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Prácticas de autoestima

Ser, por fin, uno mismo. Dejar de preocuparse por el efecto que causamos. Actuar sin temer ni el fracaso ni el juicio de los demás. No temblar más ante la idea del rechazo. Y, tranquilamente, encontrar nuestro lugar en el mundo y entre los demás ...

Un estadista francés en la España de los Borbones

Juan Orry y las promeras reformas de Felipe V (1701-1706)

En 1700, la corona española cae en las manos de Felipe de Anjou. A los pocos menes de la llegada del rey Borbón a Madrid, su abuelo Luis XIV, le envía al financiero Juan Orry como colaborador, para asesorarle en materia de hacienda. Sin embargo ...

Social contract, free ride

a study of the public-goods problem

Access to public goods is free either because it would be too costly to exclude "nonpaying customers" from such access (e.g., pollution control) or because it would be morally repugnant to do so (children's playgrounds). The received wisdom in economics has long been ...

Los Estados Unidos de Europa han comenzado

la Comunidad Europa del carbón y del acero. Discursos y alocuciones 1952-1954

A 50 años de la entrada en vigor del Tratado de Roma y a 25 del Tratado de Maastricht, se publica por primera vez en español esta obra de uno de los fundadores de la Unión Europea, Jean Monet. Los europeos se preguntan por la ...

Informe España 2008

una interpretación de su realidad social

INDICE: Cambio climático: debate científico, percepción social y adaptación. Desarrollo sostenible y empresa.Las demandas educativas de la diversidad.Agua y sostenibilidad, elementos para el debate. Una movilidad insostenible.

The dragon and the elephant

agricultural and rural reforms in China and India

China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations' economies have grown dramatically over the past few decades, elevating them from two of the world's poorest countries into projected economic superpowers. As a result, the numbers of ...

Adam's ancestors

race, religion and the politics of human origins

Although the idea that all human beings are descended from Adam is a long-standing conviction in the West, another version of this narrative exists: human beings inhabited the Earth before, or alongside, Adam, and their descendants still occupy the planet.In this engaging and provocative ...

Calidad total

modelo EFQM de excelencia

En un entorno empresarial en el que los Sistemas de Gestión de la Calidad van ganando terreno, este libro pretende ser un referente para aquellos lectores que apuestan por anticiparse al mercado, superando el marco de la Norma ISO 9001:2000 y adoptando el Modelo ...

Pipelines

flowing oil and crude politics

Oil and natural gas are now acknowledged to be the driving forces of international politics. What has not yet been fully explored is how their delivery affects the geopolitics of the world. For pipelines, once built, create new diplomatic realities - some states are newly connected ...

The realities of witchcraft and popular magic in Early Modern Europe

culture, cognition, and everyday life

What did witchcraft and magic in early modern Europe really involve? The Realities of Witchcraft and Popular Magic in Early Modern Europe explores the elements of reality in early modern witchcraft and popular magic through a detailed study of actual cases and broad-ranging interdisciplinary investigations ...

Contesting justice

women, Islam, Law and society

Contesting Justice examines the development of the laws and practices governing the status of women in Muslim society, particularly in terms of marriage, polygamy, inheritance, and property rights, Ahmed E. Souaiaia argues that such laws were not methodically derived from legal sources but rather are ...

Periodization & sovereignty

how ideas of feudalism and secularization govern the politics of time

Despite all recent challenges to stage-oriented histories, the idea of a division between a "medieval" and a "modern" period has survived, even flourished, in academia. "Periodization and Sovereignty" demonstrates that this survival is no innocent affair. By examining periodization together with the two controversial categories ...

Dictionary of marketing terms

This book contains more than 4,000 marketing-related terms and definitions that cover a wide array of topics. Among them are print production, radio, TV, and outdoor advertising, internet marketing, direct marketing, market research and testing, pricing, marketing legislation, and much more. Here's a ...

Introducción a la estadística y probabilidad

(manual de ejercicios resueltos)

Diccionario de logística

"Logística" proviene del griego logos, y hace referencia a que la realidad puede ser calculada lógicamente. De ahí que se defina al "logista" como el profesional "especializado en métodos de organización". Este diccionario reúne más de 3.000 entradas, con su traducción al inglés, relacionadas ...

Anales de economía aplicada 2008

Calidad de servicios

el camino hacia la fidelidad del consumidor: estrategias para conseguir estabilizar a los clientes

Cada vez son más las empresas de la sociedad actual que se interesan por ofrecer servicios de calidad. En este libro se ofrece un breve análisis de las teorías más importantes en el estudio de la calidad del servicio.

Network strategies in Europe

developing the future for transport and ICT

The twenty-first century will be the age of global interaction and organised patterns of networks. This important book addresses the strategic dimensions of networks, especially in transportation and information communication technology in Europe. The authors examine the challenges brought about by European unification and accession ...

The international art markets

the essential guide for colletors and investors

Art continues to prove itself a sound, not to mention exhilarating and satisfying investment. "The International Art Markets" shows like no other book the huge scope for diversification within that market. Despite economic uncertainty, in just over two years average prices in the top 10 ...