El estado del bienestar en la encrucijada

Durante el mes de mayo de 2006 se celebró en la Universitat de d#Alacant, organizado por la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, la Escuela Universitaria de Relaciones Laborales y el Departamento de Análisis Económico Aplicado, el II Ciclo de conferencias sobre el Estado del Bienestar ...

Insitutions for social well-being

alternatives for Europe

In the debate on the future of Europe#s social dimension, efficiency is often seen as the main economic objective. Considerations of social equity are regarded as subjective and as a constraint on policymaking, and many argue that economic forces should prevail over social objectives ...

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 ...

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 ...

Inmigrantes

tu país los necesita

Philippe Legrain, autor del libro #Inmigrantes. Tu país los necesita.# describe en una entrevista a Intermón Oxfam las razones morales, sociales, económicas y culturales para permitir la entrada de inmigrantes a los países ricos.

Frontiers in pension finance

How to deliver adequate pension benefits at reasonable costs is a huge challenge confronting our ageing societies. This book delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest insights into pension finance, pension system design, pension governance and risk based supervision. It combines state-of-the-art analyses with innovative ...

Regulatory capitalism

how it works, ideas for making it work better

Contemporary societies have more vibrant markets than past ones. Yet, they are more heavily populated by private and public regulators. This book explores the features of such a regulatory capitalism, its tendencies to be cyclically crisis-ridden, ritualistic and governed through networks. New ways of thinking ...

El último profesor que visitó una fábrica

la economía en los negocios

La economía ha ido adquiriendo un papel cada vez mayor en nuestra sociedad. Cada día son más los aspectos que tienen que ver con este ámbito. Sin embargo, todo esto se hace aún más evidente cuando nos referimos al mundo empresarial, pues según el doctor ...

The changing distribution of earnings in OECD countries

This book is about how much people earn and why the distribution of earnings has been changing over time. The gap between the top and bottom in the United States has widened significantly since 1980. Why has this happened? Is it due to new technologies ...

Las cuentas de la nación I

introducción a la economía aplicada

En el año 1987, Cándido Muñoz publicaba la primera edición de Las cuentas de la nación. Introducción a la economía aplicada. Se pretendía introducir al estudiante de Economía en los conceptos y métodos de las cuentas nacionales. Tal introducción se concebía, siguiendo a J. R ...

The design and use of political economy indicators

challenges of definition, aggregation and application

This book addresses a need: the most commonly employed Political Economy Indicators (PEIs) frequently give little useful information and lead to problematic results. This volume will examine measurement issues, relate PEIs to economic theory, and suggest better measures than at present.It is relevant for ...

Creating food futures

trade, ethics and the environment

Eds. Cathy Rozel Farnworth, Janice Jiggins, Emyr Vaughan Thomas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A global transformation in food supply and consumption is placing our food security at risk. What changes need to be made to the ways we trade, process and purchase our food if everyone in the world ...

Feeding the world

an economic history of agriculture, 1800-2000

In the last two centuries, agriculture has been an outstanding, if somewhat neglected, success story. It has fed an ever-growing population with an increasing variety of products at falling prices, even as it has released a growing number of workers to the rest of the ...

Agricultura para el desarrollo

Informe sobre el Desarrollo Mundial 2008

Como viene claramente descrito en el título, el Informe anual de Desarrollo Mundial para el año 2008 del BM está dedicado íntegramente a la Agricultura. Así en el informe se insta a incrementar la inversión en agricultura en los países en desarrollo. Asimismo se advierte ...

The sushi economy

globalization and the making of a modern delicacy

Jumping from Mediterranean docks to the multimillion-dollar tuna auctions of Japanese fish markets, "The Sushi Economy" traces sushi's journey from Tokyo street snack to global delicacy. 8-page photo insert.

Global rice and agricultural trade liberalisation

poverty and welfare omplications for South Asia

Rice has long been one of the most protected commodities in world trade. Now the probable significant liberalisation of trade in rice is likely to have huge welfare implications for many countries dependent on its production and trade, particularly those in South Asia. This book ...

Obesos y famélicos

el impacto de la globalización en el sistema alimentario mundial

Cómo es posible que, si producimos más alimentos que nunca, haya también más hambre que en toda la historia? ¿Cómo es posible que, al mismo tiempo, una epidemia de sobrepeso afecte especialmente a los más pobres del planeta? ¿Por qué hay soja en casi todos ...

El hambre estacional

la lucha silenciosa por los alimentos en el mundo rural más empobrecido

Todos los años, millones de personas que viven en las zonas rurales pobres se ven afectadas por la predecible y evitable hambre estacional. En El hambre estacional se analizan las razones por las que el mundo no reacciona ante una crisis que sabemos se va ...

Sustainability and the civil commons

rural communities in the age of globalization

Often used but little understood, the word 'sustainability' is potent in its ability to evoke a better world based on economic, social, and environmental justice. The concept of sustainability, however, has been strikingly under-theorized. "Sustainability and the Civil Commons" provides what has been lacking since ...

Beyond relief

food security in protracted crises

Eds. Luca Alinovi, Günter Hemrich, Luca Russo. In many countries, prolonged conflicts result in food emergencies that recur over years or even decades. Initial humanitarian relief efforts are rarely replaced by programmes that offer a longer-term perspective on food security. This book provides examples of ...