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Environmental reform in the information age

the contours of informational governance

As the information revolution continues to accelerate, the environment remains high on public and political agendas around the world. These two topics are rarely connected, but information - its collection, processing, accessibility and verification - is crucial in dealing with environmental challenges such as climate change, unsustainable ...

La gouvernance de la mondialisation

Qui oserait encore nier l#impact de la mondialisation sur notre vie quotidienne, son opacité, le sentiment d#impuissance qui en découle ? Les mécanismes de régulation de la mondialisation sortent de l#environnement traditionnel de l#État et des organisations intergouvernementales. Il est désormais nécessaire ...

The new global trading order

the evolving state and the future of trade

The international institutions that have governed global trade since the end of World War II have lost their effectiveness, and global trade governance is fractured. The need for new institutions is obvious, and yet, few proposals seem to be on offer. The key to understanding ...

Banking on global markets

Deutsche bank and the United States, 1870 to the present

Banking on Global Markets uses the story of the U.S. business and political dealings of Germany#s largest bank to illuminate developments in the ongoing globalization of major financial institutions. Throughout its nearly 140-year-long history, Deutsche Bank served as one of Germany#s principal ...

Probability and information

an integrated approach

This updated textbook is an excellent way to introduce probability and information theory to new students in mathematics, computer science, engineering, statistics, economics, or business studies. Only requiring knowledge of basic calculus, it starts by building a clear and systematic foundation to the subject: the ...

C++ design patterns and derivatives pricing

Design patterns are the cutting-edge paradigm for programming in C++, and they are here discussed in depth using examples from financial mathematics. Assuming only a basic knowledge of C++ and mathematical finance, the reader learns how to produce well-designed, structured, reusable code via carefully-chosen examples ...

Financial risk management with bayesian estimation of GARCH models

theory and applications

This book presents methodologies for the Bayesian estimation of GARCH models and their application to financial risk management. The study of these models from a Bayesian viewpoint is relatively recent and can be considered very promising due to the advantages of the Bayesian approach, in ...

Investing in liquid assets

uncorking profits in today's global wine market

Now more than ever, the value of Investment-Grade Wines (IGWs) and opportunities to invest in wine as an asset class are soaring. With a little research and a little risk, wine enthusiasts on every level will find it possible to gain big rewards in wine ...

The gods that failed

how blind faith in markets has cost us our future

In Britain and the United States a very strange sect has seized power. They believe that we can all reach financial paradise, if only certain sacrifices are made. There must be deregulation, there must be privatization, and markets must be left unmolested, the better to ...

Manual de técnicas del CMP

herramientas para la innovación de procesos

Este manual es una caja de herramientas (toolbox) en la que se recopilan algunas de las técnicas más frecuentemente utilizadas en la aplicación del Ciclo de Mejora de Procesos de Negocio a un proyecto de innovación o mejora de procesos. INDICE: Indice de figuras. Presentación ...

Tribunal permanente de revisión y Estado de Derecho en el Mercosur

Prol. Wilfrido Fernández. Desde 1991, año de su fundación, el MERCOSUR se ha desarrollado fundamentalmente en el campo comercial. En su ámbito de actuación se puede comprobar la superación de las materias contenidas en el Tratado de Asunción. Este avance exige necesariamente mayores esfuerzos entre ...

Sebastiano del Piombo 1485-1547

Federico Motta Editore pubblica #Sebastiano del Piombo#, primo volume a carattere monografico sull#artista, con il quale la casa editrice si propone di ripercorrere la complessa vicenda figurativa del pittore veneto, che dagli esordi giorgioneschi approda alla Maniera, per focalizzare i momenti cruciali della sua ...

Fundamentals of multinational finance

ÍNDICE: Part I: Global Financial Environment Chapter 1: Globalization and the Multinational Enterprise Chapter 2: Financial Goals and Corporate Governance Chapter 3: The International Monetary System Chapter 4: The Balance of Payments Chapter 5: The Foreign Exchange Market Part II: Foreign Exchange Theory Chapter 6 ...

Taking on the trust

the epic battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller

How a female investigative journalist brought down the world#s greatest tycoon and broke up the Standard Oil monopoly. Long before the rise of mega-corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft, Standard Oil controlled the oil industry with a monopolistic force unprecedented in American business history. Undaunted ...

Subprime Mortgage Credit Derivatives

Mortgage credit derivatives are a risky business, especially of late. Written by an expert author team of UBS practitioners-Laurie Goodman, Shumin Li, Douglas Lucas, and Thomas Zimmerman-along with Frank Fabozzi of Yale University, Subprime Mortgage Credit Derivatives covers state- of-the-art instruments and strategies for managing ...

Wall Street's buried treasure

the low priced value investing approach to finding great stocks

Políticas de la memoria y memorias de la política

El nuevo texto de Paloma Aguilar constituye el mejor ejemplo de cómo la ciencia política puede combinar la agudeza teórica con una abrumadora documentación histórica y un cuidadoso análisis de encuestas. Se trata de un libro imprescindible para científi cos políticos e historiadores, interesados en ...

Relaciones públicas

profesión y prácticas

ÍNDICE: 1.Naturaleza de las Relaciones Públicas. 2.Historia de las Relaciones Públicas. 3.Base teórica de las Relaciones Publicas. 4.Ética y Leyes. 5.Investigación (entendiendo a la opinión pública). 6.Planeación estratégica para relaciones publicas efectivas. 7.Acción y comunicación. 8.Evaluación de ...

Real estate finance and investment manual

Updated and revised to include ten years of new developments in real estate investment, Real Estate Finance and Investment Manual, Ninth Edition is the definitive guide to financing for all real estate investors. Understand all the financing options, learn how to choose an appropriate strategy ...

Introduction to securitization

Introduction to Securitization outlines the basics of securitization, addressing applications for this technology to mortgages, collateralized debt obligations, future flows, credit cards, and auto loans. The authors present a comprehensive overview of the topic based on the experience they have gathered through years of interaction ...