El triunfo de la injusticia

El triunfo de la injusticia

Una reinvención visionaria y pragmática de los impuestos, y una hoja de ruta para alcanzar la justicia social.La desigualdad desbocada que padecemos tiene un claro motor: un sistema fiscal injusto. Por primera vez en más de un siglo, a los multimillonarios estadounidenses se les aplican hoy tasas impositivas más bajas que a ningún otro grupo social. Mientras tanto, a la clase media se le pide un esfuerzo contributivo mayor. Emmanuel Saez y Gabriel Zucman, dos economistas que han revolucionado el estudiode la desigualdad, analizan las decisiones (y los pecados de indecisión) que han llevado a semejante triunfo de la injusticia fiscal. Combinando el análisis histórico y las aportaciones económicas más punteras con una prosa amena y sin jerga, Saez y Zucman muestran cómo el fin de la progresividad de los impuestos termina por sacudir los cimientos de la democracia.Estados Unidos, que estuvo a la vanguardia de la lucha por la justicia fiscal, ha dado la espalda a su propia tradición. Si queremos evitar que Europa caiga en una deriva injusta y oligárquica como la que ha llevado a Donald Trump al poder, es urgente actuar. Aunque el deterioro de la escalada fiscal en un contexto de aumento de las desigualdades ha sido especialmente exacerbado en ese lado del Atlántico, no es en absoluto específico de Estados Unidos. La injusticia fiscal, uno de los grandes fracasos políticos de nuestro tiempo, es un fenómeno global que exige soluciones integrales.«Sin impuestos no hay cooperación, ni prosperidad ni destino común; no hay ni tan siquiera una nación que necesite un presidente.»La crítica ha dicho:«Armados con datos nuevos y sorprendentes, Saez y Zucman proponen soluciones audaces. Brillantemente razonado, es una contribución esencial al debate económico y político global del siglo XXI.»Thomas Piketty«El libro más importante sobre política gubernamental que he leído en mucho tiempo.»David Leonhardt, The New York Times«Una argumentación sólida, un trabajo titánico, una aportación insoslayable al debate.»Le Monde«Un libro importante escrito por dos figuras clave.»Financial Times«Convincente, razonado y práctico, ofrece soluciones políticas claras y persuasivas para cambiar la dirección de la sociedad misma. Esperanzador y esencial para cualquier persona interesada en defender la democracia liberal. Sus recomendaciones, elegantemente formuladas, permitirían retomar el control, pero esta vez de verdad.»The Guardian

Utility Maximization, Choice and Preference

Utility Maximization, Choice and Preference

The utility maximization paradigm forms the basis of many economic, psychological, cognitive and behavioral models. Since it was first devised in the eighteenth century, numerous examples have revealed the deficiencies of the concept. This book makes a contribution to overcome those deficiencies by taking into account insensitivity of measurement threshold and context of choice. It covers classic theory as a special, context-free case and gives a systematic overview of new models of utility maximization within a context-dependent threshold as well as related preference and choice models. The second edition has been updated to include the most recent developments and a new chapter on classic and new results for infinite sets. The presented models will be helpful to scientists in economics, decision making theory, social choice theory, behavioral and cognitive sciences, and related fields.

How to Measure the Fiscal Deficit

How to Measure the Fiscal Deficit

Fiscal policy seeks to equilibrate the public sector's financing needs with the private sector's demand for investment and a sustainable balance of payments. Correct measurement of the public sector's net use of resources is therefore an important prerequisite for managing the macroeconomy. This volume, edited by Mario I. Blejer and Adrienne Cheasty, is organized around four issues: the adequacy of summary measures of the fiscal deficit, conventional and adjusted deficits, coverage (size) of the public sector, and the public sector's intertemporal budget constraint.

Leadership for Follower Commitment

Leadership for Follower Commitment

This text challenges management to adopt an approach that is conducive to improved employer/employee relations, and that will enhance the organizations ability to learn and compete within a knowledge-based economy. Practical measures and behaviour viewed as appropriate in an industrial, commercial, and public sector setting are discussed, analysed, and offered as good practice.Leadership for Follower Commitment provides:*research based case studies*a linking of theory, research, and practical managerial experience*an emphasis on psychological forces, employee motivation and perceptions of management actionThis text is invaluable to students studying Organizational Behaviour, Business (Occupational) Psychology, Human Resource Management, and Human Resource Development at both undergraduate and MSc/MBA level. It is central to Professional / executive development courses.

Data Science and Big Data Computing

Data Science and Big Data Computing

This illuminating text/reference surveys the state of the art in data science, and provides practical guidance on big data analytics. Expert perspectives are provided by an authoritative collection of thirty-six researchers and practitioners from around the world, discussing research developments and emerging trends, presenting case studies on helpful frameworks and innovative methodologies, and suggesting best practices for efficient and effective data analytics.Topics and features:Reviews a framework for fast data applications, a technique for complex event processing, and a selection of agglomerative approaches for partitioning of networksDiscusses a big data approach to identifying minimum-sized influential vertices from large-scale weighted graphsIntroduces a unified approach to data modeling and management, and offers a distributed computing perspective on interfacing physical and cyber worldsPresents techniques for machine learning in the context of big data, and describes an analytics-driven approach to identifying duplicate records in large data repositoriesExamines various enabling technologies and tools for data mining, including Apache HadoopProposes a novel framework for data extraction and knowledge discovery, and provides case studies on adaptive decision making and social media analysisThis comprehensive volume is a valuable reference for researchers, lecturers and students interested in data science and big data, in addition to professionals seeking to adopt the latest approaches in data analytics to gain business intelligence for strategic decision-making.

Building Global Societies Towards an ESG World

Building Global Societies Towards an ESG World

This book provides insightful approaches to how to improve business sustainability. The volume includes an integrated analysis of different relevant aspects of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and provides an international view of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The book explores these topics with the aim to share ideas and visions for a sustainable future and to provide useful tips for academics, practitioners, and policy-makers in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations.

eBusiness & eCommerce

eBusiness & eCommerce

Das Fachbuch stellt die Glieder der digitalen Wertschöpfungskette des eBusiness resp. eCommerce in den Mittelpunkt und widmet jedem Teilglied ein eigenes Kapitel: eProducts & eServices, eProcurement, eMarketing, eContracting, eDistribution, ePayment sowie eCustomer Relationship Management. Neben Geschäftsmodellen resp. Business Webs werden digitale Beschaffungs- und Marketingprozesse ebenso behandelt wie elektronische Verhandlungsprozesse, Sicherheitsfragen mit digitalen Signaturen sowie das elektronische Lieferanten- und Kundenbeziehungsmanagement. Die Themen werden anhand klarer Vorgehensweisen und anschaulicher Anwendungsbeispiele erläutert. Als durchgehende Fallstudie dient der schrittweise Aufbau eines elektronischen Webshops für DVD’s. In der dritten, überarbeiteten und erweiterten Auflage sind geeignete Methoden und Techniken des Web 2.0 (Social Web) und des Web 3.0 (Semantic Web) in die digitale Wertschöpfungskette integriert sowie Themen wie Community Marketing und Web Analytics aufgenommen worden. Mehrere Kapitel wurden teilweise stark überarbeitet. Auf der Website www.eBusiness-eCommerce.org stehen Folien für Ausbildungszwecke zur Verfügung.Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften an Universitäten und Fachhochschulen; daneben ist es für Führungskräfte, Projektleiter und Fachspezialisten in Unternehmen geeignet, die sich mit der digitalen Wertschöpfungskette auseinandersetzen.

Scotts Miracle-Gro: The Spreader Sourcing Decision

Scotts Miracle-Gro: The Spreader Sourcing Decision

The Scotts Miracle-Gro company is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer lawn and garden products, with a full range of products for professional horticulture as well. Headquartered in Marysville, Ohio, the company is a market leader in a number of consumer lawn and garden and professional horticultural products. The case describes a series of decisions regarding the ownership and organization of the assets used to manufacture fertilizer spreaders. This case is intended to illustrate the application of and tradeoffs between financial, strategic and operations perspectives in a relatively straightforward manufacturing "make-buy" decision. The case involves a well-known, easily-described product that most students would assume is made overseas. Sufficient information is provided to roughly estimate the direct financial cost associated with internal (domestic) production, offshore (non-domestic) production and outsourced production. In addition, information is included that may be used to estimate potential transaction costs as well as costs associated with foreign exchange risk.

Building New Bridges Between Business and Society

Building New Bridges Between Business and Society

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the linkages between business and society by addressing key issues in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, ethics and governance. Thanks to the different visions and perspectives offered by a global group of authors with a broad range of expertise, the book offers a full spectrum of theoretical and practical approaches. Further, it combines the latest theoretical thinking with reviews of frameworks, cases and best practices from various industries and nations. In particular, the book offers a historical perspective on the origins of CSR and discusses CSR in relation to sustainability and management, with a special focus on CSR in Asia.

Sher-Wood Hockey Sticks: Global Sourcing

Sher-Wood Hockey Sticks: Global Sourcing

In early 2011, the senior executives of the venerable Canadian hockey stick manufacturer, Sher-Wood Hockey (Sher-Wood), were pondering whether to move the remainder of the company’s high-end composite hockey and goalie stick production to its suppliers in China. Sher-Wood had been losing market share as retail prices continued to fall. Would outsourcing the production of the iconic, Canadian-made hockey sticks to China help Sher-Wood to boost demand significantly? Was there any other choice?

Business @ the Speed of Thought

Business @ the Speed of Thought

In his new book, Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates discusses how technology can help run businesses better today and how it will transform the nature of business in the near future. Gates stresses the need for managers to view technology not as overhead but as a strategic asset, and offers detailed examples from Microsoft, GM, Dell, and many other successful companies. Companion Web site.

Human Centered Management

Human Centered Management

We have never had more freedom to acquire information to make decisions, and organizations have never been so pressed to demonstrate accountability as they communicate with better informed customers and users. People who work IN an organization must also work FOR the organization to accomplish its mission. In this environment, humans are no longer just a resource; they are the reason an organization exists. New constructs are needed to ensure this human-centered paradigm shift.This book sets out the rationale for this shift and stimulates the discussion and the discovery of effective approaches and solutions to innovate for social and environmental good. Written by an expert in quality standards, the book offers a coherent model which synchronizes the organizational structure with the talent required to develop resilient and agile work environments. New strategies to develop talent will be critical, and multidisciplinary approaches from scholars and practitioners from around the world will be required to effectively collaborate and articulate the solutions. The proposition in the book focuses on continuous improvement and interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners across different industries, sectors, and national borders in order to address the unavoidable disruptions in the global VUCA environment.

Making a Market Economy

Making a Market Economy

This study investigates the rise and growth of a market economy in the Longlake region, Hubei province, China. Well known in China as the land of fish and rice, the Longlake region has a long tradition of fresh water fishery. Yet, it is the last two decades of the twentieth century that have witnessed the dramatic transformation of fishery from subsistence oriented sideline production to a thriving market-oriented economy. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this study aims to examine the making of this burgeoning market economy, focusing on a set of vital economic institutions, including property rights and markets, as well as the changing organizational forms in fishery. Their evolution and the dynamics between them and the social, cultural, legal, and political settings in which both economic institutions and organizations are deeply embedded constitutes the main substantive theme of this study.

L’économie sociale et solidaire en coopérations

L’économie sociale et solidaire en coopérations

Dans la situation actuelle des impasses du capitalisme contemporain, on attend de l’économie sociale et solidaire qu’elle incarne l’expérience concrète et située de modalités économiques alternatives à l’économie à but lucratif. La coopération, comme antinomie de la concurrence totale, est l’une des modalités de la coordination entre acteurs que l’économie sociale et solidaire met à l’épreuve dans le quotidien de ses pratiques. Cet ouvrage est un « livre ouvert de l’ESS en coopérations », c’est-à- dire qu’y est proposée une sorte de grammaire des coopérations, dans toutes les facettes que ces coopérations en marche peuvent suggérer ou susciter. Les acteurs conjuguent ces coopérations comme autant de « co-construction », de « co-production », de « partenariat », de « collaboration », voire de « dialogue social ». C’est cette présence multiforme, multiniveaux et multiacteurs qui est ici décrite, explorée et analysée. Si cette grammaire fait sens, alors la coopération exige un supplément de réflexivité sur les finalités des actions communes. C’est aussi dans les expérimentations et dans les résultats partiels auxquels elles donnent lieu, que les coopérations pourront enrichir les acteurs en compétences de coopération. Les auteurs de cet ouvrage offrent, par leurs disciplines diverses de rattachement, des regards croisés sur l’analyse des coopérations dans l’économie sociale et solidaire. On y trouvera des analyses des coopérations au sein de l’ESS, entre acteurs de l’ESS et acteurs du secteur à but lucratif, avec les pouvoirs publics, avec la recherche. Quelques travaux offrent un regard réflexif sur la manière par laquelle la formation oeuvre, ou pas, à la coopération dans et par l’ESS.

mánager puntual y certero

mánager puntual y certero

Por medio de esta cautivadora parábola, Blanchard y Gottry ofrecen estrategias prácticas que puedes llevar a la práctica para mejorar tu rendimiento y pasar de ser un gerente de último minuto y con tendencia a las crisis, en un productivo gerente puntual y certero.Los magníficos libros best seller de Ken Blanchard, como El nuevo mánager al minuto y Raving Fans, lo han convertido en una leyenda mundialmente reconocida en el mundo de los negocios.Millones de personas buscan en los libros de Blanchard enfoques innovadores sobre gerencia, liderazgo, servicio al cliente y mucho más. Ahora ha unido fuerzas con Steve Gottry, el renombrado escritor sobre temas de negocios, para explorar uno de los problemas más comunes e insidiosos que son una plaga en los lugares de trabajo: la postergación.Este libro es la historia de Bob, un gerente típico de nivel intermedio que tiene por costumbre dejar las cosas para el último minuto. Como consecuencia, nunca cumple con las fechas límite, pues su falta de concentración hace que se dedique a hacer tareas sin sentido antes de dedicarse a las cosas realmente importantes. Como muchos otros profesionales, Bob racionaliza, justifica y trata de explicar.Por suerte, envían a Bob al «Jefe oficial de eficacia» de su compañía, el cual le ayuda a enfrentarse con los tres efectos secundarios de la postergación: el atraso, la baja calidad laboral y el estrés, tanto para él como para los demás. Bob aprende a transformarse y pasar de gerente de último minuto y con tendencia a las crisis, en un productivo gerente puntual y certero. Por medio de esta cautivadora parábola, Blanchard y Gottry ofrecen estrategias prácticas que cualquier profesional puede llevar a la práctica para mejorar su rendimiento.With this engaging parable, Blanchard and Gottry offer practical strategies you can put into practice to improve your performance and transform from a crisis-prone Last-Minute manager into a productive On-Time, On-Target manager.Ken Blanchard's phenomenal bestsellers, such as The One Minute Manager and Raving Fans, have made him a globally recognized business legend. Millions look to Blanchard for innovative approaches to management, leadership, customer service, and much more. Now, he has joined with noted business author Steve Gottry to explore one of the most common and insidious problems plaguing the workplace—procrastination.The On-Time, On-Target Manager is the story of Bob, a typical middle manager who puts things off to the last minute. As a result, he misses deadlines because his lack of focus causes him to accomplish meaningless tasks before getting to the important things. Like many professionals, Bob rationalizes, justifies, and tries to explain. Luckily, Bob is sent to his company's CEO—which stands for ""Chief Effectiveness Officer""—who helps him deal with the three negative side effects of procrastination: lateness, poor work quality, and stress to himself and others. Bob learns how to transform himself from a crisis-prone Last-Minute manager into a productive On-Time, On-Target manager.With this engaging parable, Blanchard and Gottry offer practical strategies any professional can put into practice to improve his or her performance.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe

Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe

This book explores the current state of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in 24 European nations, examining the state of the development and practice of CSR and sustainability for organizations in these countries. The common denominator for all of the book’s 25 chapters is a management perspective rather than an ethical discourse. The book therefore represents a comprehensive survey of initiatives and activities in the field of CSR and provides a wealth of complete cases and examples for different approaches to sustainable and responsible management practice. The book also reviews the relevant political and governmental guidelines and frameworks for organizations, both on a national and a European level. Europe has taken a leading role in the promotion and implementation of CSR. This book showcases how, through CSR, enterprises can significantly contribute to achieving the European Union’s treaty objectives of sustainable development and a highly competitive social market economy.

Essai sur le principe de population

Essai sur le principe de population

« Si l’on cherchait à prévoir quels seront les progrès futurs de la société, il s’offrirait naturellement deux questions à examiner. 1° Quelles sont les causes qui ont arrêté jusqu’ici les progrès des hommes, ou l’accroissement de leur bonheur ? 2° Quelle est la probabilité d’écarter, en tout ou en partie, ces causes qui font obstacle à nos progrès ? Cette recherche est beaucoup trop vaste pour qu’un seul individu puisse s’y livrer avec succès. L’objet de cet Essai est principalement d’examiner les effets d’une grande cause, intimement liée à la nature humaine, qui a agi constamment et puissamment dès l’origine des sociétés, et qui cependant a peu fixé l’attention de ceux qui se sont occupés du sujet auquel elle appartient. À la vérité, on a souvent reconnu et constaté les faits qui démontrent l’action de cette cause, mais on n’a pas vu la liaison naturelle et nécessaire qui existe entre elle et quelques effets remarquables ; quoiqu’au nombre de ces effets il faille probablement compter des vices, des malheurs, et cette distribution trop inégale des bienfaits de la nature que les hommes éclairés et bienveillants ont de tout temps désiré corriger. »Cette version numérique a été constituée à partir de l'édition de Gustave Molinari publiée par Guillaumin en 1889.

Intelligent Knowledge

Intelligent Knowledge

This book is mainly about an innovative and fundamental method called “intelligent knowledge” to bridge the gap between data mining and knowledge management, two important fields recognized by the information technology (IT) community and business analytics (BA) community respectively. The book includes definitions of the “first-order” analytic process, “second-order” analytic process and intelligent knowledge, which have not formally been addressed by either data mining or knowledge management. Based on these concepts, which are especially important in connection with the current Big Data movement, the book describes a framework of domain-driven intelligent knowledge discovery. To illustrate its technical advantages for large-scale data, the book employs established approaches, such as Multiple Criteria Programming, Support Vector Machine and Decision Tree to identify intelligent knowledge incorporated with human knowledge. The book further shows its applicability by means of real-life data analyses in the contexts of internet business and traditional Chinese medicines.

Secrets To Grow & Earn More With Blogging

Secrets To Grow & Earn More With Blogging

Successful bloggers know how to work it. By that I mean that they know how to consistently churn out top-notch content, leverage social media in their favor, drive search engine traffic, and score quality leads. They also know how to make money. If you’ve been blogging for a long time but have yet to see any profits, you might not know what you’re doing wrong.  Some bloggers might even question if it’s even possible to make money online. True: turning a profit from your blog can be tricky, even if you are a great marketer and have tens of thousands of followers on social media. But successful bloggers have not only figured out how to earn money with their blog, but also how to earn a living – and a robust one at that. In this post, we’re going to take a look at how you can make money with your blog and find the success that you’re after.  We’ll look at a number of common strategies you can use, but also some unusual tactics you might not have thought about before.

Warehousing Strategy at Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. (VGCA)

Warehousing Strategy at Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. (VGCA)

The director of warehousing and logistics at Volkswagen Group Canada (VGCA) had been tasked with analyzing the capacity of the Toronto parts distribution center to support an aggressive growth plan that involved a series of new product launches and product facelifts. Expecting that expansion of the facility would be necessary, the director needed to establish the additional warehouse capacity required, when it would be needed by and which expansion option made the most sense.