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Virtual Competition

The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy

by Ariel Ezrachi, Maurice E. Stucke ...

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data ... Read more

$16.28 USD

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data
... Read more
The Antitrust Enterprise

Principle and Execution

by Herbert Hovenkamp ...

After thirty years, the debate over antitrust's ideology has quieted. Most now agree that the protection of consumer welfare should be the only goal of antitrust laws. Execution, however, is another matter. The rules of antitrust remain unfocused, insufficiently precise, and excessively complex. The problem of poorly designed rules is severe, because in the short run rules weigh much more heavily ... Read more

$30.77 USD

After thirty years, the debate over antitrust's ideology has quieted. Most now agree that the protection of consumer welfare should be the only goal of antitrust laws. Execution, however, is another matter. The rules of antitrust remain unfocused, insufficiently precise, and excessively complex. The problem of poorly designed rules is severe, because in the short run rules weigh much more heavily
... Read more
Consumer Survival: An Encyclopedia of Consumer Rights, Safety, and Protection [2 volumes]

An Encyclopedia of Consumer Rights, Safety, and Protection

Edited by Wendy Reiboldt, Melanie Horn Mallers ...

Designed to empower readers to advocate for themselves and others, this wide-ranging encyclopedia reveals a surprising range of resources and options that consumers have at their disposal.The only book of its kind, this two-volume, alphabetically arranged reference covers a broad array of topics related to consumer rights, including those of interest to often-overlooked populations such as older ... Read more

$153.08 USD

Designed to empower readers to advocate for themselves and others, this wide-ranging encyclopedia reveals a surprising range of resources and options that consumers have at their disposal.The only book of its kind, this two-volume, alphabetically arranged reference covers a broad array of topics related to consumer rights, including those of interest to often-overlooked populations such as older
... Read more
Is It Safe to Eat Out?

How Our Local Health OfficialsInspect RestaurantsTo Assure Safe Food or Do They?

by Thomas Peacock ...

There are over 76 million cases of food poisoning a year with 315,000 hospitalizations and over 9 thousand deaths! Food poisoning is a worse public health hazard than toxic waste! ... Read more

$3.59 USD

There are over 76 million cases of food poisoning a year with 315,000 hospitalizations and over 9 thousand deaths! Food poisoning is a worse public health hazard than toxic waste!
... Read more
Digital Consumers and the Law

Towards a Cohesive European Framework

by Lucie Guibault ...

Series series Information Law Series
This book provides a critical analysis of how digitisation affects established concepts and policies in consumer law. Based on evidence of the actual experience and problems encountered by consumers in digital markets, the book offers a ground-breaking study of the main issues arising in relation to the application of general consumer and sector-specific law. An interdisciplinary team of ... Read more

$150.99 USD

This book provides a critical analysis of how digitisation affects established concepts and policies in consumer law. Based on evidence of the actual experience and problems encountered by consumers in digital markets, the book offers a ground-breaking study of the main issues arising in relation to the application of general consumer and sector-specific law. An interdisciplinary team of
... Read more
Direito para não advogados

princípios básicos do Direito para leigos, estudantes e profissionais

by Maria Pia Bastos-Tigre Buchheim, João Luiz Coelho da Rocha ...

Series series Coleção para não especialistas
Diariamente vivenciamos situações que podem ter consequências jurídicas, como o casamento civil, a compra de um imóvel, a constituição de uma sociedade etc. As dúvidas sobre o que é ou não legal, entretanto, não se restringem às situações mais complexas da vida. Até mesmo as circunstâncias mais corriqueiras, como o cancelamento de um show e as reuniões de condomínio, exigem algum grau de ... Read more

$6.94 USD

Diariamente vivenciamos situações que podem ter consequências jurídicas, como o casamento civil, a compra de um imóvel, a constituição de uma sociedade etc. As dúvidas sobre o que é ou não legal, entretanto, não se restringem às situações mais complexas da vida. Até mesmo as circunstâncias mais corriqueiras, como o cancelamento de um show e as reuniões de condomínio, exigem algum grau de
... Read more
Settle the Score

Combat and Beat the Credit System

by Darren Aronow, Edward Jamison ...

Settle the Score and get your credit ready for combat! In this day and age, our credit score has become a trophy that is placed on a pedestal to be protected and revered. We are forced to constantly monitor, maintain and rehabilitate our score so that we can preserve and protect it. The consequences of a late payment are an immediate notification by the monitoring company, the observation of its ... Read more

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Settle the Score and get your credit ready for combat! In this day and age, our credit score has become a trophy that is placed on a pedestal to be protected and revered. We are forced to constantly monitor, maintain and rehabilitate our score so that we can preserve and protect it. The consequences of a late payment are an immediate notification by the monitoring company, the observation of its
... Read more
Making Common Cents of Credit

A Common Sense Approach to Understanding, Managing, & Restoring Your Credit

by Franchesca Ross Jones, Edward Jamison ...

Financial literacy doesn't happen by magic. As adults, we're expected to make intelligent decisions about budgets, saving for retirement, and credit, but we don't teach these things in schools. Franchesca Ross-Jones is on a mission to change that. Making Common Cents of Credit is the education on credit and credit scores that you wish you had in high school. It explains what your credit score is, ... Read more

$7.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Financial literacy doesn't happen by magic. As adults, we're expected to make intelligent decisions about budgets, saving for retirement, and credit, but we don't teach these things in schools. Franchesca Ross-Jones is on a mission to change that. Making Common Cents of Credit is the education on credit and credit scores that you wish you had in high school. It explains what your credit score is,
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Are all Lawyers Crooks? A Collection of Quotations

by Thomas J. Strang ...

Believe it or not, I used to wonder why people got such a kick out of lawyer jokes. It's not that I didn't think the jokes were funny. But I couldn't help noticing the underlying nastiness and wonder, "Gee, why do people hate lawyers so much?"This was some 20 years ago, long before I'd ever encountered a lawyer in a legal setting. For the past 10 years or so, my wife and I have lived under a legal ... Read more

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Believe it or not, I used to wonder why people got such a kick out of lawyer jokes. It's not that I didn't think the jokes were funny. But I couldn't help noticing the underlying nastiness and wonder, "Gee, why do people hate lawyers so much?"This was some 20 years ago, long before I'd ever encountered a lawyer in a legal setting. For the past 10 years or so, my wife and I have lived under a legal
... Read more
Don't Sell to Broke People: Price High, Sell Smart

by Yaliabat Hararison ...

Are you tired of chasing low-paying clients who haggle over every dollar? "Don't Sell to Broke People: Price High, Sell Smart" reveals the counterintuitive truth successful entrepreneurs know: the path to greater profits isn't selling to everyone—it's strategically targeting clients who value what you offer.In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover a revolutionary framework that transforms how ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you tired of chasing low-paying clients who haggle over every dollar? "Don't Sell to Broke People: Price High, Sell Smart" reveals the counterintuitive truth successful entrepreneurs know: the path to greater profits isn't selling to everyone—it's strategically targeting clients who value what you offer.In this comprehensive guide, you'll discover a revolutionary framework that transforms how
... Read more
केवल 5 मिनट में जानें अपने अधिकार

5 Minutes To Know Your Rights, #2

by Caring Anang ...

Series Book 2 - 5 Minutes To Know Your Rights
ग्राहक की दुविधा: खरीद के बाद की समस्याएँग्राहक अर्थव्यवस्था का एक महत्त्वपूर्ण हिस्सा होते हैं। लेकिन कई बार उनकी यह यात्रा केवल खरीदारी तक ही सीमित नहीं होती। उत्पादन या सेवा लेने के बाद कई चुनौतियाँ शुरु होती हैं, जो असंतोष, निराशा और आर्थिक हानि का कारण बन सकती हैं। ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

ग्राहक की दुविधा: खरीद के बाद की समस्याएँग्राहक अर्थव्यवस्था का एक महत्त्वपूर्ण हिस्सा होते हैं। लेकिन कई बार उनकी यह यात्रा केवल खरीदारी तक ही सीमित नहीं होती। उत्पादन या सेवा लेने के बाद कई चुनौतियाँ शुरु होती हैं, जो असंतोष, निराशा और आर्थिक हानि का कारण बन सकती हैं।
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Suing the Gun Industry

A Battle at the Crossroads of Gun Control and Mass Torts

Edited by Timothy Lytton ...

Series series Law, Meaning, And Violence
"Mass tort litigation against the gun industry, with its practical weaknesses, successes, and goals, provides the framework for this collection of thoughtful essays by leading social scientists, lawyers, and academics. . . . These informed analyses reveal the complexities that make the debate so difficult to resolve. . . . Suing the Gun Industry masterfully reveals the many details contributing to ... Read more

$20.78 USD

"Mass tort litigation against the gun industry, with its practical weaknesses, successes, and goals, provides the framework for this collection of thoughtful essays by leading social scientists, lawyers, and academics. . . . These informed analyses reveal the complexities that make the debate so difficult to resolve. . . . Suing the Gun Industry masterfully reveals the many details contributing to
... Read more
Code de la construction et de l'habitation

Partie réglementaire - Livre Ier : Construction, entretien et rénovation des bâtiments (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code de la construction et de l'habitation, Partie réglementaire - Livre Ier, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce recueil exhaustif vous plonge au cœur des dispositions réglementaires essentielles régissant la construction, l'entretien et la rénovation des bâtiments. Conçu pour répondre aux besoins des juristes, architectes, urbanistes et autres acteurs du ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Découvrez le Code de la construction et de l'habitation, Partie réglementaire - Livre Ier, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce recueil exhaustif vous plonge au cœur des dispositions réglementaires essentielles régissant la construction, l'entretien et la rénovation des bâtiments. Conçu pour répondre aux besoins des juristes, architectes, urbanistes et autres acteurs du
... Read more
The Return of Stephen Gold’s Breaking Law

A Judge’s Guide to Legal Rights, Winning in Court or Losing Well, Better, Bigger & Bang Up To Date

by Stephen Gold ...

Written by Stephen Gold, a civil and family judge, legal broadcaster and journalist, this self-help best-seller has been significantly expanded with over 25 new chapters added to make this a 77 chapter bumper second edition covering even more of the legal problems we may all encounter at some time in our lives.So whoever you are – litigant in person, consumer or business owner and you can even be ... Read more

$12.20 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Written by Stephen Gold, a civil and family judge, legal broadcaster and journalist, this self-help best-seller has been significantly expanded with over 25 new chapters added to make this a 77 chapter bumper second edition covering even more of the legal problems we may all encounter at some time in our lives.So whoever you are – litigant in person, consumer or business owner and you can even be
... Read more
How to Complain (2025 Edition)

The Essential Consumer Guide to Getting Refunds, Redress and Results!

by Helen Dewdney ...

Here is the result of over 30 years of experience from the campaigner Helen Dewdney, who sports the online persona "The Complaining Cow". Including tips, real-life examples, anecdotes and handy template letters, you are provided with the knowledge and confidence to assert your legal rights, overcome any consumer complaint hurdles and always gain redress. Discover what kind of complainer you are, ... Read more

$11.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Here is the result of over 30 years of experience from the campaigner Helen Dewdney, who sports the online persona "The Complaining Cow". Including tips, real-life examples, anecdotes and handy template letters, you are provided with the knowledge and confidence to assert your legal rights, overcome any consumer complaint hurdles and always gain redress. Discover what kind of complainer you are,
... Read more
Codice dei diritti del consumatore

Prima Edizione 2017 Collana Vigenti

by Rita Rolli ...

L’Opera è aggiornata con: - la Legge concorrenza 4 agosto 2017, n. 124, che ha recato profonde e significative modifiche alla disciplina dei diritti dei consumatori in materia di assicurazioni, commercio elettronico, servizi pubblici, turismo; - il D.L.vo 3 agosto 2017, n. 129, di attuazione della direttiva Mifid 2. Argomenti affrontati: - Assicurazioni - Associazioni dei consumatori - Class ... Read more

$31.99 USD

L’Opera è aggiornata con: - la Legge concorrenza 4 agosto 2017, n. 124, che ha recato profonde e significative modifiche alla disciplina dei diritti dei consumatori in materia di assicurazioni, commercio elettronico, servizi pubblici, turismo; - il D.L.vo 3 agosto 2017, n. 129, di attuazione della direttiva Mifid 2. Argomenti affrontati: - Assicurazioni - Associazioni dei consumatori - Class
... Read more
Vereinsrecht und Ehrenamt

Engagiert in Vereinen, Initiativen und Projekten

by Bernd Jaquemoth ...

Wer ehrenamtlich in einem Verein arbeitet, sieht sich zahlreichen juristischen Fragen gegenüber Wer ein Ehrenamt ausübt, tut Gutes und bereitet sich selbst viel Freude. Doch einige rechtliche Aspekte sind zu berücksichtigen. Dieser Ratgeber zeigt, worauf ein Ehrenamtler, ein Verein insgesamt, aber auch der Vorstand und jedes einzelne Mitglied achten sollten. Dazu gehören die Haftung für Schäden, ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Wer ehrenamtlich in einem Verein arbeitet, sieht sich zahlreichen juristischen Fragen gegenüber Wer ein Ehrenamt ausübt, tut Gutes und bereitet sich selbst viel Freude. Doch einige rechtliche Aspekte sind zu berücksichtigen. Dieser Ratgeber zeigt, worauf ein Ehrenamtler, ein Verein insgesamt, aber auch der Vorstand und jedes einzelne Mitglied achten sollten. Dazu gehören die Haftung für Schäden,
... Read more
Guia Prático do Consumidor 1

by Seleções do Reader's Digest ...

Series Book 1 - Guia Prático do Consumidor
Um guia que explica as leis acerca da vida do idoso - contratação de acompanhantes, responsabilidades da família, política de atendimento, entre outros. ... Read more

$2.47 USD

Um guia que explica as leis acerca da vida do idoso - contratação de acompanhantes, responsabilidades da família, política de atendimento, entre outros.
... Read more
Privat Insolvenz Raus aus den Schulden

Hilfe & Ablauf der Privatinsolvenz

by Luna Ludwig ...

Eine Privatinsolvenz ist ein gerichtliches Verfahren, das eine Person beantragen kann, wenn sie nicht mehr in der Lage ist, ihre Schulden zu bezahlen. Im Rahmen dieses Verfahrens werden alle Schulden und Vermögenswerte der Person erfasst und geprüft, um einen Plan zur Schuldenbegleichung zu erstellen. Die Schuldenbegleichung kann in Form von Teilzahlungen oder einer Abschreibung der Schulden ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Eine Privatinsolvenz ist ein gerichtliches Verfahren, das eine Person beantragen kann, wenn sie nicht mehr in der Lage ist, ihre Schulden zu bezahlen. Im Rahmen dieses Verfahrens werden alle Schulden und Vermögenswerte der Person erfasst und geprüft, um einen Plan zur Schuldenbegleichung zu erstellen. Die Schuldenbegleichung kann in Form von Teilzahlungen oder einer Abschreibung der Schulden
... Read more
Como passar OAB primeira fase - 84 questões comentadas - Direito do consumidor

by Wander Garcia, Roberta Densa ...

Series series Como passar OAB
A experiência diz que aquele que quer ser aprovado deve cumprir três objetivos: a) entender a teoria; b) ler a letra da lei, e c) treinar. A teoria é vista em cursos e livros à disposição do candidato no mercado. O problema é que este, normalmente, para nessa providência. A leitura da lei e o treinamento acabam sendo deixados de lado. E é nesse ponto que está o grande erro. Em média, mais de 90% ... Read more

$2.69 USD

A experiência diz que aquele que quer ser aprovado deve cumprir três objetivos: a) entender a teoria; b) ler a letra da lei, e c) treinar. A teoria é vista em cursos e livros à disposição do candidato no mercado. O problema é que este, normalmente, para nessa providência. A leitura da lei e o treinamento acabam sendo deixados de lado. E é nesse ponto que está o grande erro. Em média, mais de 90%
... Read more
Derecho de consumo: visión normativa y jurisprudencial actual

by María José Santos Morón, María José Santos Morón, Natalia Mato Pacín, Natalia Mato Pacín, Sara Martín Salamanca, Ángel Juárez Torrejón, Pilar Álvarez Olalla, Yolanda Bergel Sainz de Baranda, Sergio Cámara Lapuente, P. A. Munar Bernat, María del Carmen Crespo Mora0, Mª Teresa Álvarez Moreno1 ...

Series series Derecho - Práctica Jurídica
La obra colectiva Derecho de consumo: visión normativa y jurisprudencial actual pretende ofrecer una visión actualizada, clara y concisa, pero también completa y rigurosa, del Derecho de consumo, que incluye las últimas modificaciones del TRLC como son las derivadas de los RDL 7/2021 y 24/2021. La materia se aborda no sólo desde una perspectiva teórica y sistemática, sino que se presta especial ... Read more

$29.16 USD

La obra colectiva Derecho de consumo: visión normativa y jurisprudencial actual pretende ofrecer una visión actualizada, clara y concisa, pero también completa y rigurosa, del Derecho de consumo, que incluye las últimas modificaciones del TRLC como son las derivadas de los RDL 7/2021 y 24/2021. La materia se aborda no sólo desde una perspectiva teórica y sistemática, sino que se presta especial
... Read more
The Shifting Meaning of Legal Certainty in Comparative and Transnational Law

Edited by Professor Mark Fenwick, Professor Mathias Siems, Stefan Wrbka ...

The principle of legal certainty is of fundamental importance for law and society: it has been vital in stabilising normative expectations and in providing a framework for social interaction, as well as defining the scope of individual freedom and political power. Even though it has not always been fully realised, legal certainty has also functioned as a normative ideal that has structured legal ... Read more

$42.29 USD

The principle of legal certainty is of fundamental importance for law and society: it has been vital in stabilising normative expectations and in providing a framework for social interaction, as well as defining the scope of individual freedom and political power. Even though it has not always been fully realised, legal certainty has also functioned as a normative ideal that has structured legal
... Read more
Delivering Collective Redress

New Technologies

by Professor Christopher Hodges, Professor Dr Stefaan Voet ...

Series series Civil Justice Systems
This book charts the transformative shifts in techniques that seek to deliver collective redress, especially for mass consumer claims in Europe. It shows how traditional approaches of class litigation (old technology) have been eclipsed by the new technology of regulatory redress techniques and consumer ombudsmen.It describes a series of these techniques, each illustrated by leading examples taken ... Read more

$80.18 USD

This book charts the transformative shifts in techniques that seek to deliver collective redress, especially for mass consumer claims in Europe. It shows how traditional approaches of class litigation (old technology) have been eclipsed by the new technology of regulatory redress techniques and consumer ombudsmen.It describes a series of these techniques, each illustrated by leading examples taken
... Read more
Access to Justice for the Chinese Consumer

Handling Consumer Disputes in Contemporary China

by Dr Ling Zhou ...

Series series Civil Justice Systems
This book offers a socio-legal exploration of localised consumer complaint processing and dispute resolution in the People's Republic of China – now the second largest consumer market in the world – and the experiences of both ordinary and 'professional' consumers.Drawing on detailed analysis of an impressive body of empirical data, this book highlights local Chinese understandings and practice ... Read more

$72.89 USD

This book offers a socio-legal exploration of localised consumer complaint processing and dispute resolution in the People's Republic of China – now the second largest consumer market in the world – and the experiences of both ordinary and 'professional' consumers.Drawing on detailed analysis of an impressive body of empirical data, this book highlights local Chinese understandings and practice
... Read more

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