other stories of the unknown players who made history happen

We have all heard about the great generals of military history, and those whose heroic deeds changed the course of war. This is not their book. Instead, this offbeat and engaging book reveals the stories of 75 bit-players of military history: Hitler's personal pilot ...

The Fuhrer's headquarters

Hitler's command bunkers 1939-45

Illustrated by Adam Hook. The 100th title in "The Fortress Series", this book describes and examines the Fuhrerhauptquartiere - the 14 or so headquarters built for Hitler. Revealing their locations and how they were used to direct the Nazi war apparatus, this is a fascinating insight ...

London 1917-18

the bomber blitz

Illustrated by Christa Hook. On a sunny May afternoon in 1917, the peace of an English seaside town was shattered when a flight of German Gotha bombers appeared without warning. Twenty-three Gothas had set out to attack London in this first bomber raid, but heavy ...

Defense of Japan 1945

Illustrated by Steve Noon. In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands. This is the first book to take a detailed look ...

Samurai women 1184-1877

Il. Giuseppe Rava. From when the Empress Jingo-kogo led an invasion of Korea while pregnant with the future Emperor Ojin, tales of female Japanese warriors have emerged from Japan's rich history. Using material that has never been translated into English before, this book presents ...

A far-flung gamble

Havana 1762

At the height of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain made an audacious strike at the heart of Spanish colonial power in the Caribbean. Gathering troops from bases in Britain and Canada and sailing across the Atlantic in secrecy was an incredible feat. The raid ...

Fundamentos de administración financiera

Esta nueva edición de #Administración Financiera# mantiene la visión hacia la toma de decisiones que se ha manejado en las otras ediciones, pero además, ahora presenta un enfoque internacional e introduce temas que resultan imprescindibles como los de gobierno corporativo, ética, globalización financiera y alianzas ...

Real options valuation

the importance of interest rate modelling in theory and practice

This book analyzes real options valuation for non-constant versus constant interest rates using simulations and historical backtesting. It provides a systematic analysis and compares real options valuation using constant interest rates and the implied forward rates with methods that simulate interest rates stochastically. Real options ...

Procedural autonomy of EU Member States

paradise lost?: a study on the 'Functionalized Procedural Competence' of EU Member States

Is the procedural autonomy of EU Member State a myth or a reality? What should this concept be taken to mean? Starting from the analysis of requirements and principles regulating, generally speaking, the relationships between Member States' and EU law, this book provides a definition ...

Financial economics

a concise introduction to classical and behavioral finance

CONTENTS: Foundations: Introduction.- Decision Theory.- Financial Markets: Two-Period Model: Mean-Variance Approach.- Two-Period Model: State-Preference Approach.- Multiple-Periods Model.- Advanced Topics: Information Asymmetries on Financial Markets.- Time-Continous Model.- Appendices: Mathematics.- Solutions to Tests and Excercises.

Population ageing - a threat to the Welfare State?

the case of Sweden

Ed. Tommy Bengtsson. This book is the first to take a comprehensive view of the challenges that population ageing present in the near future taking Sweden as the case. Can the increasing number of retirees per worker be stopped by immigration or increasing fertility or ...

Economic analysis of music copyright

income, media and performances

Chris Anderson's initial 'Long Tail' analysis was released in 2004 just as the wave of mergers and acquisitions was sweeping the music publishing and radio industries. Music industry executives began looking for Anderson's 'Long Tail' effect and with it the implied redistribution of ...

Droit suisse des affaires

Sous la forme d'un manuel, les auteurs ont regroupé tous les instruments les plus importants pour la vie des affaires. Il ne s'agit pas seulement des sujets habituellement traités dans un livre de droit commercial, à savoir les contrats, les sociétés, la comptabilité ...

Il credito

forme sostanziali e procedurali

L#opera propone una visione generale delle problematiche sostanziali e procedurali più significative e più caratterizzanti la quotidianità del creditore e, di converso, del debitore. A tal fine vengono evidenziate le tesi dottrinali maggiormente incisive e gli orientamenti giurisprudenziali più aderenti ai mutamenti della vita ...