Con la globalización se han ido generando procesos socioeconómicos contradictorios que, al tiempo que eliminan las barreras nacionales para la circulación de capital, mercancías y bienes de servicios, levanta otras a la entrada de refugiados y migrantes. El presente libro examina los contextos y desarrollos ...
Con la globalización se han ido generando procesos socioeconómicos contradictorios que, al tiempo que eliminan las barreras nacionales para la circulación de capital, mercancías y bienes de servicios, levanta otras a la entrada de refugiados y migrantes. El presente libro examina los contextos y desarrollos ...
Este libro reúne tres ensayos de historia, política y economía. El primero de ellos trata sobre Historia. Es una reseña crítica de Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina, el clásico de Eduardo Galeano. Lo motivó la creencia de que este libro contribuyó a formar una ...
Este libro reúne tres ensayos de historia, política y economía. El primero de ellos trata sobre Historia. Es una reseña crítica de Las Venas Abiertas de América Latina, el clásico de Eduardo Galeano. Lo motivó la creencia de que este libro contribuyó a formar una ...
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2018
World Inequality Report 2018 is the most authoritative and up-to-date account of global trends in inequality. Researched, compiled, and written by a team of the world’s leading economists of inequality, it presents?with unrivaled clarity and depth?information and analysis that will be vital ...
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2018
World Inequality Report 2018 is the most authoritative and up-to-date account of global trends in inequality. Researched, compiled, and written by a team of the world’s leading economists of inequality, it presents?with unrivaled clarity and depth?information and analysis that will be vital ...
Las oficinas de bienestar generalmente atraen descripciones negativas de la burocracia con sus colas, sus rutinas y su impersonalidad. ¿son máquinas anónimas o el lugar de las relaciones de servicio neutrales? Mostrando cómo la gente experimenta la administración pública estatal. El burócrata y el pobre ...
Las oficinas de bienestar generalmente atraen descripciones negativas de la burocracia con sus colas, sus rutinas y su impersonalidad. ¿son máquinas anónimas o el lugar de las relaciones de servicio neutrales? Mostrando cómo la gente experimenta la administración pública estatal. El burócrata y el pobre ...
The different degrees of interaction between the urban and rural worlds in the last century have been the cause of very diverse forms of ruralities. Economic changes resulting from deindustrialisation and globalisation have introduced great complexity in rural areas. These changes are clearly seen in ...
The different degrees of interaction between the urban and rural worlds in the last century have been the cause of very diverse forms of ruralities. Economic changes resulting from deindustrialisation and globalisation have introduced great complexity in rural areas. These changes are clearly seen in ...
No one wants to live in poverty. Few people would want others to do so. Yet, millions of people worldwide live in poverty. According to the World Bank, over 700 million people lived on less than US $2 a day in 2013. Why is that ...
No one wants to live in poverty. Few people would want others to do so. Yet, millions of people worldwide live in poverty. According to the World Bank, over 700 million people lived on less than US $2 a day in 2013. Why is that ...
In economic sectors crucial to human welfare – agriculture, education, and medicine – a small number of firms control global markets, primarily by enforcing intellectual property (IP) rights incorporated into trade agreements made in the 1980s onward. Such rights include patents on seeds and medicines, copyrights for ...
In economic sectors crucial to human welfare – agriculture, education, and medicine – a small number of firms control global markets, primarily by enforcing intellectual property (IP) rights incorporated into trade agreements made in the 1980s onward. Such rights include patents on seeds and medicines, copyrights for ...
The overwhelming view following the recent global financial crisis was that finance itself was the cause of the crisis and the disasters that followed. But former World Bank Group CFO Bertrand Badre says that ultimately finance is just a tool--the most powerful tool on earth ...
The overwhelming view following the recent global financial crisis was that finance itself was the cause of the crisis and the disasters that followed. But former World Bank Group CFO Bertrand Badre says that ultimately finance is just a tool--the most powerful tool on earth ...
Peterson Institute for International Economics. PIIE. Washington, D.C., 2018
The world is poised on the threshold of economic changes that will reduce the income gap between the rich and poor on a global scale while reshaping patterns of consumption. Rapid economic growth in emerging-market economies is projected to enable consumers worldwide to spend proportionately ...
Peterson Institute for International Economics. PIIE. Washington, D.C., 2018
The world is poised on the threshold of economic changes that will reduce the income gap between the rich and poor on a global scale while reshaping patterns of consumption. Rapid economic growth in emerging-market economies is projected to enable consumers worldwide to spend proportionately ...
Employment relations in advanced, post-industrial democracies have become increasingly insecure and uncertain as the risks associated with work are being shifted from employers and governments to workers.
Arne L. Kalleberg examines the impact of the liberalization of labor markets and welfare systems on the growth ...
Employment relations in advanced, post-industrial democracies have become increasingly insecure and uncertain as the risks associated with work are being shifted from employers and governments to workers.
Arne L. Kalleberg examines the impact of the liberalization of labor markets and welfare systems on the growth ...
How society's undervaluing of life puts all of us at risk-and the groundbreaking economic measure that can fix it
Like it or not, sometimes we need to put a monetary value on people's lives. In the past, government agencies used the financial "cost ...
How society's undervaluing of life puts all of us at risk-and the groundbreaking economic measure that can fix it
Like it or not, sometimes we need to put a monetary value on people's lives. In the past, government agencies used the financial "cost ...
For decades we have been told a story: that development is working, that poverty is a natural phenomenon and will be eradicated through aid by 2030. But just because it is a comforting tale doesn't make it true. Poor countries are poor because they ...
For decades we have been told a story: that development is working, that poverty is a natural phenomenon and will be eradicated through aid by 2030. But just because it is a comforting tale doesn't make it true. Poor countries are poor because they ...
While it is central to today's politics, few people fully understand the National Debt and its role in shaping the course of British history. Without it, Britain would not have gained--and lost--two empires, nor won its wars against France and Germany. But Britain has ...
While it is central to today's politics, few people fully understand the National Debt and its role in shaping the course of British history. Without it, Britain would not have gained--and lost--two empires, nor won its wars against France and Germany. But Britain has ...
Harvard Business School Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2018
What Globalization Now Means for Your Business
Executives can no longer base their strategies on the assumption that globalization will continue to advance steadily. But how should they respond to the growing pressures against globalization? And what can businesses do to control their destinies in ...
Harvard Business School Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2018
What Globalization Now Means for Your Business
Executives can no longer base their strategies on the assumption that globalization will continue to advance steadily. But how should they respond to the growing pressures against globalization? And what can businesses do to control their destinies in ...
Modern societies set limits, on everything from how fast motorists can drive to how much waste factory owners can dump in our rivers. But incomes in our deeply unequal world have no limits. Could capping top incomes tackle rising inequality more effectively than conventional approaches ...
Modern societies set limits, on everything from how fast motorists can drive to how much waste factory owners can dump in our rivers. But incomes in our deeply unequal world have no limits. Could capping top incomes tackle rising inequality more effectively than conventional approaches ...
La forma en como nos organizamos como sociedad y la actual articulación del Estado de Bienestar en España ha manifestado una clara limitación para reducir la desigualdad y la pobreza tanto en periodos de bonanza económica, como en los recientes periodos de crisis. Una situación ...
La forma en como nos organizamos como sociedad y la actual articulación del Estado de Bienestar en España ha manifestado una clara limitación para reducir la desigualdad y la pobreza tanto en periodos de bonanza económica, como en los recientes periodos de crisis. Una situación ...
The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever we need strong social programs-the best tools we have to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. This book brings together distinguished contributors to examine the global variations ...
The welfare state has been under attack for decades, but now more than ever we need strong social programs-the best tools we have to combat inequality, support social justice, and even improve economic performance. This book brings together distinguished contributors to examine the global variations ...
Los factores que más influyen sobre la salud de las personas son la edad y las condiciones de vida, así como la genética, los accidentes (laborales, de tráfico, domésticos), las enfermedades y la forma en que estos elementos interaccionan entre sí. Todo lo que signifique ...
Los factores que más influyen sobre la salud de las personas son la edad y las condiciones de vida, así como la genética, los accidentes (laborales, de tráfico, domésticos), las enfermedades y la forma en que estos elementos interaccionan entre sí. Todo lo que signifique ...
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2018
One of the world’s leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Drawing on vast data sets and cutting-edge research, he explains the benign and malign forces that make inequality rise ...
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge (MSS), 2018
One of the world’s leading economists of inequality, Branko Milanovic presents a bold new account of the dynamics that drive inequality on a global scale. Drawing on vast data sets and cutting-edge research, he explains the benign and malign forces that make inequality rise ...
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will ...
When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will ...
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