Edward Elgar Publishing: 369 books
EU Competition Law
Cases, Texts and Context
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
This clear and concise textbook presents EU competition law in political, economic and comparative context. It combines excerpts from key EU rulings with discussions of enforcement policy issues and comparisons with US antitrust cases. Untangling the complex set of factors driving individual outcomes, it is the perfect companion for any student or practitioner in the field.
Regulating Shale Gas
The Challenge of Coherent Environmental and Energy Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Regulating Shale Gas discusses the regulatory context of shale gas in the European Union and draws conclusions on the EU’s broader approach towards the regulation of new technologies. Providing the first dedicated examination of the overall regulatory context of shale gas in the EU, Leonie Reins reveals...
Achieving Proof of Concept in Drug Discovery and Development
The Role of Competition Law in Collaborations between Public Research Organizations and Industry
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
One of the major shortcomings of the current drug discovery and development process is the inability to bridge the gap between early stage discoveries and pre-clinical research in order to advance innovations beyond the discovery phase. This book examines a drug discovery and development model, where...
Determann's Field Guide to Data Privacy Law
International Corporate Compliance, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015
Companies, lawyers, privacy officers, developers, marketing and IT professionals face privacy issues more and more frequently. Much information is freely available but it can be difficult to get a grasp on a problem quickly, without getting lost in details and advocacy. This is where Determann’s Field...
Rethinking Cyberlaw
A New Vision for Internet Law
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The rapid increase in Internet usage over the past several decades has led to the development of new and essential areas of legislation and legal study. Jacqueline Lipton takes on the thorny question of how to define the field that has come to be known variously as cyberlaw, cyberspace law or internet...
(Re)structuring Copyright
A Comprehensive Path to International Copyright Reform
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
In this bold and persuasive work Daniel Gervais, one of the world’s leading thinkers on the subject of intellectual property, argues that the international copyright system is in need of a root and branch rethink. As the Internet alters the world in which copyright operates beyond all recognition,...
The Politics of PublicPrivate Partnerships in Western Europe
Comparative Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
This comprehensive book provides a comparative policy analysis of public-private partnerships in 14 Western European countries from Scandinavia to Greece, bringing together insights from government, economics and politics. Thomas Krumm describes and analyses the forms and extents of collaboration between...
by Andrés Hatum
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
This book identifies best practices, leadership styles, and organizational structures for the stimulation of organizational creativity, with an aim to help any company not just companies in creative fields or industries become an organization in which new ideas flow, new processes are developed, and...
by Tosaporn Leepuengtham
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2017
This book considers the intellectual property issues which are raised by space activities. While outer space itself remains out of reach for most of us, the results of space activities and developments from space technology are becoming ever-more integrated in our daily lives. Despite this, there is...
by Liah Greenfeld
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
This original Introduction presents nationalism as the most important social force shaping the ways modern people live their lives. It explains the formative influence of nationalism in the public spheres of politics and the economy, as well as the most private ones of emotional wellbeing and mental...
Environmental Impact Assessment in the Arctic
A Guide to Best Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Significant growth in economic activity in the Arctic has added weight to the argument that projects must be developed responsibly and sustainably. Addressing growing concerns regarding the exploitation of the Arctic’s natural resources, this timely book presents and evaluates examples of best practice in Arctic environmental impact assessment.
by Kean Birch
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
With an ever-expanding variety of perspectives on the concept of neoliberalism, it is increasingly difficult to identify any commonalities. This book explores how different people understand neoliberalism, and the contradictions in thinking of neoliberalism as a market-based ethic, project, or order....
Technology and the Future of Work
The Impact on Labour Markets and Welfare States
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2017
Changes in the labour market demand new solutions to mitigate the potentially dramatic wiping away of jobs, and this important book offers both analysis and suggestions for change. Bent Greve provides a systematic and vigorous assessment of the impact of new technology on the labour market and welfare...
The Common Law Employment Relationship
A Comparative Study
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
The contract of employment provides in many jurisdictions the legal foundation for the employment of workers. This book examines how the development of the common law under the influence of contemporary social and economic pressures has caused this contract to evolve.