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L'analyse économique du Droit de l'environnement

Cet ouvrage applique pour la première fois dans le monde francophone la doctrine américaine du «law and economics» (analyse économique du droit) au droit de l#environnement. Il est démontré comment, en utilisant des principes économiques comme l#analyse coûts-bénéfices, le droit de l#environnement ...

The theory of taxation and public economics

"The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics" presents a unified conceptual framework for analyzing taxation - the first to be systematically developed in several decades. An original treatment of the subject rather than a textbook synthesis, this book contains new analysis that generates novel results, including ...

When I'm sixty-four

the plot against pensions and the plan to save them

A crisis is looming for baby boomers and anyone else who hopes to retire in the coming years. In "When I'm Sixty-Four", Teresa Ghilarducci, the nation's leading authority on the economics of retirement, explains how to confront this crisis head-on, revealing the causes ...

Privatization

successes and failures

The privatization of large state-owned enterprises is one of the most radical policy developments of the last quarter century. Right-wing governments have privatized in an effort to decrease the size of government, while left- wing governments have privatized either to compensate for the failures of ...

The power of unreasonable people

how social entrepreneurs create markets that change the world

Renowned playwright George Bernard Shaw once said "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." By this definition, some of today's entrepreneurs are decidedly ...

Competition demystified

a radically simplified approach to business strategy

Bruce Greenwald, one of the nationas leading business professors, presents a new and simplified approach to strategy that cuts through much of the fog that has surrounded the subject. Based on his hugely popular course at Columbia Business School, Greenwald and his coauthor, Judd Kahn ...

Judgment

how winning leaders make great calls

A bold new approach to the art of making tough calls when it really counts .Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis have each spent decades studying leadership and advising top CEOs such as GEs Jack Welch and Starbucks Howard Schultz. Now, in their first collaboration, these ...

Les vertus du jude

Le juge fait l'objet d'attentes contradictoires et les ambiguités de la fonction soulèvent de nombreux questions, notamment éthiques. Les auteurs ont cherché à problématiser les qualités aujourd'hui attendues des juges en s'adressant aux textes de la tradition philosophique.

International political economy

contrasting world views

This textbook is the perfect short introduction to the fundamental theories and issues of international political economy (IPE). Written in a concise and accessible style, the text equips students with the necessary skills and knowledge to understand this complex and fascinating area. Engaging with both ...

Serving whose interests?

the political economy of trade in services agreements

"Serving Whose Interests?" explores the political economy of trade in services agreements from a critical legal perspective. The controversy surrounding the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and its variants at the regional and bilateral levels can, it is argued, be seen as a ...

Termites in the trading system

how preferential agreements undermine free trade

Jagdish Bhagwati, an internationally renowned economist known for his insightful analyses and elegant writing, here shines a critical light on Preferential Trade Agreements, revealing how the rapid spread of PTAs endangers the world trading system. Preferential Trade Agreements, many taking the form of Free Trade ...

Why popcorn costs so much at the movies

and other pricing puzzles

Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies, And Other Pricing Puzzles unravels the pricing mysteries we encounter every day. Have you ever wondered why all movies, whether blockbusters or duds, have the same ticket prices? Why sometimes there are free lunches? Why so many ...

Free riding

One individual's contribution to a large collective project - such as voting in a national election or contributing to a public television fund-raising campaign - often seems negligible. A striking proposition of contemporary economics and political science is that it would be an exercise of reason ...

Acuerdos del IV Mandato

consejo general de la ciudadanía española en el exterior

Working longer

the solution to the retirement income challenge

Daily headlines warn American workers that their retirement years may be far from golden. The average worker needs more retirement income than ever, due to increased life expectancy and soaring health care costs. But the main components of the retirement income system - Social Security and ...

Las personas con discapacidad en el medio penitenciario en España

Las personas con discapacidad internas en instituciones penitenciarias constituyen una minoría exigua apenas conocida, que vive en situación de precariedad extrema. Su invisibilidad ha hecho que hasta ahora hayan permanecido, generalizadamante, al margen de las políticas públicas de discapacidad, recibiendo una atención muy residual del ...

Derecho y transgénicos

regulando incertidumbre

La presente obra del Dr. López Villar expone al lector a un análisis meticuloso y exhaustivo del marco jurídico actual de la normativa de los OMG o transgénicos a nivel internacional y comunitario, particularmente en el ámbito de la agricultura y la alimentación. La publicación ...

The economics of social problems

The fourth edition of this popular textbook draws on recent developments in social issues, placing them within an economic framework that provides both an introduction and a clear analysis of these concerns. The authors have retained the established structure of previous editions while expanding their ...

Trade barriers to the public good

free trade and environmental protection

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) were designed to strengthen investor's rights at the expense of community rights and environmental protection. Both deals have achieved their aims. Trade Barriers to the Public Good provides a detailed ...

The economics of money, banking and finace

a european text

Essential reading for anyone wanting in-depth knowledge of the way financial systems operate around the world, particularly in Europe.' Dr Sugata Ghosh, BrunelUniversity;The written style of the textbook is very good and student-friendly. One of the key strengths of this textbook is its very ...