It is essential to examine both the concept of intellectual property and the reasons why a legal system might incorporate such a concept. We are increasingly told that the wealth of nations, consists in 'intangible assets, ' which include the products of human creativity, ingenuity and effort. It is frequently argued that these assets represent the future of the developed economies and that their adequate protection by the intellectual property regimes is essential to national, regional, and even global, prosperity. We are also told that the creators of such assets have a strong moral claim...
It is essential to examine both the concept of intellectual property and the reasons why a legal system might incorporate such a concept. We are incre...
This work analyses the comparative advertising directive, offering background both to the regulation of comparative advertising in the United Kingdom and Germany and to the passing of the directive. It should provide an understanding of recent thinking on comparative advertising from Germany, where the directive has been the subject of extensive debate. The book also has four appendices in which UK, German and European material is given.
This work analyses the comparative advertising directive, offering background both to the regulation of comparative advertising in the United Kingdom ...
- What has been the evolution of poverty and equity during the recent globalizing decades? - How have poor countries fared on the Millennium Development Goals? - What role does wealth inequality play in the level and efficiency of investment and, hence, in economic growth? - Is gender equity a smart pro-growth strategy as well as a pro-poor one? - How is equality different from equality of opportunity, and should policy makers pursue one, the other, or both? - In formulating distributional strategies, should the middle class be integrally considered, or should the focus be entirely on the...
- What has been the evolution of poverty and equity during the recent globalizing decades? - How have poor countries fared on the Millennium Developme...
*What were the causes of the financial and economic crises of 2008-2009? *What intellectual and policy mistakes prevented academics and policymakers from anticipating the crisis? *What is the future of financial regulation--both domestic and international? *What role did global macroeconomic imbalances play in the run-up to the crisis? *What is the future of the export-led growth model and what are the implications for developing countries? *To what extent will government remain involved in the economy as a result of the crisis? *What is state of infrastructure policy and the outlook for...
*What were the causes of the financial and economic crises of 2008-2009? *What intellectual and policy mistakes prevented academics and policymakers f...
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011
With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world's population started to experience extraordinary economic growth--leading to enormous gaps in wealth and living standards between the industrialized West and the rest of the world. This pattern of divergence reversed after World War II, and now we are midway through a century of high and accelerating growth in the developing world and a new convergence with the advanced countries--a trend that is set to reshape the world.
Michael Spence, winner of the Nobel Prize in...
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011
With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world's population started to experien...
In The Patron's Payoff, Jonathan Nelson and Richard Zeckhauser apply the innovative methods of information economics to the study of art. Their findings, written in highly accessible prose, are surprising and important. Building on three economic concepts--signaling, signposting, and stretching--the book develops the first systematic methodology for assessing the meaning of art patronage and provides a broad and useful framework for understanding how works of art functioned in Renaissance Italy.
The authors discuss how patrons used conspicuous commissions to establish and...
In The Patron's Payoff, Jonathan Nelson and Richard Zeckhauser apply the innovative methods of information economics to the study of art. Th...
Blanchard, Olivier J.; Romer, David; Spence, Michael
In 2011, the International Monetary Fund invited prominent economists and economic policymakers to consider the brave new world of the post-crisis global economy. The result is a book that captures the state of macroeconomic thinking at a transformational moment.
The crisis and the weak recovery that has followed raise fundamental questions concerning macroeconomics and economic policy. These top economists discuss future directions for monetary policy, fiscal policy, financial regulation, capital-account management, growth strategies, the international monetary system, and the...
In 2011, the International Monetary Fund invited prominent economists and economic policymakers to consider the brave new world of the post-crisis ...
How can we create a new economic form in light of all we have learned recently about the collapsed and corrupted financial system? These four lectures given by an experienced economist offers new ideas about approaches to money and financial systems. Informed by experience with Waldorf Education and the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, compelling ideas about the needs of our times and the opportunities it presents for new economic forms, this little gem of a book is a "must read" for those seeking new ideas on economic reform.
How can we create a new economic form in light of all we have learned recently about the collapsed and corrupted financial system? These four lectures...
