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Innovation in local economies

Germany in comparative context

The study of varieties of capitalism is moving on from the analysis of static national types to embrace local and sectoral diversity and the study of systems in the process of major change. This volume addresses the issue by examining four localised sectors, comparing a ...

Monetary policy in a globalized economy

a practitioner's view

Reforms in India have had a longer trajectory than in many other countries, moving from a controlled and repressed financial sector through the 1970s and 1980s to the overarching economic reforms initiated in December 1991. Over the past decade, interest in the conduct of monetary ...

The methodology and practice of econometrics

a festschrift in honour of David F. Hendry

Eds. Jennifer L. Castle, Beil Shephard. David F. Hendry is a seminal figure in modern econometrics. He has pioneered the LSE approach to econometrics, and his influence is wide ranging. This book is a collection of papers dedicated to him and his work. Many internationally ...

Energy and climate change

Europe at the crossroads

This is an excellent book covering the recent evolution of the European Union#s Common Energy Policies. Its in-depth analysis and comment on the geopolitical concerns that face Europe domestically and internationally is thorough and perceptive. Unlike many books of this type it provides a ...

Bertrand Russell

un intelectual británico

Bertrand Russell es, sin lugar a dudas, uno de los grandes filósofos del siglo XX. La importancia e interés de su obra es reconocida por los más diversos autores. Karl Popper escribió: #A mis ojos, Bertrand Russell es sin duda el único hombre de nuestro ...

Dios no existe

lecturas esenciales para el no creyente

Tras la publicación en 2008 de Dios no es bueno, Christopher Hitchens refuerza sus argumentos en favor del ateísmo con esta antología compuesta por textos muy variados (hay poesía, novela y ensayo). Se trata de un recorrido cronológico por la evolución del pensamiento ateo desde ...

Igualdad de género

una visión jurídica plural

Coords. Esther Gómez Campello, Félix Valbuena González. INDICE: Premisas histórico- filosóficas. Marco constitucional. Implicaciones laborales y penales. Aspectos contraactuales. Garantías del Derecho. Dimensiones europea y autonómica.

Proceso a un inocente

¿fue legal el juicio a Jesús?

Con este libro, centrado en el desarrollo histórico-jurídico del proceso a Jesús, irá descubriendo hasta qué punto unos textos y una tradición pueden ocultar aún, después de mil años, aspectos, situaciones y problemas no resueltos: ¿por qué fue detenido Jesús?; ¿quién tenía competencia para conocer ...

El despido o la violencia del poder privado

El despido individual se considera académicamente un tema clásico situado entre el contrato de trabajo y la organización de empresa. En el espacio mediático y en el debate político, sin embargo, el despido se mide en términos de coste, es decir, del dinero que es ...

Culture and economics

on values, economics and international business

Since the early 1990s, culture, in the sense of norms and values, has entered economic analysis again, whereas it was totally absent from mainstream economics during most of the second half of the twentieth century. The disappointing results of mainstream economics and developments in the ...

Port economics

"Port Economics" is the study of the economic decisions (and their consequences) of the users and providers of port services. A port is an 'engine' for economic development by providing employment, worker incomes, business earnings and taxes for its region. The book provides a detailed ...

Investing in gold

the essential safe faven investment for every portfolio

A timely guide to the recession-proof commodity. Every investor values gold, but few deeply understand its unique position in the financial market. Categorized as a safe-haven asset, this precious metal can rally by stock-market slides and often increases in value during times of inflation. This ...

International Financial Management

"International Financial Management" is written based on two distinct parts: emphasis on the basics and emphasis on a managerial perspective. The emphasis on the basics will allow students to be left with a framework for analysis that will serve them well when they need to ...

Free market madness

why human nature is at odds with economics and why it matters

We humans aren't entirely rational creatures. We decide to roll over and hit the snooze button instead of going to the gym, then fret over our health insurance payments. We take out home loans we can't possibly afford. We live hours away from ...

The leadership code

five rules to lead by

It's a question that has been tackled by many, many business thinkers. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices. But where are the clear, simple answers we need for our daily work lives ...

Discovery-driven growth

a breakthrough process to reduce risk and seize opportunity

Companies have long struggled to generate sustained profitable growth - and few have succeeded. Time after time, new initiatives and projects are rolled out with great fanfare only to end up abandoned and remembered only as expensive flops. Yet for the small handful of companies that ...

Think again

why good leaders make bad decisions and how to keep it from happening to you

We've all watched smart, experienced leaders make flawed - even catastrophic - decisions. How can the risks be reduced? And how can you be sure that you're making the right decisions? In this fascinating and instructive book, Sydney Finkelstein, Jo Whitehead, and Andrew Campbell - each ...

Succession

are you ready?

A leader's greatest challenge can be knowing when it's time to step aside. And just as challenging is the often overlooked, frequently thorny question of how you step aside. While a great deal has been written for corporate boards on the issue of ...

The differentiated workforce

transforming talent into strategic impact

Do you think of your company's talent as an investment to be managed like a portfolio? You should, according to authors Becker, Huselid, and Beatty, if you're interested in strategy execution. Many companies fall into the trap of spending too much time and ...

La democracia en blanco y negro

Coords. Ricardo Arana, Hernán Echevarría.Con el ánimo de unir de forma práctica la educación en valores y las nuevas formas de comunicación, principal objetivo de la colección Derechos al Cine, este número se centra en la democracia, el sistema político que permite el desarrollo ...