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The Code of Capital

How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by Katharina Pistor ...

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and ... Read more

$47.33 CAD

A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealthCapital is the defining feature of modern economies, yet most people have no idea where it actually comes from. What is it, exactly, that transforms mere wealth into an asset that automatically creates more wealth? The Code of Capital explains how capital is created behind closed doors in the offices of private attorneys, and
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A Very English Deceit

The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (Text Only)

by Malcolm Balen ...

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft ... Read more

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The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft
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Border Frictions

Gender, Generation and Technology on the Frontline

by Karine Côté-Boucher ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship
How did Canadian border officers come to think of themselves as a "police of the border"? This book tells the story of the shift to law enforcement in Canadian border control. From the 1990s onward, it traces the transformation of a customs organization into a border-policing agency.Border Frictions investigates how considerable political efforts and state resources have made bordering a matter of ... Read more

$77.61 CAD

How did Canadian border officers come to think of themselves as a "police of the border"? This book tells the story of the shift to law enforcement in Canadian border control. From the 1990s onward, it traces the transformation of a customs organization into a border-policing agency.Border Frictions investigates how considerable political efforts and state resources have made bordering a matter of
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Enforcement of Corporate and Securities Law

China and the World

Edited by Robin Hui Huang, Nicholas Calcina Howson ...

This book is the first of its kind in focusing on the enforcement of corporate and securities laws, both public and private, which is a relatively understudied but critically important issue for the development and health of global capital markets. The book has a special focus on the young system coming into being in the People's Republic of China (PRC), but also examines the enforcement of ... Read more

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This book is the first of its kind in focusing on the enforcement of corporate and securities laws, both public and private, which is a relatively understudied but critically important issue for the development and health of global capital markets. The book has a special focus on the young system coming into being in the People's Republic of China (PRC), but also examines the enforcement of
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Die Vermoegenssicherstellungsbefugnis der Bundesanstalt fuer Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (§ 6 Absatz 13 WpHG) – unter besonderer Beruecksichtigung des rechtsstaatlichen Bestimmtheitsgebotes

by Johannes-Sebastian Lepple ...

Series Book 6754 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
Im Zuge der Finanzmarktnovellierungsgesetze wurden die Befugnisse der BaFin stark ausgeweitet. Der Autor untersucht die neue und besonders eingriffsintensive Befugnis zur Vermögenssicherstellung (§ 6 Abs. 13 WpHG). Dabei stellt er zunächst Inhalt und Zielsetzung dar, bevor die Frage der Verfassungsmäßigkeit der Vorschrift untersucht wird. An die Erörterung der Anforderungen des rechtsstaatlichen ... Read more

$50.21 CAD

Im Zuge der Finanzmarktnovellierungsgesetze wurden die Befugnisse der BaFin stark ausgeweitet. Der Autor untersucht die neue und besonders eingriffsintensive Befugnis zur Vermögenssicherstellung (§ 6 Abs. 13 WpHG). Dabei stellt er zunächst Inhalt und Zielsetzung dar, bevor die Frage der Verfassungsmäßigkeit der Vorschrift untersucht wird. An die Erörterung der Anforderungen des rechtsstaatlichen
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American Corporate Law For European Jurists

Quizmaster Law

by Eric Engle ...

Series series Quizmaster Law
Will you get good grades on your law exam? Will you pass the bar? How would you feel with good grades and a pass? How would you feel with bad grades or even failing the bar? THIS BOOK will help You get good grades and pass the bar!Benefits: Learn the rules of corporate law to get good grades and pass the bar. Success!Features: International Business Law requires language expertise: that's in this ... Read more

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Will you get good grades on your law exam? Will you pass the bar? How would you feel with good grades and a pass? How would you feel with bad grades or even failing the bar? THIS BOOK will help You get good grades and pass the bar!Benefits: Learn the rules of corporate law to get good grades and pass the bar. Success!Features: International Business Law requires language expertise: that's in this
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EU Securities and Financial Markets Regulation

by Niamh Moloney ...

The Global Financial Crisis has re-ordered how the EU intervenes in the EU financial market, both with respect to regulation and with respect to supervision. After 5 years of a behemoth reform agenda, the new landscape is now clear. Rule-making power has decisively moved to the EU and radical reforms have been made to the organization of supervision. EU Securities and Financial Markets Regulation ... Read more

$79.19 CAD

The Global Financial Crisis has re-ordered how the EU intervenes in the EU financial market, both with respect to regulation and with respect to supervision. After 5 years of a behemoth reform agenda, the new landscape is now clear. Rule-making power has decisively moved to the EU and radical reforms have been made to the organization of supervision. EU Securities and Financial Markets Regulation
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財富背後的法律密碼

法律如何創造財富與不平等The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by 卡塔琳娜．皮斯托（Katharina Pistor）, 趙盛慈 ...

Series series FROM
■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt ... Read more

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt
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Políticas de seguridad pública y privada

by Gorgonio Martínez Atienza ...

Universidad de Málaga. Área de derecho administrativo. Profesor asociado Dr. Gorgonio Martínez Atienza. Asignaturas políticas de seguridad pública y privada. Cuarto de criminología. ... Read more

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Universidad de Málaga. Área de derecho administrativo. Profesor asociado Dr. Gorgonio Martínez Atienza. Asignaturas políticas de seguridad pública y privada. Cuarto de criminología.
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TOI, CE FUTUR OFFICIER DE POLICE

La méthode infaillible en 7 points pour réussir le concours

by Pierre-Etienne HOURLIER ...

DEVENEZ OFFICIER DE POLICE – 7 ÉTAPES, ZÉRO IMPASSEPRÊT À PRENDRE LE COMMANDEMENT ?- Vous êtes candidat externe et vous visez un premier poste à responsabilité dans la fonction publique ?- Vous êtes candidat interne, et vous savez qu’il est temps d’accéder au commandement, à la hauteur de votre engagement ?- Vous cherchez un livre clair, structuré, complet, qui vous offre une vraie méthode et pas ... Read more

$14.50 CAD

DEVENEZ OFFICIER DE POLICE – 7 ÉTAPES, ZÉRO IMPASSEPRÊT À PRENDRE LE COMMANDEMENT ?- Vous êtes candidat externe et vous visez un premier poste à responsabilité dans la fonction publique ?- Vous êtes candidat interne, et vous savez qu’il est temps d’accéder au commandement, à la hauteur de votre engagement ?- Vous cherchez un livre clair, structuré, complet, qui vous offre une vraie méthode et pas
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Between Citizen and State

An Introduction to the Corporation

by David A. Westbrook ...

Between Citizen and State is an intrepid and readable introduction to, and insightful commentary on, the role of the corporation in the modern world. Corporate actors have typical motivations, opportunities, temptations - they are characters, and their interactions follow familiar plotlines. Part I, Background, introduces the characters and their context. Part II, Internal Struggles, explains ... Read more

$131.82 CAD

Between Citizen and State is an intrepid and readable introduction to, and insightful commentary on, the role of the corporation in the modern world. Corporate actors have typical motivations, opportunities, temptations - they are characters, and their interactions follow familiar plotlines. Part I, Background, introduces the characters and their context. Part II, Internal Struggles, explains
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International Investment Management

Theory, ethics and practice

by Kara Tan Bhala, Warren Yeh, Raj Bhala ...

International Investment Management: Theory, Practice, and Ethics synthesizes investment principles, Asian financial practice, and ethics reflecting the realities of modern international finance. These topics are studied within the Asian context, first through the medium of case studies and then via the particular conditions common in those markets including issues of religion and philosophy.This ... Read more

$166.31 CAD

International Investment Management: Theory, Practice, and Ethics synthesizes investment principles, Asian financial practice, and ethics reflecting the realities of modern international finance. These topics are studied within the Asian context, first through the medium of case studies and then via the particular conditions common in those markets including issues of religion and philosophy.This
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Making Money

Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism

by Christine Desan ...

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that ... Read more

$33.11 CAD

Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that
... Read more
The Puerto Rico Constitution

by Rafael Cox Alomar ...

Series series Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States
The only book of its kind in the English language, this is the first volume of the Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States to explore the constitution of a U.S. territory: Puerto Rico. The first half of the volume unearths the island's constitutional history from the days of Spanish colonization in the 16th century, through to Congress' enactment in 2016 of the Puerto ... Read more

$135.35 CAD

The only book of its kind in the English language, this is the first volume of the Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States to explore the constitution of a U.S. territory: Puerto Rico. The first half of the volume unearths the island's constitutional history from the days of Spanish colonization in the 16th century, through to Congress' enactment in 2016 of the Puerto
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Anlegerleitbild und Anlegerschutz im Kapitalmarktrecht

by Ivo Frohmüller ...

Series Book 109 - Frankfurter wirtschaftsrechtliche Studien
Die Arbeit untersucht, ob die Fragmentierung des Kapitalmarktrechts, die Folgen der Finanzmarktkrise und die Behavioral Finance-Forschung eine Modernisierung des Anlegerleitbildes für einen wirksamen Schutz des Privatanlegers erforderlich machen. Hierzu überprüft der Autor, ob de lege lata ein Anlegerleitbild besteht, das Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung allgemein anerkennen. Er postuliert de lege ... Read more

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Die Arbeit untersucht, ob die Fragmentierung des Kapitalmarktrechts, die Folgen der Finanzmarktkrise und die Behavioral Finance-Forschung eine Modernisierung des Anlegerleitbildes für einen wirksamen Schutz des Privatanlegers erforderlich machen. Hierzu überprüft der Autor, ob de lege lata ein Anlegerleitbild besteht, das Gesetzgebung und Rechtsprechung allgemein anerkennen. Er postuliert de lege
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Registro Civil de Pessoa Jurídica

by Christiano Cassettari ...

Sobre a obra Registro Civil de Pessoas Jurídicas - 1ª Ed - 2023 Coleção Cartórios Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de ... Read more

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Sobre a obra Registro Civil de Pessoas Jurídicas - 1ª Ed - 2023 Coleção Cartórios Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de
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Rethinking Reserves in the Swiss Code of Obligations

with special regard to Reserves based on the Articles of Association

by Yvette Märki ...

This work examines reserves in the recently revised Swiss Code of Obligations, which will enter into force 1 January 2023. The analysis focuses on their creation and dissolution, and distinguishes between reserves formed by the board and reserves formed by the general assembly. By focusing on an instrument in the banking sector, the reserves for general banking risks, this work investigates the ... Read more

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This work examines reserves in the recently revised Swiss Code of Obligations, which will enter into force 1 January 2023. The analysis focuses on their creation and dissolution, and distinguishes between reserves formed by the board and reserves formed by the general assembly. By focusing on an instrument in the banking sector, the reserves for general banking risks, this work investigates the
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Private Equity Funds: Business Structure and Operations

by James M. Schell, Kristine M. Koren, Pamela Lawrence Endreny ...

"The best guide to private equity funds. Insight and explanations for both fund sponsors and investors. The gold standard."—**Andrew Zalasin,**General Partner and CFO: RRE VenturesBest Practices for Organizing and Managing a FundWith nearly $7 trillion invested in more than 20,000 funds, investor interest in the private equity industry has returned, despite the economic turmoil of recent years. ... Read more

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"The best guide to private equity funds. Insight and explanations for both fund sponsors and investors. The gold standard."—**Andrew Zalasin,**General Partner and CFO: RRE VenturesBest Practices for Organizing and Managing a FundWith nearly $7 trillion invested in more than 20,000 funds, investor interest in the private equity industry has returned, despite the economic turmoil of recent years.
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The World According to Ben Stein

Wit, Wisdom & Even More Wit

by Ben Stein ...

The wit and wisdom and more wit from America’s best-known economist, personal finance expert, actor, writer and political commentator.Ben Stein, a polymath famous and beloved for his iconic movie and tv roles, bestselling books and humorous writings and tv commentary, shares his views on love, money, politics and living the American Dream and how you too can lead an informed, politically sane, ... Read more

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The wit and wisdom and more wit from America’s best-known economist, personal finance expert, actor, writer and political commentator.Ben Stein, a polymath famous and beloved for his iconic movie and tv roles, bestselling books and humorous writings and tv commentary, shares his views on love, money, politics and living the American Dream and how you too can lead an informed, politically sane,
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Neproliferarea nucleară după Tucidide

by Andreea Emilia Duță ...

Lucrarea de faţă este prima dintr-un ciclul de lucrări dedicate dosarului nuclear. Demersul pleacă de la mai multe comunicări prezentate la conferinţe studenţeşti naţionale şi internaţionale şi de la câteva articole şi studii pe această tematică publicate în ţară şi peste hotare. Nu mi-am propus să epuizez domeniul neproliferării deosebit de dens, dinamic şi contradictoriu; am încercat să ... Read more

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Lucrarea de faţă este prima dintr-un ciclul de lucrări dedicate dosarului nuclear. Demersul pleacă de la mai multe comunicări prezentate la conferinţe studenţeşti naţionale şi internaţionale şi de la câteva articole şi studii pe această tematică publicate în ţară şi peste hotare. Nu mi-am propus să epuizez domeniul neproliferării deosebit de dens, dinamic şi contradictoriu; am încercat să
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Secularism with its Roots & Reasons

by STONE EDWARD ...

"All my conception of the scientific method can be summarized by saying that it consists of these three steps:We stumble upon some problem;We try to solve it, for example, by proposing some new theory;We learn from our mistakes, especially from those that are made present to us by the critical discussion of our attempts at resolution.Or, to put it in three words: problem-theories-critical. I ... Read more

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"All my conception of the scientific method can be summarized by saying that it consists of these three steps:We stumble upon some problem;We try to solve it, for example, by proposing some new theory;We learn from our mistakes, especially from those that are made present to us by the critical discussion of our attempts at resolution.Or, to put it in three words: problem-theories-critical. I
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Capital Markets, Derivatives and the Law

by Alan Rechtschaffen ...

President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well ... Read more

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President Obama recently called for a new financial regulation system in the United States. In order to understand the intricacies of new regulation, individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well
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Raising Capital on Arab Equity Markets

Legal and Juridical Aspects of Arab Securities Regulation

by Lu'ayy Minwer Al-Rimawi ...

This first book of its kind discusses in particular the role of investor protection as regards disclosure when issuers are offering securities to the public, with full descriptions of the securities markets and stock exchanges in seventeen Arab jurisdictions. In two interrelated parts it examines both the regional macroeconomic matrix and a detailed case study (that of Jordan) in order to analyse ... Read more

$226.99 CAD

This first book of its kind discusses in particular the role of investor protection as regards disclosure when issuers are offering securities to the public, with full descriptions of the securities markets and stock exchanges in seventeen Arab jurisdictions. In two interrelated parts it examines both the regional macroeconomic matrix and a detailed case study (that of Jordan) in order to analyse
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Contenido mínimo del programa de formación específica de servicio de respuesta ante alarmas en seguridad privada

by Castro Borja ...

Ningún domicilio esta a salvo. Los amigos de lo ajeno no tienen fijación por ningún tipo de vivienda ni un modus operandi concreto, simplemente observan su entorno y entran en aquellas casas que parecen no estar habitadas. Este manual ofrece información para Facilitar al Vigilante de Seguridad la formación necesaria para desempeñar eficazmente los servicios de seguridad ante alarmas del servicio ... Read more

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Ningún domicilio esta a salvo. Los amigos de lo ajeno no tienen fijación por ningún tipo de vivienda ni un modus operandi concreto, simplemente observan su entorno y entran en aquellas casas que parecen no estar habitadas. Este manual ofrece información para Facilitar al Vigilante de Seguridad la formación necesaria para desempeñar eficazmente los servicios de seguridad ante alarmas del servicio
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