Una via d’uscita dalla trappola perfetta Come uscire dalla crisi? Paradossalmente le soluzioni sono note e, in linea di principio, riconosciute da tutti: da un lato la mutualizzazione del debito, dall’altro una spinta alla competitività dei paesi periferici attraverso una riduzione del costo del lavoro. Entrambe misure "inaccettabili" per gli elettori che, nei rispettivi paesi, dovrebbero approvarle. Un vicolo cieco? Forse no, se riuscissimo a trovare il senso di una solidarietà europea co...

Today Europe finds itself in a crisis that casts a dark shadow over an entire generation. The seriousness of the crisis stems from one core political contradiction at the heart of the European project: namely, that what urgently needs to be done is also extremely unpopular and therefore virtually impossible to do democratically. What must be done - and almost everyone agrees in principle on the measures that would be needed to deal with the financial crisis - cannot be sold to the voting p...

Originally published in 1984, Contradictions of the Welfare State is the first collection of Claus Offe’s essays to appear in a single volume in English. The political writings in this volume are primarily concerned with the origins of the present difficulties of welfare capitalist states, and he indicates why in the present period, these states are no longer capable of fully managing the socio-political problems and conflicts generated by late capitalist societies. Offe discusses...

At a time when so many cracks have emerged within the imagined community of ‘the West', this important new book, by one of the leading social scientists in Europe, examines the intellectual history of comparing Europe and the United States. Claus Offe considers the perspectives adopted by three of Europe’s greatest social scientists – Alexis de Tocqueville, Max Weber and Theodor W. Adorno – in their comparative writings on Europe.While traveling, studying and working in the US, all ...

Während sich in den letzten drei Jahrzehnten im Rest der Welt mehr Menschen als je zuvor an demokratischen Wahlen beteiligten, hat in vielen europäischen Ländern die Mehrheit der Bevölkerung den Glauben daran verloren, mit ihrer Stimme etwas bewirken zu können. Hier sinkt die Wahlbeteiligung seit langem, vor allem bei den Unterschichten - eine Entwicklung, die den Zusammenhalt der Gesellschaft gefährdet. Die Beiträge in diesem Heft beschäftigen sich mit der gegenwärtigen Malaise der Demokr...

Design and implement professional level programs by exploring modern data structures and algorithms in Rust.Key FeaturesUse data structures such as arrays, stacks, trees, lists and graphs with real-world examplesLearn the functional and reactive implementations of the traditional data structuresExplore illustrations to present data structures and algorithms, as well as their analysis, in a clear, visual mannerBook Description...

Kris Kringle always thought his worst sin was giving too many second chances. Then Marie Winters, the college almost he never forgot, shows up at the North Pole demanding a personal review of her spot on the Naughty list. One stolen kiss turns into a night of forbidden touch, twinkling lights, and the kind of reckless choice Santa was never supposed to make.Now, with Christmas Eve on the line and Mrs. Claus listening on the other side of the wall, Kris has to decide what to do with...

To say that Davina, Elena's roommate and childhood friend, is overprotective is an understatement. Davina has been angry at her for two weeks now, all because Elena snuck out to a party to see her crush, Avery. Bored and trapped in their shared apartment alone, Elena can finally let loose and release her pent-up frustration.To Elena's surprise, when Davina walks in on her pleasuring herself, she doesn't mind. Matter of fact, she enjoys it more than expected. Lucky for Elena, Davina...

Every workplace has rules-about professionalism, hierarchy, and keeping personal lives separate from careers. But what happens when ambition collides with attraction? The Promotion Clause is a compelling story of rivalry, chemistry, and growth, where two driven individuals discover that the person standing between them and success may also be the one who understands them best. Love doesn't always wait for perfect timing; sometimes it arrives in the middle of competition.

Haben wir noch persönliche Zeit für uns, Zeit, die wir nutzen, um uns einmal in Ruhe hinzusetzen und über uns, unser Leben, unsere Beziehungen oder sogar die Beziehung zu unserem Schöpfer nachzudenken? In diesem Buch finden Sie 70 Themen und Anregungen zum Nachdenken über das Leben, den Glauben, die Bibel, Dankbarkeit, Freiheit und Religiosität.

Wer war bei der Polizei der geheimnisvolle Buddha? Was macht eigentlich ein "Flattermann"? Wie schmeckt Berliner Luft? Diese und viele andere Fragen beantwortet das Babylon-Berlin-Filmlexikon. Und nicht nur das: es werden Hintergrundinformationen zu den Drehorten gegeben, historische Personen wie Stresemann oder Hindenburg näher vorgestellt, die politischen Ereignisse der Zwanziger Jahre beleuchtet. Themen wie Prostitution, Sucht und Verbrechen kommen nicht zu kurz, denn die "Goldenen Zwan...

A holiday adventure and perfect Christmas book for kids, filled with lighthearted humor and a warming message that families will enjoy reading year over year, from the beloved Elf on the Shelf brand!It’s Christmas Eve, and Pippin Snowdae is working the mailroom at One True North, replying to thousands of last-minute letters. Just when he thought he’s read it all, a question from six-year-old Sofi catches his eye: How old is Santa Claus?Wha...