Homo Economicus : el profeta (extraviado) de los nuevos tiempos

El mundo se enriquece a un ritmo desconocido. Los pa ses m s poblados del planeta, como la India y China, crecen a tasas extravagantes. Cada vez la riqueza es mayor y parad jicamente la miseria se expande: en las naciones ricas, como en los pa ses en desarrollo, los nuevos pobres son cada vez m s numerosos, poniendo as en cuesti n una prosperidad que parece haberse vuelto fr gil. Cohen se propone demostrar que la globalizaci n no es responsable del fen meno.

Esta obra analiza las grandes rupturas que han conducido al capitalismo del siglo XXI a la destrucción metódica de aquella herencia: las innovaciones tecnológicas, la revolución financiera, las transformaciones de los modos de organización del trabajo y la globalización de los intercambios. Y a través de un análisis de las lógicas que operan en esos cambios radicales, estas tres lecciones ayudan a comprender no sólo el mundo actual, sino, sobre todo, los desafíos del futuro

Discusses the physical characteristics of great white sharks that combine to make them such able predators.

Imagine being lost and stranded in the desert. Would you know what to do to survive? This useful, Spanish-translated nonfiction title explains the important skills needed to survive in the desert. With helpful diagrams and images, definitions, tips and instructions, informational text, a bibliography, and a list of other helpful websites, readers can be assured that they will learn about the dangers of heat exhaustion, desert plants that could aid in survival, and other helpful tips in order to survive in an emergency. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

The story of British soldiers killing five civilians in Boston and injuring many others during the spring of 1770. In graphic novel format.

Our closest solar system is about 10 light years away. It has two main types of planets. Some are rocky and small, like planet Earth, while others are huge balls of gas, like Jupiter. Learn about how astronomers once thought our solar system was the one and only, to how they have now discovered hundreds of stars with planets orbiting them, which means there could be billions of solar systems in outer space! Just maybe, these alien worlds could host life, like our own amazing planet. This book allows students to use observations of the Sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be...