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Market structure and equilibrium

In his book "Marktform und Gleichgewicht", published initially in 1934, Heinrich von Stackelberg presented his groundbreaking leadership model of firm competition. In a work of great originality and richness, he described and analyzed a market situation in which the leader firm moves first and the ...

European Social Security Law

This is the completely revised and updated fifth edition of this authoritative handbook, which is used in many courses on European social security and of which already several translations have been made in other languages. In the past decades the coordination and equal treatment provisions ...

Group litigation in european competition Law

a Law and economics perspective

This book makes a valuable contribution to the current discussion regarding the private enforcement of competition law, particularly through the use of group litigation. Forms of group litigation are debated not only at the European level, but in countries worldwide. Policy makers, practitioners and academics ...

Behavioural economics in consumer policy

the economic analysis of standard terms in consumer contracts revisited

One of the main questions pertaining to policy interventions in consumer policy nowadays is: what to do with behavioural insights? It is that question that this research aims to answer, presenting a systematic research method for assessing policy questions from an economic and a behavioural ...

Collective action and fundamental freedoms in Europe

striking the balance

Eds. Edoardo Ales, Tonia Novitz. Recent cases decided by the European Court of Justice have raised crucial issues regarding the scope for collective action in Europe. In this context, this collection of essays investigates treatment of the right to strike in seven Member States of ...

Belgian employment Law

Belgian employment law is a rather complex and atypical matter. Unlike the majority of the other European countries, Belgium distinguishes between blue-collar and white-collar workers. Furthermore it is easier to fire an employee in Belgium than in most EU-Member States. An employer does not need ...

Conflict of Laws and Laws of conflict in Europe and beyond

patterns of supranational and transnational juridification

Ed. Rainer Nickel. This book is based on the proceedings from a conference at the European University Institute in Florence. It deals with new approaches to supra- and transnational law generating structures. These new approaches, namely Christian Joerges# theoretical concept based upon the conflict of ...

An EU-wide letter of rights

towards best practice

Everybody who is arrested or questioned by the police on suspicion of involvement in a criminal activity has certain rights, such as the right to remain silent or to consult a lawyer. One of the key factors in ensuring fair proceedings is whether suspects have ...

Corruption and Human Rights

interdisciplinary perspectives

Eds. Martine Boersma, Hans Nelen. This book is the result of a conference organised by the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights, held on October 22-23, 2009 in Maastricht. This event hosted scholars from different disciplines, including law, criminology and political science, who considered the various ...

Social protection for a post-industrial world

Ed. Peter A. Kemp. In recent years, many academics and policymakers have argued that the welfare state needs to be modernized. It is claimed that social protection systems still largely reflect the #old social risks# created under industrial capitalism and that they need to be ...

Collective violence and international criminal justice

an interdisciplinary approach

Ed. Alette Smeulers. Extreme forms of collective violence such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes can endanger international peace and security. The international criminal justice system has been set up in order to prosecute these crimes and to thus restore international peace and ...

Fact-finding in civil litigation

a comparative perspective

In civil cases, the facts of the case are often decisive. This book provides a comparative analysis of the process of fact-finding in the litigation process. It offers theoretical insights on the distinctive features of the fact-finding arrangements in civil cases in Austria, the Netherlands ...

Financial supervision in a comparative perspective

This book provides an overview of the role of the independent administrative authorities assigned to the oversight of financial markets, by outlining both the historic and economic background, the warp and the weft of the European system, and where these authorities have emerged and now ...

The recast of the european works Council Directive

Eds. Filip Dorssemont, Thomas Blanke. On 16 May 2009, the EC Directive 2009/38 (Recast Directive) was published in the Official Journal. With effect from 6 June 2011, the EC Directive 94/45 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in ...

Why care?

children's rights and child poverty

Eds. Wouter Vandenhole, Jan Vranken, Katrien De Boyser. Over the past decade, EU and national policy-makers alike have paid more attention to childhood poverty and children#s rights. Whether this has led to better policies, and whether these policies have in turn resulted in less ...

Economics of antitrust

complex issues in a dynamic economy

Economics of Antitrust: Complex Issues In a Dynamic Economy is a provocative look at the complex issues surrounding modern antitrust analysis and the economic methods that are used to address important and challenging questions in competition policy. Edited by economist Dr. Lawrence Wu, the book ...

Contemporary diplomacy

"Contemporary Diplomacy" offers a comprehensive introduction to the changing actors, venues, processes and functions of diplomacy in the 21st Century. Aimed at students and practitioners alike, this textbook explores the critical theoretical tools that can be employed to understand diplomacy and its evolution since the ...

Long divergence

how islamic Law held back the Middle East

In the year 1000, the economy of the Middle East was at least as advanced as that of Europe. But by 1800, the region had fallen dramatically behind - in living standards, technology, and economic institutions. In short, the Middle East had failed to modernize economically ...

Introduction to public policy

CONTENTS: Preface SECTION I WHAT IS PUBLIC POLICY? 1 Public Decision Making 3 To Snowmobile, or Not to Snowmobile? 3 1.1 Defining Public Policy 6 Policy in the Real World Bad Policy Can Be Fatal, Literally: Zimbabwe's Self-Inflicted Wounds 8 1.2 The ...

Locura

Escrita con sólo veinte años, Locura# es una de esas raras obras seminales de toda una trayectoria literaria, la de Mário de Sá-Carneiro (Lisboa, 1890-París, 1916), a quien su amigo Pessoa definió como «genio del arte». La genialidad atormentada y la pasión creativa son, de ...