1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782664903321

Autore

Micocci Andrea

Titolo

The metaphysics of capitalism [[electronic resource] /] / Andrea Micocci

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2009

ISBN

1-282-47903-2

9786612479038

0-7391-3270-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Classificazione

83.21

Disciplina

330.12/201

Soggetti

Capitalism

Individuality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Outline of an intellectual monster -- The anti-hegelian argument -- political economy of capitalism -- The iterative nature of capitalism -- Capitalism's politeia --  Capitalism versus individuality -- Like cut flowers.

Sommario/riassunto

This multidisciplinary work departs from the Marxist materialist tradition by criticizing its logical flaws and its incapacity to work out a naturalistic materialism. Micocci argues that capitalism itself is based on a dialectical intellectuality enforced despite the non-dialectical potentialities present in the material in general. Capitalism, therefore, is a massifying system isolated from nature by an intellectual fiat, and has no capacity for theoretical and technical innovation.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960267003321

Autore

Modigliani Franco

Titolo

Rethinking pension reform / / Franco Modigliani, Arun Muralidhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-16100-2

1-280-54081-8

0-511-21540-1

0-511-21719-6

0-511-21182-1

0-511-31580-5

0-511-51094-2

0-511-21359-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

331.25/22

Soggetti

Pension trusts

Social security

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-233) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Tribute to Franco -- A Primer on Pension Reform -- A Taxonomy of Pension Reform Issues -- An Evaluation of Pension Reforms -- Welfare Costs of Defined Contribution Schemes -- The Transition from PAYGO to Funding with a Common Portfolio: Application to the United States -- Social Security Reform in Spain -- The "Two-Pension Fund" Theorem -- The Case for Mixed Systems and Variable Contributions: Improving the Performance of Pension Systems.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents an academic and a practical aspect on managing pension funds to clarify the global debate on social security. The authors establish the basic choices in designating any system to help policy makers develop the system that achieves their many objectives. They examine reforms in Latin America to highlight flaws and to estimate the true cost of these reforms and factors affecting these costs. The authors then discuss how the United States and Spain can implement robust systems incorporating many of the ideal features.



The success of reforms depends on financial innovation to mitigate key risks and some innovations are discussed, which also demonstrates how pension reform choices affect the achievement of retirement objectives.  Finally, the authors examine some proposed hybrid options to show how the beneficial features of these hybrids can be captured through good design in a single fund.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910155582503321

Autore

Beckwith Michael Bernard

Titolo

Name it and claim it or not / / Michael Bernard Beckwith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Solon, : Better Listen, 2007

ISBN

1-61544-271-5

Edizione

[Unabridged.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 audio file) : digital

Classificazione

REL062000SEL032000

Altri autori (Persone)

BeckwithMichael Bernard

Soggetti

Nonfiction

Religion & Spirituality

Self-Improvement

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Audiolibro

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Unabridged.

Sommario/riassunto

Michael Bernard Beckwith is the founder and spiritual director of Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, California. He is a featured teacher in the film and book The Secret. In the '70s, he began an inward journey into the teachings of East and West, and today he teaches universal truth principles found in the New Thought-Ancient Wisdom tradition of spirituality. Gifted with a vision of a trans-denominational spiritual community, he speaks to a congregation of more than 9,000 people weekly at Agape. Described in What Is Enlightenment? magazine as a "nonaligned trans-religious progressive," Beckwith shares his powerful conviction of creating the Beloved Community through his participation on international panels with other peacemakers and spiritual leaders, including the Dalai Lama of Tibet, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne of Sri Lanka and Arun Gandhi. He is co-



founder of the Association for Global Thought, an organization dedicated to planetary healing and transformation.